• Coded Caching in Multi-access Networks 

      Nayak, Pooja M
      Caching is a promising technique that can reduce the amount of data transmitted over latency-prone links, effectively trading affordable memory for expensive bandwidth resources. The frequently demanded content is stored ...
    • Compression for Distributed Optimization and Timely Updates 

      Mayekar, Prathamesh
      The goal of this thesis is to study the compression problems arising in distributed computing systematically. In the first part of the thesis, we study gradient compression for distributed first-order optimization. We ...
    • Design and Evaluation of Parallel Coded Systems 

      Badita, Ajay Kumar
      In this computer era, we all live in a place where the demand for data and computing is increasing day by day. Since the need for faster data retrieval and faster computation brings us a reliability as the solution, we ...
    • Nature-inspired Algorithms for Automated Deployment of Outdoor IoT Networks 

      Rathod, Nihesh
      A vast majority of the Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be connected in a topology where the edge-devices push data to a local gateway, which forwards the data to a cloud for further processing. In sizeable outdoor ...
    • Perceptual Quality Assessment of Lowlight Restored and Authentically Distorted Images 

      Kannan, Vignesh
      The capability of hand-held devices to acquire high-definition visual content has led to a tremendous increase in the number of images and videos captured daily. However, camera hardware and pipelines are not perfect and ...