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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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  • Nov 2 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Vansh AnkitBhai Mehta

    Master of Science thesis defence in Biotechnology

     

    Vansh AnkitBhai Mehta, a Master of Science candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology, will defend his thesis titled “A surface plasmon resonance investigation of the role of bilayer phospholipids in the binding and ligand interactions of the ⍺-tocopherol transfer protein” on Wednesday, Nov . 2 at 10:30 am., in WH 147, in hybrid format.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Jeffrey Atkinson, Supervisor; Tim Levine, External Examiner (University College London); and Paul Zelisko and Aleksandar Necakov, Committee Members.

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  • Oct 20 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Sean Wilson

    Master of Science thesis defence in Chemistry:

    Sean Wilson, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis titled “Synthesis of a Photocleavable Bolalipid for the study of the roles of Phospholipid Transfer Proteins and Phosphatidylinositol Lipid Kinases” on Thursday, Oct 20, 2022 at 11:30 a.m., virtually.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Jeffrey Atkinson, Supervisor; Simon Drescher, External Examiner (Phospholipid Research Center); and Paul Zelisko and Travis Dudding, Committee Members.

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  • Oct 18 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Mohammad Ahmadi

    Master of Science thesis defence in Physics:

    Mohammad Ahmadi, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Physics, will defend his thesis titled “Low-dimensional purple and blue bronzes: Crystal growth, characterization and optical properties” on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 at 2 p.m. in WH 147, in hybrid format.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Maureen Reedyk, Supervisor; David Broun, External Examiner (Simon Fraser University); and David Crandles and Fereidoon Razavi, Committee Members.

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  • Oct 19 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Jared Thomson

    Master of Science thesis defence in Chemistry:

    Jared Thomson, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis titled “Semi-synthesis of Unnatural Narciclasine Derivatives” on Wednesday, Oct 19, 2022 at 12:30 p.m., virtually.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Costa Metallinos, Interim Supervisor; Dennis L. Wright, External Examiner (University of Connecticut); and Hongbin (Tony) Yan and Georgii Nikonov, Committee Members.

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  • Oct 5 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Jessica Carlene Prosser

    Master of Science thesis defence

    Jessica Carlene Prosser, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “Role of Viral Infections in Rapid Prunus Decline in the Niagara Region” on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. in virtual format.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Jonathan Griffiths and Charles Despres, Co-Supervisors; Baozhong Meng, External Examiner (University of Guelph); Ping Liang, Committee Member.

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  • Sept 20 – Doctor of Philosophy Thesis Defence – Lihi Habaz

    Doctoral thesis defence in Chemistry

     

    Lihi Habaz, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in Chemistry Department, will defend her thesis titled “Synthesis of C1-Homologues of Narciclasine” on Tuesday, Sept 20, 2022 at 8 a.m., in MC D350I (hybrid).

     

    The examination committee includes Brian D. Roy, Chair; Jeffrey Atkinson, Interim Supervisor; Martin Banwell, External Examiner (Jinan University); Aleksandar Necakov, Internal External Examiner; Paul Zelisko and Arthur van der Est, Supervisory Committee Members.

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