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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Judicial Protection in the EFTA pillar of the EEA: Reconcilable with the Enhanced Status of Fundamental Rights in the EU Post-Lisbon?
Sep 10- Faculty
- Faculty of Law and Criminology
- Doctoral candidate
- Jarne De Geyter
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de rechten
- Promotor(s)
- Prof, Inge Govaere, RE22
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Optimizing pre-exposure prophylaxis among pregnant and breastfeeding women in high HIV burden settings
Sep 10- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- John Kinuthia
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Kristien Roelens, Vakgroep Structuur en Herstel van de Mens – prof. Marleen Temmerman, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg
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High-Speed Electro-Optical Modulation on Silicon Photonics through the Heterogeneous Integration of Lithium Niobate and Lithium Tantalate Using Micro-Transfer Printing
Sep 10- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Tom Vanackere
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: fotonica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Bart Kuyken, UGent vakgroep Informatietechnologie - prof. Stéphane Clemmen, Université libre de Bruxelles & UGent vakgroep Informatietechnologie
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The use of artificial intelligence in corporate decision-making at board level: a legal analysis.
Sep 10- Faculty
- Faculty of Law and Criminology
- Doctoral candidate
- Floris Mertens
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de rechten
- Promotor(s)
- Prof, Hans De Wulf, RE21
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Where is the cure? Zebrafish drug screening for Marfan syndrome
Sep 10- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Marina Horvat
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Patrick Sips, Vakgroep Biomoleculaire Geneeskunde – prof. Julie De Backer, Vakgroep Inwendige Ziekten en Pediatrie
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RAMP INCREMENTAL TESTS REVISITED: Integrated physiological perspectives for implementation and interpretation
Sep 10- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Lena Stuer
- Academic degree
- Doctor in Health Sciences and le grade de Docteur en Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Jan Boone, Vakgroep Bewegings- en Sportwetenschappen – prof. Kevin Caen, Vakgroep Bewegings- en Sportwetenschappen – prof. Patrick Mucci, Université de Lille, France
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A Sea of Values: How Different Value Systems Predict Pro-Environmental Norms and Behaviour in a Coastal Context
Sep 11- Faculty
- Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Catho Vermeulen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Communicatiewetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Dr. Thijs Bouman (supervisor RUG) Prof. Dr. Veroline Cauberghe (supervisor UGent) Prof. Dr. Sara Vandamme (supervisor UGent)
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Keynes meets Text-Mining: Beliefs, Investment, and Lending
Sep 11- Faculty
- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
- Doctoral candidate
- Pablo Vicente Pastor y Camarasa
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Economische Wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Gert Peersman, vakgroep Economie - Prof. dr. Martien Lamers, vakgroep Economie
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Behavioral and neural investigation of the testing effect in declarative memory
Sep 11- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Haopeng Chen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de psychologie
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: prof. dr. Tom Verguts, vakgroep Experimentele Psychologie (PP02) - promotor: Dr. Cristián Calderón, Centro Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial (Chile)
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Arabinoxylan-targeted breeding in bread wheat exploiting an alien-introgression approach
Sep 11- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Maria Chiara Piro
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Steven Maenhout (Promotor), BW21 - Em. Prof. dr. ir. Geert Haesaert (Promotor), voorheen BW21 - Dr. ir. Hilde Muylle (Promotor), ILVO
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Entanglement and tensor network states for quantum field theories
Sep 11- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Benoît Tuybens
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: fysica
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Jutho Haegeman, WE05 - Prof. dr. Karel Van Acoleyen, WE05/EA06
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Carriers/Barriers: A linguistic ethnography of the interactions between unaccompanied minors and their legal guardians
Sep 11- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Lotte Remue
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de taalkunde
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Katrijn Maryns, LW22 - Prof. dr. Ilse Derluyn, PP04 - dr. Floor Verhaeghe, PP04
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Automating 3D Orthopedic Image and Joint Stress Analysis Using Deep Learning and Statistical Shape Modelling
Sep 11- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Ide Van den Borre
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: computerwetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Aleksandra Pizurica, vakgroep Telecommunicatie en Informatieverwerking - prof. Emmanuel Audenaert, vakgroep Structuur en Herstel van de Mens
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Coming After: Late Antique Ecopoetics
Sep 12- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Leila Williamson
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de taal- en letterkunde
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Marco Formisano, LW07
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Automatic Detection of Parasites in Stool Smear Images Using Trustworthy Machine Learning
Sep 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Mohammed Aliy Mohammed
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: computerwetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Sofie Van Hoecke, vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen - prof. Wesley De Neve, vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen & Department of Environmental Technology, Food Technology and Molecular Biotechnology - prof. Janarthanan Krishnamoorthy, Jimma University (Ethiopië)
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Labelling techniques for quantification of ≤4 μm microplastics in soils and their application to fauna-mediated redistribution
Sep 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Yin Liu
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Natuurlijke Rijkdommen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Stefaan De Neve (Promotor admin) (BW20) - Prof. dr. Andre Skirtach (Promotor) (BW25)
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Seizure-related complications in a residential population with epilepsy & intellectual disabillity
Sep 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Carlos Monté
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Paul Boon, Vakgroep Hoofd en Huid – prof. Johan Arends, Eindhoven University of Technology
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Mechanical Enhancement of Lattice Structures and Multimaterial Interfaces in Additive Manufacturing
Sep 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Laia Farràs Tasias
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Flavio Marchesini de Oliveira, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde - prof. Ludwig Cardon, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde - prof. Francisco Antonio Gilabert Villegas, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde
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News credibility in the age of generative AI: A mixed-methods inquiry into audience perceptions and transparency in an AI-supported news environment
Sep 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Stephanie D'haeseleer
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Communicatiewetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. Dr. Tom Evens Dr. Kristin Van Damme
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Unravelling early feeding in broiler chicks: Early-life physiological responses and welfare trade-offs from hatch to later life
Sep 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Rutger Smets
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Gunther Antonissen, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent - Prof. dr. Frank Tuyttens, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food, Belgium - Prof. dr. Tomas Norton, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, KULeuven