The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Monday, Sept. 23 and Friday, Sept. 27.
PhD in Biological Sciences thesis defence
Jae Jung, a PhD in Biological Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Investigating Neuromodulator Mechanisms of Cotransmitter Proctolin in Drosophila Neuromuscular Junctions” on Wednesday, Sept. 25 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in PLZ 601C.
The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Joffre Mercier, Supervisor; Jean-Paul V. Paluzzi, External Examiner (York University); Val Fajardo, Internal Examiner; and Stefan Brudzynski and Ping Liang, Advisory Committee.
PhD in Applied Health Sciences thesis defence
Colton Watson, a PhD in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Dissecting the role of MAP3Ks TAK1 and ASK1 in IgE-FcεRI mediated mast cell exocytosis” on Thursday, Sept. 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. in PLZ 601C.
The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Adam MacNeil, Supervisor; Marianna Kulka, External Examiner (University of Alberta); Jeffrey Atkinson, Internal Examiner; and Val Fajardo, Aleksandar Necakov and Litsa Tsiani, Advisory Committee.
Master of Arts in Applied Health Sciences (Leisure Studies) thesis defence
Halla Naamneh Yassin, a Master of Arts in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Physically Active Leisure with (and Beyond) Limits: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Mothers of Autistic Children” on Monday, Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Erin Sharpe, Chair; Alisa Grigorovich, Supervisor; Dawn Trussell, External Examiner (Brock University); and Heather Church and Corliss Bean, Committee Members.
Master of Science in Mathematics and Statistics thesis defence
Reza Miry, a Master of Science in Mathematics and Statistics candidate, will defend the thesis “Time Series Prediction: HMMs with TAN and Bayesian Network Observation Structures” on Monday, Sept. 23 at 9:30 a.m. in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Stephen Anco, Chair; Pouria Ramazi and Tianyu Guan, Co-Supervisors; Rahul G. Krishnan, External Examiner (University of Toronto); and William Marshall and Xiaojian Xu, Committee Members.
Master of Science in Computer Science thesis defence
Antor Mahmud, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis “Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning on Knowledge Graph Embeddings via Contrastive Alignment ” on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. in PLZ 600F.
The examination committee includes Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Chair; Renata Queiroz Dividino, Supervisor; Glaucio H.S. de Carvalho, External Examiner (Brock University); and Brian Ross and Robson de Grande, Committee Members.
Master of Arts in Psychology thesis defence
Amy Csordas, a Master of Arts in Psychology candidate, will defend the thesis “The Fear Enjoyment Hypothesis: Psychopathic traits and Invincibility” on Friday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to noon in PLZ 600F.
The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Angela Book, Supervisor; Michael Savage, External Examiner (Brock University); Karen Campbell, Graduate Program Director; and Drew Dane and Tim Murphy, Committee Members.
