The following is a list of thesis defences taking place from Monday, Jan. 23 to Friday, Jan. 27.<\/p>\n
Master of Science in Computer Science thesis defences<\/strong><\/p>\n Muhetaer Mukaidaisi, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cProtein-Ligand Binding Affinity Directed Multi-Objective Drug Design Based on Fragment Representation Methods” on Monday, Jan. 23 at noon in PL 600F.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Yifeng Li and Renata Queiroz Dividino, Co-Supervisors; Ping Liang, External Examiner (Brock University); and Sheridan Houghten and Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Committee Members.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n Liam McDevitt, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cA Framework for Meta-heuristic Parameter Performance Prediction Using Fitness Landscape Analysis and Machine Learning ” on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 10 a.m. in MC H313.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Beatrice Ombuki-Berman and Kyle Harrison (University of Newcastle), Co-Supervisors; Yifeng Li, External Examiner (Brock University); and Brian Ross and Renata Queiroz Dividino, Committee Members.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n Omid Mohamad Beigi, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cAnalysis of Parkinson\u2019s Disease Gait using Computational Intelligence” on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 11 a.m. in virtual format.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Sheridan Houghten, Supervisor; Tayo Obafemi-Ajayi, External Examiner (Missouri State University); and Brian Ross and Yifeng Li, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of Sustainability thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Kamran Abbasov, a Master of Sustainability candidate, will defend the thesis\u00a0“Income Inequality, Distributive Justice, and Sustainable Development: Implications for Niagara Peninsula Aspiring Global Geopark”\u00a0on Tuesday, January 24 at 1 p.m. in virtual format.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes\u00a0Dawn Zinga,\u00a0Chair;\u00a0David Fennell, Supervisor;\u00a0Rachel Dodds, External Examiner\u00a0(Professor, Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Toronto Metropolitan University);\u00a0Marilyne Jollineau,\u00a0Graduate Program Director; and Jessica Blythe and Jeffrey Boggs, Committee Members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The following is a list of thesis defences taking place from Monday, Jan. 23 to Friday, Jan. 27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[54,188,55,41,38],"tags":[97,607,348,522,3335,6950,115],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83057"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83057"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83076,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83057\/revisions\/83076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}