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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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