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  • March 8 – Masters Project Presentation – Tanjim Siddiquee

    Masters Project Presentation in Statistics

    Tanjim Siddiquee, Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will present her project titled “Machine Learning Approaches for Estimating Prevalence of Undiagnosed Hypertension among Bangladeshi Adults: Evidence from a Nationwide Survey” on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 1 p.m., in virtual format.

    Examination Committee: S. Ejaz Ahmed, Supervisor; X. Xu, Supervisory Committee Member.

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  • Join us for the next installment of the Department of Biological Sciences Seminar Series

     

    The next instalment of the Department of Biological Sciences Seminar Series is scheduled for next Friday, March 3rd 2023 with a talk from Dr. Elyanne Ratcliffe, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University titled “Development of the microbiota-gut-brain axis.”

     

    Dr. Ratcliffe’s talk will be in-person in room TH 256 from 12-1pm.

    For additional details and a trainee lunch with Dr. Ratcliffe, please email Brittany Kalbfleisch –  bkalbfleisch@brocku.ca

     

    Please note that, as per Brock University’s announcement on August 29 2022 (https://brocku.ca/coronavirus/2022/08/29/brock-to-require-masks-in-all-instructional-spaces/), all students and instructors will be required to wear medical-grade or N95 masks in instructional spaces. The university has indicated that cloth masks no longer satisfy the masking policy requirement.

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  • Feb 8 – Master of Science Major Research Project – Tian Zhao

    Tian Zhao, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will present his MRP (MATH 5P99) titled “When does the sum of 4 Fibonacci numbers equal a power?” on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 at 3 pm in TH149.

    Presentation-poster-Tian Zhao

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  • Feb 7 – Master of Science Major Research Project – Katia Benseba

    Katia Benseba, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will present her MRP (MATH 5P99) titled “Permutation Polynomials over Finite Fields and their application to Cryptography” on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 at 4 pm in MC G310.

    Presentation-poster-Katia-Benseba

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  • Feb 3 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Mohaimin Ehsan

    Master of Science thesis defence in Computer Science

    Mohaimin Ehsan, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “Priority-Based Resource Allocation Model for Vehicular Fog Computing ” on Friday, Feb. 3 at 2:30 pm., in MC J404.

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

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  • Feb 2 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Derek Hon

    Master of Science thesis defence in Computer Science

    Derek Hon, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “Distributed MAP-Elites and its Application in Evolutionary Design” on Thursday, Feb. 2 at 2 pm., in MC J404.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Brian Ross, Supervisor; Ali Emami, External Examiner (Brock University); and Robson De Grande and Ke Qiu, Committee Members.

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  • Feb 1 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Mohammed Adib

    Master of Science thesis defence in Computer Science

    Mohammed Adib Khan, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “Time-Series Trend-Based Multi-Level Adaptive Tracing” on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 9:30 am., in WH208.

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

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  • Jan 30 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Mubashir Murshed

    Master of Science thesis defence in Computer Science

    Mubashir Murshed, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “Reinforcement Learning-based User-centric Handover decision-making in 5G Vehicular Networks ” on Monday, Jan. 30 at 3:15 pm., in STH 215.

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

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  • Jan 23 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Muhetaer Mukaidaisi

    Master of Science thesis defence in Computer Science

    Muhetaer Mukaidaisi, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend her thesis titled “Protein-Ligand Binding Affinity Directed Multi-Objective Drug Design Based on Fragment Representation Methods” on Monday, Jan. 23 at 12:00 pm., in PL 600F.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Yifeng Li and Renata Queiroz Dividino, Co-Supervisors; Ping Liang, External Examiner (Brock University); and Sheridan Houghten and Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Committee Members.

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  • Jan 18 – Master of Science Thesis Defence — Jeremy Brett Blanchard

    Master of Science thesis defence in Statistics

    Jeremy Brett Blanchard, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will defend his thesis titled “Enhancing Lexical Sentiment Analysis using LASSO Style Regularization” on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 11:00 am., virtually.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; William Marshall, Supervisor; Ali Emami, External Examiner (Brock University); and Henryk Fuks and Pouria Ramazi, Committee Members.

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