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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.

  Tags: Biotechnology, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Thesis defence
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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.

  Tags: Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Thesis defence
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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.

  Tags: Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Thesis defence
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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.

  Tags: Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Thesis defence
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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.

  Tags: Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Thesis defence
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• Sept 14 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Binal Tejani

  Thursday, September 09, 2021 | By jsteepe

  Master of Science thesis defence

  Binal Tejani, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “Game Theory-based Allocation Management in VCC Networks” on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 1 p.m., in virtual format.

  The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Robson De Grande, Supervisor; Ke Qiu, External Examiner; and Brian Ross and Sheridan Houghten, Committee Members.

  Tags: Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Thesis defence
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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.

  Tags: Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Thesis defence
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• July 30 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Autumn Heyde

  Wednesday, July 21, 2021 | By jsteepe

  Master of Science thesis defence

  Autumn Heyde, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “Crawford Lake Consumers: Water Column and Palynological Studies” on Friday, July 30, 2021 at 9 a.m. in virtual format.

  The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Francine McCarthy, Supervisor; Andrew S. Medeiros, External Examiner (Dalhousie University); and Glenn Tattersall and Michael Pisaric, Committee Members.

  Tags: Biological Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Thesis defence
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• Aug 4 – Doctor of Philosophy Thesis Defence – Anton Dmitrienko

  Tuesday, July 13, 2021 | By jsteepe

  Doctor of Philosophy thesis defence

  Anton Dmitrienko, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis titled “Reactivity of Aluminum Carbenoid with Unsaturated Substrates” on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 1 p.m., in virtual format.

  The examination committee includes Brian D. Roy, Chair; Georgii Nikonov, Supervisor; Eric Rivard, External Examiner (University of Alberta); David Crandles, Internal External Examiner; Martin Lemaire and Heather Gordon, Committee Members.

  Tags: Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Thesis defence
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• Doctor of Philosophy Thesis Defence – Margaret Thibodeau – June 10

  Tuesday, May 04, 2021 | By jsteepe

  Doctor of Philosophy thesis defence

  Margaret Thibodeau, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “Thermal tasting: methodological considerations and implications for alcohol behaviour” on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 3:30 p.m., in virtual format.

  The examination committee includes Brian D. Roy, Chair; Gary Pickering, Supervisor; Joanne Hort, External Examiner (Massey University, NZ); Sidney J. Segalowitz, Internal External Examiner; Cheryl McCormick and Ping Liang, Committee Members.

  Tags: Biological Sciences, FMS, Thesis defence
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