Events

• Oct 14 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Maysara Al Jumaily

  Friday, October 01, 2021 | By jsteepe

  Master of Science thesis defence

  Maysara Al Jumaily, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “Optimal Quaternary Hermitian Linear Complementary Dual Codes for Entanglement-Assisted Quantum Error

  Correction ” on Thursday, Oct 14, 2021 at 9 a.m., in virtual format.

  The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Sheridan Houghten, Supervisor; Daniel Ashlock, External Examiner (University of Guelph); and Michael Winter and Ke Qiu, Committee Members.

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• Oct 8 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Michael Cosco

  Tuesday, September 28, 2021 | By jsteepe

  Master of Science thesis defence

  Michael Cosco, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Physics, will defend his thesis titled “Optical Study of (Nb0.5 In0.5)0:02 Ti0.98 O2 Crystals” on Friday, Oct 8, 2021 at 1 p.m. in virtual format.

   

  The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; David Crandles, Supervisor; Christopher Homes, External Examiner (Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY); and Maureen Reedyk and Edward Sternin, Committee Members.

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• Oct 7 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Farzaneh HajSoltan

  Monday, September 27, 2021 | By jsteepe

  Master of Science thesis defence

  Farzaneh HajSoltan, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “Paleoceanography across the Pliocene–Pleistocene transition in the southern Bering Sea: dinoflagellate cysts and acritarchs from IODP Site U1341” on Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 at 1 p.m. in virtual format.

  The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Martin J. Head, Supervisor; Elisabeth Levac, External Examiner (Bishop’s University); and Richard Cheer and Kevin Turner, Committee Members.

  

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• Oct 5 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Yi Wang

  Monday, September 27, 2021 | By jsteepe

  Master of Science thesis defence

  Yi Wang, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “AN IMPLEMENTATION OF SEPARATION LOGIC IN COQ ” on Tuesday, Oct 5, 2021 at 11 a.m. in virtual format.

  The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Michael Winter, Supervisor; Ethan Jackson, External Examiner (Vector Institute); and Naser Ezzati-Jivan and Robson De Grande, Committee Members.

   

  

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• Oct 6 – Doctor of Philosophy Thesis Defence – Radesh Nattamai Malli Pooranachandhir

  Wednesday, September 22, 2021 | By jsteepe

  Doctor of Philosophy thesis defence

  Radesh Nattamai Malli Pooranachandhir, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology, will defend his thesis titled “De novo sequencing, annotation, and characterization of the genome of Lavandula angustifolia (Lavender)” on Wednesday, Oct 6, 2021 at 2 pm, in virtual format.

  The examination committee includes Brian D. Roy, Chair; Ping Liang and Soheil Mahmoud (UBC), Co-Supervisors; Igor Kovalchuk, External Examiner (University of Lethbridge); Yifeng Li, Internal External Examiner; Heather Gordon and Vincenzo De Luca, Supervisory Committee Members.

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• Sept 28 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Umme Salma

  Tuesday, September 21, 2021 | By jsteepe

  Master of Science thesis defence

   

  Umme Salma, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend her thesis titled “Evolving Passive Solar Buildings Using Multi-Behavioral Diversity Search Strategies ” on Tuesday, Sept 28, 2021 at 3 p.m. in virtual format.

   

  The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Brian J. Ross, Supervisor; Robson De Grande, External Examiner (Brock University); and Sheridan Houghten and Renata Queiroz Dividino, Committee Members.

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• Sept 28 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Cody Dennis

  Tuesday, September 21, 2021 | By jsteepe

  Master of Science thesis defence

   

  Cody Dennis, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “Landscape Aware Algorithm Configuration” on Tuesday, Sept 28, 2021 at 11 a.m. in virtual format.

   

  The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Beatrice Ombuki-Berman, Supervisor; Yifeng Li, External Examiner (Brock University); and Brian J. Ross and Kyle Harrison, Committee Members.

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• Sept 24 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Sheikh Faishal Basher

  Wednesday, September 15, 2021 | By jsteepe

  Master of Science thesis defence

  Sheikh Faishal Basher, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “Managing Diversity and Multiple Objectives in Evolutionary Design” on Friday, Sept 24, 2021 at 10 a.m. in virtual format.

  The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Brian J. Ross, Supervisor; Naser Ezzati-Jivan, External Examiner (Brock University); and Beatrice Ombuki-Berman and Ke Qiu, Committee Members.

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• Sept 23 – Master of Science thesis defence – Mohamed Lahbib ben Kalifa

  Wednesday, September 15, 2021 | By jsteepe

  Master of Science thesis defence

  Mohamed Lahbib ben Kalifa, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “Selecting cover crop species for vineyards of the Niagara region” on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021 at 1 p.m. in virtual format.

  The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Liette Vasseur, Supervisor; Mehdi Sharifi, External Examiner (AAFC); and Sudarsana Poojari and Justin Renkema, Committee Members.

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• Aug 23 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Amirali Madani

  Tuesday, August 17, 2021 | By jsteepe

  Master of Science thesis defence

  Amirali Madani, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “Multi-Guide Particle Swarm Optimization for Large-Scale Multi-Objective Optimization Problems” on Monday, August 23, 2021, at 2:30 p.m. in virtual format.

  The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Beatrice Ombuki-Berman, Supervisor; Brian Ross, External Examiner; and Naser Ezzati-Jivan and Kyle Harrison, Committee Members.

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