Session Index

Lecture Sessions
Wednesday March 22, 2023 (08:30-09:00)

Welcome to CISS2023 – Opening Remarks  Chair: Laureano Moro-Velazquez - Johns Hopkins University;

Wednesday March 22, 2023 (09:00-10:00)

Applications of Information Theory I  Chair: Sanghamitra Dutta - University of Maryland;

Data Science in Medicine & Biology I  Chair: Najim Dehak - Johns Hopkins University;

Applied Machine Learning I  Chair: Thomas Thebaud - Johns Hopkins University;

Theory of Equivariant Machine Learning I - Invited Special Session  Chair: Soledad Villar - Johns Hopkins University; David Hogg - NYU;

Distributed & Robust Machine Learning I - Invited Special Session  Chair: Cong Shen - University of Virginia;

Learning for Optimization & Control I - Invited Special Session  Chair: Enrique Mallada - Johns Hopkins University; Mahyar Fazlyab - Johns Hopkins University;

Wednesday March 22, 2023 (10:20-11:20)

Applications of Information Theory II  Chair: Sanghamitra Dutta - University of Maryland;

Data Science in Medicine & Biology II  Chair: Najim Dehak - Johns Hopkins University;

Applied Machine Learning II  Chair: Thomas Thebaud - Johns Hopkins University;

Theory of Equivariant Machine Learning II - Invited Special Session  Chair: David Hogg - NYU; Soledad Villar - Johns Hopkins University;

Distributed & Robust Machine Learning II - Invited Special Session  Chair: Cong Shen - University of Virginia;

Learning for Optimization & Control II - Invited Special Session  Chair: Enrique Mallada - Johns Hopkins University; Mahyar Fazlyab - Johns Hopkins University;

Wednesday March 22, 2023 (11:30-12:30)

Plenary I - Tracking COVID-19 in Real-Time: Challenges Faced & Lessons Learned  Chair: Laureano Moro-Velazquez - Johns Hopkins University;

Wednesday March 22, 2023 (14:00-15:00)

Channel Coding  Chair: Brint Cooper - Johns Hopkins University; Steven Jones - Johns Hopkins University;

Data Science in Medicine & Biology III  Chair: Pablo Iglesias - Johns Hopkins University;

Low Power Autonomous & Smart Systems I - Invited Special Session  Chair: Tinoosh Mohsenin - UMBC;

Information-theoretic Methods for Machine Learning I - Invited Special Session  Chair: Flavio Calmon - Harvard University;

Federated Learning Algorithms & Applications I - Invited Special Session  Chair: Sanjay Purushotham - UMBC;

Learning for Optimization & Control III - Invited Special Session  Chair: Mahyar Fazlyab - Johns Hopkins University; Enrique Mallada - Johns Hopkins University;

Wednesday March 22, 2023 (15:20-16:20)

Ciphers & Keys  Chair: Swastik Brahma - University of Cincinnati;

Energy Systems  Chair: Mahdi Mehrtash - Johns Hopkins University;

Low Power Autonomous and Smart Systems II - Invited Special Session  Chair: Tinoosh Mohsenin - UMBC;

Information-theoretic Methods for Machine Learning II - Invited Special Session  Chair: Flavio Calmon - Harvard University;

Federated Learning Algorithms & Applications II - Invited Special Session  Chair: Sanjay Purushotham - UMBC;

Learning for Optimization & Control IV - Invited Special Session  Chair: Mahyar Fazlyab - Johns Hopkins University; Enrique Mallada - Johns Hopkins University;

Wednesday March 22, 2023 (17:30-19:30)

Welcome Reception  Chair: TBA

Thursday March 23, 2023 (09:00-10:00)

Wireless Communications I  Chair: Mojtaba Vaezi - Villanova University;

Signal Processing I  Chair: Tugba Erpek - Virginia Tech;

Andreas Andreou - Invited Special Session  Chair: Andreas Andreou - Johns Hopkins University;

Recent Advancements in Optimization Methods for Machine Learning I - Invited Special Session  Chair: Nicolas Loizou - Johns Hopkins University;

Communications & Security for Machine Learning Networks- Invited Special Session  Chair: Arlene Cole-Rhodes - Morgan State University;

The Interplay Between Learning, Optimization, & Control I - Invited Special Session  Chair: Li Na - Harvard University; Guannan Qu - CMU;

Thursday March 23, 2023 (10:20-11:20)

Wireless Communications II  Chair: Mojtaba Vaezi - Villanova University;

Signal Processing II  Chair: Tugba Erpek - Virginia Tech;

Machine Learning I  Chair: Matthew Wiesner - Johns Hopkins University;

Recent Advancements in Optimization Methods for Machine Learning II - Invited Special Session  Chair: Nicolas Loizou - Johns Hopkins University;

The Interplay Between Learning, Optimization, & Control II - Invited Special Session  Chair: Guannan Qu - CMU; Li Na - Harvard University;

Thursday March 23, 2023 (11:30-12:30)

Plenary II - Guess What? Guessing Random Additive Noise Decoding  Chair: Brint Cooper - Johns Hopkins University;

Thursday March 23, 2023 (14:00-15:00)

Networks I  Chair: Andrey Garnaev - Rutgers;

Trojans & Byzantines  Chair: Yingbo Hua - University of California, Riverside;

Machine Learning II  Chair: Anqi Liu - Johns Hopkins University; Matthew Wiesner - Johns Hopkins University;

Computer Vision, AI & Robotics on Medical Applications - Invited Special Session  Chair: Richard Jaepyeong Cha - George Washington University School of Medicine;

Foundational Advances in Reinforcement Learning I - Invited Special Session  Chair: Alec Koppel - University of Pennsylvania;

Novel Approaches to Support Energy Systems: Analysis & Learning I - Invited Special Session  Chair: Sijia Geng - Johns Hopkins University; Yury Dvorkin - Johns Hopkins University;

Thursday March 23, 2023 (15:20-16:20)

Networks II  Chair: Lei Cao - University of Mississippi;

Hardware Implications  Chair: Philippe Pouliquen - Johns Hopkins;

Machine Learning III  Chair: Anqi Liu - Johns Hopkins University;

Neuromorphic Perception & Action - Invited Special Session  Chair: Cornelia Fermuller - University of Maryland;

Foundational Advances in Reinforcement Learning II - Invited Special Session  Chair: Alec Koppel - University of Pennsylvania;

Novel Approaches to Support Energy Systems: Analysis & Learning II - Invited Special Session  Chair: Yury Dvorkin - Johns Hopkins University; Sijia Geng - Johns Hopkins University;

Thursday March 23, 2023 (17:30-19:30)

Reception  Chair: TBA

Friday March 24, 2023 (09:00-10:00)

Plenary III - Foundations for Feature Learning Via Gradient Descent  Chair: Mahyar Fazlyab - Johns Hopkins University;

Friday March 24, 2023 (10:00-11:00)

Networks III  Chair: Marie Therese Siew - Carnegie-Mellon;

Optimization, Systems & Control I  Chair: Holden Lee - Johns Hopkins University;

Computer Vision & Image Processing I  Chair: Paris Giampouras - Johns Hopkins University;

Advanced Image Formation Algorithms in Tomographic X-ray Imaging - Invited Special Session  Chair: Alejandro Sisniega - Johns Hopkins University;

Estimation & Learning in Stochastic Systems I - Invited Special Session  Chair: James Spall - Johns Hopkins University - APL;

Optimization & Control of Network & Distributed Energy Resources I - Invited Special Session  Chair: Mads Almassalkhi - The University of Vermont;

Friday March 24, 2023 (11:20-12:20)

Optimization, Systems & Control II  Chair: Holden Lee - Johns Hopkins University;

Computer Vision & Image Processing II  Chair: Paris Giampouras - Johns Hopkins University;

Estimation & Learning in Stochastic Systems II - Invited Special Session  Chair: James Spall - Johns Hopkins University - APL;

Optimization & Control of Network & Distributed Energy Resources II - Invited Special Session  Chair: Mads Almassalkhi - The University of Vermont;

Friday March 24, 2023 (12:20-12:40)

Closing Remarks  Chair: Mahyar Fazlyab - Johns Hopkins University;