b"Civil EngineeringSiddharth Jitendra Marathe . Pune, IndiaB.E., Pune University; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Understanding the Hydromechanical Effects of Extreme Events to Improve the Performance of Infrastructure FoundationsAdviser: Dr. Nadarajah RavichandranSiddharth was a recepient of the 2021 Deep Foundations Institutes (DFI) At Large Scholarship from the Charles J. Berkel Memorial Scholarship Fund and winner of the Civil Engineering Symposium Poster Presentation for Most Collaborative Research. He has accepted the position of a Geotechnical Project Engineer at the Nova Engineering and Environmental LLC in Atlanta.M. Sabbir Salek .Dhaka, BangladeshB.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Generative Neural Network-Based Defense Methods Against Cyberattacks for Connected and Autonomous VehiclesAdviser: Dr. Mashrur ChowdhurySabbir was named the civil engineering department's outstanding graduate researcher and received the James Edwin Clark Fellowship in 2022. He has nine peer-reviewed journal publications with another three others under review. Sabbir is going to join the USDOT UTC National Center for Transportation Cybersecurity and Resiliency (TraCR) headquartered at Clemson University as a Senior Engineer and Technology Transfer Coordinator. He'll also serve as an Assistant Director of another USDOT UTC Center for Regional and Rural Connected Communities (CR2C2) headquartered at North Carolina A&T University.Computer ScienceDouglas Everson Clemson, SCB.S., Clemson University; M.S., University of PhoenixDissertation: Cyber Attack Surface Mapping for Offensive Security TestingAdviser: Dr. Long ChengDoug plans to continue his work in the cybersecurity industry as senior manager of application security at AppFolio.Pei Xu .Nanyang, ChinaM.S., University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesDissertation: Motion Synthesis and Control for Autonomous Agents Using Generative Models and Reinforcement LearningAdviser: Dr. Ioannis KaramouzasPei has nine peer-reviewed publications during his PhD study with another five under review. He will stay at Clemson University and serve as a research assistant professor after graduation.Electrical EngineeringSamee Azad .Cumilla, BangladeshB.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Investigation of VO2 Thin Films and VO2 Based Devices for Opto-Electromechanical ApplicationsAdviser: Dr. Goutam Koley20"