Webinars

1. CREST MECIS Webinar - Fall 2026 (Fall 2026 Webinar Abstracts)

   • Presentation 1: Elian Cantu (Master’s Student), Dr. Jinghao Yang, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)

   • Presentation 2: Silvia Flores-Osuna (Master’s Student), Dr. Gasser Ali, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)

   • Presentation 3: Amanda Rodriguez (Master’s Student), Dr. Jinghao Yang, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)

   • Presentation 4: Casandra Sauceda (Master’s Student), Dr. Constantine Tarawneh, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)

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1. CREST MECIS Webinar - Spring 2026 (Spring 2026 Webinar Video) (Spring 2026 Webinar Abstracts)

   • Presentation 1: Stefan Cobeli (Doctoral Student) – Advisor: Dr. Bo Zou (UIC)

   • Presentation 2: Fabian Hernandez (Master’s Student) – Advisor: Dr. Qi Lu (UTRGV)

   • Presentation 3: Shaan Pakala (Doctoral Student) – Advisor: Dr. Evangelos Papalexakis (UCR)

   • Presentation 4: Zhugang Liu (Doctoral Student) – Advisor: Dr. Jinghao Yang (UTRGV)

    

2. CREST MECIS Webinar - Fall 2025 (Fall 2025 Webinar Video) (Fall 2025 Webinar Abstracts)

   • Presentation 1: Kenneth Duran, Master’s Student – Advisor: Dr. James Li - UTRGV

   • Presentation 2: Gabby Gutierrez, Doctoral Student – Advisor: Dr. Gasser Ali - UTRGV

   • Presentation 3: Chenwei Huang, Doctoral Student – Advisor: Dr. Alireza Talebpour – UIUC

   • Presentation 4: Mario Camarena, Master’s Student – Advisor: Fatemeh Nazari – UTRGV

3. CREST MECIS Webinar - Spring 2025 (Spring 2025 Webinar Video) (Spring 2025 Webinar Abstracts)

   • Presentation 1: Het Patel (Doctoral Student) and Dr. Jia Chen, University of California-Riverside (UCR)

   • Presentation 2: Javier Becerril (Master’s Student) and Dr. Qi Lu, MARS Lab@ Computer Science, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTCRS)

   • Presentation 3: Jose Rodriguez (Master’s Students) and Dr. Wenjie Dong, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV

   • Presentation 4: Diego Cantu (Master’s Student), Dr. Constantine Tarawneh and Dr. Ping Xu, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)

4. CREST MECIS Webinar - Spring 2024 (Spring 2024 Webinar Video) (Spring 2024 Webinar Abstracts)

   • Presentation 1: Daniel Perez (Master’s Student) and Dr. Bo Zou, University of Illinois – Chicago (UIC)

   • Presentation 2: Eric X. Rodriguez (Master’s Student) and Dr. Qi Lu, MARS Lab@ Computer Science, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTCRS)

   • Presentation 3: Dr. Fatemeh (Noosheen) Nazari and Dr. Mohamadhossein Noruzoliaee, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)

   • Presentation 4: Alejandro Barrera (Master’s Student), Dr. Constantine Tarawneh, and Dr. Farid Ahmed, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)

5. CREST MECIS Webinar - Fall 2023 (Fall 2023 Webinar Video) ( Fall 2023 Webinar Abstracts)

   • Presentation 1: Dr. Vagelis Papalexakis and Dr. Jia Chen, University of California Riverside (UCR)

   • Presentation 2: Dr. Bo Zou, University of Illinois – Chicago (UIC)

   • Presentation 3: Oscar De Leon, Master’s Student, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)

   • Presentation 4: Rodrigo Gonzalez, Master’s Student, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)

6. CREST MECIS Webinar - Spring 2023 (Spring 2023 Webinar Video) ( Spring 2023 Webinar Abstracts)

   • Presentation 1: Dr. Vagelis Papalexakis and Dr. Jia Chen, University of California Riverside (UCR)

   • Presentation 2: Dr. Fatemeh Nazari and Dr. Mohamadhossein Noruzoliaee, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)

   • Presentation 3: Sergio Martinez, Master’s Student, UTRGV

   • Presentation 4: Andrea Pelayo Carvajal, Undergraduate Student, UTRGV

7. CREST MECIS Webinar - Advisory Board Meeting (Advisory Board Meeting Video)
8. CREST MECIS Webinar - Fall 2022 (Fall 2022 Webinar Video) ( Fall 2022 Webinar Abstracts)

   • Presentation 1: Dr. Jia Chen and Dr. Vagelis Papalexakis, University of California-Riverside (UCR)

   • Presentation 2: Dr. Bo Zhou, University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC)

   • Presentation 3: Alberto Velazquez, Master’s Student, UTRGV

   • Presentation 4: Randy Chapa, Master’s Student, UTRGV

9. CREST MECIS Inaugural Research Webinar- Spring 2022 (Spring 2022 Webinar Video)