Articles by author: egenkin

  • September 25 – Kazi Nishat Anwar – MSc in Computer Science Thesis Defence

    Thursday, September 17, 2026 | By

    Kazi Nishat Anwar, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis titled “Adaptive Force-Directed Graph Drawing: Structure-Aware Methods and Reinforcement Learning-Based Parameter Control” on Friday, Sept. 25 at 1:00pm – 3:30 pm in Plaza 410.
    The examination committee includes: Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Yifeng Li (Brock University), External Examiner; Rahnuma Islam Nishat, Supervisor; Sheridan Houghten, Supervisory Committee Member.

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  • September 23 – Jimit Patel – Master of Science in Chemistry Thesis Defence

    Thursday, September 17, 2026 | By

    Jimit Patel, a Master of Science in Chemistry candidate, will defend the thesis titled “Computational Analysis of Donor- and Acceptor-Side Redox Tuning in Far-red-light Acclimated Photosystem I” on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm in Plaza 601C.
    The examination committee includes: Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Ryan J. MacDonell (Dalhousie University), External Examiner; Divya Matta, Supervisor; Jeffrey Atkinson and Jasneet Kaur, Supervisory Committee Members.

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  • September 22 – Julio Treviño Silva – Chemistry PhD Thesis Defence

    Thursday, September 17, 2026 | By

    Julio Treviño Silva, a Doctoral candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend the thesis titled “Fluorosilicones: A Route Towards Superhydrophobicit” on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. in Plaza 600F.
    The examination committee includes: Val Fajardo, Chair; Andrew Vreugdenhil (Trent University), External Examiner; Amir Mofidi, Internal Examiner; Paul Zelisko, Supervisor; Melanie Pilkington and Travis Dudding, Supervisory Committee Members.

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  • September 22 – Mohammad Istiaq Uddin – Master of Science in Computer Science Thesis Defence

    Thursday, September 17, 2026 | By

    Mohammad Istiaq Uddin, a Master of Science in Computer Science candidate, will defend the thesis titled “Hamiltonian Cycle Reconfiguration in Even Staircase Grid Graphs” on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 9:30 am – 11:30 am in MC D400.
    The examination committee includes: Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Chair; Sheridan Houghten (Brock University), External Examiner; Rahnuma Islam Nishat, Supervisor; Ke Qiu, Supervisory Committee Member.

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  • September 21 – Chrishtina Tharushi Fernandopulle – MSc in Statistics Thesis Defence

    Thursday, September 17, 2026 | By

    Chrishtina Tharushi Fernandopulle, a Master of Science in Statistics candidate, will defend the thesis titled “Structure Learning in Bayesian Networks: From Personality Modeling to Scalable Algorithms” on Monday, Sept. 21 at 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm in Plaza 601C.
    The examination committee includes: Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Jingjing Wu (University of Calgary), External Examiner; Xiaojian Xu, Supervisor;  Pouria Ramazi, Supervisory Committee Member.

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