PhD Comprehensive ExaminationÂ
(Attendance is at the discretion of the supervisor and student who hold the exam)
JaeEun Shin - Wednesday, February 26, 2025 from  1:00 PM to 4:00PM E3 - 4117
Title:Â Studying Privacy Risks in Human-Robot Interactions:Toward Privacy-Safe Domestic Social Robots
Supervisors: Yue Hu / Leah Zhang-Kennedy
Ali Mohammadnejad - Tuesday, March 4, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM E3 - 4117
Title:Â Additive Manufacturing of Tungsten and TiAl alloys: Investigating Printability and Experimental and Modeling Analysis
Supervisor:Â Ehsan Toyserkani
Hossein Rajabzadeh - Friday, March 14, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM  online
Title:Â Efficient Learning in Foundation Models
Supervisor:Â Hyock Ju Kwon
Cheong Kenneth - Wednesday, April 2, 2025  from :9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EC4-1104 in person
Title:Â Kinematic Hardening Characterization and Springback Prediction of 6xxx-series Aluminum Alloys
Supervisor:Â Cliff Butcher
Jialin Wang -Â Thursday, April 3, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Online
Title:Â Riblet Design and Turbulence Modeling for Efficient Drag Reduction in Aviation
Supervisors:Â Fue-Sang Lien / Eugene Yee
Li-Hsin Chen - Wednesday, September 17, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM E5 - 3006
Title:Â Advancing Aircraft Icing Research: Integrating Experiments, Computational Modeling, and Machine Learning for Improved Prediction and Scaling
Supervisors:Â Fue-Sang Lien
Dogu  Ozyigit - Monday, April 14, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM EC4-1104 Hybrid
Title:Â Advanced Metal-Insulator-Metal Diodes for Terahertz Applications and Graphene FET Fabrication for Biosensing Applications
Supervisors: Mustafa Yavuz  / Michael Bajcsy
Connor Jacob MacRobbie - Monday, April 14, 2025  from 11:00 AM to 2:00PM E5 - 3052 in-person
Title:Â Combustion of Lunar and Martian Regolith Simulant for Sustainable Space Infrastructure Development
Supervisors:Â John Wen / Jean-Pierre Hickey
Zohreh Mohammadi - Wednesday, April 23, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM in EC4-1104
Title:Â Characterizing and modelling the temperature-dependent nonlinear friction behaviour of unidirectional non-crimp fabrics to support the development of a high-fidelity macroscopic forming simulation model
Supervisor:Â John Montesano
Xing Xing -Â Thursday, April 24, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 4 PM Â on-line
Title:Â A Smart Monitoring System for EV Motor Fault Diagnosis
Supervisors: William Melek  / Wilson Wang
Shiyuan Song - Tuesday, May 6, 2025  from  9:00 AM -12 PM E5 - 3052
Title:Â Forming Behavior of Laser Welded Advanced High Strength Steels
Supervisor:Â Elliot Biro
Shengfeng Xue -Â Monday, May 5, 2025 from 9:00 AM Â - 12:00 PM online
Title: A Green Synthesis of Catalysts for Water Electrolysis and Fuel Cells
Supervisor: Xianguo L
Lanyu Li -Â Â Friday, Â June 6, 2025 Â from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM E5 - 3052
Title:Â An AOT-based Data Assimilation for Lagrangian Flow Field Reconstruction
Supervisor: Zhao Pan
Peyman Alimehr - Wednesday, June 11, 2025 from  9:00 AM to 12:00 PM E5 - 3052
Title:Â Holistic Sustainability for LPBF - Tailored Productivity, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties for Low-Alloy Ultra High Strength Steels
Supervisor:Â Mihaela VlaseaÂ
Ali  Rezaei - Wednesday, June 18th, 9:30 AM -12:30 PM E5 - 2004
Title:Â Laser Powder Bed Fusion of High-Strength Aluminum Alloys: Printability, Microstructure Control, and Property Enhancement
Supervisor:Â Mihaela VlaseaÂ
Johann Barry Scheepers - Wednesday, July 30, 2025 from  9:00-12:00 2025 at EC4 - 1104 Â
Title:Â Machine Learning-Based Frameworks to Predict the Large-Strain Behavior and Failure of Metals
Supervisor: Kaan Inal
Dylan Dylan - Thursday, July 31, 2025  from  8:30 AM -11:30 AM at  EC4-1104Â
Title:Â A new Machine Learning Framework for Thermo-Mechanical Modelling of Aluminum Alloys
Supervisor:Â Kaan Inal
Nipin  Lokanathan - Thursday, August 7, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM E5 - 3006
Title:Â Multi-scale modeling of flow and heat transfer in additively manufactured hierarchical design architectures
Supervisors: Jean-Pierre Hickey / Mihaela  Vlasea
Ali Waqas -Â Monday, August 11, from 9:00 AM Â to 12:00 PM E5 - 3006
Title:Â Aerial Hyperspectral Imaging for Building Envelope Diagnostics and Energy Performance Modeling
Supervisor:Â Mohamad ArajiÂ
Jihui Yan - Tuesday, August 12, 2025 from 9 AM to 12 PM E5 - 3052
Title:Â Fabrication of high entropy alloy coatings using electrospark deposition
Supervisors:Â Norman Zhou / Peng Peng
Haoran Zhang - Monday, September 8, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM online
Title: Ex-situ and In-situ Characterizations of Tantalum Alloy Bipolar Plates for Proton Exchange Membrane  Water Electrolysers and Fuel Cells
Supervisor:Â Xianguo Li
Baizhou  Zhang - Wednesday, September 10, 2025  from 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM at E5-3052
Title:Â Switching behavior device engineering for Neuromorphic Computing
Supervisors:Â Norman Zhou / Yimin Wu
Nazmul Hossain - Wednesday, September 17, 2025  from  2:00 PM to 5:00 PM E5 - 3006
Title:Â Moisture/water droplet based energy harvesting
Supervisors:Â Norman Zhou / Aiping Yu
Wei Wei -Â Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Â from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM E5 - 3006
Title:Â Synergistic conversion of alcohols to value-added products via anodic electrocatalysis
Supervisor: Yimin Wu
PhD Defense
Kaiping Zhang - Thursday, February 27, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM E3-4117 in person
Title: Microstructure control and property enhancement of  NiTi-stainless steel dissimilar joint
Supervisors: Peng Peng / Norman Zhou
Manyou Sun - Tuesday, March 11, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM  E5 - 3052 Hybrid
Title:Â Development of Novel Surface Finishing Processes for Additively Manufactured Metal Parts
Supervisor: Ehsan Toyserkani
Fatima Suleiman - Friday, April 4, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM E5-2004 Hybrid
Title:Â Improving Pyrometry of Advanced High Strength Steels during Intercritical AnnealingÂ
Supervisor: Kyle Daun
Nadia Azizi - Monday, April 7, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Online
Title:Â Laser powder bed fusion of copper alloys: From process parameter optimization to oxidation analysis Â
Supervisor: Ehsan Toyserkani
Sahar Toorandaz Kenari - Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 9 AM to 12:00 PM  E5 - 3052 Hybrid
Title:Â Novel Machine Learning-Driven Platforms for In-Situ Prediction of Vertical and Top Surface Roughness in Laser Powder-Bed Fusion
Supervisor: Ehsan Toyserkani
Maziar ShafieiDarabi - Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM online
Title:Â Development of Microwave-Microfluidic Sensors for Plastic Detection in Environmental Samples
Supervisor: Carolyn Ren
Zuolong Chen - Friday, April 18, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Online
Title:Â Model Materials and Reactor Systems for Artificial Leaves in Solar Energy Conversion Applications
Supervisor: Yimin Wu
Sante DiCecco - Tuesday, April 22, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EC4 - 1104 Hybrid
Title:Â Elevated Temperature Formability of Precipitation Hardenable Sheet Aluminum Alloy
Supervisors:Â Mike Worswick / Cliff Butcher
Shima  Akbarian - Wednesday, April 30, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM  E5 - 3052 in person
Title:Â Advance Laser Weld Brazing of Zinc-Coated Automotive Steels: Process Optimization of AI-Enhanced Inspection, Tailored Intermetallic Formation, and the Evolution of Mechanical Behaviour
Supervisor:Â Elliot Biro
Ahmed Saieed - Thursday, May 1, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM E5 - 3052  Hybrid
Title:Â Kinematic and Thermodynamic Effects on Particle Clustering in Turbulent Flows
Supervisor:Â Â Jean-Pierre Hickey
Matheus Correia -Â Thursday, June 19, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EC4 - 1104 in person
Title:Â Investigation of Neck Posture and Muscle Activity on Cervical Spine Impact Kinematics Using a Finite Element Human Body Model
Supervisors:Â Duane Cronin / Stewart McLachlin
Niloofar Eftekhari - Friday June 20, 2025 from  9:00 AM to 12:00 PM E5 -3052Â
Title:Â Effect of Feedstock Powder, Processing Parameters, and Post-Heat Treatment on Additively Manufactured Low-Pressure Cold-Spray Cu Alloys: Development of Heterogeneous material for Enhanced Strength and Ductility
Supervisor: Hamid Jahed
Connor Toppings -Â Monday, July 21, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM ERC - 3012
Title:Â Boundary Layer Transition on Airfoils and Wings in Unsteady Low-Reynolds Number Flows
Supervisor:Â Serhiy Yarusevych
Youchao Teng - Wednesday, July 23, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM QNC 5402 (confidential)
Title:Â Programmable Gelatin Hydrogels via Ionic Modulation and Structural Design for Mechanical Properties, and Tissue Regeneration
Supervisors:Â Yimin Wu / Michael Tam
Ahmet Gulsaran - Monday, July 28, 2025 from 11:15 AM to 2:15 PM E5-2004Â
Title:Â Miniaturized Sensors: Effects, Packaging, and Interface
Supervisors:Â Mustafa Yavuz / Eihab Abdel-Rahman
Mazin Oheil Khalati - Monday, July 28, 2025 from  9:00 AM - 12:00 PM E5 - 3052
Title:Â Cold Spray Assisted Mg/Al Dissimilar Resistance Spot Welds
Supervisors:Â Hamid Jahed /Adrian Gerlich
Mohammad  Munshed - Wednesday, August 6, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM E5 - 2004
Title:Â A New Human and Ecological Stochastic Air Toxics Risk Assessment Methodology for Mobile Sources
Supervisors:Â Roydon Fraser / Jesse The
Victor Shi -Â Thursday, August 7, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EC4-1104
Title:Â Deep Learning -Assisted Digital Image Techniques for In-situ Damage Characterization of Non-crimp Fabric Reinforced Reactive Thermoplastic Composites
Supervisor:Â John MontesanoÂ
Pranav Nath -Â Friday , August 8, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM E5 - 3006
Title:Â One-Dimensional Turbulence: From Extreme Reynolds Number Turbulence to Hypersonic Turbulent Boundary Layers
Supervisor:Â Jean-Pierre Hickey
Bersu Bastug Azer - Monday, August 11, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM E5 - 3052
Title:Â Defect Engineering of Titanium Dioxide Nanostructures: From Fundamentals to Applications
Supervisors:Â Mustafa Yavuz / Michael Pope
Qiaoyun Chen - Thursday, August 14, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM E5 - 3052 Hybrid
Title:Â Interface engineering and additive engineering toward high-performance perovskite solar cells
Supervisors:Â Kevin Musselman / Bo Song
Yang Wang - Wednesday, September 3, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM On-line
Title:Â Virtual Platform Design and Implementation for Magnetic Levitation Actuator Digital Twin With AI-Based Modeling and Control
Supervisor:Â Behrad Khamesee
Arvin Hosseinzadeh - Friday, September 5, 2025 from 10:30 AM-1:30 PM - Online
Title:Â An Optimal Knowledge Retention Framework for Continual Learning in Data Stream Scenarios
Supervisors:Â Amir Khajepour / Shojaeddin Chenouri
Mohammadreza Ghorbani - Monday, September 8, 2025 1:30 PM-4:30 PM On-line
Title:Â Fault Diagnosis and Reliability-Based Topology Selection in Vehicle State Estimation Systems
Supervisor: Amir Khajepour
Ali Zardoshtian - Thursday, September 11, 2025  from 12:00  PM to 3:00 PM E5 - 3052
Title:Â Functionally graded additive manufacturing of Inconel625 and CuCrZr alloys
Supervisors:Â Ehsan Toyserkani / Hamid Jahed
Farid Mafi Shourestani - Thursday, September 11, 2025 from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM  On-line
Title:Â Computationally Efficient Multi-Model Adaptive Control and Estimation for Uncertain Systems
Supervissor:Â Amir Khajepour
Keith  Calder - Wednesday, September 17, 2025 from  10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Online
Title:Â A Novel Framework for Performance-Based Fire Safety in the National Building Code of Canada
Supervisor:Â Beth Weckman