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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESTHE HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERINGAND APPLIED SCIENCE56TH COMMENCEMENTJUNE 13, 2020
About UCLC Samueli . 2Program . 3Congratulations . 4Distinguished Speaker . 5Student Speaker . 6National Anthem Vocalist . 6Doctor of Philosophy . 8Master of Science . 20Bachelor of Science . 32Awards and Honors . 46Student Leaders . 50Leadership . 5254 UCLA Samueli 56th Commencement Program
Lighting the Way for 100 YearsThe seeds of today’s UCLA were planted in the 1881 creation of thedowntown Los Angeles State Normal School, which later moved toVermont Avenue. In 1919, the University of California Southern Branchopened on the Vermont Avenue campus. The University of Californiaat Los Angeles name was officially adopted in 1927, and in 1929,instruction began on the present-day Westwood campus.From those beginnings, UCLA has, in just a century, become consistentlyranked as one of the top public universities in the world,and the nation’s most applied-to university. UCLA faculty and researchersare routinely recognized for their leadership and breakthroughsin a stunning array of fields, ranging from health and technologyto social sciences and the arts.What began as a teachers college in downtown Los Angeles grew intoone of the world’s greatest universities. An engine of social mobility.A catalyst for progress and profound insights once beyond our reach.For 100 years, leading the way toward a better tomorrow.The classes of 2019 and 2020 hold the honor of being thecentennial graduating classes at UCLA.As a land grant institution, UCLA acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as thetraditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, Southern Channel Islands).UCLA Samueli 56th Commencement Program 1
About UCLA SamueliThe UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Scienceincludes more than 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students and 190full-time faculty members. Established in 1945, UCLA Samueli is known as thebirthplace of the internet, and where countless other fields took some oftheir first steps — from artificial intelligence to reverse osmosis, from mobilecommunications to human prosthetics.The school academic departments include Bioengineering, Chemical andBiomolecular Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, ComputerScience, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Materials Science andEngineering, and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, as well as therecently added Department of Computational Medicine, which is affiliatedwith both the David Geffen School of Medicine and Samueli. In addition,UCLA Samueli offers the Master of Science in Engineering Online program.In 2000, the engineering school was re-named in honor of alumnus HenrySamueli, following a 30 million gift that supported capital improvementsas well as fellowships for graduate students and early career faculty. In 2019,Samueli and his wife Susan gave another gift of 100 million to support theschool’s expansion well into the next decade.Today, UCLA Samueli is in the midst of its largest growth since the schoolwas founded, with plans to enroll up to 7,000 total students and addadditional professors for a roster of nearly 250 by 2028. New faculty willbring expertise in emerging research areas, such as engineering in medicine,quantum technologies, and sustainable and resilient urban systems.The school’s facilities include four major buildings — Boelter Hall,Engineering-IV, Engineering-V and Engineering-VI. Recent renovationshave added the Student Creativity Center — home to many of its studentorganizations, and the Innovation Laboratory — a makerspace for hands-onlearning and creativity.UCLA Samueli is consistently ranked in the Top 10 among U.S. publicengineering schools and its online program is ranked No. 1 by U.S. News &World Report.2 UCLA Samueli 56th Commencement Program
PROGRAMGABRIELINO/TONGVA LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENTJared RiveraCivil and Environmental Engineering and PhysicsBachelor of Science, Spring 2020INTRODUCTIONProfessor Tsu-Chin TsaoFaculty Marshal, PresidingTHE NATIONAL ANTHEMKarin Olga Sinavsky ’01, MS ’03SCHOOL WELCOMEJayathi Y. MurthyRonald and Valerie Sugar DeanCOMMENCEMENT ADDRESSJason DroegeDistinguished SpeakerSTUDENT SPEAKER’S MESSAGEImani Chantal ElstonCivil and Environmental EngineeringBachelor of Science, Spring 2020PRESENATION of the CANDIDATES forBachelor of Science, Master of Scienceand Doctor of PhilosophyCONFERRAL of ALL DEGREESCLOSING REMARKSJayathi Y. MurthyRonald and Valerie Sugar DeanMESSAGES of CONGRATULATIONSUCLA Samueli 56th Commencement Program 3
CONGRATULATIONSCONGRATULATIONSPresident Janet NapolitanoChancellor Gene D. BlockfromCongratulations, UCLA Class of 2020! Today we join your family,friends, and the entire University of California community incelebrating you and your wonderful accomplishment. You haveworked hard, sometimes overcoming great obstacles, in pursuitof your UC education.I hope you will always take great pride in what you haveaccomplished at the University of California, and in being a partof the UC family for life. I wish you the best of luck in whatevercomes next.Your time at UCLA has given you the knowledge, skills, andconfidence you need to go out into the world and change it forthe better. UCLA alumnus and tennis great Arthur Ashe once gavesome simple but elegant advice: “True heroism is remarkablysober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others atwhatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.”Your graduation this year will be memorable for many reasons,but I see it as a moment of great hope and a promise forthe future. At this point in time when the world is facingunprecedented dilemmas, you are the future leaders who willseek out the answers. Nationally and globally, we see challengesahead. But as a UCLA graduate, you are well prepared to doyour part to respond to these challenges, and help your localcommunity, the nation, and the world. As you embark on thisjourney, you are equipped with the tools you need to gatherinformation, think critically, and continually adjust yourunderstanding of the world around you.Go forth, Bruins, and make the world a better, brighter place.Fiat lux — let there be light!Janet NapolitanoPresident4 UCLA Samueli 56th Commencement ProgramfromCongratulations, class of 2020! Today is the culmination ofyears of dreaming and sacrifice, tenacity and creativity, deepthought and hard work. I hope you are proud of all you haveaccomplished!Despite the different nature of the celebration, I hope youwill still take the time to rejoice at how your UCLA educationhas broadened your horizons, deepened your relationships,strengthened your skills and expanded your opportunities. Thoseaccomplishments will remain with you wherever you may betoday and in the future.You are graduating into a time that needs you like no other timein our memory. This pandemic is teaching important lessonsabout vulnerability and inequality, but also about science andservice, empathy and community. We will all need to shape arecovery that makes our society more prepared, more resilientand more whole. That will require imagination and vision. Yourimagination and vision.While we may face unexpected challenges, hopefully your timeat UCLA will have prepared you in unforeseen ways. At UCLA, westress the values of compassion and inclusion, careful researchand thoughtful analysis, innovation and collaboration. Those arethe very virtues that will serve you as you make your way throughthis crisis and beyond.This UCLA community you have been a part of, the UCLAcommunity you helped create, and the broader UCLA alumnicommunity you are now joining will be with you always. May theyalways give you strength and inspiration, hope and guidance.Congratulations again and stay heathy.Gene D. BlockChancellor
CONGRATULATIONSfromDean Jayathi Y. MurthyTo the Class of 2020,On behalf of the faculty and staff of the UCLA Samueli Schoolof Engineering, I want to offer our warmest congratulations toyou on reaching this major milestone in life. Through hard work,perseverance and creativity, you have earned your degree fromone of the best engineering schools in the world.I recognize these last few months have been extremely difficult.The COVID-19 pandemic has upended all our lives, but especiallythose of our students. You’ve had to overcome so much. You’vehad to adapt nearly overnight to a new educational paradigmin the middle of a public health crisis — and far away from yourUCLA friends and campus community. And you’ve managed torise above it all. At times, I know it must feel disheartening anddemoralizing, but make no mistake: The coronavirus will notdefine who you are, or diminish your many accomplishments.UCLA engineers share a joint mission and commitment toimprove society and address its critical problems throughingenuity, empathy and thoughtfulness. Today, as you graduatefrom UCLA, you and your fellow classmates will join the illustriousranks of the UCLA Samueli engineers who came before you. I amconfident that you will achieve even greater things and will makeall of us proud.DISTINGUISHEDSPEAKERJason DroegeAs Vice President at Uber leading the global Uber Eats business,Jason Droege focused on leveraging Uber’s extensive logisticsnetwork to launch new business ventures for the past six years.The Uber Eats team scaled Uber’s food delivery business tomore than 550 markets across 50 countries. Jason’s expertise asa successful founder and business leader across e-commerce,enterprise software and internet services helped him lead theteam that created Uber’s first app outside of its core ride-hailingservice and has built one of the largest food-delivery businessesglobally.Prior to Uber, Jason started the camera and cloud softwaredivision of Axon (AAXN), which now equips more than300,000 officers with on-officer cameras and powers evidencemanagement and workflow solutions for thousands of publicsafety agencies in the U.S. and around the world.Jason left his role leading Uber Eats in early 2020 to enjoy sometime with family and focus on early-stage investing. Jasonattended UCLA where he founded his first business in the dormswith five other computer science students. He currently residesin the Bay Area with his wife and two children.As we celebrate and honor this chapter of your lives, may themany fond memories of your experiences at Samueli and thefriendships you’ve made at UCLA long outlast any challengesalong the way. Together, we will engineer change that impactsthe lives of many generations to come.Congratulations!Jayathi MurthyRonald and Valerie Sugar DeanUCLA Samueli 56th Commencement Program 5
STUDENT SPEAKERImani Chantal ElstonCivil and Environmental EngineeringBachelor of Science, Spring 2020Imani Chantal Elston is a Spring 2020 Bachelor of Science degree candidate in Civil Engineering.During her undergraduate studies, Imani conducted research examining the lead concentrationlevels in the soil of Los Angeles’ parks under Dr. Jennifer Jay. Imani was a former leader of the NationalSociety of Black Engineers and a founding project member for the Engineers Without Borders —Navajo project. As a member of the Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity and the Womenin Engineering program, she enjoys volunteering with pre-collegiate students and inspiringunderrepresented youth to pursue STEM.Imani has held multiple internships with the City of Los Angeles as a student engineer and hopes towork for a local municipality in the future to improve the climate resilience of Southern California.Upon graduation, Imani plans to pursue a Master’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineeringat UCLA.NATIONAL ANTHEM VOCALISTKarin Olga SinavskyBachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, Spring 2001Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering, Fall 2003Dr. Karin Sinavsky earned her B.S. in chemical engineering and an M.S. in biomedical engineering atUCLA. During her time at UCLA, she was honored to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at a number ofgraduations for the Samueli School of Engineering. She then went on to earn her M.D. at UC Irvine andcompleted residency training at UC San Francisco. Currently, Karin works as an anesthesiologist andchronic pain physician at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, and is an assistant clinical professor inUC San Francisco’s Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care.6 UCLA Samueli 56th Commencement Program
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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYDEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERINGDoctor of Philosophy in BioengineeringConferred Summer 2019Nova Fujuan SmedleyRory GeogheganLearning Radiogenomic and Longitudinal Patternsto Characterize Disease TrajectoryMonitoring Focal Laser Ablation of Prostate Cancerwith Interstitial Thermal and Optical ProbesDian HuangLive Cell Interferometry: A Novel Quantitative Phase ImagingTechnique for Rapid Characterizations of Tumor Heterogeneity,Drug Resistance, Cell Fates and Biophysical Propertiesadvisor :Po-Min WangTowards Closed-Loop Neuromodulation withWireless Biomimetic Circuits and SystemsCandidates, Spring 2020Jessica Aurora Martinez MartinezMitigation of Radio-Frequency Induced Active ImplantableMedical Device Heating During MRI ExamsBau Ngoc Pham Jr.William HsuCalvin Kai-man LeeBacteria Sensing, Signaling, Memory, andAppendages During Biofilm Formationadvisor :Gerard C. L. WongA Novel Multi-Faceted Strategy to Identify thein Vivo Dynamics of Spinal Locomotor NetworksLeeAnn LiXiaoyong WangCell Engineering for Neuromuscular Regeneration& Neural ReprogrammingHigh Throughput Image Labeling and Lung/LobarSegmentation on Chest CT Using Deep Learningadvisor :Fatemeh Sadat Majediadvisor : S. LiConferred Fall 2019Stanislav CulacliiDesign of a System for Cancelling Stimulus Artifactin Multi-Channel Neural InterfacesHector Enrique MuñozPhysical Phenotyping of Neutrophil NETosis UsingFluorescence-Imaging Deformability Cytometryadvisor :Arshia A. EhsanipourInjectable Macroporous Scaffolds for ImprovedGene Delivery and Spinal Cord Tissue RegenerationPo-Yu LinThe Study of Intestinal Epithelial Monolayer Development andIts Interaction with Intestinal Subepithelial Myofibroblastadvisor :James C. Y. DunnSam Carsten-Puisis NorrisDevelopment of Photodegradable Polymer Networks:Cellular Applications and Mathematical ModelsElaine Anne QianAtomically Precise, Multivalent Organomimetic Cluster Nanomolecules8 UCLA Samueli 56th Commencement ProgramSong LiDino Di CarloPeter PellioniszClinical Translation of Dynamic Optical Contrast Imaging forLabel-Free Tissue Identification and Surgical Navigationin Head and Neck Oncologyadvisors : Maie A. St. John, Michael A. TeitellAysan RangchianStructural Changes of Vitreous Humor Under Enzymatic Activity:An in Situ Rheological StudyKanav SarafFully Automated Heart Disease Diagnosis and EvaluationUsing a Phonocardiogram-Based Systemadvisors :William J. Kaiser, Jacob J. Schmidt
DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERINGDoctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering (continued)Candidates, Summer 2020Yiwen MengJoseph de RutteAdvancing Temporal Modeling and HeterogeneousData Analysis for Digital HealthProbing the Ultimate Limits of Biology, Microparticle Platformsfor High-Throughput Single-Cell and Single Molecule Assaysadvisor :D. DicarloSen MaSimultaneous Quantitative Multiparametric MRI for Non-ContrastIn Vivo Tissue Characterization Using Magnetic ResonanceMultitasking: Methodology and Clinical Experienceadvisor :advisors :Corey W. Arnold, William SpeierNan WangMulti-Dimensional, Motion-Resolved Dynamic ContrastEnhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using Multitasking:Technique Development and Applicationsadvisor :Debiao LiDebiao LiDEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERINGDoctor of Philosophy in Chemical EngineeringConferred Summer 2019Nicholas LiuJeremy Alexander ConnerTargeted Genome Mining for the Discovery and Studyof Sterol Pathway Fungal Natural Product DrugsLinear and Non-Linear Programming Techniques forSystem Identification and Green Engineering Applicationsadvisor :V. ManousiouthakisElias SiderisManipulating Hydrogel Microstructure for thePurpose of Brain Repair After StrokeConferred Fall 2019Xianyang LiRational Design of Lithium/Sodium Ion BatteryAnode for High Performance Energy StorageAngus Morgan SidoreMultiplexed Gene Synthesis in EmulsionsDuo XuProtein Nanocapsules for Therapeutic Applicationsadvisor :Yi TangCandidates, Spring 2020Abdulaziz AlturkiIntegration of Sorption Enhanced Operations intoSustainable Processesadvisor :Dante SimonettiSara AzzamFundamentals of Hydrogen Sulfide Removal fromGaseous Streams via Reactive Sorption with Copper Oxideadvisor :Dante SimonettiJesse BaucomLow-Cost and Scalable Material Designs and Processesfor Next-Generation Lithium-Ion Battery Anodesadvisor :Yunfeng LuErnest ChenConferred Winter 2020Soo Min KimReverse Osmosis and Ultrafiltration Membrane SurfaceNano-Structuring with Tethered Hydrophilic Polymer Layersfor Seawater Desalinationadvisor :Yoram CohenChemically Selective Etching of GeSbTeadvisor :Jane ChangShih-Wei ChuangExploring the Physiological Role of Phosphoketolaseand Its Application in Photosynthetic Organismsadvisor :James LiaoUCLA Samueli 56th Commencement Program 9
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (continued)DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERINGDoctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering (continued)Mackenzie ClayBrian WalkerSimulations of Electroenzymatic Biosensors for Neurotransmittersin Calibrations and in Extracellular Space of the BrainEngineering Electroconductive and AdhesiveHydrogels for Biomedical Applicationsadvisor :Harold Monbouquetteadvisor :Yiu-Sun HungGenome Mining on Fungal Polyketide Natural Productsfor Discovery of Novel Enzymologyadvisor :Yi TangAlec JaegerJames Liaoadvisor :Zhe WuZhang Hao ZhangProcess Operational Safety via Integrated Design ofControl and Safety SystemsCandidates, Summer 2020Dejia KongCVD-Assisted Silicate Anode Materials onLithium/Sodium-Ion Batteriesadvisor :Yunfeng LuYu-Hsiao ChenEngineering Escherichia coli to Grow onMethanol as the Sole Carbon Sourceadvisor :Fan LiHigh-Quality Carbon-Based Composite Materials forHigh-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteriesadvisor :Yunfeng LuShengxiang MaA Class of Solid-Like Electrolytes for Rechargeable Batteries Basedon Metal-Organic Frameworks Infiltrated with Liquid Electrolytesadvisor :Luke Minardiadvisor :Masih Joratadvisor :Vasilios ManousiouthakisXinru LiMaterials Design of Lithium Metal Batteriesadvisor :Ryan Sheiladvisor :Jane ChangWenyue ShiElectrode and Electrolyte Materials Design forHigh Capacity Lithium-Ion Batteriesadvisor :Yunfeng LuEhsan Shirzaei SaniHydrogel-Based Bioadhesives for Tissue Engineeringand Surgical Applicationsadvisor :Nasim Annabi10 UCLA Samueli 56th Commencement ProgramYunfeng LuXing LuDesign Strategies and Engineering TowardsAll-Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteriesadvisor :Dante SimonettiAtomic Layer Deposition of Thin Film Solid Electrolytes andActive Materials for 3D Lithium-Ion Microbattery ApplicationsJames LiaoSustainability over Sets (SOS)Yunfeng LuNanofibrous Materials for Improved Sorbent Performance inthe Sorption-Enhanced Steam Methane Reforming SystemNasim AnnabiYunfeng LuPengcheng XuLi-Ion Battery Capacity Simulation and Life Predictionadvisor :Yunfeng LuZhihao ZhangBiodegradable Microneedle Patch for Transdermal Deliveryof Water Insoluble Drugsadvisor :Panagiotis Christofides
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGDoctor of Philosophy in Civil EngineeringConferred Summer 2019Conferred Winter 2020Saman Ali AbdullahBarbaros CetinerReinforced Concrete Structural Walls: Test Databaseand Modeling ParametersImage-Based Modeling of Bridges and Its Applications toEvaluating Resiliency of Transportation Networksadvisor :J. WallaceHaiwen Gaoadvisor :E. TacirogluComputational Fluid Dynamics Modeling ofSecondary Settling TankCandidates, Spring 2020Yi-Hsuan HsiaoSoil-Foundation-Structure Interaction Effects onthe Cyclic Failure Potential of Silts and ClaysStudies on Irradiation and Electric Potential Effects TowardMineral Atomic Structure and Chemical ReactivityJason Buenkeradvisor :BrandenbergYu MiaoFarzaneh Shabani Samgh AbadiMicrobial Ecology and Bioremediation of 1,4-Dioxane andChlorinated Solvents Contaminated Groundwater and SoilFate of Radionuclides in Water Reclamation PlantsTandre Oeyadvisor :StenstromControlling the Reactivity of Silicate and AluminateGlasses in Aqueous Alkaline EnvironmentsCandidates, Summer 2020Zachary StankoOptimization and Improvement of Membrane FiltrationPerformance for Desalinated Water ProductionNonlinear Model Reduction for Groundwater Flow andSolute TransportWenyang ZhangA Quantitative Seismic Behavior Assessment of Buried StructuresXiaobo ZhuTuning Separation Processes Using Electroactive Membranesfor Oil Fouling Prevention and Salt Rejection OptimizationConferred Fall 2019Yinghui ZhuThe Interface Energy and Particle Size Effects on Nanocompositesadvisors :Jiann-Wen, Woody, JuBongyeon Jungadvisor :JassbyUnnati RaoExploiting Hydrophobic and Electrostatic Interactions forthe Effective Removal of Aqueous Contaminantsadvisor :JassbyAgam TomarSeismic Risk and Resilience Modeling of Water Distribution Systemadvisor :BurtonPengfei WangAnalysis of Non-Ergodic Site Response and Its Predictionadvisor :StewartUCLA Samueli 56th Commencement Program 11
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (continued)DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCEDoctor of Philosophy in Computer ScienceConferred Summer 2019Conferred Winter 2020Moustafa Farid Taha Moha AlzantotNazanin FarahpourSecure and Private Machine Learning for Smart DevicesModeling and Optimization of Accelerator-Rich Architecturesfor Near Data ProcessingSaikrishna BadrinarayananTowards Optimality in Secure ComputationJohn Matthew BenderProve Once, Run Efficiently Anywhere:Tools for Lock-Free Concurrent AlgorithmsAnahita HosseiniPediatric Asthma Management: System and AlgorithmsCandidates, Spring 2020Dat DuongMuhammad Ali GulzarAutomated Testing and Debugging for Big Data Analyticsadvisor :Miryung KimBehnam ShahbaziAli HatamizadehStoryMiner: An Automated and Scalable Framework forStory Analysis and Detection from Social MediaRobust Visual Representation Learning and Modelingadvisor :Demetri TeropolousPeipei ZhouAbdullah-Al-Zubaer ImranModeling and Optimization for Customized Computing:Performance, Energy and Cost PerspectiveFully-Supervised, Single-Task to Scarcely-Supervised,Multi-Task Deep Learning for Medical Image AnalysisTao ZhouCore Training: Learning Deep Neuromuscular Controlof the Torso for Anthropomimetic Animationadvisor :Demetri TerzopoulosChristian Gram KalhaugeReporting Real Bugs in Metaprogramsadvisor :Jens PalsbergConferred Fall 2019Mingda LiYoung-Kyu ChoiEfficient Latent Semantic Extraction fromCross Domain Data with Declarative LanguagePerformance Debugging Frameworks forFPGA High-Level SynthesisAriyam DasDeclarative Frameworks and Optimization Techniques forDeveloping Scalable Advanced Analyticsover Databases and Data Streamsadvisor :Carlo ZanioloXiaohan FeiElior RahmaniCapturing Hidden Signals from High-DimensionalData and Applications to Genomicsadvisor :Eran HalperinYujia ShenModeling and Reasoning with Structured Bayesian Networkadvisor :Adnan DarwicheInertial-Aided Visual Perception of Geometry and SemanticsJin WangJui-Ting JuPower, Performance and Scalability for Big Data QueryLanguages: the Machine Learning ChallengeComputational Methods for the Analysis ofGenomic and Proteomic SequencesRuirui LiLearning from Sparse and Deficient Data and Its ApplicationsAlex King Lap WongExploiting Regularities to Recover 3D Scene Geometryadvisor :Carlo ZanioloCandidates, Summer 2020Babak MoatamedA New Spiking Neuron Model for Time SeriesModeling and Forecastingadvisor: Majid SarrafzadehFeng ShiVersatile Hardware Architecture for Machine Learning Algorithmsadvisor :12 UCLA Samueli 56th Commencement ProgramSong-Chun Zhu
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERINGDoctor of Philosophy in Electrical EngineeringConferred Summer 2019Candidates, Spring 2020Christopher CurwenAtharavDevelopment of Terahertz Quantum-Cascade VECSELsNew Low-Power Techniques for High-Speed Wireline Receiversadvisor :Benjamin WilliamsConferred Fall 2019Jieqiong Duadvisor :Xiaoyu CheSpin-Orbit Torque and Field-Free Magnetization Switchingby Topological Insulatorsadvisor :Design of Energy-Efficient Single-Ended Frequency-DivisionMultiplexing Wireline Transceiversadvisor :M.C. Frank ChangShiao-Po TsaiKang WangXiao ShiStochastic Yield Analysis of Rare Failure Events inHigh-Dimensional Variation Spaceadvisor :Magnetic Proximity Coupling to Transition Metal Dichalcogenideadvisor :Behzad RazaviKang WangLei HeYan ZhangBaseband and LO Techniques Based on CMOS Integrationfor Wideband Millimeter-Wave Sensingadvisor :M.C. Frank ChangDEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERINGDoctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer EngineeringMax HoConferred Summer 2019Kartik AhujaOptimization Methods for Resource Allocationand Machine Learning Applicationsadvisor :Gregory PottieAhmed Fahad A AlzuhairTheta Phase-Specific Closed-Loop Stimulation inImplantable Neuromodulation Devicesadvisor :Dejan MarkovicMagnetic 3D Printing of Hexaferrite Materialadvisor :Mohammed Hassan KarmooseApplication-Tailored Security: Lessons from Theory to Practiceadvisor :advisor :Christina FragouliStefan VlaskiDistributed Stochastic Optimization in Non-Differentiableand Non-Convex Environmentsadvisor :Seyed Mehrdad BabamirA Digital RF Transmitter with BackgroundNonlinearity CorrectionRobert CandlerAli SayedKun YuanExact Diffusion Learning over NetworksBehzad Razaviadvisor :Ali SayedMathew Michael BiedkaHeng ZhaoUltra-Wide Band On-Chip Circulators withSequentially-Switched Delay Lines (SSDL)Addressing Practical Challenges in High-CapacityMulti-Antenna Communication Systemsadvisor :Yuanxun Ethan Wangadvisors :Babak Daneshrad, Gregory PottieUCLA Samueli 56th Commencement Program 13
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (continued)DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERINGDoctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (continued)Conferred Fall 2019Candidates, Spring 2020Zachary Scott BallardAblaikhan AkhazhanovComputational Sensing in Biophotonics and DiagnosticsMachine Learning-Enabled Single-CellElectrical Impedance Tomographyadvisors :Aydogan Ozcan, Asad Madniadvisor :Wei GuSiva Chandra JangamFerromagnetic Resonance Enhanced Electrically Small Antennasadvisor :Yuanxun Ethan WangAhmed Mohamed Alaa H H IbrahimDiscovering Data-Driven Actionable Intelligencefor Clinical Decision Supportadvisor :Mihaela van der SchaarHeterogeneous Integration on Silicon-InterconnectFabric Using Fine Pitch Interconnects ( 10 µm)advisor :Peng Luadvisor :Qianteng WuMonolithically Integrated Time-VaryingTransmission Line (TVTL) for Signal Processingadvisor :Novel High Gain Antennas for Emerging CubeSats:Characterization of Deployable Mesh Reflectors andLow-Profile, Metal-Only Stepped Reflectorsadvisor :Yichen Wuadvisor :Yahya Rahmat-SamiiSeyed Armin RazaviYuanxun Ethan WangDeep Learning-Enabled Computational Imaging inOptical Microscopy and Air Quality MonitoringJason WooVignesh ManoharSiGe-Pocket Tunnel FETs for Low Power Logic ApplicationsJason WooSubramanian IyerDoping Profile Engineering for Advanced TransistorsWeicong Liadvisor :Chi On ChuiDeterministic Field-Free Spin-Orbit Torque Switchingof Magnetizationadvisor :Kang WangHemant SaggarAydogan OzcanOn Enabling Concurrent Communications in Wireless NetworksConferred Winter 2020Sulaiman A S A E AlghunaimOn the Performance and Linear Convergence ofDecentralized Primal-Dual Methodsadvisor :Ali SayedFaraz KhanCharge Trap Transistors (CTT): Turning Logic Transistorsinto Embedded Non-Volatile Memory for AdvancedHigh-k/Metal Gate CMOS Technologiesadvisors :Subramanian Iyer, Jason WooSrinivas Prasad Mysore NagarajaDirectly Modulated Magnetic Pendulum Arrays forEfficient Ultra Low Frequency Transmissionadvisor :Yuanxun WangZhe WanScalable and Analog Neuromorphic Computing Systemsadvisor :Subramanian Iyer14 UCLA Samueli 56th Commencement Programadvisors :Gregory Pottie, Babak DaneshradLingnan SongReconfigurable and Conformal Antennas Based on theEmerging Liquid Metal and Electro-Textile Materialsadvisor :Yahya Rahmat-SamiiYulia SunyotoCommunications Networking for AutonomousVehicular Highway Systemsadvisor :Izhak RubinSidhant TiwariDynamics of Multiferroic Couplingadvisor :Robert CandlerJimmy Chen-Yen WuCompact Magnetic Shielding Using Thick-FilmElectroplated Permalloyadvisor :Robert Candler
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERINGDoctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (continued)Han YanWenyuan LiArray Architectures and Physical Layer Design forMillimeter-Wave Communications Beyond 5GImproving Data Efficiency on HistopathologicalImage Analysis Using Deep Learningadvisor :Danijela Cabricadvisors :Gregory Pottie, Corey ArnoldJinsung YoonZahra Mahmoodzadeh PoornakiEnd-to-End Machine Learning Frameworks for Medicine:Data Imputation, Model Interpretation, andSynthetic Data GenerationTrustable Deep Reinforcement Learning withEfficient Data Utilizationadvisor :advisor :Mihaela van der SchaarCandidates, Summer 2020Ali MoslehCheng TaoScattering Properties of Non-Periodic Metasurfacesadvisor :Tatsuo ItohLucas Cesar Eduardo CassanoHaozhan TianTeamwork and Exploration in Reinforcemen
What began as a teachers college in downtown Los Angeles grew into one of the world's greatest universities. An engine of social mobility. A catalyst for progress and profound insights once beyond our reach. For 100 years, leading the way toward a better tomorrow. The classes of 2019 and 2020 hold the honor of being the
