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Outgoing PhDs and Postdocs

Advisor(s): Professor Eleanor O'Rourke

Research Area(s): Human-Computer Interaction and Computing Education

Thesis Topic: Designing sociotechnical learning environments to support student self-efficacy in computing education

Planned PhD Defense Date: Summer 2027

Employment Preference: Postdocs and tenure-track faculty positions

Advisor(s): Yan Chen

Thesis Topic: Measuring Internet Centralization on the Web (DNS, CDNs, CAs) and the Underlying Infrastructure

Employment Preference: Efficient and Trustworthy LLM Agent for Cloud-Native Automation Operation

Planned PhD Defense Date: Spring 2027

Northwestern Advisor(s): V.S. Subrahmanian

PhD Institution & Advisor(s): Northwestern University

Research Area(s): Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Global Security

Thesis Topic: Deepfake detection, Securing AI models, Analysis of AI-generated phishing messages, Analysis of Social Movements, Drone Defense

Employment Preference: Academia