Doctoral Thesis Defence in Biological Sciences
Arsala Ali, a PhD in Biological Sciences candidate, will defend her thesis titled “Role of transposable elements in gene regulation” on Thursday, November 14th at 11:00 a.m., in Plaza 600F.
The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Ping Liang, Supervisor; Jinchuan Xing, External Examiner (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey); Ke Qiu, Internal Examiner; and Adonis Skandalis and Charles Després, Committee Members.
Biological Sciences, FMS, Thesis defence
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Master of Science Thesis Defence in Biological Sciences
Rushirajsinh Vansiya, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “Plant virus detection and diversity in a mixed tree fruit orchard determined through metagenomic-based analysis of honeybee (Apis mellifera) collected samples” on Friday, Nov. 15 at 2 PM., virtually.
The examination committee includes Jeff Stuart, Chair; Jonathan Griffiths and Miriam Richards , Co-Supervisors; Trevor Charles, External Examiner (University of Waterloo); and Ping Liang, Committee Member.
Biological Sciences, FMS, Thesis defence
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Master of Science thesis defence in Earth Sciences
Nima Vaez-zadeh Asadi, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences, will defend his thesis titled: “Ocean warming, acidification, and chemistry of the South Pacific & North Atlantic: a brachiopod investigation” on Wednesday, October 2 at 11:30 AM, in TH306.
The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Uwe Brand, Supervisor; Karem Azmy, External Examiner (Memorial University, NL); and John Menzies and Martin Head, Committee Members.
Earth Science, FMS, Thesis defence
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Master of Science thesis defence in Physics
Jaskaran Maan, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Physics, will defend his thesis titled “mKdV Loop Travelling Waves and Interactions of Loop Solitons ” on Wednesday, October 2 at 11 AM., in MC D303.
The examination committee includes Robson De Grande, Chair; Stephen Anco, Supervisor; Alexander Bihlo, External Examiner (Memorial University, NL); and Edward Sternin and Barak Shoshany, Committee Members.
FMS, Physics, Thesis defence
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Master of Science thesis defence in Computer Science
Nazanin Mehregan, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend her thesis titled “GNN-based Handover Management in 5G Vehicular Networks ” on Tuesday, October 1 at 11:30 AM, in MC J404.
The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Robson De Grande, Supervisor; Glaucio H.S. de Carvalho, External Examiner (Brock University); and Naser Ezzati-Jivan and Renata Queiroz Dividino, Committee Members.
Computer Science, FMS, Thesis defence
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Doctoral Thesis Defence in Biological Sciences
Jae Jung, a Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “Investigating Neuromodulator Mechanisms of Cotransmitter Proctolin in Drosophila Neuromuscular Junctions” on Wednesday, September 25 at 10:30 AM, in PL601C.
The examination committee includes Brian Roy, Chair; Joffre Mercier, Supervisor; Jean-Paul V. Paluzzi, External Examiner (York University); and Ping Liang and Stefan Brudzynski, Committee Members.
Biological Sciences, FMS, Thesis defence
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Master of Science thesis defence in Computer Science
Antor Mahmud, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend his thesis titled “Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning on Knowledge Graph Embeddings via Contrastive Alignment ” on Tuesday, September 24 at 10 AM., in PL600F.
The examination committee includes Naser Ezzati-Jivan, Chair; Renata Queiroz Dividino, Supervisor; Glaucio H.S. de Carvalho, External Examiner (Brock University); and Brian Ross and Robson de Grande, Committee Members.
Computer Science, FMS, Thesis defence
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Master of Science thesis defence in Statistics
Reza Miry, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics, will defend his thesis titled “Time Series Prediction: HMMs with TAN and Bayesian Network
Observation Structures” on Monday, September 23 at 9:30 AM, virtually.
The examination committee includes Stephen Anco, Chair; Pouria Ramazi and Tianyu Guan, Co-Supervisors; Rahul G. Krishnan, External Examiner (University of Toronto); and William Marshall and Xiaojian Xu, Committee Members.
FMS, Mathematics and Statistics, Thesis defence
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Master of Science thesis defence in Biotechnology
Nicole Brauch, a Master of Science candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology, will defend her thesis titled “The use of immobilized caffeine aptamers in decaffeination & Roles of co-precipitants in the precipitation of DNA” on Friday, September 20 at 1 PM., in MCJ 404.
The examination committee includes Ping Liang, Chair; Hongbin (Tony) Yan, Supervisor; Juewen Liu, External Examiner (Dept. of Chemistry, University of Waterloo); and Aleksandar Necakov and Jeffrey Atkinson, Committee Members.
Biotechnology, FMS, Thesis defence
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Master of Science thesis defence in Biotechnology
Assmaa El Khal, a Master of Science candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology, will defend her thesis titled “Insect-specific viruses: infection rates and routes of transmission in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes” on Wednesday, September 18 at 2:30 PM., in PLZ 600F.
The examination committee includes Uwe Brand, Chair; Ian Patterson, Supervisor; Ana Sanchez, External Examiner (Department of Health Sciences, Brock University); and Charles Despres and Fiona Hunter, Committee Members.
Biotechnology, FMS, Thesis defence
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