PhD Comprehensive Exams and Defences

PhD Comprehensive Examination 

(Attendance is at the discretion of the supervisor and student who hold the exam)

Akash Chowdhury - Thursday, October 3, 2024 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM E5 - 3006 in person

Title: Dynamics of droplet impact at different interfaces

Supervisor: Sushanta Mitra

JiUng Kim - Tuesday, October 29, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM in person

Title: LME Crack In-situ Monitoring by Photography and Thermography: Role of Temperature Gradient at Shoulder Area on LME Crack during Resistance Spot Welding

Supervisor: Elliot Biro

Will Thibault - Monday, November 11, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Remote

Title: Humanoid Loco-manipulation for Object Handling in Logistics and Warehouse Settings

Supervisors: William Melek  /  Katja Mombaur 

Wang June - Monday, November 11, 2024 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Remote

Title: Scalable diagnostic of two-dimensional materials and device applications

Supervisors: Kyle Daun / Na Young Kim

Maksym Veremchuk - Tuedsay, November 12, 2024 from 12:15 PM to 3:15 PM E5-2004 Hybrid

Title: Integrating Nudging and Neural Operators in a Data-Driven Assimilation Framework

Supervisors: Zhao Pan / Andrea Scott

Jose Roberto Rosas Bustos - Monday, November 25, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM E5 - 3006 in person

Title: Enhancing Quantum Internet Security and Efficiency through Dynamic Modulation, Data Co-Transmission and Quantum State Authentication

Supervisors: Roydon Fraser / Jesse Van Griensven Thé

Navid Assi - Wednesday, December 4, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Remote

Title: Metal Extraction from Lunar Regolith and Their Applications in Emerging Energy and Material Technologies

Supervisor: John Wen

PhD Defence

Ahmad Reza Alghooneh - Friday, November 8, 2024 from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM Remote

Title: A Unified Multi-Frame Approach for Autonomous Vehicle Perception and Localization Using Radar, Camera, LiDAR, and HD Map Fusion

Supervisors: Amir Khajepour / George Shaker

Farima Liravi - Friday, November 8, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM  Online

Title: Machine Learning-Driven Optimization of Laser Powder Bed Fusion: From Powder Characterization to Process Parameter

Supervisor: Ehsan Toyserkani

Devon Hartlen - Thursday, November 14, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EC 4 - 1104 In Person

Title: Development of Novel Techniques to Characterize the Traction-Separation Responses of Delamination in Fibre-reinforced Plastic Laminates

Supervisors: John Montseno / Duane Cronin

Lei Wang -  Friday, November 22, 2024 from 8:00 AM to 11:00  AM Remote 

Title: Modulation Strategies of Cu-based electrocatalysts for Enhancing Electrocatalytic CO2 Conversion

Supervisors:Yimin Wu / Chao Tan

Ahmed Abdalhamid - Wednesday, November 27, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM  PM E5 - 3052

Title: Development of Conditional Source-term Estimation (CSE) Framework for Turbulent Buoyant Diffusion Flames

Supervisor: Cecile Devuad

Salman  Lari - Thursday, December 5, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM online

Title: AI-Assisted Ultrasound-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (USgHIFU) in Non-Invasive Surgery

Supervisors: HJ Kwon / Jong Uk Kim

Alison  Zilstra - Monday, December 9, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM E5 - 3052

Title: The Role of the Laminar Separation Bubble in Wind Turbine Aeroacoustics and Dynamic Stall 

Supervisor: David Johnson

Martine McGregor - Tuesday, December 10, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM E5 - 3052 in person

Title: A Biomechanical Investigation of Traditional and Additively Manufactured Lumbar Spinal Implants under Physiologic Loading

Supervisor: Stewart McLachlin 

Wenrui Ye - Thursday, January 9, 2025  from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Remote 

Supervisors: John Wen / Jatin Nathwani

Title: AI-Driven Simulation and Optimization of Renewable Energy Systems

Adithya  Legala - Friday, January 17, 2025 from 10: 00 AM to 1:00 PM Remote

Title: Data-Based Modeling of Electrochemical Energy and Thermal Systems: Fuel Cell and Lithium-Ion Battery

Supervisor: Xianguo Li