Thesis defence

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Friday, May 16, 2025 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

PhD Defence • Computer Graphics • Closest Point Geometry Processing: Extensions and Applications of the Closest Point Method for Geometric Problems in Computer Graphics

Please note: This PhD defence will take place in DC 3317.

Nathan King, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisors: Professors Christopher Batty, Steven Ruuth

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Software Engineering • Latra: A Template-Based Language-Agnostic Transformation Framework for Program Reduction

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 2314.

Yiran Wang, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Chengnian Sun

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Software Engineering • Characterizing Recheck Builds in Continuous Integration

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 2314 and online.

Yelizaveta Brus, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Shane McIntosh

Thursday, April 10, 2025 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Scientific Computing • Investigation to a Neural Network Approach to Optimal Dynamic Allocation Problem in Defined Contribution Pension Plans

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 2314.

Yuan Liu, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisors: Professors Yuying Li, Peter Forsyth

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Data Systems • What Do You Mean? Using Large Language Models for Semantic Evaluation of NL2SQL Queries

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 3301.

Harrum Noor, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Tamer Özsu

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Research Paper Presentation • Scientific Computing • A Deep Learning Approach to Probability of Shortfall in Defined Contribution Plan Optimization

Please note: This master’s research paper presentation will take place in DC 2310.

Zeyu Zhang, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisors: Professors Yuying Li, Peter Forsyth

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Data Systems • NaviX: A Native Vector Index Design for Graph DBMSs With Robust Predicate-Agnostic Search Performance

Please note the new time and location: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 3301.

Gaurav Sehgal, Master’s candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Semih Salihoğlu