Best Poster Winners:
- Oliver Lehmann – HSD p27
- Dogus Meric – ENV p10
- James Brock – AIP p2
- Neel Shah – AIP p3
Honorable Mentions:
- Ben Berkowitz – HSD p6
- Kathryn Williams – HSD p8
- Yolanda Rodriguez-Vaqueiro – HSD p9
- Spiros Mantzavinos – HSD p11
- Limor Eger – HSD p20
| Poster ID # | Student Presenters | Advisor / Other Faculty / Researchers / University Presenters | Poster Title |
| Homeland Security and Defense and Secure Civil Infrastructure Posters | |||
| HSD p1
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Brandon Weeks / TTU | Texas Tech University Research | |
| HSD p2
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Yamil Asusta / UPRM Blas Trigueros / UPRM |
Nayda Santiago / UPRM Miguel Velez-Reyes / UPRM |
Development of a library for Hyperspectral Image Analysis on the GPU platform |
| HSD p3
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Nelian E. Colon-Collazo / UPRM | Nayda G. Santiago / UPRM Miguel Velez-Reyes / UPRM |
Implementing Mahalanobis Distance Computation on GPUs for portability |
| HSD p4
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Maider Marin-McGee / UPRM | Miguel Velez-Reyes / UPRM | Nonlinear Tensor Anisotropic Diffusion for Hyperspectral Image Enhancement |
| HSD p5
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Luis Tirado / NU | Jose Martinez-Lorenzo / NU Borja Gonzalez / NU Carey Rappaport / NU |
Near Field Fast Forward Models and Signal Processing for Whole Body Imaging |
| HSD p6
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Ben Berkowitz / NU | Borja Gonzalez / NU Jose Martinez-Lorenzo / NU Carey Rappaport / NU |
Optimization of an Array Of Antenna Elements for Millimeter Wave Imaging |
| HSD p7
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Galia Ghazi / NU Spiros Mantzavinos / NU |
Jose Martinez-Lorenzo / NU Carey Rappaport / NU |
FMCW Signal Processing for Detecting Explosives-related Threats using Near Field and Standoff MMWR |
| HSD p8
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Kathryn Williams / NU | Carey Rappaport / NU Jose Martinez / NU Borja Gonzalez-Valdes / NU Yuri Alvarez / NU |
Feasibility of Computational Methods for Realistic Simulation and Image Reconstruction for Millimeter-Wave Whole Body Imaging |
| HSD p9
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Yolanda Rodriguez-Vaqueiro / NU | Carey Rappaport / NU Jose Martinez-Lorenzo / NU Borja Gonzalez-Valdes / NU John Beaty / NU Ann Morgenthaler/ NU |
Phenomenological Scattering Analysis of an RF Area Secure Perimeter |
| HSD p10
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Waseem Naqvi / Raytheon Company John Beaty / NU |
Wireless Secure Area Perimeter Testbed | |
| HSD p11
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Spiros Mantzavinos / NU Kathryn Williams / NU Galia Ghazi / NU James Rooney / NU Justin Rooney / NU |
Carey Rappaport / NU Jose Martinez / NU Richard Moore / NU Borja Gonzalez-Valdes / NU Yuri Alvarez / NU |
Building a High Performance, Flexible Multi-Modality Millimeter-Wave Imaging Radar Person-Screening Testbed |
| HSD p12
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Yuri Alvarez / NU Borja Gonzalez-Valdes / NU Jose Martinez-Lorenzo / NU Carey Rappaport / NU |
3D Whole Body Imaging for Detecting Explosive-related Threats | |
| HSD p13
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Margery Hines / NU | Carey Rappaport / NU | Modeling the Limitations due to Different Rough Surface Statistics for Landmine Detection and Localization using Direct Ground Contact GPR |
| HSD p14
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Benjamin Clough / RPI | Xi-Cheng Zhang / RPI | Air-Plasma Terahertz Spectroscopy & Optical Heterodyning Techniques |
| HSD p15
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Hilsamar Felix-Rivera / UPRM Roxannie Gonzalez-Sosa / UPRM Oliva Primera / UPRM Carlos Rios / UPRM |
Samuel Hernandez-Rivera / UPRM | Activation of “Hot Spots”, Aggregation and Surface Charge Modification of Borohydride Reduced/Citrate Capped Ag Nanoparticles for SERS Detection of Vegetative Cells and Endospores of Bacillus Thuringiensis |
| HSD p16
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Jorge Castellanos / UPRM Kevin LaBelle / NU |
Wayne Weimer / Agiltron Samuel Hernandez-Rivera / UPRM |
Smartphone Operated Handheld Raman Spectrometer for Explosives Detection and Identification: a portable tool for First Responders |
| HSD p17
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William Ortiz-Rivera / UPRM Leonardo Pacheco / UPRM |
Samuel Hernandez-Rivera / UPRM | Detection and Discrimination of Explosives and Explosives Mixtures by Remote Raman Spectroscopy |
| HSD p18
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John Castro-Suarez / UPRM Brian Garrett Neaves / Vanderbilt |
Samuel Hernandez-Rivera / UPRM | LaserScan™ QCL Based IR Reflection Spectroscopy System for Detection of Explosives |
| HSD p19
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Yun Chu / URI Carson Pryde / URI Caitlin Hurley / URI Matin Amani / URI |
Otto Gregory / URI Mike Platek / URI |
A Thermodynamic Based Gas Sensor for the Detection of Explosives and Explosive Precursors |
| HSD p20
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Limor Eger / BU | W. Clem Karl / BU Prakash Ishwar / BU Homer Pien / MGH |
Classification-aware Methods for Explosives Detection using Multi-Energy X-ray Computed Tomography |
| HSD p21
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Zachary Sun / BU | W. Clem Karl / BU | Preconditioning Linear Tomography in Explosive Detection |
| HSD p22
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Kirill Trapeznikov / BU | David Castanon / BU Venkatesh Saligrama / BU |
Multi-Stage Classifier Design |
| HSD p23
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Brian Tracey / Tufts Markus Schiefele / AS&E Omar Al-Kofahi / AS&E Eric Miller / Tufts |
Combined use of Backscattered and Transmitted Images in X-ray Personnel Screening Systems | |
| HSD p24
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Zhengmin Li / RPI | Birsen Yazici / RPI | A New, Computationally Efficient FBP-type Image Formation and segmentation Method for Cone beam X-ray Computed Tomography |
| HSD p25
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Fei Xiong / NU | Octavia Camps / NU Mario Sznaier / NU |
Low Order Dynamics Embedding for High Dimensional Time Series |
| HSD p26
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Mustafa Ayazoglu / NU Binlong Li / NU Caglayan Dicle / NU |
Octavia Camps / NU Mario Sznaier / NU |
Dynamic Subspace-based Coordinated Multicamera Tracking |
| HSD p27
•Poster
•Preview Slide |
Oliver Lehmann / NU | Gilead Tadmor / NU | Real-time Anomaly Detection in Dense Crowds |
| HSD p28
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Colin Stagner/ Missouri S&T Christopher Osterwise/ Missouri S&T Matt Halligan / Missouri S&T |
Daryl Beetner/ Missouri S&T Steven Grant / Missouri S&T |
Radar Techniques for Locating Non-cooperative Radio Receivers |
| HSD p29
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Ali Kazemi / NU | Mehrdad Sasani / NU | Science of Progressive Collapse Resistance of Reinforced Concrete (RC) Structures |
| HSD p30
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Jian Xiong / NU | Ashkan Vaziri / NU | Carbon Fiber Composite Sandwich Panels With Pyramidal Truss-Like Cores |
| HSD p31
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Hamid Ebrahimi / NU | Ashkan Vaziri / NU | Metallic Sandwich Panels Subjected to Multiple Shocks and Combined Shock/Projectile Impact |
| HSD p32
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Michael Daniel / NU | Michael Taranowski / LLNL | A Microcontroller-Based Data Logger for Diagnosing Stepper Motor Faults at the National Ignition Facility |
| HSD p 33
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Joshua Burrow / Morehouse | Thomas Searles / Morehouse Willie Rockward / Morehouse |
Undergraduate Terahertz (THz) Physics Laboratory Manual |
| HSD p34
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Ariel Irizarry / UPRM | Dionisio Bernal / NU Luis Suarez / UPRM |
Identifying Foundation Impedance Properties from Seismic Records |
| HSD p35 | Angel J. Alicea/ UPRM | Ricardo Lopez/ UPRM Jose A. Martinez / UPRM |
Evaluation of the Dynamic Properties of Aging Reinforced Concrete Buildings to Study the Behavior in Different Vibration Scenarios |
| HSD p36
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Kevin McMorrow / NU | Vincent Harris / NU | Iunctio Remote VSAT Communication Firm |
| HSD p37
•Poster
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Scott Gillette / NU | Vincent Harris / NU | Enhancement of Signal-to-Noise Ratio for a Novel PZT/FeNi Magnetoelectric Tube Sensor using Modulation Sensing Technique |
| HSD p38
•Poster
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Nicole Martino / NU | Kenneth Maser / Infrasense Inc Ralf Birken / NU Jeff Doughty / NU |
Understanding Bridge Deck Deterioration Using GPR |
| Poster ID # | Student Presenters | Advisor / Other Faculty / Researchers / University Presenters | Poster Title |
| Environmental Health, Advanced Image Processing and Biomedical Technology Posters | |||
| ENV p1
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Alexis Paris / UPRM | Hector Mendez /UPRM Ingrid Padilla / UPRM |
Antenna characterization for simulated electromagnetic propagation in soil with GEANT4 |
| ENV p2
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Jonathan Toro / UPRM | Ingrid Padilla / UPRM Rafael Rodriguez / UPRM |
Frequency and Time Domain Measurements Using Cross Well Radar to Develop Testbeds for Electromagnetic Properties Estimation |
| ENV p3
•Poster
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Celys Irizarry / UPRM Norma Torres / UPRM |
Joniqua Howard / UPRM Luis O. Rivera / U Mich Ingrid Padilla / UPRM John Meeker / U Mich |
Development of GIS Technologies for Assessment of Contamination and Exposure in the Northern Karst Aquifer of Puerto Rico |
| ENV p4
•Poster
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Angel Anaya /UPRM | Ingrid Padilla / UPRM Raul Macchiavelli / UPRM Akram Alshawabkeh / NU Dorothy Vesper / WVU |
Geo-Hydro Statistical Characterization of Preferential Flow and Transport Processes in Karst Groundwater Systems |
| ENV p5
•Poster
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Naji Kasem / NU | Akram Alshawabkeh / NU | PROTECT: Puerto Rico Testsite for Exploring Contamination Threats |
| ENV p6
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Reza Ghasemizadeh / NU | Ferdinand L. Hellweger / NU Akram N. Alshawabkeh / NU |
Representation of Groundwater Flow in Fractured Karst Aquifers Using an Agent-Based Modeling Approach |
| ENV p7
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Ali Ciblak / NU |
Xuhui Mao / NU Akram N. Alshawabkeh / NU |
Optimization of the Electrochemical Removal of Trichloroethylene from the Contaminated Groundwater |
| ENV p8
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Ali Ciblak / NU |
Kitae Baek / NU Akram Alshawabkeh / NU Dorothy Vesper / WVU Ingrid Padilla / UPRM |
Iron Electrode-Assisted Electrochemical Transformation of Selenate |
| ENV p9
•Poster
|
Christoph Butscher / NU P. Huggenberger / U. of Basel |
Intrinsic Vulnerability Assessment in Karst Areas: a Numerical Modeling Approach | |
| ENV p10
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Dogus Meric / NU | Thomas Sheahan / NU Akram Alshawabkeh / NU James Shine / Harvard School of Public Health |
Reactive Core Mats – Innovative Tools for Remediation and Reducing Exposure from Contaminated Aquatic Sediments |
| ENV p11
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Nimet Yildirim / NU Ce Gao / Tsinghua U |
Feng Long / Tsinghua U Miao He / Tsinghua U Han-Chang Shi / Tsinghua U April Gu / NU |
Aptamer-Based Optical Biosensor For Rapid and High-Selective Detection of 17β-Estradiol In Water Samples |
| ENV p12
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YuanYuan Yao / NU | Gang Shao / NU Poguang Wang / NU Roger Giese / NU |
Discovery of Xenobiotics Associated with Preterm Birth |
| ENV p13
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Birgit Claus Henn / Harvard School of Public Health Robert Wright / Harvard School of Public Health |
Effects of Prenatal Arsenic and Lead Exposure on Birth Outcomes | |
| ENV p14
•Poster
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M. Scammell / BU L. Friguglietti / BU J. Ames / BU M. McClean / BU W. Heiger-Bernays / BU E. Suuberg / Brown R. Shen / Brown K. Pennell / Umass-Dartmouth |
Assessing Vapor Intrusion in an Urban Neighborhood: A collaboration between Boston University and Brown University Superfund Research Programs | |
| AIP p1
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Matthew Sellitto / NU | James Goodman / HySpeed Computing LLC David Kaeli / NU |
Accelerating an Imaging Spectroscopy Algorithm for Submerged Marine Environment Using GPUs |
| AIP p2
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James Brock / NU | Miriam Leeser / NU Mark Niedre / NU |
CUDA and OpenCL Tasks and Conduits for Heterogeneous Architecture Applications |
| AIP p3
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Neel Shah / NU Perhaad Mistry / NU |
David Kaeli / NU | Object Detection Feature Using clSURF (Speeded Up Robust Features) Algorithm |
| AIP p4
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Dana Schaa / NU Xiangyu Li / NU |
David Kaeli / NU | Advanced Ultrasound Using GPUs |
| AIP p5
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Joseph Robinson / NU Tristan Swedish / NU |
Charles DiMarzio / NU David Kaeli / NU |
Computational Model of Optical Coherence Tomography in Lung Tissue: A Need for Speed! |
| BIO p1
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Marissa Masek / RIT Helen Achwei / RCC |
Josef Kerimo / NU Charles DiMarzio / NU |
Spectrometer for Keck Microscope and Melanin Fluorescence Spectra |
| BIO p2
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Yair Mega / NU Ali Vakili / NU Joe Robinson / NU |
Charles DiMarzio / NU | 3-Photon Fluorescence on a Confocal Microscope using a Dual-Wedge Scanner |
| BIO p3
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Yair Mega / NU Michael C. Robitaille / NU Ramin Zareian / NU |
Jeff Ruberti / NU Charles DiMarzio / NU |
Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) for Fibrillogenesis Imaging and Biomedical Applications |
| BIO p4
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Joseph Hollmann / NU | Hanumant Singh / WHOI Charles DiMarzio / NU |
Calibration of Camera and Acoustic Bathymetric Sensors |
| BIO p5
•Poster
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Yogesh Patel / NU | Charles DiMarzio / NU Milind Rajadhyaksha / MSKCC |
Reflectance Confocal Line-Scanning Microscopy for Detecting Skin Cancer Non-invasively |
| BIO p6
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Ali Golabchi / NU | Charles DiMarzio / NU | A Lung Phantom for Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) |