2023 Past PhD Comprehensive Exams

Olakunle Betiku - Wednesday, January 11, 2023 from 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM, E5-3052 - in person

Title: The Role of Microstructural Modifications in Improving the Mechanical Performance of Resistance Spot Welded Automotive Steels

Supervisor: Elliot Biro


Minghao Ning - Friday, January 13, 2023 trom 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM - remote

Title: A Fast and Safe Motion Planning Method for Autonomous Vehicle Through Point Cloud Based Potential Field

Supervisor: Amir Khajepour


Ahmad Reza Alghooneh  - Monday, January 16, 2023 from 1:00 PM-4:00 PM remote

Title: A Multi-Frame Approach to Radar-camera Fusion for Autonomous Vehicle Object Detection

Supervisor: Amir Khaejpour


Pouya  Panahandeh  - Friday, January 20, 2023 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM - remote

Title: Vehicle Navigation Using Graph -Based Method and Game Theory

Supervisors: Amir Khajepour / Baris Fidan


Ali  Gharamohammadi - Thursday, January 26, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - remote

Title: In-cabin Health Care Monitoring by Sensors 

Supervisors: Amir Khajepour / George Shaker


Nadia Azizi - Tuesday, February 7, 2023 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM remote

Title: Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Copper Alloys: From Process Parameter Optimization to Oxidation Analysis

Supervisor: Ehsan Toyserkani


Zhichao  Liu - Monday, March 27, 2023 from 9:00 AM  to 12:00 PM E5-3052

Title: Thermochemistry of the Interfaces between Energetic Metal and Metal Oxides

Supervisor: John Wen


Bronwyn Eryn Forrest - Friday, March 31, 2023 from  9:30 AM – 12:30 PM E5 - 3052

Title: Human Response to Fire Exposure: Understanding Physiological Interactions in Sub-incapacitating Levels of Hypoxia, Hypercapnia and Carbon Monoxide Saturation

Suprevisors: Elizabeth Weckman / Paolo Dominelli


Mark Whitney - Friday March 24, 2023 from  1:00 PM - 4:00 PM E7-7411

Title: The Influence of recycling impurities on the rapid solidification behaviour of a structural 6xxx series aluminum alloy

Supervisors: Mary Wells / Michael Benoit


Eugene Li - Monday, April 3, 2023  from 9:30 PM – 12:30 PM Remote

Title: Anomaly Detection Framework for CNC Machines using Machine Learning and Industry 4.0 Networks

Supervisors: Sanjeev Bedi / William Melek


Wenrui  Ye - Monday, April 3, 2023 from  9:00 AM  – 12:00 PM Remote

Title: Modelization and Data-Driven Optimization for Smart Energy System

Supervisors: John Wen / Jatin Nathwani


Miguel Angel Corrales Fabre - Thursday, April 6. 2023 from  2:00 PM to 5:00 PM  EC4 1104 In-person

Title: Average and Subject-Specific Aged Female Finite Element Human Body Models to Investigate the Increased Incidence of Injury in the Elderly  Population

Supervisor: Duane Cronin


Pranav Nath - Monday April 10, 2023 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM - E3 - 4117 in person

Title: Study of compressible flows via one-dimensional turbulence

Supervisor: Jean-Pierre Hicky


 Denys Vidish - Tuesday,  April 11, 2023 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM  E5 - 3052

Title: Low Temperature Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition of Metal Oxides and Their Integration

Supervisor: Kevin Musselman 


Yang Wang - Thursday, April 13, 2023 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Remote

Title: Virtual magnetic levitation platform with AI-based modelling and control

Supervisor: Behrad Khamesee


Mohammadreza Ghorbani - Monday, April 17, 2023 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM remote

Title: Reliability-Based Topology Optimization of Sensory Network

Supervisor: Amir Khajepour


Kathy Tang - Thursday, December 7, 2023 from 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM EC4 1104  in person

Title: Contribution of Material Property and Anthropometric Heterogeneity to Variability in Response to  Tramatic Loading for a Cervical Spine Motion Segment Finite Element Model

Supervisor: Duane Cronin


Erli Shi - Friday, December 8, 2023 from  9:00 AM to 12:00 PM  EC4-1104 in person

Title: Investigating the effect of low temperature on the progressive failure of a non-crimp fabric reinforced reactive thermoplastic composite material subjected to cyclic loading

Supervisor: John Montesano


Shima Akbarian - Tuesday, December 12, 2023 from 9 am - 12 pm E5 - 3052 Hybrid

Title: Insights into the Laser Weld-Brazing of Zinc-Coated Automotive Steels

Supervisor: Elliot Biro