History.
Location: UTEP Campus, Chemistry and Computer Science Building, Room CCSB G.0208 on the ground floor
Local Organizers: Martine Ceberio, Vladik Kreinovich, Ming-Ying Leung, Luc Longpre, Jonathan Mohl, and Saidur Rahman.
Program
OPENING 9:00- 9:05 am
SESSION 1: 9:05-10:10 am - lightning talks
9:05- 9:10 am
Christian Gomez, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Marcos Lievano, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Zachary Wittmann, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Vladik Kreinovich, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
How to Combine Expert Estimates
9:10- 9:15 am
Jose Hernandez, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Olga Kosheleva, Department of Teacher Education, UTEP
Vladik Kreinovich, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Quantum algorithms help to effectively detect symmetries and why
it is important: a proposal
9:15- 9:20 am
Christopher Robinson, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Olga Kosheleva, Department of Teacher Education, UTEP
Vladik Kreinovich, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Why non-invertible symmetries
9:20- 9:25 am
Fernando Desantiago, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Nathan Diamond, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Nestor Escobedo, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Nicole Favela, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Nicholas Jara, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Dayanna Ontiveros, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Alejandro Pedregon, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Nayeli Ramirez, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Franz Reyes, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
David Velez, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Vladik Kreinovich, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
How to compare prediction abilities of different predictors --
such as Large Language Models: a theoretical explanation of
an empirical formula
9:25- 9:30 am
Samuel Arzola, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Darien Booth, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Steve Cruz, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Miguel Lucero, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Anaiah Quinn, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Ana Rodriguez, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Olga Kosheleva, Department of Teacher Education, UTEP
Vladik Kreinovich, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
How to take negative information into account?
9:30- 9:35 am
Gerson Cruz, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Olga Kosheleva, Department of Teacher Education, UTEP
Vladik Kreinovich, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
How to explain empirically successful
structural similarity index
9:35- 9:40 am
Emilio Altamira, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Ivan Espino, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Maximiliano Garibay, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Santiago Lopez, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Michael Schwarz, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Michael Washington, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Miroslav Svitek, Faculty of Transportation Sciences, Czech Technical University in Prague
Vladik Kreinovich, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Why neural networks (and other techniques) predict fast processes
more effectively than slow ones: explanation and examples
9:40- 9:45 am
Md Ahsanul Haque, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Ismail Hossain, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
Suresh Kumar Amalapuram, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
Vladik Kreinovich, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Mohammad Saidur Rahman, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
CITADEL: A Semi-Supervised Active Learning Framework for
Malware Detection Under Continuous Distribution Drift
9:45- 9:50 am
Cristina Alarcon, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Mohammad Saidur Rahman, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Fingerprinting Secure Messaging Application
Network Traffic
9:50- 9:55 am
Md Mahmuduzzaman Kamol, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Saeyeon Hong, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Korea
Hyejin Woo, Dept. of AI Cyber Security, Korea University, Korea
Se Eun Oh, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Korea
Mohammad Saidur Rahman, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
LLM-Guided Adversarial Executable Malware Generation
9:55-10:00 am
Jesus Lopez, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Viviana Cadena, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Mohammad Saidur Rahman, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Evaluating Post-Quantum Cryptographic Algorithms
on Resource-Constrained Devices
10:00-10:05 am
Jesus Lopez, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Saeefa Rubaiyet Nowmi, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Viviana Cadena, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Mohammad Saidur Rahman, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Towards Quantum Machine Learning for Malicious Code Analysis
10:05-10:10 am
Saeefa Rubaiyet Nowmi, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Jesus Lopez, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Md Mahmudul Alam Imon, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Viviana Cadena, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Shahrooz Pouryousef, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
Mohammad Saidur Rahman, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Towards Robust Quantum Machine Learning
BREAK 10:10-10:20 am
POSTERS BY SESSION 1 AUTHORS 10:10-11:00 am
SESSION 2 11:00-12:05 pm
11:00-11:05 am
Juan Puebla, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Carlo Taticchi, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science,
University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Stefano Bistarelli, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science,
University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Supervisor: Martine Ceberio, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Combining Segmentation and Argumentation to
Explain Image Classification
11:05-11:10 am
Julieta Cano, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Rebecca Enriquez, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Sofia Garcia, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Angelica Lara, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Citlali Mondragon-Pensamiento, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Vladik Kreinovich, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Why biological neurons are most effective at
the border of the set of possible states
11:10-11:15 am
Diego Langevin, Department of Mathematical Sciences, NMSU
Basic Graph Theory and Quantum Analogs
11:15-11:20 am
Gabriel Agnew, Department of Mathematical Sciences, NMSU
Quantum Graphs
11:20-11:25 am
Remi Salinas Schmeis, Department of Mathematical Sciences, NMSU
Classification of 3-Regular Quantum Graphs in M3(C)
11:25-11:30 am
Vianney E. Diaz Barraza, Department of Physics, UTEP
Francesco Di Clemente, Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204
Diego Juarez, Department of Physics, UTEP
Jamil Gafur, Department of Computer Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
Justin Laberge, Department of Physics, UTEP
Ahmed Abuali, Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204
Micheal Kahangirwe,Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204
Claudia Ratti, Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204
Jorge Munoz, Department of Physics and
Computational Science Program, UTEP
High-Throughput Validation of Nuclear Matter Equations
of State via the 4D-TExS Computational Framework
11:30-11:35 am
Christian Dietert, Department of Physics, UTEP
Jorge Munoz, Department of Physics, UTEP
Jose Banuelos, Department of Physics, UTEP
Automating SAXS Curve Fitting with Machine Learning:
A Scalable Workflow for Nanoscale Structural Analysis
11:35-11:40 am
Kenny Wiratama
Kenneth Duru, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Yunho Kim
A space-time dual-pairing summation-by-parts framework for wave equations
11:40-11:45 am
Diego Juarez, Department of Physics, UTEP
Jorge Munoz, Department of Physics, UTEP
Utilities to Execute Pipelines
11:45-11:50 am
Kate Reza, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UTEP
Rene D. Reza, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Jorge Munoz, Department of Physics, UTEP
Arturo Rodriguez, Texas A&M University–Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas
Mohamed G. Elkhateeb, Texas A&M University–Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas
Transient Heat Conduction with Phase Change using Explicit
Finite Differences
11:50-11:55 am
Carolina Servin, Department of Biology, El Paso Community College
Ashley N. Payan, Department of Biology, El Paso Community College
Janeth Rodriguez, Department of Biology, El Paso Community College
Transforming STEM Learning: Online Biology Education for
Community College and P-TECH Pathways
11:55-12:00 pm
Christian Servin, El Paso Community College
Markus Geissler, Cosumnes River College
Pam Schmelzand, Ivy Tech Community College - Columbus
Cara Tang, Portland Community College
Cindy Tucker, Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Adapting CS2023 for Two-Year Programs:
The ACM CCECC Computer Science Transfer Model
12:00-12:05 pm
Christian Servin, Computer Science Department, El Paso Community College
Donna Munoz, English Department, El Paso Community College
From Code to Connection: Storytelling as a Pathway to Sense of
Belonging in Computing
LUNCH AND POSTERS BY SESSION 2 AUTHORS 12:05-12:55 pm
SESSION 3: 12:55-2:00 pm lightning talks
12:55- 1:00
Qinghua Chen, Computational Science Program, UTEP
Research mentor: Lin Li, Physics Department, UTEP
Developing of pharmacophore and three-dimensional
structure-activity relationship models of VCP/p97 ligands
and their synthesis and biological evaluation
1:00- 1:05 pm
Yoshitha Evuri, Bioinformatics Program, UTEP
Enrique Garcia, Bioinformatics Program, UTEP
Jonathon E. Mohl, Bioinformatics Program and
Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Decoding Mutation Effects on Protein Structure Using AlphaFold
1:05- 1:10 pm
Enrique Garcia-Mireles, Bioinformatics Program, UTEP
Claudia A. Ramirez-Valdespino, Centro de Investigacion en Materiales Avanzados (CIMAV), Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
Marlyn Morales-Garcia, Centro de Investigacion en Materiales Avanzados (CIMAV), Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
Guillermo Herrera-Perez, Centro de Investigacion en Materiales Avanzados (CIMAV), Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
Joan Salas-Leiva, Centro de Investigacion en Materiales Avanzados (CIMAV), Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
Erasmo Orrantia-Borunda, Centro de Investigacion en Materiales Avanzados (CIMAV), Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
Yordan J. Romero-Contreras, Centro de Ciencias Genomicas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Socorro Tarango-Rivero, Campo Experimental Delicias, INIFAP, Chihuahua, Mexico
Susana Gonzalez-Chavez, Laboratorio PABIOM, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias Biomedicas,
Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
Copper oxide nanoparticles and their effects on Trichoderma
asperellum in plant growth and disease control
1:10- 1:15 pm
Jaime Gutierrez, Bioinformatics Program and
Computational Biology Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Jordan C Rozum, Computational Biology Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Song Feng, Computational Biology Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Protein-Protein Interaction Networks at the Residue Level
1:15- 1:20 pm
Maria G. Jimenez, Bioinformatics Program, UTEP
Jonathon E. Mohl, Bioinformatics Program,
Department of Mathematical Sciences, and
Border Biomedical Research Center, UTEP
AI-driven analysis for exploring differences in Tumor Mutation
Burden in Acute Lymphoid Leukemia in distinct ethnic groups
1:20- 1:25 pm
Ricardo Diaz, Bioinformatics Program, UTEP
Sri Harsha Kathi, Bioinformatics Program, UTEP
Jonathon E. Mohl, Bioinformatics Program and
Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Comparative Transcriptomic and Ortholog Analysis of Purple Sulfur Bacteria
Reveals Conserved and Novel Genes in Sulfur Oxidation Pathways
1:25- 1:30 pm
Most Shewly Aktar, Computational Science Program, UTEP
Learning Stochastic Predator–Prey Dynamics:
Spectral Solvers and Neural Operator Surrogates
1:30- 1:35 pm
Prince Appiah, Data Science Program, UTEP
Mark A. Engle, Department of Earth, Environmental, and
Resource Sciences, UTEP
Maria C. Mariani, Department of Mathematical Sciences
and Computational Science Program, UTEP
Lin Ma, Department of Earth, Environmental, and
Resource Sciences, UTEP
Naoko Lopez, Department of Earth, Environmental, and
Resource Sciences, UTEP
Machine Learning for Predicting Groundwater Quality
and Understanding Controls on Contaminants
1:35- 1:40 pm
Ophelia Frimpong, Computational Science Program, UTEP
Osei K. Tweneboah, School of Theoretical and Applied Science, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Maria C. Mariani, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Explainable Multimodal Deep Learning for Skin Lesion
Classification Using Image and Metadata Fusion
1:40- 1:45 pm
Ricardo Isaac, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Maria Beccar-Varela, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Maria C. Mariani, Department of Mathematical Sciences
and Computational Science Program, UTEP
From Nonlinearity to Linearity: Solving Riccati Equations
1:45- 1:50 pm
Nathanael McNair, Computational Science Program, UTEP
Anderson Acceleration of Picard Iterations to
Solve Darcy-Forchheimer Flow Equations
1:50- 1:55 pm
Francis Owusu-Dampare, Computational Science Program, UTEP
Shraddha Ramdas Bandekar, Department of Integrative Biology, UT Austin
Anass Bouchnita, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Viral kinetics modulates immuno-epidemiological dynamics:
insights from a multiscale PDE model
1:55- 2:00 pm
Jose Perez Becerra, Deparment of Mathematical Sciences
and Computational Science Program, UTEP
A Penalty-Free Implicit Runge–Kutta Discontinuous Galerkin Method for Biharmonic equations
POSTERS BY SESSION 3 AUTHORS: 2:00- 2:50 pm
BREAK 2:40- 2:50 pm
SESSION 4 2:50- 3:55 pm lightning talks
2:50- 2:55 pm
Romasa Qasim, Computational Science Program, UTEP
Anass Bouchnita, Department of Mathematical Sciences and
Computational Science Program, UTEP
Multiscale models of tumor growth with explicit
receptor-ligand dynamics to quantify tumorigenesis conditions
2:55- 3:00 pm
Solomon N. Amoo, Department of Mathematical Sciences
and Data Science Program, UTEP
Ali Attajer, Institut de Recherche de la Construction (IRC), Cachan, France
Boubakeur Mecheri, Institut de Recherche de la Construction (IRC), Cachan, France
Imane Hadbi, Institut de Recherche de la Construction (IRC), Cachan, France
Anass Bouchnita, Department of Mathematical Sciences
and Data Science Program, UTEP
A Knowledge-Based Data-Driven Algorithm for Sustainable
Supply Chain Optimization in Modular Integrated Construction
3:00- 3:05 pm
Eti Nyamekeh Baffoe, Data Science Program and
Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Anass Bouchnita, Data Science Program and
Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
An ERK/p38 ratio-structured mathematical model of
cancer-immune dynamics
3:05- 3:10 pm
Phuoc Huy Ha, Department of Mathematical Sciences, NMSU
Tonghui Wang, Department of Mathematical Sciences, NMSU
The APP for estimation of the ratio of scale parameters
in two independent gamma distributions
3:10- 3:15 pm
Abdullah Al Imran, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Kenneth Duru, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
WaveQLab3D: A Numerical Software for Waves and
Dynamic Earthquake Rupture Simulations
3:15- 3:20 pm
Panfeng Liang, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Ori Rosen, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Flexible Bayesian estimation of elliptical copulas
3:20- 3:25 pm
Berlinda Nyantakyi, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Michael Obuobi, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Auburn University
Osei K. Tweneboah, School of Theoretical and Applied Science, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Maria C. Mariani, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Stochastic SIR Metapopulation Model of COVID-19
Spread in USA, Mexico, and Canada
3:25- 3:30 pm
Andrew Pownuk, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Self-Adaptive and Self-Learning Computational Methods for
Engineering,Mathematics, and Scientific Discovery, and for
the Automated Development of Student Assignments
3:30- 3:35 pm
David Santiago Rivera-Rivera, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Research Advisor: Art M. Duval, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Laplacian Eigenvalues of Bipartite Kneser-Like Graphs
3:35- 3:40 pm
Behzad Djafari Rouhani, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
A New Proof of the Jordan-von Neumann
Characterization of the Inner Product Spaces
3:40- 3:45 pm
Behzad Djafari Rouhani, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Vahid Mohebbi, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Split Common Solution Problems for Monotone Operator Equations
3:45- 3:50 pm
Joy Saha, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Comparative Study of FEM, Mass-Lumped FEM, and Dynamic Low-Rank
Approximation Methods for the 2D Diffusion Equation
3:50- 3:55 pm
Patrick Tabiri, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Natasha Sharma, Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Numerical Stability Analysis of Phase-Field Crystal Models
POSTERS BY SESSION 4 AUTHORS: 3:55-4:45 pm
SESSION 5: 4:45- 5:20 pm lightning talks
4:45- 4:50 pm
Amir Husen, Computational Science Program, UTEP
Jorge Munoz, Department of Physics and
Computational Science Program, UTEP
Computational Search for Dynamical Stability of
Body-Centered Cubic Crystals in Chemical Space
Using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms
4:50- 4:55 pm
Jean Rendon, Desert Image, El Paso
Clariandys Rivera, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion
(IESA), Caracas, Venezuela
Andrea Luces, Desert Image, El Paso
Leobardo Valera, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Dona Ana Community College, NMSU
Design of a Python-Based GUI for Service Class Provider (SCP)
Configuration Management with Assistance from ChatGPT
4:55- 5:00 pm
Lance Allan Glaese-Rodriguez, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Marcelo F. Frias, Department of Computer Science, UTEP
Evaluating the Generation of Formal Specifications with GenAI
5:00- 5:05 pm
Sri Harsha Kathi, Bioinformatics Program, UTEP
Ricardo Diaz, Bioinformatics Program, UTEP
Jonathon E. Mohl, Bioinformatics Program and
Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP
Uncovering Evolutionary and Ecological Insights through
Comparative Genomics of Purple and Green Sulfur Bacteria
5:05- 5:10 pm
Yesenia V. Juarez-Vargas, Bioinformatics Program, UTEP, and
Biological Science Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Joonhoon Kim, Biological Science Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Andrew Frank, Biological Science Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Bram Stone, Biological Science Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
BacterAI: Making AI accessible to scientists across disciplines
5:10-5:15 pm
Zohreh Keivan, Department of Mathematical Sciences, NMSU
Jianjun Paul Tian, Department of Mathematical Sciences, NMSU
Continuous Time Markov Chain to Progression
of Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma Cancer
5:15- 5:20 pm
Shokoofeh Ebrahimi, Department of Mathematics, Islamic Azad University, Mahshahr, Iran
Iterative methods for solving constrained and
unconstrained optimization problems
POSTERS BY SESSION 5 AUTHORS: 5:20- 5:55 pm
CLOSING 5:55- 6:05 pm
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