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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Ethnobotanical study and characterization of medicinal plants used by the populations of the Kisantu and Mbanza-Ngungu territories, Kongo Central Province (DR Congo)
May 03- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Pathy Kibungu Kembelo
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Eduardo de la Peña, BW21 - Em. Prof. dr. ir. Patrick Van Damme, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences - Prof. dr. Honoré Belesi, Université de Kinshasa - Prof. dr. ir. Luc Pieters, Universiteit Antwerpen
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Context Aware Deep Learning for Predictive Healthcare
May 03- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- David Vander Mijnsbrugge
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: computerwetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Sofie Van Hoecke, vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen - prof. Femke Ongenae, vakgroep Informatietechnologie
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One cell type, infinite possibilities: utilizing human pluripotent stem cells for modeling arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy and cardiac tissue engineering
May 03- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Laurens Léger
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Jolanda van Hengel, Vakgroep Structuur en Herstel van de Mens - dr. Martina Calore, Maastricht University
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Unravelling the interplay between Coxiella burnetii field strains and their hosts: insights into genomics, host immune responses and protective immunity
May 03- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Sara Tomaiuolo
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Dr. Marcella Mori, Veterinary Bacteriology, Sciensano - Prof. dr. Bert Devriendt, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent - Prof. dr. Eric Cox, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent
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The cinematographomania affects the Princess of Minas: early cinema in Juiz de Fora (1897-1910)
May 06- Faculty
- Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Ryan Brandão Barbosa Reinh de Assis
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Communicatiewetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. Daniel Biltereyst - Ghent University (UGent) Prof. João Luiz Vieira - Fluminense Federal University (UFF)
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Exploring diagnostic markers for gut health evaluation in broilers
May 06- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Katrien Rysman
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. Dr. Filip Van Immerseel, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent - Prof. Emeritus Dr. Richard Ducatelle, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent
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Nutritional Intervention and Gastrointestinal Microbiome and Metabolome in Dogs and Cats
May 07- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Yang Lyu
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Myriam Hesta, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent - Dr. Lieselot Hemeryck, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent - Prof. dr. Adronie Verbrugghe Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
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Explainable predictive analytics and decision support for real-time control room management
May 07- Faculty
- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
- Doctoral candidate
- Léon Sobrie
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de toegepaste economische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Johan Christiaens, vakgroep Accountancy, Bedrijfsfinanciering en Fiscaliteit - Prof. dr. Marijn Verschelde, IÉSEG School of Management - Dr. ir. Bart Roets, vakgroep Accountancy, Bedrijfsfinanciering en Fiscaliteit
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Studying antibiotic tissue distribution with microdialysis: From piglets to critically ill children
May 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Eline Hermans
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen en in de diergeneeskunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Pieter De Cock, Vakgroep Fundamentele en Toegepaste Medische Wetenschappen - prof. Mathias Devreese, Vakgroep Pathobiologie, Farmacologie en Bijzondere Dieren – prof. Peter De Paepe, Vakgroep Fundamentele en Toegepaste Medische Wetenschappen
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Support and wellbeing for people with serious illness and their family caregivers
May 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Orphé Matthys
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen en doctor in de sociale gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Luc Deliens, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg - dr. Sigrid Dierickx, externe promotor – prof. Joachim Cohen, VUB – prof. Aline De Vleminck, VUB
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Understanding and predicting fine-scale movements of riverine fish downstream of barriers
May 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Rachel Mawer
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Peter Goethals, BW22 - Dr. ir. Stijn Bruneel, BW22 - Dr. Matthias Schneider, SJE-Ecohydraulic Engineering GmbH, Duitsland - Dr. Ine Pauwels, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek (INBO)
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Essays on corporate finance: insights on the interactions of credit and labor markets
May 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
- Doctoral candidate
- Nejat Gökhan Okatan
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de toegepaste economische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Klaas Mulier, vakgroep Economie - Prof. dr. Mike Mariathasan, KU Leuven
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From Kinetic to Process Modeling of the Silicotungstic Acid Catalyzed Ethyl Acetate Synthesis by Direct Addition of Acetic Acid to Ethylene
May 16- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Bram Van Wettere
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: chemische technologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Joris Thybaut, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde - prof. Jeroen Lauwaert, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde
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Salts in the Built Environment
May 17- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Sebastiaan Godts
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: geologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Veerle Cnudde, WE13 - dr. Hilde De Clercq, KIK-IRPA - prof. dr. Tim De Kock, Universiteit Antwerpen - dr. ir. Julie Desarnaud, WTCB
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Contributions to analytic number theory: Zero-density estimates for L-functions, almost-prime k-tuples, and Tauberian theorems
May 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Bin Chen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: wiskunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Jasson Vindas Diaz, WE16 - dr. Gregory Debruyne, WE16
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Decentralized rural wastewater treatment: pilot and full scale demonstration of technological feasibility and environmental sustainability.
May 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Rui Zhang
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Milieuwetenschappen en technologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Stijn Van Hulle, BW24 - Prof. dr. ir. Diederik Rousseau, BW24
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Fairness through randomization: an operations research perspective
May 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
- Doctoral candidate
- Tom Demeulemeester
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de toegepaste economische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Dries Goossens, vakgroep Beleidsinformatica en Operationeel beheer - Prof. dr. Roel Leus, KULeuven
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Model-Informed Drug Development Strategies to Accelerate Pharmaceutical Innovation and Optimize Therapeutic Use.
May 24- Faculty
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Louis Sandra
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de farmaceutische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. An Vermeulen, UGent-Bioanalyse - Dr. Huybrecht T'Jollyn, Johnson & Johnson
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Laplace transform method for hypercomplex Fourier transforms
May 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Ze Yang
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: wiskunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Hendrik De Bie, EA06 - prof. dr. Hennie De Schepper, EA06
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Methods for differential expression analysis in single-cell transcriptomics at the gene- and subgene level
May 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Jeroen Gilis
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: statistische data-analyse
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Lieven Clement, WE02 - prof. dr. Yvan Saeys, WE02 - dr. Koen Van den Berge, Janssen Pharmaceutica