FICS: Flexible & Intelligent Complex Systems 

Alumni

Graduate

• Annamaria Summer, MS in Software Engineering, Spring 2025
  Project:  CARLOS: A Low-Fidelity Open-Source Driving Simulator for Algorithm Testing

• Michael Allen, MS in Sytems Engineering, Spring 2025
  Topic: A Novel Graph-Theoretic Approach to Modeling Polygonal Molecular Structures for Machine Learning Applications in Material Science

• Maja Issler, MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Spring 2024
  Project: Quantification Method to Evaluate the Complexity of Driving Scenarios Based on Information Entropy

• Jose Alejandro Gonzalez, MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Fall 2023
  Project: Crowdsensing-Based Multi-Agent Data Collection and Aerial-Terrestrial Hybrid Route Determination for Three Dimensional Urban Environments 

• John Thompson, M.S. in Software Engineering, Summer 2023

Thesis: Search Space Exploration of Multidimensional Boundaries through Adherence Strategies (SEMBAS) for the Verification of Black Box Systems

• Ilke Kutlu, MS in Electrical Engineering at Istanbul Technical University (co-advised), Summer 2023
  Thesis: Accident Data Analysis for Formal Scenario Generation and Traffic Simulation

• Neeraj Naik, M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Spring 2023

Project: Utilization of Monte Carlo Tree Search for Validation

• Elijah Keck, M.S. in Software Engineering, Spring 2023

Project: Finding Critical Areas of Concern for sUAS Collision Avoidance 

• Nathan Rose, M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Spring 2022

Project: Topic:  Publish-Subscribe Communication in a Low Resource Environment

• Dhruvil Bhupatbhai, M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Spring 2022

Topic: Tightly Couple Dipole Array Design Optimization By Using Machine Learning Approach

• Luis Oseguada, MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Fall 2021
  Project: Using Agent-Based Simulation to Evaluate Collision Avoidance in UAS Swarms

• John Borum, MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Fall 2021
  Project: A Review of Acoustic Energy Harvesting Techniques and Applications

• Alex Bassett, MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Spring 2021
  Thesis: A Comprehensive Mapping and Real-World Evaluation of Multi-Object Tracking on Automated Vehicles 

• Andrew Ferree, MS in Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2021
  Thesis: Automated Scenario Generation Using Halton Sequences for the Verification of Autonomous Vehicle Behavior in Simulation 

• Mohammed Eleffendi, MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Spring 2021
  Project: Using Reinforcement Learning to Generate Scenarios for Autonomous Vehicle Testing

• Christopher Medrano-Berumen, MS in Computer Science, Spring 2020
  Thesis: Methodology for Autonomous Vehicle Validation & Verification through Simulation

• Quentin Goss, MS in Computer Science, Spring 2020
  Thesis: Evaluation of Street Network Optimization Techniques for Intelligent Transportation Systems Using Simulation

• Mert Aydin, MS in Innovation & Technology in Big Data Analytics, Spring 2018
  Thesis: Identification of Autonomous Vehicle Test Scenarios Using Fatal Traffic Accident Data

• Faezeh Haghighat Mesbahi, MS in Engineering, Spring 2018
  Thesis: Quality of Service Protocol for Traffic Management in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks