人工智能论文20221204 2016PhD_Purdue_Physics Based Supervised and Unsupervised Learning of Graph Structure.pdfVIP

PHYSICSBASEDSUPERVISEDANDUNSUPERVISED

LEARNINGOFGRAPHSTRUCTURE

ADissertation

SubmittedtotheFaculty

of

PurdueUniversity

by

AyanT.Sinha

InPartialFulfillmentofthe

RequirementsfortheDegree

of

DoctorofPhilosophy

August2016

PurdueUniversity

WestLafayette,Indiana

ii

Dedicatedtomyfamilyandfriends

iii

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Ihavehadtheprivilegeoflearningandworkingwithoutstandingeducatorsthrough

myjourneyasagraduatestudentatPurdueUniversity.Iwanttothankeveryonewhohas

madehelpedmerealizemyresearchideas.Firstofall,IthankmyadvisorDr.Karthik

Ramaniforhissupportandguidancebeyondtherealmsofacademia,andtakinganactive

interesttowardsacompleteeducation.Hepushedmetoperformtothebestofmyabilities

andshowedmethebigpicture.Hisdriveandambitiontoproducehighimpactresearch

helpedmerealizethequalitiesofanexemplaryresearcher.Igainedalotfromhisinsights

intoacademia,andhistalkshaveinspiredmetoenteracademia.IthankDr.DavidGleich

forbeinganexemplarymentorandagoodfriend.Hehelpedmegainclarityinthought

whiledoingresearch,andrefinedmyabilitytocommunicatemyresearchideas.Iwould

liketotothankDr.JiteshPanchalforhismentorshipandsupportfromthetimeIwasdoing