Masters Research Topics Availability

Faculty Advisor	Research Interests	Recommendations for students interested in working with a faculty mentor in CSE
Dr. Kenneth "Kenny" Ballou	Software engineering Programming languages Formal methods
Dr. Simon Fan	Multi-Agent systems Automated software engineering	Self-motivated and knowledge of Python. Have taken at least one course on AI and Machine Learning. Commitment to research project for at least two semester.
Dr. Sreedevi Gutta	Artificial intelligence in healthcare Computer vision Medical image classification
Dr. Jing Hou	Generative artificial intelligence Machine Learning	Motivation to learn new topics in cybersecurity and network economics Willingness to do interdisciplinary research between wireless networks, economics, and operations management Solid math background is preferred
Dr. Mengjie Jia	Cybersecurity AI Security AI-enabled Cyber-Physical Systems
Dr. Yuanyuan Jiang	Educational virtual reality applications	Solid programming skills are recommended. Recommended pre/co-requisites: Game Programming or VR-related classes. Knowledge of Unity3D development. Interests in game programming, VR, and HCI-related topics. Ample time left (more than two semesters) in your program to complete training and the project.
Dr. Jinlin Lai	Human-in-the-loop corrrection for AI applications Fast probabilistic interference for spatio-temporal models Calibration of tabular foundation models
Dr. Yanyan Li	Research in IoT Security and AI Security IoT and Drone Security Vision AI Security Agentic System and Security	Knowledge of data analysis skills is recommended. Motivation to learn new topics in cybersecurity.
Dr. Nahid Majd	Blockchain Network security Machine Learning	Knowledge in Maching Learning and/or Deep Learning.
Dr. Justin Morris	Brain-Inspired Hyperdimensional Computing Emerging computing technologies Inclusive engineering education	Required: Knowledge of Python Recommended: Knowledge in Maching Learning and/or Deep Learning Recommended: CS_531 (Advanced Computer Architectures)
Dr. Youwen Ouyang	Mobil computing Web-based applications that support interactive science learning experiences for K-12 students Map-based applications	Demonstrated strong programming experience in one object-oriented programming language.
Dr. Muhammad Lutfor Rahman	SMS phishing	Knowledge of programming. Data processing and analysis skills. Willingness to do interdisciplinary research between cybersecurity, neuroscience, and psychology.
Dr. Yang Yue	Human factors in open source development
Dr. Xiaoyu Zhang	Bioinformatics Data Science	Required knowledge of Python programming, algorithms, and statistics. Motivation to learn new topics. Knowledge of machine learning and deep learning. Recommended: CS_614 (Bioinformatics Algorithms).
Dr. Yongjie Zheng	Software architecture AI-assisted software development Agentic modeling	Recommended proficiency in Java Programming and Eclipse Plug-ins.