Articles from:October 2026

  • October 21 – Corradina Towie – MSc in Biotechnology Thesis Defence

    Corradina Towie, a Master of Science in Biotechnology candidate, will defend the thesis titled “Bio-Enhanced Silicone Polymers from Functionalized Polydimethylsiloxane” on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM in MC F237.

    The examination committee includes: Dustin Duncan, Chair; Cody B. Gale (Technical University of Denmark), External Examiner; Paul Zelisko, Supervisor; Michael Bidochka and Vaughn Mangal, Supervisory Committee Members.

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  • October 15 — Audri Banik — Master of Computer Science Thesis Defence

    Audri Banik, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis titled “Federated Learning with Graph-based Aggregation for Traffic Forecasting” on Thursday, October 15 from 11 am to 1 pm. The defence will take place virtually.

    The examination committee includes: Ke Qiu, Chair; Sajal Saha, External Examiner; Renata Queiroz Dividino, Supervisor;  Robson De Grande, Supervisory Committee Member.

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  • October 14 — Robert Morabito — Master of Computer Science Thesis Defence

    Robert Morabito, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis titled “Rating the Pitch, Not the Product: User Evaluations of LLMs Reflect Expectations More Than Performance” on Wednesday, October 14 from 9 am to 11 am. The defence will take place in CRN 527.

    The examination committee includes: Ke Qiu, Chair; Yifeng Li, External Examiner; Ali Emami, Supervisor;  Renata Queiroz Dividino, Supervisory Committee Member.

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