PhD defenses
The following list provides an overview of all upcoming PhD defenses at Ghent University. The specified links refer to our Dutch website.
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The Plasticity of Cancer- Associated Fibroblasts
Mar 28- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Zihan Xia
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Olivier De Wever, Vakgroep Structuur en Herstel van de Mens – prof. An Hendrix, Vakgroep Structuur en Herstel van de Mens
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Parabolic Dirac operators and Radon-type transforms in Clifford analysis
Mar 28- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Teppo Mertens
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: wiskunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Hendrik De Bie, EA06 - prof. dr. Denis Constales, EA06 - prof. dr. Marcelo De Martino, Forward College, Portugal
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Towards Deep Localisation and Separation with Ad Hoc Distributed Microphone Arrays
Mar 28- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Stijn Kindt
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: elektrotechniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Nilesh Madhu, vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen - prof. Tijl De Bie, vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen
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Membrane integrity monitoring for drinking water production using fluorescent tracers, natural viruses and flow cytometry.
Mar 28- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Dwani Venkataswamy Gowda
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Milieuwetenschappen en technologie.
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Emile Cornelissen (Promotor admin), BW24 - Dr. Arnout D'Haese (Promotor), BW24
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Healthism and Crisis: A Study of Group Fitness Instructors' Professional Identity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mar 31- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Karin Andersson
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de taalkunde
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Ulrike Vogl, LW06 - Prof. dr. Jesper Andreasson, Linnaeus University, Zweden
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Process Innovation Capability in Less-structured Business Processes
Mar 31- Faculty
- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
- Doctoral candidate
- Joklan Goni
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de toegepaste economische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Amy Van Looy, vakgroep Beleidsinformatica en Operationeel beheer
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Advanced production and purification technologies for biobased organic acids.
Mar 31- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Sinah Tönjes
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: chemie en bioprocestechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Wim Soetaert (Promotor admin), BW25 - Dr. Karel De Winter (Promotor), Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant
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Empowering teachers for interdisciplinary collaborative design. Exploring Teacher Design Teams for general subjects in secondary vocational education”
Apr 01- Faculty
- Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Tina Gryson
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de politieke wetenschappen en in de pedagogische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. Dr. Tony Valcke (supervisor) Prof. Dr. Katrien Strubbe (supervisor) Prof. Dr. Ruben Vanderlinde (supervisor)
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Structural Assessment of Bridges Using Hybrid Advanced Soft Computing Techniques
Apr 02- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Ngoc Lan Nguyen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: bouwkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Magd Abdel Wahab, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering - prof. Tien Thanh Bui, University of Transport and Communications, Vietnam - em. prof. Guido De Roeck, KU Leuven
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Nudging pension saving decisions
Apr 02- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Mathias Celis
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de psychologie en in de toegepaste economische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: Prof. dr. Nicolas Dirix, vakgroep Experimentele Psychologie (PP02) - Promotoren: Prof. dr. Kris Boudt, vakgroep Economie - Prof. dr. Wouter Duyck, vakgroep Experimentele Psychologie
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Investigation of human-specific innate immune signalling
Apr 02- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Hannah Stocks
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Andy Wullaert, Vakgroep Inwendige Ziekten en Pediatrie – prof. Linos Vandekerckhove, Vakgroep Inwendige Ziekten en Pediatrie
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Towards a decision support tool for understorey biodiversity in European temperate forests under global change
Apr 02- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Bingbin Wen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Natuurlijke Rijkdommen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Kris Verheyen (Promotor admin), BW20 - Dr. ir. Dries Landuyt (Promotor), BW20 - Dr. ir. Haben Blondeel (Promotor), BW20
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Closing the loop in plastic waste management: Innovations in separating problematic substances.
Apr 02- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Michiel Van Melkebeke
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Steven De Meester (Promotor admin), BW24 - Prof. dr. Colin Janssen (Promotor), BW22 - Prof. dr. ir. Kevin Van Geem (Promotor), EA11
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Expanding Horizons: The Quest for Comprehensive Preimplantation Genetic Testing
Apr 03- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Lisa De Witte
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Björn Menten, Vakgroep Biomoleculaire Geneeskunde – dr. Annelies Dheedene, CMGG UZ Gent
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The role of KMT2A-complex members, PSIP1 and Menin, in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Apr 03- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Lisa Demoen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Steven Goossens, Vakgroep Diagnostische Wetenschappen – dr. Tim Pieters, Vakgroep Biomoleculaire Geneeskunde – prof. Kaat Durinck, Vakgroep Biomoleculaire Geneeskunde
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Scratch Abrasion Modelling Using Continuum Damage Mechanics with Experimental Calibration at Low Stress Triaxiality
Apr 04- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Dhanraj Rajaraman
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Dieter Fauconnier, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering - prof. Stijn Hertelé, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem - en Metaalengineering
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Sémantique, syntaxe et fonctionnements textuels des Nss (Noms sous-spécifiés) en français et en roumain
Apr 04- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Anaïs Vajnovszki
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de taalkunde (UGent) en Doctorate in Language Sciences (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3, Frankrijk)
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Peter Lauwers, LW06 - Prof. dr. Georgeta Cislaru, Paris Sorbonne Nouvelle, Frankrijk - Prof. dr. Pascale Hadermann, LW06 - Prof. dr. Dominique Legallois, Paris Sorbonne Nouvelle, Frankrijk - Ereprof. dr. Marleen Van Peteghem, LW06
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The Art of Poultry Catching: balancing Welfare, Efficiency, and Economics
Apr 04- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Femke Delanglez
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. Dr. Frank A.M. Tuyttens, Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine/Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) - Prof. Dr. Gunther Antonissen, Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Dr. Anneleen Watteyn, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO)
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When genomes team up, a Chlamydomonas perspective on polyploidy
Apr 11- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Lucas Prost Boxoen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: bio-informatica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Yves Van de Peer, WE09 - prof. dr. Olivier De Clerck, WE11
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Bridging Finite Element Simulations and Experimental Design to Establish Part Morphology and Mechanics for Sustainable Application of Hybrid Injection Moulding
Apr 16- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Ellen Fernandez
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de industriële wetenschappen: chemie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Ludwig Cardon, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde - prof. Mariya Edeleva, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde