Papers, preprints, and a couple of course projects.
A mix of published, accepted, and submitted work — some peer-reviewed, some course deliverables that turned into papers. Marked accordingly below. Click a title to read the abstract; the link icon goes to the paper itself.
Publications
[1]
On the Geometric Coherence of Global Aggregation in Federated GNN
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence (IJAI) · arXiv:2602.15510
C. P. Kabgere, S. S. Shylaja
Submitted 2026arXiv
Investigates geometric coherence properties of global model aggregation in federated Graph Neural Networks. Analyzes how heterogeneity in local graph structures impacts aggregation fidelity and proposes corrections to maintain geometric alignment across clients in distributed GNN training.
Modeling Execution-Level Semantics in Structurally Constrained Languages
ACL SRW · Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics, 2026
C. P. Kabgere, T. Saha
Submitted 2026
Addresses the challenge of modeling execution-level semantics in programming languages with structural constraints. Proposes a framework for capturing the semantic behavior of programs beyond syntax, to help with code analysis and generation tasks in NLP systems.
○ Under review — link added once public
[3]
DP-EMAR: A Differentially Private Framework for Autonomous Model Weight Repair in Federated IoT Systems
IEEE International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks (COMSNETS) 2026
C. P. Kabgere, S. S. Shylaja
Published
Presents DP-EMAR, a differentially private framework that detects and repairs corrupted or drifted model weights in federated IoT deployments. Uses calibrated noise mechanisms to preserve formal privacy guarantees while allowing aggregation to self-correct without exposing client data.
Noise-Resilient Quantum Aggregation on NISQ for Federated ADAS Learning
WinTechCon 2025
C. P. Kabgere, S. T. S. B. Sudarshan
Accepted
Explores quantum aggregation protocols on NISQ (Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum) devices for federated learning in Autonomous Driving Assistance Systems. Proposes noise-resilient quantum circuits and compares them against classical baselines under realistic hardware noise.
○ Camera-ready link pending
[5]
Visual Categorization Across Minds and Models: Cognitive Analysis of Human Labeling and Neuro-Symbolic Integration
OMSCS Conference 2025 · arXiv:2512.09340 [cs.AI]
C. P. Kabgere
PublishedarXiv
A course-project paper comparing human visual categorization strategies against ML models, looking at where and why they diverge. Sketches a neuro-symbolic framework combining connectionist perception with symbolic reasoning to help narrow that gap.
RippleBoards: A Decision Support System for Simulating Social Determinants of Health Interventions to Reduce Premature Mortality in Low-Income Communities
CS 6435 Digital Health Equity · Georgia Institute of Technology, Spring 2026
C. P. Kabgere, B. Rathod, S. Chabbra, N. Sharma
In Submission
A team course project (four of us, Digital Health Equity at Georgia Tech) building a simulation that models how interventions like housing, nutrition, and employment support ripple through community health outcomes. Meant as a policy discussion tool, not a validated clinical model.
○ Course deliverable — no public link yet
[7]
Gaze-Based Authentication Using Morse Code and AI
International Advanced Research Journal in Science, Engineering and Technology (IARJSET) 2021
C. P. Kabgere
Published
An undergraduate-thesis paper proposing an authentication method that maps deliberate gaze patterns to Morse code, read in real time by a simple AI tracker — aimed at hands-free authentication for users with motor impairments.
International Conference on Systems Engineering and Modeling (ICSEM) 2020
C. P. Kabgere
Published
An undergraduate project on a FIFO buffer design for low-latency embedded video streaming — looking at throughput bottlenecks on constrained hardware and simple buffering strategies to keep the stream stable under variable network conditions.