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