Master of Science Thesis Defence in Earth Sciences
Joshua Moraal, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “An Investigation of Hydrologic Changes in the Monimolimnion of Crawford Lake, Ontario, Canada, and Possible Linkages with Indigenous Settlement Abandonment” on Monday, December 16 at 9:30 AM., in PL600F.
The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Francine McCarthy, Supervisor; Matthew Peros, External Examiner (Bishop’s University); and Joe Boyce (McMaster University), Martin Head, and Kelly Biagi, Committee Members.
Master of Science Thesis Defence in Computer Science
Madeline Janecek, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend her thesis titled “Execution Trace Reconstruction Using Diffusion-Based Generative Models” on Monday, December 16 at 2 PM., in PL601C.
The examination Committee includes Renata Queiroz Dividino, Chair; Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Supervisor; Ali Emami, External Examiner (Brock University); and Ke Qiu and Glaucio Haroldo Silva de Carvalho, Supervisory Committee Members.
Master of Science Thesis Defence in Earth Sciences
Joshua Labrie, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “Supervised image classification of Mars 2020 PIXL Optical Fiducial System multispectral data and PIXL-analogous petrological characterization of Mars Sample Return Jezero crater floor analogue rocks” on Tuesday, December 17 at 1 PM., in PL601C.
The examination committee includes Ping Liang, Chair; Mariek Schmidt, Supervisor; Erik Klemetti Gonzalez, External Examiner (Denison University); and Frank Fueten and Tanya Kizovski, Committee Members.
Master of Science Thesis Defence in Statistics
Azar Taheri Tayebi, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will defend her thesis titled “Use of citizen-reports on angler behavior
as an additional source of conventionally surveyed data in recreational fisheries” on Wednesday, December 18 at 2 PM., in PL600F.
The examination committee includes Stephen Anco, Chair; Pouria Ramazi, Supervisor; Brett van Poorten, External Examiner (Simon Fraser University); and Yifeng Li and William Marshall, Supervisory Committee Members.
