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Jackson Butcher Graduated Fall 2025

Thesis Title: Exploiting Artificial Intelligence and Optimization for Smart Agriculture
Master of Science in Computer Science, University of Kentucky

Xu Tao Graduated Spring 2025

Thesis Title: A Optimization, Machine Learning, and Networking Solutions for Cyber-Physical Systems
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, University of Kentucky

Josh Guess Graduated Spring 2025

Project Title: A Method for Assessing the Impact of Altitude on Aerial Imagery for Crop and Weed Detection
Master of Science in Computer Science, University of Kentucky

Enrico Casella Graduated Spring 2023

Thesis Title: Machine-Learning-Powered Cyber-Physical Systems
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, University of Kentucky

Ashtuoth Timilsina Graduated Spring 2023

Thesis Title: Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading in Smart Residential Environments with User Behavioral Modeling
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, University of Kentucky

Seifalla Mustafa Graduated Spring 2020

Report title: Development of a simulator for a residential energy sharing market
Master of Science, University of Kentucky

Vijay Shah Graduated Summer 2019

Thesis Title: A Diverse Band-aware Dynamic Spectrum Access Architecture for Connectivity in Rural Communities
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, University of Kentucky

Joedocei Hill Graduated Spring 2018

Report title: Realistic Models For Characterizing The Performance of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Master of Science, University of Kentucky

Ruoxi Zhang Graduated Spring 2018

Thesis title: A Network Tomography Approach for Traffic Monitoring in Smart Cities
Master of Science, Missouri S&T

Maria Angelin Graduated Summer 2017

Thesis title: Multi Stage Recovery from Large Scale Failures in Interdependent Networks
Master of Science, Missouri S&T


Visiting Students

Giovanni Della Negra

Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy - 2024

Christian Cumini

Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy - 2024

Stefano Bassino

Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy - 2024

Vincenzo Agate

University of Palermo, Italy - 2018

Enrico Casella

University of Palermo, Italy - 2017

Valeria Dolce

University of Palermo, Italy - 2016

Riccardo Musmeci

University of Palermo, Italy - 2016

Agostino Sturaro

University of Padua, Italy - 2015

Stefano Ciavarella

Sapienza University, Italy - 2015


Student Achievement & Awards

[Apr 2025] - Xu receives the Outstanding PhD student Award from the College of Engineering

[Mar 2025] - Xu receives the Outstanding PhD student Award from the Department of Computer Science

[Mar 2025] - Xu receives the Outstanding Paper Award from the Department of Computer Science

[Feb 2025] - Xu and Jackson receive a travel award to attend IEEE PerCom 2025

[Apr 2024] - Xu has been named CPS Rising Star 2024

[Feb 2024] - Xu receives a travel award to attend IEEE PerCom 2024

[Jan 2024] - Xu receives a travel award to attend Texas Power and Energy Conference 2024

[Oct 2023] - Xu receives a travel award to attend IEEE ICNP 2023

[Apr 2023] - Enrico Casella received the Outstanding Graduate Student (PhD) award from the CS department!

[Mar 2023] - Xu Tao, Ashutosh Timilsina, and Enrico Casella received a travel award to attend IEEE PerCom 2023!

[Oct 2022] - Enrico won first place for his poster presentation at the Commonwealth Computational Summit 2022!

[Mar 2020] - Seun Adekunle - visiting high school student - wins first place for his poster at the Central Kentucky Regional Science and Engineering Fair!

[Dec 2019] - Eura selected for Honorable Mention for CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award!

[May 2019] - Vijay successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis! - photo

[May 2019] - Enrico receives a travel award to attend IEEE SMARTCOMP 2019!

[May 2019] - Vijay receives a travel award to attend IEEE SECON 2019!

[May 2019] - Eura Shin receives the 2019 Barry Goldwater Scholarship! Read more!

[Apr 2019] - Seun Adekunle - visiting high school student - wins second place for his poster at the KY State Science Fair, Energy: Physical category!

[Mar 2019] - Vijay received the Outstanding Graduate Student (PhD) award from the CS department!

[Mar 2019] - Brian receives a job offer from Cisco! Read more!

[Dec 2018] - Vijay receives a travel award to attend IEEE COMSNETS 2019!

[Nov 2018] - Brian won first place for his poster presentation at the KAS conference!

[Oct 2018] - Atieh and Vijay won first place for their poster presentation at the Commonwealth Computational Summit!

[Jun 2017] - Vijay receives a travel award to attend ACM SenSys/BuildSys 2017!

[Mar 2017] - Vijay receives a travel award to attend ACM WiSec 2017!

[May 2017] - Vijay receives a travel award to attend IEEE PerCom 2016!

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