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W375 Westgate Building
10:00AM

The real world is inherently multi-agent, consisting of numerous entities that must interact and coordinate in complex, dynamic environments. Achieving effective operation in such settings requires coordinated intelligence systems in which agents not only collaborate effectively, but also make trustworthy decisions, addressing practical concerns such as scalability, robustness, safety, and fairness. This talk will present methods for enhancing coordination and building trustworthy multi-agent learning systems for sequential decision making, in the context of deep reinforcement learning, and demonstrate how these methods translate to real-world applications in robotics.

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9:30-10:30 AM, 101 Electrical Engineering East

Emerging computing and sensing applications increasingly demand electronic devices that operate beyond the limits of conventional CMOS scaling, requiring improved energy efficiency, robustness under extreme conditions, and new modes of integration with biological and physical environments. Addressing these challenges calls for a rethinking of device architecture guided by materials science and device physics rather than continued geometric scaling alone. In this seminar, I will first present my Ph.D. research on ferroelectric memory devices based on wurtzite III-nitride ferroelectrics, with a focus on AlScN-gated ferroelectric FETs, and ferroelectric diodes. By integrating ultrathin ferroelectric layers with emerging channel materials, including two-dimensional semiconductors and oxide channels, these devices demonstrate high performance, scalability, and new functionality enabled by ferroelectric polarization control. I will then outline my broader research vision aimed at expanding electronic systems beyond conventional operating regimes. This includes (i) electronics robust to extreme environments such as high temperature and radiation, (ii) low-temperature and BEOL-compatible device integration for monolithic 3D architectures, and (iii) transient and bio-resorbable electronic systems for healthcare monitoring and space applications. The unifying theme of my work is understanding how device lifetime, material choice, and fabrication strategies should be co-designed based on the intended operational environment and application requirements.

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Hammond Building Room 220
1:25 – 2:35 p.m.

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