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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Exploring Mechanisms for Establishing a Decision Support System for Precision Arable Farming
Feb 06- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Mingyi Zhao
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Socio-economie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Abdul Mouazen (Promotor admin), BW20 - Prof. dr. ir. Ludwig Lauwers (Promotor), BW27
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From responsiveness to transformation: rethinking gender and recovery in alcohol and drug services through women’s lived experiences
Feb 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Julie Schamp
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de pedagogische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: prof. dr. Wouter Vanderplasschen, vakgroep Orthopedagogiek (PP10) - Promotor: prof. dr. Griet Roets, vakgroep Sociaal Werk en Sociale Pedagogiek (PP04)
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Dynamic Aza-Michael Chemistry for Advancing Covalent Adaptable Networks
Feb 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Loc Tan Nguyen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: chemie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Filip Du Prez, WE07 - prof. dr. Johan Winne, WE07
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Smart Architectural Glass: Optical Bragg Grating Sensors and Surface Flaw Engineering Using Ultrafast Lasers
Feb 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Shahryar Nategh
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: bouwkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Jan Belis, vakgroep Bouwkundige Constructies en Bouwmaterialen - prof. Jeroen Missinne, vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen
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Inference and phylogenetic placement of whole-genome multiplications in plants
Feb 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Cecilia Sensalari
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: bio-informatica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Steven Maere, WE09
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Evolutie, analyse en verdieping van verhoortechnieken: een verkenning van de kloof tussen theorie en praktijk.
Feb 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Law and Criminology
- Doctoral candidate
- Marc Bockstaele
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de criminologische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof, Antoinette Verhage, RE23 - Prof, Jelle Janssens, RE23
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Adoption, Institutions, and Outcomes: A Multi-Level Study of FinTech Use and Bank Performance
Feb 10- Faculty
- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
- Doctoral candidate
- Amna Albuainain
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Toegepaste Economische Wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Sophie Manigart, vakgroep Accountancy, Bedrijfsfinanciering en Fiscaliteit - Prof. dr. Simon Ashby, vakgroep Accountancy, Bedrijfsfinanciering en Fiscaliteit en VBS
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Architecture as Form of the Real: A Critique of Architecture
Feb 10- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Guy Léon Châtel
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: architectuur
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Johan Lagae, vakgroep Architectuur en Stedenbouw - em. prof. Bart Verschaffel, vakgroep Architectuur en Stedenbouw - prof. Maarten Delbeke, vakgroep Architectuur en Stedenbouw
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Modelling and Experimental Study of Thermal Non-Equilibrium Two-Phase Expansion within a Free Linear Expander
Feb 10- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Xander van Heule
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Steven Lecompte, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering - prof. Michel De Paepe, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering
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Development and Evaluation of Single-Cell Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) for the Quantification of Endogenous Elements in Human Blood Cells
Feb 11- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Rinus Dejonghe
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: chemie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Frank Vanhaecke, WE06 - prof. dr. Eduardo Bolea Fernández, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain, - prof. dr. Olivier De Wever, GE38
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Thioether Transalkylation Chemistry for the Design of Sustainable Polymer Networks
Feb 11- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Vincent Scholiers
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: chemie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Filip Du Prez, WE07 - prof. dr. Johan Winne, WE07
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Molecular Insights into Bovine Embryo Development : Roles of Specific MicroRNAs in Blastocyst Development
Feb 11- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- XueFeng Guan
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Luc Peelman, Department of Veterinary and Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent - Prof. dr. Krishna Pavani, Department of Human Structure and Repair, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UGent
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Harmful corporate practices: A case study of five prominent companies in the legal cannabis industry.
Feb 11- Faculty
- Faculty of Law and Criminology
- Doctoral candidate
- Marthe Ongenaert
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de criminologische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof, Tom Decorte, RE23 - Prof, Jelle Janssens, RE23 - Prof. Marc Cools (†), RE23
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From dropout to departure: A qualitative analysis of premature termination of psychotherapy
Feb 12- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Liza Notaerts
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de psychologie
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: prof. dr. Reitske Meganck, vakgroep Psychoanalyse en Raadplegingspsychologie (PP08) - promotor: prof. dr. Melissa De Smet (KU Leuven)
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Development of Gelatin–PDLLA graft copolymers for corneal endothelial tissue engineering
Feb 12- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Lobke De Vos
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: chemie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Peter Dubruel, WE07 - prof. dr. Sandra Van Vlierberghe, WE07 - prof. dr. Carina Koppen, Universiteit Antwerpen
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Unravelling the mechanisms involved in the induction of the intestinal IL-17A response against the protozoan parasite Giardia
Feb 12- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Charlotte Van Crombrugge
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. P. Geldhof, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, UGent - Dr. L. Seys, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, UGent
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Uncovering the diversity and ecology of viruses in the North Sea
Feb 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Mohammed Hisham Shaikh
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: mariene wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Anne Willems, WE10 - dr. Maarten De Rijcke, VLIZ - prof. dr. Corina Brussaard, Dept. Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry at NIOZ , University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Micronutrient interplay in planta: what can multibiofortified potatoes teach us?
Feb 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Laura Ferreras Custódio
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Dominique Van Der Straeten, WE11 - dr. Simon Strobbe, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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Autonomous And Sustainable Water Systems Management: Integrating Automated (Re)Calibration With Transfer Learning, Temporal-Aware Reinforcement Learning Control, And Explainable AI
Feb 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Cristian Camilo Gomez Cortes
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Wiskundige Modellering
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Saba Daneshgar (Promotor admin), BW26 - Prof. dr. ir. Elena Torfs (Promotor), Université Laval, Canada
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Benthic footprints of marine industries: offshore energy and deep-seabed mining
Feb 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Nene Lefaible
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: mariene wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- em. prof. dr. Ann Vanreusel, WE11 - prof. dr. Ulrike Braeckman, WE11 - prof. dr. Tom Moens, WE11 - prof. dr. Ellen Pape, WE11 - prof. dr. Carl Van Colen, WE11