PhD Thesis Proposal

Name: RI PhD Thesis Defense – Uksang Yoo
Start: 2026-04-29T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-29T15:30:00-04:00
Location: GHC 6121

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0 events 12 0 events, 12	2 events 13 2 events, 13 9:00 am - 11:00 am PhD Thesis Proposal Gaurav Parmar Monday, April 13 9:00 am - 11:00 am RI PhD Thesis Proposal – Gaurav Parmar Who: Gaurav Parmar Date: 13 April 2026 Time: 9:00 a.m. (ET) Location: NSH 3305 Zoom Link: Link Type: Ph.D. Thesis Proposal Title: Efficient and Controllable Diffusion Models Abstract: Generative models have made rapid advancements in recent years, and text-conditioned diffusion models have become the standard paradigm for image and video synthesis. However, controlling the output purely through text is not the ideal medium for many [...], 3:15 pm - 5:00 pm PhD Thesis Proposal Xinyu Li Monday, April 13 3:15 pm - 5:00 pm RI PhD Thesis Proposal – Xinyu (Rachel) Li Date: April 13, 2026 Time: 03:15 PM (ET) Location: GHC 6121 Zoom Link Type: Ph.D. Thesis Proposal Who: Xinyu (Rachel) Li Title: Towards Accessible AI Agents Abstract: Empowered by large language models (LLMs), AI agents have shown strong potential across tasks such as general-purpose assistance, software coding, and scientific research. However, their practical utility in applications [...]	1 event 14 1 event, 14 9:30 am - 11:30 am PhD Thesis Proposal Nikhil Keetha Tuesday, April 14 9:30 am - 11:30 am RI PhD Thesis Proposal – Nikhil Keetha Date: April 14, 2026 Time: 9:30 AM (ET) Location: NSH 3305 Zoom Link Type: RI Ph.D. Thesis Proposal Who: Nikhil Keetha Title: Scaling Representation Learning for Spatial Intelligence via Active Implicit Memory Autonomous systems and embodied agents that operate in the physical world require spatial intelligence: the ability to perceive, understand, and reason about the geometric and [...]	0 events 15 0 events, 15	0 events 16 0 events, 16	1 event 17 1 event, 17 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm PhD Thesis Proposal Hanzhe Hu Friday, April 17 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm RI PhD Thesis Proposal – Hanzhe Hu Date: April 17, 2026 Time: 1 PM-2:30 PM Location: NSH 3305 Zoom link Type: RI PhD Thesis Proposal Who: Hanzhe Hu Title: Learning to Create 3D Worlds via Multi-View Generation Abstract: A 3D world is a visual representation that can be rendered from any viewpoint at any moment in time. Creating such representations from minimal input — a single [...]	0 events 18 0 events, 18
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