SJSU faculty and students produce AI research that pushes their fields forward, and King Library's SJSU ScholarWorks helps make sure that research is shared with readers around globe. SJSU's Office of Research has identified emerging technology, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, as an area of research strength at SJSU.
AI @ SJSUSubmissions from 2026
Code Reviews on a Budget: Memory-Efficient Fine-Tuning with QLoRA and RAG for Big Code Applications, Sumukh Naveen Aradhya, Melody Moh, and Teng Sheng Moh
Beyond Intelligent Machines: Consciousness, Control, and the Future of Artificial Intelligence, Ahmed Banafa
Efficient Automated JSDoc Comment Generation Using Compressed Abstract Syntax, Kevin Benelli
DFT AI: Machine Learning-Guided Test Point Insertion for Pre-Silicon Debug and Post-Silicon Diagnosis in Complex VLSI Systems, Deepika Bhatia
A Comparative Analysis of Malware Image Transformations Using Grad-CAM and Hybrid Machine Learning Models, Vibha Bhavikatti
Agentic AI for Cerebral Tumor Personalized Clinical Decision Support, Amey Bhide
Detection and Characterization of Cancer Using cfDNA Fragmentomic Analysis, Guneet Bhogal
When Agents Disagree: A Multi-Agent Debate Approach to Clinical Reasoning, Shreyas Bhoyar
Multi-Agent Medical Debate System for Clinical Reasoning, Shreyas Bhoyar, Adil Ansari, and Navrati Saxena
BiLSTM-Based FoG Detection in Parkinson’s Disease: Evaluating Temporal, Frequency, and Biographical Features, GIOVANNI CANALES
Secure and Resilient Federated Learning for Malware Classification, Chandrakanth Reddy Challa
Teaching Tip Teaching Undergraduate IS Students Hands-on Generative AI Development Skills, Yee Kit Chan, Erica Lai, and Yu Chen
AV-AGENT-INSPIRED HYBRID MALWARE DETECTION WITH EXPLAINABLE ENSEMBLES AND LLM REASONING ON BODMAS, Prudhvi Sai Raj Dasari
Selective Fine Tuning for Large Language Models, Aditya Prashant Dawadikar
How Do AI and LLMs Change Our Lives? Reflections and Outlook, Helmut Degen; Stavroula Ntoa; Abbas Moallem; Joerg Beringer; Carrie Ching; Lance Chong; Thomas Geis; Pei Hsuan Hsieh; Khalid Kattan; Prabhat Kumar; André Frank Krause; Carsten Lanquillon; Rebecca McNulty; Mark Mittrick; Mark Nuppnau; Abraham Moore Odell; Ming Qian; Adrienne Raglin; Robert G. Reynolds; and For full author list, see comments below
JAVATUTOR: AN INTEGRATED LLM FRAMEWORK FOR STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING TUTORING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING IN JAVA, Amey Makarand Dhongade
JavaTutor: An Integrated Large Language Model Tutoring Platform for Learning Java, Amey Makarand Dhongade and Ching Seh Wu
Exploring Spam Classification with Open-Source Language Models and Real-World Gmail Data, Anahita Dinesh and Robert Chun
Real-time Defect Detection in Ceramic Additive Manufacturing Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks, Dylan Doan, Amir Armani, and Marcia Golmohamadi
Predicting Traffic Collision Injury Severity in San Jose, Benjamin Fong
SAFE-R2R: A Safety-Aware and Budget-Optimized Retrieval Controller for RAG Systems, Mandar Sunil Gondane
Empowering Students to Engage With Climate Change Action: A Project-Based Module for Artificial Intelligence Literacy and Sustainability Thinking, Gabriel Granco, Yu Chen, Heather Macias, Yunfei Hou, and Frank A. Gomez
The Trust-Power Paradox in Early Adoption of Generative AI: Toward Stakeholder Emancipation and Socially Responsible Marketing, Mithila Guha and Farhana Nusrat
Generation of Impact Factor-Driven Security Rating Questionnaire Using LLMs for AIoT Applications, Yuna Han, Simon Shim, Deva Kumar Gajulamandyam, Yeji Choi, Hyunwoo Lee, and Hangbae Chang
Embodied Intelligence, Gaojian Huang
ScholarConnect: An AI-Powered Research Discovery Platform for Graduate Students, Abhi Jain
Emotion-Based Music Recommendation System, Harshini Kanamathareddy
Adversarial Machine Learning for Robust Fraud Detection in Financial Systems, Rohan Kapdi
Limitations and Boundaries in Language Learning and Technology, Richard Kern and David Malinowski
MediniAI: Spatially Grounded Agentic AI System for Urban Intelligence and Real Estate Reasoning, Shantanu Shivraj Khanapure
Transforming Visual Communication: The Role of Large Language Models in Media Content Creation, Tina Korani
A Temporal Evaluation Framework for Pedagogical Scope Compliance in RAG Tutoring Systems, Kranthi Kusal Latchupathula
Integrating Programming Beyond CS to Foster Inclusive Computing Literacy, Wendy Lee, Rula Khayrallah, Tahereh Arabghalizi, and Melody Moh
Structured Chain-of-Thought Reasoning to Mitigate Hallucinations in Large Language Models, Jerry Liu
Reason, Review, Repeat: Hybrid Chain of Thought to Mitigate Hallucinations in Large Language Models, Jerry Liu, Melody Moh, and Teng Sheng Moh
Evaluating Opcode based NLP and Graph Representations for Synthetic Malware, Jonathan Macoco
AI CONTEXTUAL LEARNING TOOL: TEACHING MACHINE LEARNING VIA CONCEPTUAL TRANSFER, Shishir Dongre Mala
Mitigating API Hallucination in LLM-Generated Code via Structured Grounding, Selective Augmentation, and Validator-Guided Repair, Aniket Ramesh Mali
Rethinking Library OPAC: From Siloed Retrieval to AI and ML-Driven Discovery Using FastAPI and MySQL, Sukumar Mandal
Toward a Clearer Framework for Machine Learning–Powered Risk Assessment: Insights From the SARCO X Study, Pelin Menemencioğlu, Yasin Ceran, Murat Kara, and Levent Özçakar
Development of Interdisciplinary Computing-Based Programs for Democratizing Computing Workforce, Melody Moh, Rula Khayrallah, Wendy Lee, Teng Sheng Moh, David Taylor, and Ching seh Mike Wu
KM Knowledge Models and Epistemologies: Implications for AI Integration Strategies, Norman Mooradian
Multimodal Emotion Detection System, Shubhankar Sameer Munshi
What Would Frankenstein Say About AI? Philosophical and Ethical Considerations for Human-AI Interaction, Bach Nguyen and Yu Chen
Modeling Sealed Deck Construction in Collectible Card Games Using Learning-to-Rank Approach, Michael Dinh Nguyen
Computer Vision Pipeline for Archaeological Artifact Detection Using Faster R-CNN, Mithi Pandey
Benford’s Law for Malware Detection: Class-Aware Feature Selection with Cascade Hybrid Classification, Vaibhav Reddy Panyala
Evaluating the Impact of a Game-Based Hackathon on Cybersecurity and AI Confidence: A Quantitative Study With Exploratory Gender Analysis, Seshadri Paravastu, Ferdinand Rivera, Rajan Selvarajan Thirumalai Thattai, and Melody Moh
RelCheck: Training-Free Detection and Correction of Relational Hallucinations in Multimodal Large Language Model Outputs, Siddhi Sarjerao Patil
Multi-Scale Alcohol Consumption Behavior Detection from Wearable Motion Sensors, Ananya Penuballi
Developing a Vietnamese Text Summarization Large Language Model on Limited Hardware, Tin Pho and Bernardo Flores
Artificial Intelligence for Mental Telehealth Applications: Data Modalities, Systems, and Evaluation Metrics, Sonal Prasad and Bernardo Flores
Exploring Steganographic Capacity of Machine Learning Models Via Bit-Level Parameter Perturbations, Akanksha Raghapur
Query Implied Generative Engine Optimization, Shilpa Ramakrishna
Spartan Write: An Academic Document Editor Supercharged by Agentic Artificial Intelligence, Vivek Raman
Reinforcement Learning-Based Scheduling of Dependent AI Workflows on the Edge-Cloud Continuum, Siva Girish Ramesh
Measuring the Scholarly Impact of A Bibliography of Canadian Inuit Periodicals, Sharon Rankin
Bilingual Video Captioning: Extending Vision-Language Models for English and Hindi, Gitika Rath
VIBE-CAP: Vision-Language Baseline Enhancements for Image Captioning, Gitika Rath and Navrati Saxena
Bias and Fairness in AI: Addressing Gender Disparities in Machine Learning Models, Anish Roy and Melody Moh
Optimal Planning and Machine Learning for Responsive Tracking and Enhanced Forecasting of Wildfires Using a Spacecraft Constellation, Sreeja Roy-Singh, Vinay Ravindra, Richard Levinson, Mahta Moghaddam, Jan Mandel, Adam Kochanski, Angel Farguell Caus, Kurtis Nelson, Samira Alkaee Taleghan, Archana Kannan, and Amer Melebari
Machine Learning, Computer Vision, and Corals, Patricia Saito
Evaluating Prompt Brittleness and Robustness in Large Language Models Across Classification, Reasoning, and Retrieval Tasks, Shubh Sanghvi
Dish-to-Grocery Structured Prediction with Index-Constrained Large Language Models, Titas Sarkar
Explainable Malware Detection: Integrating Hierarchical Machine Learning with Large Language Model Reasoning on the EMBER Dataset, Pranay Shanigarapu
Sleeper Agent Behavior in Small Code Language Models, Ananta Singh
GenAI and LLMs for Beyond 5G Networks, Sukhdeep Singh, Madhan Raj Kanagarathinam, Mohan Rao GNS, Yulei Wu, Navrati Saxena, Ashok Kumar Reddy Chavva, and Ali Kashif Bashir
Investigating UI Based and AI Based Interactions in VR Environments for Human Anatomy Education, Siddharth Sondhi
Robustness of AI-Art Detectors under Generator Shift, Shivank Singh Thakur
Match Made in ML: Developing Compatibility Relationships in Evidential Reasoning Approaches with Machine Learning, Ella Jolie Thomas
A Modular Enhancement Pipeline to Improve Code Generation in Small Language Models, Sakshi Sanskruti Tripathy
Performing Data Analysis and Machine Learning Techniques on Health Data, Rachel Tsai
EduRAG: Improving AI Teaching Assistants with Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Geethika Vadlamudi and Robert Chun
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in Agriculture Specialty Crops and Climate Change Modeling, Chandrasekar Vuppalapati
A BENCHMARK STUDY OF LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS ON DRUM PATTERN STYLE CLASSIFICATION, Chung-Hsuan Wu
Parallel Stream Transformer Based Architecture for Multimodal User Verification, Johny Xiong and Amith Kamath Belman
HRIT: A Human-Readable Framework for Phishing URL Detection Using Large Language Models, Tanya Yadav and Mohammad Masum
ApplicantAI: Transforming Resume Creation, Leveraging LLMs for Job Applications, Dustin Yan
Evaluating Noise-Based Defenses Against Adversarial Attacks in Object Detection, Victor Zhen
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Natural Language Question Answering on Tabular Data Using Large Language Models, Yashasvi Kanchugantla
Exploring Math Word Problem Generation With LLMs, Trung Hieu Vuong
Developing a Vietnamese Text Summarization Large Language Model on Limited Hardware, Tin Pho
Enhancing Medical Reasoning in Small Language Models Through Feedback-Guided Refinement, Monish Sai Lakamraju
Attitudes and perception of LIS students towards artificial intelligence(AI), Shahzadi Humbhi, Shabbir Tareen, and Alia Humbhi
Building a Data-Driven Security AI Framework Using Machine Learning Models, Christopher Chan Vi
A multimodal framework for enhancing E-commerce information management using vision transformers and large language models, Anitha Balachandran and Mohammad Masum
Evaluation of Intravenous Electrocardiography for Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Placement: Use of Artificial Intelligence To Enhance Accuracy, Kichang Lee, Deva Kumar Gajulamandyam, Ki Tae Jung, Matthew C. Lee, Linda Kelly, A. Sassan Sabouri, Bonsung Koo, and Simon Shim
Evaluation of Intravenous Electrocardiography for Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Placement: Use of Artificial Intelligence To Enhance Accuracy, Kichang Lee, Deva Kumar Gajulamandyam, Ki Tae Jung, Matthew C. Lee, Linda Kelly, A. Sassan Sabouri, Bonsung Koo, and Simon Shim
Cluster analysis and concept drift detection in malware, Aniket Mishra and Mark Stamp
Performance and Interpretability Analysis of Code Generation Large Language Models, Vishnu S. Pendyala and Neha B. Thakur
Towards a Generalized and Optimized Apriori Approach, Artem Abdikov
Forecasting Pediatric Emergency Department Arrivals: Evaluating the Role of Exogenous Variables Using Deep Learning Models, Egbe Etu Etu, Jordan Larot, Kindness Etu, Joshua Emakhu, Sara Masoud, Imokhai Tenebe, Gaojian Huang, Satheesh Gunaga, and Joseph Miller
Embedding-Driven Synthetic Malware Generation with Autoencoders and Cluster-Tangent Diffusion, Gunnika Kapoor, Sathvika Nadipalli, and Fabio Di Troia
GenAI and LLMs for Source and Channel Coding in B5G Networks, Jaswanthi Mandalapu, Abhishek Roy, and Navrati Saxena
A Project-Based Approach To Enhance Student AI Detection Skills in a Social Media Marketing Course, Gema Vinuales and Gauri Kulkarni
Open Access and AI - How to Safeguard Your Published Work in a Time of Unmitigated Co-option, Carmen Estela Kennedy Saleh
Secondary Students’ Conceptions of AI in an African Country, Katharine Childs, Douglas Case, Ethel Tshukudu, Tebogo Videlmah Molebatsi, Gaokgakala Alogeng, and Emma R. Dodoo
Secondary Students’ Conceptions of AI in an African Country, Katharine Childs, Douglas Case, Ethel Tshukudu, Tebogo Videlmah Molebatsi, Gaokgakala Alogeng, and Emma R. Dodoo
Evolution of Reference Services in the Era of Generative Artificial Intelligence, José Aguiñaga, Norman Mooradian, Souvick Ghosh, and Darra Hofman
