The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Tuesday, Oct. 10 and Friday, Oct. 13.<\/p>\n
Master of Science in Computer Science thesis defences <\/strong><\/p>\n Marshall Joseph, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cEmergent Behaviour in Game AI: A Genetic Programming and CNN-based Approach to Intelligent Agent Design\u201d on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 10 a.m. in MCJ 404.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Brian Ross, Supervisor; Sheridan Houghten, External Examiner (Brock University); and Beatrice Ombuki-Berman and Yifeng Li, Committee Members.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n Dipanzan Islam, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cLanguage Agnostic Software Energy Kernel Framework\u201d on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 4 p.m. in virtual format.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Supervisor; Robson De Grande, External Examiner (Brock University); and Beatrice Ombuki-Berman and Glaucio Haroldo Silva de Carvalho, Committee Members.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n Maka Hu, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cAutomatic Generation of HumanReadable Proofs\u201d on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 3 p.m. in CRN 207.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Michael Winter, Supervisor; Ivo Duntsch, External Examiner (Brock University); and Ali Emami and Brian Ross, Committee Members.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n Amirmahdi Khosravi Tabrizi, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cAdaptive Logging system: A System Using Reinforcement Learning For Log Placement\u201d on Friday, Oct. 13, at 9 a.m. in MCH 313.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Supervisor; Renata Queiroz Dividino, External Examiner (Brock University); and Yifeng Li and Ali Emami, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of Arts in Applied Health Sciences (Health and Physical Education) thesis defences<\/strong><\/p>\n Sandy Howe,\u00a0a Master of\u00a0\u200bArts in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis\u00a0“The current state is a crime: decolonizing experiential education on the Brock University campus\u201d on Tuesday, Oct. 10 from 2 to 5 p.m. in PLZ 600F.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Sean Locke, Chair; Maureen Connolly, Supervisor; Jennifer Brant, External Examiner (University of Toronto); and Rob Millington and Robyn Bourgeois, Committee Members.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n Tamara Tait,\u00a0a Master of\u00a0\u200bArts in Applied Health Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis\u00a0“What is the influence of music on performance in practice and competition among university competitive fencers?\u201d on Wednesday, Oct. 11 from 9 a.m. to noon in WC 204.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Amanda Black, Chair; Maureen Connolly, Supervisor;\u00a0Elizabeth Sanli,\u00a0External Examiner\u00a0(Memorial University of Newfoundland); and\u00a0Jae Patterson, Karin DiBella and Matthew Royal, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of Arts in Child and Youth Studies thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Patrick Segawa, a Master of Arts in Child and Youth Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Drawing on Lived Experience of Peer Support Workers in provision of substance and addiction services: A Case study of ABC Health Centre” on Tuesday, Oct. 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. in virtual format.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Rebecca Raby, Supervisor; Magenta Simmons, External Examiner (University of Melbourne); Heather Ramey, Graduate Program Director and Committee Member; and Jeff Sica, Committee Member.<\/p>\n Master of Science in Mathematics and Statistics thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n David Emanuel, a Master of Science in Mathematics and Statistics candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cOn the Extendibility of a D(4)-Pair of Pell Numbers\u201d on Thursday, Oct. 12 10:30 a.m. In CRN 207.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Ke Qiu, Chair; Omar Kihel, Supervisor; Puntani Pongsumpun, External Examiner (KMITL); and Hichem Ben-El-Mechaiekh and Alexandre Odesski, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of Science in Management (Operations and Information Systems Stream) thesis defence <\/strong><\/p>\n Khanh Ngoc Tran, a Master of Science in Management candidate, will defend the thesis \u201cInnovation Through Repurposing in Times of Crisis: An Exploratory Study\u201d on Friday, Oct. 13 at 9 a.m. in virtual format.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Robert Dimand, Chair; Dipanjan Chatterjee, Supervisor; John Qi Dong, External Examiner (Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University); and Teju Herath and Shuai Yuan, Committee Members.<\/p>\n Master of Arts in Geography and Tourism Studies thesis defence<\/strong><\/p>\n Aaron Geraghty, a Master of Arts in Geography and Tourism Studies candidate, will defend the thesis “Exploring Pedestrianism In Contemporary Streetscape Planning: A Scrutiny Of The Yonge tomorrow Initiative In Downtown Toronto” on Friday, Oct. 13 from 1 to 3 p.m. in virtual format.<\/p>\n The examination committee includes Dawn Zinga, Chair; Phillip Mackintosh, Supervisor; Brian Doucet, External Examiner (University of Waterloo); Atsuko Hashimoto, Graduate Program Director; and Michael Ripmeester and Ebru Ustundag, Committee Members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The following is a list of thesis defences taking place between Tuesday, Oct. 10 and Friday, Oct. 13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[54,7],"tags":[7488,607,348,522,594,115],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88439"}],"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=88439"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88445,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88439\/revisions\/88445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}