School of Technology and Computing(STC)
Hosted by School of Technology and Computing (STC), the Doctor of Information Technology (DIT) Forum is open to faculty, professionals, and students from any discipline, university, or professional organization. At the end of this quarter, DIT students can present their research projects to their peers and faculty members. This Forum will provide opportunities for students, researchers, and practitioners to discuss the influence and impact of applied computing on the future of our planet and our society.
Event details
Date: Thursday, September 24th, 2026
Time: 4:30PM-5:30PM PT
Advisors
Dr. Brian Maeng
Doctoral Program Director
dr. Paul dooley
Associate Faculty
dr. Andre slonopas
Associate Faculty
Session Chair
Sehee Ha
Presenters
Hassan Azhar
A Controlled Comparison of Database Architectures for Large-Scale Telecom Configuration and Performance-Management Analytics: From Literature Review to Empirical Validation
Course: DIT 650B
This presentation evaluates five database architectures — PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, Apache Cassandra, Spark with Delta Lake, and DuckDB — for large-scale telecom configuration- and performance-management analytics. Through a controlled experiment spanning 42 tests on identical hardware, it identifies which architecture wins on ingestion throughput, which wins on analytical query latency, and how data-quality issues and mixed workloads change what’s practically viable in production — concluding that no single engine wins outright, but each has a clear, workload-conditioned role.
Eli Taylor
Multimodal Data Readiness: A Conceptual Model and Prototype Assessment Tool for Cross-Site Federated Learning
Course: DIT 682
The presentation examines data readiness for multimodal artificial intelligence in healthcare. Part 1 introduces a seven-pillar framework covering data characteristics, integration, privacy, security, provenance, and governance. Part 2 demonstrates how a prototype assessment tool applies the framework to identify readiness gaps before healthcare organizations implement cross-site multimodal federated learning.
Schedule
Greeting & Announcement4:30 PM 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Hassan AzharTopic: A Controlled Comparison of Database Architectures for Large-Scale Telecom Configuration and Performance-Management Analytics: From Literature Review to Empirical Validation (DIT 650B) 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM Eli TaylorTopic: Multimodal Data Readiness: A Conceptual Model and Prototype Assessment Tool for Cross-Site Federated Learning (DIT 682) |