The following is a list of thesis defences taking place from Monday, Jan. 30 to Friday, Feb. 3.
PhD in Applied Health Sciences thesis defence
Kate Wickham, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Stepping away from pharmaceutical therapies: Exercise and supplementation with fermented red clover extract as alternative strategies to promote vascular health in postmenopausal women” on Wednesday, Feb. 1 from noon to 3 p.m. in MCD 350L.
The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Stephen Cheung, Supervisor; Maureen MacDonald, External Examiner (McMaster University); Cheryl McCormick, Internal Examiner; and Deborah O’Leary, Ylva Hellsten (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) and Stacy Sims (University of Waikato, New Zealand), Advisory Committee.
PhD in Psychology thesis defence
Kristen Baker, a PhD in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis “Unfamiliar and newly learned face identification: An examination of individual differences” on Friday, Feb. 3 from 9 a.m. to noon. The defence will take place in PLZ 600F.
The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Catherine Mondloch, Supervisor; Michael Burton, External Examiner (University of York); Ayda Tekok-Kilic, Internal Examiner; and Karen Arnell and Stephen Emrich, Advisory Committee.
Master of Science in Computer Science thesis defences
Mubashir Murshed, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis “Reinforcement Learning-based User-centric Handover decision-making in 5G Vehicular Networks ” on Monday, Jan. 30 at 3:15 p.m. in STH 215.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Robson De Grande, Supervisor; Naser Ezzati-Jivan, External Examiner (Brock University); and Glaucio Haroldo Silva de Carvalho and Renata Queiroz Dividino, Committee Members.
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Mohammed Adib Khan, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis “Time-Series Trend-Based Multi-Level Adaptive Tracing” on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 9:30 a.m. in WH208.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Supervisor; Ali Emami, External Examiner (Brock University); and Robson De Grande and Renata Queiroz Dividino, Committee Members.
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Derek Hon, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis “Distributed MAP-Elites and its Application in Evolutionary Design” on Thursday, Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. in MC J404.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Brian Ross, Supervisor; Ali Emami, External Examiner (Brock University); and Robson De Grande and Ke Qiu, Committee Members.
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K M Nafiul Hassan, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis “Mobility-based Multi-layered Caching and Data Distribution in Vehicular Fog Computing ” on Friday, Feb. 3 at 11 a.m. in MC J404.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Robson De Grande, Supervisor; Glaucio Haroldo Silva de Carvalho, External Examiner (Brock University); and Brian Ross and Renata Queiroz Dividino, Committee Members.
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Mohaimin Ehsan, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis “Priority-Based Resource Allocation Model for Vehicular Fog Computing ” on Friday, Feb. 3 at 2:30 p.m. in MC J404.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Robson De Grande, Supervisor; Renata Queiroz Dividino, External Examiner (Brock University); and Sheridan Houghten and Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Philosophy thesis defence
Kenton Engel, a Master of Arts in Philosophy candidate, will defend the thesis “The Subject Reimagined: Event, Language, and the Event of Language” on Friday, Feb. 3 at 10 a.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Elizabeth Vlossak, Chair; Rajiv Kaushik, Supervisor; Keith Whitmoyer, External Examiner (School of Visual Arts, New York); Brian Lightbody, Acting Graduate Program Director; and Athena Colman and Drew Dalton (Dominican University), Committee Members.
