{"id":912,"date":"2024-07-24T16:39:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T20:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/doctor-of-engineering\/?page_id=912"},"modified":"2025-09-22T12:26:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T16:26:06","slug":"grads-and-theses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/doctor-of-engineering\/grads-and-theses\/","title":{"rendered":"Grads and Theses"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2025<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Nicolas Norena-Acosta<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8220;Environmental Localization, Mapping, and Guidance for Visual Prosthesis Users&#8221;<br \/>\nAdvisor: <a href=\"https:\/\/me.jhu.edu\/faculty\/marin-kobilarov\/\">Marin Kobilarov<\/a><br \/>\nCo-advisor: Seth D. 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