RTIS Lab – Zhishan Guo

Jiang Bian, Statistical and Stochasticity Learning Algorithms for Distributed and Intelligent Systems. Ph.D. Thesis in CpE at UCF, 2020 (Co-advisor: Haoyi Xiong at Missouri S&T and Baidu Inc.)
Ashik Ahmed Bhuiyan, Energy-Aware Real-Time Scheduling on Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Platforms in the Era of Parallel Computing. Ph.D. Thesis in CpE at UCF, 2021 (Co-advisor: Abusayeed Saifullah at Missouri S&T and Wayne State University)
Sudharsan Vaidhun, Mixed-Criticality System Design for Real-Time Scheduling and Routing upon Platforms with Uncertainties. Ph.D. Thesis in CpE at UCF, 2022 (Co-advisor: Sajal Das at Missouri S&T)
Md Sanzid Bin Hossain, Towards Sparse IMU Sensor-Based Estimation of Walking Kinematics, Joint Moments, and Ground Reaction Forces in Multiple Locomotion Modes via Deep Learning. Ph.D Thesis in CpE at UCF, 2023 (Co-advisor: Hwan Choi at UCF)
Ashkan Farhangi, Adaptive Anomaly Prediction Models. Ph.D Thesis in CpE at UCF, 2024 (Dept. ECE's Inaugural Best Graduate Teaching Assistant)
Abdullah Al Arafat, Towards Resilient and Secure Real-Time Intelligent Systems. Ph.D Thesis in CS at NCSU, 2025 (College of Engineering Doctoral Scholar of the Year in RESEARCH, 2026 CSC Outstanding Dissertation Award, 2026 ACM SIGBED Paul Caspi Memorial Dissertation Award)

Kurt Wilson, Ph. D. Student at NCSU, joined the lab in Spring 2023 (co-advisor: John Bach at NCSU)
Yuhan Zhao, Ph. D. Student at NCSU, joined the lab in Fall 2024 (co-advisor: Ning Sui at NCSU)
Xuntao Lyu, Ph. D. Student at NCSU, joined the lab in Fall 2025
Tyler Klick, Ph. D. Student at NCSU, joined the lab in Fall 2025
Zhiying Wang, Ph. D. Student at NCSU, joined the lab in Fall 2025 (main advisor: Ruozhou Yu at NCSU)
Muhammad Waqar, Ph. D. Student at NCSU, joined the lab in Fall 2026 (main advisor: Wujie Wen at NCSU)

Aamir Khan, Development of An Energy Efficient Real-Time System. M.S. Thesis in CpE at Missouri S&T, 2018 (main advisor: Maciej J. Zawodniok)
Sai Sruti, Precise Energy Efficient Scheduling of Mixed-Criticality Tasks and Sustainable Mixed-Criticality Scheduling. M.S. Thesis in CS at Missouri S&T, 2018
Samsil Arefin, Mixed-Criticality Real-Time Task Scheduling with Graceful Degradation. M.S. Thesis in CS at Missouri S&T, 2018
Yixin (Eason) Li, Cyber-Physical System in Healthcare: Real-time Cardiovascular Disease Detection through Low-Power Embedded Devices. MS Thesis in CS at NCSU (Co-advisor: Ning Sui at NCSU)