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  • Sept 13 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Raissa Sultana

    Thursday, September 05, 2024 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Biotechnology

    Raissa Sultana, a Master of Science candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology, will defend her thesis titled “Investigation of potential Z-DNA binding proteins in Halobacter salinarum & Preparation and characterization of DNA samples ” on Friday, September 13 at 8:30 AM., in PLZ 600F.

    The examination committee includes Jeff Stuart, Chair; Tony Yan, Supervisor; Katherine Bujold, External Examiner (McMaster University); and Aleksandar Necakov and Vaughn Mangal, Committee Members.

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  • Sept 11 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Anuththara Sarathchandra Lekamalage

    Thursday, September 05, 2024 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Mathematics

    Anuththara Sarathchandra Lekamalage, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will defend her thesis titled “Identifiability of Linear Threshold Decision Making Dynamics ” on Wednesday, September 11 at 9:30 AM., in MC J404.

    The examination committee includes Ke Qiu, Chair; Pouria Ramazi, Supervisor; Tianyu Guan, External Examiner (York University); and Henryk Fuks and Stephen Anco, Committee Members.

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  • Sept 9 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Alex Popescu

    Thursday, September 05, 2024 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Biological Sciences

    Alex Popescu, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “Sentinel behaviour and urban environments: A corvid’s perspective” on Monday, September 9 at 10:30 AM., in PLZ 600F.

    The examination committee includes Jeff Stuart, Chair; Kiyoko Gotanda, Supervisor; Claudia Wascher, External Examiner (School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, ARU, Cambridge); and Liette Vasseur and Anne B. Clark, Committee Members.

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  • Aug 29 – Doctoral Thesis Defence – Mahdieh Gol Bashmani

    Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | By

    Doctoral thesis defence in Physics

    Mahdieh Gol Bashmani Moghadam, a Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Physics, will defend her thesis titled “Hidden Laplace-Runge-Lenz symmetry groups of transformation in Classical Mechanics and General Relativity” on Thursday, August 29 at 10 AM., in RFP 214/215.

    The examination committee includes Brian Roy, Chair; Stephen Anco, Supervisor; Cristina Stoica, External Examiner (Wilfrid Laurier University); Henryk Fuks, Internal External Examiner, and Kirill Samokhin and Barak Shoshany, Committee Members.

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  • Aug 23 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Clement Frimpong Osei

    Tuesday, August 20, 2024 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Computer Science

    Clement Frimpong Osei, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “Application of L-Fuzzy Relation to Social Choice Theory” on Friday, August 23 at 11 AM., in PL600F.

    The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Michael Winter, Supervisor; Ke Qiu, External Examiner (Brock University); and Beatrice Ombuki-Berman and Renata Queiroz Dividino, Committee Members.

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  • Aug 2 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Fardad Pirri

    Monday, July 29, 2024 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Biological Sciences

    Fardad Pirri, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “Regulation of social behaviour via oxytocin receptor signaling in the caudodorsal lateral septum in Long-Evans male and female rats ” on Friday, August 2 at 12 PM., in PL600F.

    The examination committee includes Jeff Stuart, Chair; Cheryl McCormick, Supervisor; Brian C. Trainor, External Examiner (University of California, Davis); and Gaynor Spencer and Stephen Glasgow, Committee Members.

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  • Aug 2 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Fardad Pirri

    Friday, July 26, 2024 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Biological Sciences

    Fardad Pirri, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “Regulation of social behaviour via oxytocin receptor signaling in the caudodorsal lateral septum in Long-Evans male and female rats ” on Friday, August 2 at 12 PM., in PL600F.

    The examination committee includes Jeff Stuart, Chair; Cheryl McCormick, Supervisor; Brian C. Trainor, External Examiner (University of California, Davis); and Gaynor Spencer and Stephen Glasgow, Committee Members.

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  • July 23 – PhD Thesis Defence – Gregory Foran

    Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | By

    Gregory Foran, a PhD in Biological Sciences candidate, will defend his thesis titled “Mechanistic Insights into the Notch signalling pathway through Molecular Condensation” on Tuesday, July 23rd at 1 p.m.

    The examination committee members are Elizabeth Vlossak, Chair; Aleksandar Necakov, Supervisor; Rhett A. Kovall, External Examiner (University of Cincinnati); Thad Harroun, Internal Examiner; and Jeff Stuart and Gaynor Spencer, Committee Members.

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  • July 15 – Master of Science thesis defence – Abhishek Kumar

    Monday, July 15, 2024 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Computer Science

    Abhishek Kumar, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “Towards Trustworthy AI: Investigating Bias and Confidence Alignment in Large Language Models” on Monday, July 15, 2024 at 11 AM, in PLZ 600F.

    The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Ali Emami, Supervisor; Robson De Grande, External Examiner (Brock University); and Renata Queiroz Dividino and Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Committee Members.

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  • COSC Student Awarded Prestigious Vector Institute Scholarship

    Tuesday, May 28, 2024 | By

    Exciting News from Sam Langdon!

    Join us in congratulating Sam from the MSc thesis program in Computer Science, a recipient of the prestigious 2024-25 Vector Scholarship in AI!

    With a $17.5K award towards her master’s degree, Sam has demonstrated exceptional promise and dedication to advancing AI innovation. This recognition underscores the Vector Institute‘s commitment to nurturing the next generation of AI talent and pushing the boundaries of what’s achievable in this remarkable field.

    We can’t wait to see the impact Sam will make as she enhances her AI skill set and contributes to the forefront of AI innovation. Congratulations, Sam!

    https://vectorinstitute.ai/24-25-vector-ai-scholarship-announcement/?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Programs

    This is a Cross-Post from the Department of Computer Science.

    https://brocku.ca/mathematics-science/computer-science/2024/05/09/cosc-student-awarded-prestigious-vector-institute-scholarship/

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