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  • Oct 2 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Karl Grantham

    Thursday, September 28, 2023 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Computer Science

    Karl Grantham, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “AI Enabled Drug Design and Side Effect Prediction Powered by Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms & Transformer Models” on Monday, October 2, 2023 at 12:30 PM, in PLZ 600F.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Yifeng Li, Supervisor; Divya Matta, External Examiner (Brock University); and Beatrice Ombuki-Berman  and Sheridan Houghten, Committee Members.

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  • Oct 2 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Pranial Chakraborty

    Thursday, September 28, 2023 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Computer Science

    Pranjal Chakraborty, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “Memory Pressure: Early Identification and Proactive Taming in Resource Constrained Devices” on Monday, October 2, 2023 at 9:30 AM, in PLZ 601C.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Supervisor; Glaucio Haroldo Silva de Carvalho, External Examiner (Brock University); and Renata Queiroz Dividino and Robson De Grande, Committee Members.

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  • Aug 30 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Amir Khalili Mahmoudabadi

    Wednesday, August 30, 2023 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Statistics

    Amir Khalili Mahmoudabadi, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will defend his thesis titled “Distributed Supervised Statistical Learning “ on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 2 PM, in virtual format.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; S. Ejaz Ahmed, Supervisor; Armin Hatefi, External Examiner (Memorial University of Newfoundland); and Tianyu Guan and Pouria Ramazi, Committee Members.

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  • Sept 5 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Anneliese von Eicken

    Wednesday, August 30, 2023 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Biotechnology

    Anneliese von Eicken, a Master of Science candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology, will defend her thesis titled “Characterization of Negeviruses and insect virome interactions during co-infection in cell culture” on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 10:30 AM in WH147.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Ian Patterson, Supervisor; Laura Brettell, External Examiner (University of Salford, UK); and Aleksandar Necakov and Jeffrey Atkinson, Committee Members.

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  • Aug 17 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Marcelo Muniz Correa

    Friday, July 28, 2023 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Biotechnology

    Marcelo Muniz Correa, a Master of Science candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology, will defend his thesis titled “THE OPTIMIZATION OF A TIME-RESOLVED, VESICLE-BASED FLUORESCENCE ASSAY FOR THE ACTIVITY OF THE LIPID KINASE PI4K-IIIBETA AND THE EFFECT OF LIPID TRANSFER PROTEINS ON ENZYME ACTIVITY ” on Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 9:30 AM in TH 253.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Jeffrey Atkinson, Supervisor; Roberto Botelho, External Examiner (Toronto Metropolitan University); and Paul Zelisko and Stephen Glasgow, Committee Members.

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  • Aug 10 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Connor M. Wilson

    Friday, July 28, 2023 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Physics

    Connor M. Wilson, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Physics, will defend his thesis titled “Localized Vibrational Modes in High-Entropy Oxides” on Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 9:30 AM in TH 259.

    The examination committee includes Martin Lemaire, Chair; David Crandles, Supervisor; Eric De Giuli, External Examiner (Toronto Metropolitan University); and Edward Sternin and Ganesh Ramachandran, Committee Members.

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  • Aug 8 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Thomas Henley

    Friday, July 28, 2023 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Earth Sciences

    Thomas Henley, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “In Situ Investigation of the Martian Surface: Quantification of Dust Coverages in Gale crater and Abrasion Marks in Jezero crater“ on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at 11 AM in PLZ 409.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Mariek Schmidt, Supervisor; Kevin Lewis, External Examiner (John Hopkins University); and Frank Fueten and Richard Cheel, Committee Members.

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  • July 28 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Alexander D. Orshinsky

    Friday, July 21, 2023 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Chemistry

     

    Alexander D. Orshinsky, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis titled “INVESTIGATING THE CROSSLINKING MECHANISM OF CINNAMATE-MODIFIED SILICONES” on Friday, July 28 at 10:30 AM.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Paul Zelisko, Supervisor; Joseph C. Furgal, External Examiner (Bowling Green State University); and Travis Dudding and Melanie Pilkington, Committee Members.

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  • July 31 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Fatemeh (Nanzanin) Hasheminejad

    Thursday, July 13, 2023 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Mathematics

    Fatemeh (Nazanin) Hasheminejad, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will defend her thesis titled “Convergence Analysis of Heterogeneous Decision-making Populations Under the Coordinating Best-response and Imitation Update Rules” on Monday, July 31 at 11 AM, virtually.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Pouria Ramazi, Supervisor; Junling Ma, External Examiner (University of Victoria); and Henryk Fuks and Stephen Anco, Committee Members.

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  • Debiasing should be Good and Bad: Measuring the Consistency of Debiasing Techniques in Language Models – Speaker: Robert Morabito

    Tuesday, July 04, 2023 | By

    Join Us Thursday July 6th for an online presentation:
    Abstract:
    Debiasing methods that seek to mitigate the tendency of Language Models (LMs) to occasionally output toxic or inappropriate text have recently gained traction. In this paper, we propose a standardized protocol which distinguishes methods that yield not only desirable results, but are also consistent with their mechanisms and specifications. For example, we ask, given a debiasing method that is developed to reduce toxicity in LMs, if the definition of toxicity used by the debiasing method is reversed, would the debiasing results also be reversed? We used such considerations to devise three criteria for our new protocol: Specification Polarity, Specification Importance, and Domain Transferability. As a case study, we apply our protocol to a popular debiasing method, Self-Debiasing, and compare it to one we propose, called Instructive Debiasing, and demonstrate that consistency is as important an aspect to debiasing viability as is simply a desirable result. We show that our protocol provides essential insights into the generalizability and interpretability of debiasing methods that may otherwise go overlooked.

     

    DATE: Thursday (July 6) 11:00 a.m. – 11: 45 a.m. via Teams
    TEAMS LINK:  Click here to join the meeting

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