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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Seeing is Believing: Shedding Light on the Mode of Action of a Biocontrol Agent in Wheat
Mar 04- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Celine De Pessemier
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biochemie en biotechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Sofie Goormachtig, WE09 - prof. dr. Daniël Van Damme, WE09 - dr. Kelly Hamonts, Aphea.Bio - dr. Michiel Vandecasteele, WE09
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Deep learning models for predicting molecular tumor properties directly from whole slide images
Mar 04- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Marija Pizurica
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: bio-informatica en in de ingenieurswetenschappen: computerwetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Kathleen Marchal, EA05,WE09 - prof. dr. Thomas Demeester, EA05 - prof. dr. Olivier Gevaert, Stanford University, USA
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More with Less: Strategies for Building Robust and Efficient Speech Recognition Models
Mar 04- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Geoffroy Vanderreydt
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: elektrotechniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Kris Demuynck, vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen - prof. Veronique Hoste, vakgroep Vertalen, tolken en communicatie
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Heritage is Jordan’s Oil” A Critical Inquiry into the Political Economy of Heritage Development
Mar 05- Faculty
- Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Charlotte Vekemans
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Politieke Wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. Dr. Christopher Parker (supervisor) Prof. Dr. Marlene Schäfers (supervisor)
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Shedding light on dark sirens
Mar 06- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Cezary Turski
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: fysica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Archisman Ghosh, WE05 - em. prof. dr. Dirk Ryckbosch, WE05
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Unraveling the Microscopic Origins of Phase Stability in Metal Halide Perovskites through Advanced Molecular Modeling
Mar 06- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Tom Braeckevelt
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Wetenschappen: Chemie, UGent & Doctor of Science: Chemistry (PhD), KU Leuven
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Veronique Van Speybroeck, UGent vakgroep Toegepaste Fysica & vakgroep Fysica en Sterrenkunde - prof. Johan Hofkens, KU Leuven
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Triticale a promising crop for enhancing agroecosystem resilience
Mar 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Riccardo Zustovi
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: landbouw
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Steven Maenhout (Promotor admin), BW21 - Em. Prof. dr. ir. Geert Haesaert (Promotor), voorheen BW21
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Towards a Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment framework for circular flexible plastic packaging: advancing life cycle costing and social life cycle assessment
Mar 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Anna-Sophie Haslinger
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Jo Dewulf (Promotor admin), BW24 - Dr. ir. Sophie Huysveld (Promotor), BW24 - Dr. Erasmo Cadena Martinez (Promotor), BW24
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From Lipoplexes to Light: Novel Transfection Strategies for the Corneal Endothelium and Photo-Ablation of Acanthamoeba.
Mar 10- Faculty
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Bernd Vanmeerhaeghe
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de farmaceutische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Stefaan De Smedt - Prof. dr. Félix Sauvage
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Ozone impacts on Congo Basin forests
Mar 11- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Inês dos Santos Vieira
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Hans Verbeeck (Promotor admin), BW20 - Prof. dr. ir. Pascal Boeckx (Promotor), BW24 - Dr. Félicien Meunier (Promotor), BW20
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Process monitoring and control to assess and improve performance of treatment wetlands
Mar 12- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Flor Louage
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Milieuwetenschappen en technologie.
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Diederik Rousseau (Promotor admin), BW24 - Prof. dr. ir. Stijn Van Hulle (Promotor), BW24
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Microplastic pollution in Vietnamese beaches: the role of physical and biological processes with a focus on the benthos
Mar 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Thi Mỹ Yên Nguyễn
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Ellen Pape, WE11 - prof. dr. Carl Van Colen, WE11 - em. prof. dr. Ann Vanreusel, WE11 - prof. dr. Xuan Quang Ngo, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam
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Recovering volatile fatty acids and nutrients from food waste using hydrophobic membrane contactor and electrodialysis
Mar 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Francis Kotoka
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Emile Cornelissen (Promotor admin), BW24 - Dr. Leonardo Gutierrez Garces (Promotor), BW24
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From Reads to Reality: Optimizing the Performance of Long-Read Nanopore Shotgun Metagenomics for Assembly-Free Microbial Detection
Mar 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Alexander Van Uffelen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: bio-informatica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Kathleen Marchal, EA05; WE09 - dr. Kevin Vanneste, Sciensano
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Robust and Efficient Methods for Searching in Speech and Audio Archives
Mar 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Anup Sing
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: computerwetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Kris Demuynck, vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen - prof. Vipul Arora, KU Leuven - prof. Nilesh Madhu, vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen
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Roots of Resistance: Natural Extracts, Hormonal Conversations and Epigenetic Echoes in Rice
Mar 16- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Karen De Kock
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Tina Kyndt (Promotor admin), BW25 - Prof. dr. ir. Sven Mangelinckx (Promotor), BW24 - Prof. dr. Danny Geelen (Promotor), BW21
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Physics-Inspired Solutions to Computationally Hard Problems: Advances in Photonic Quantum Computing and Ising Machines
Mar 16- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Robbe De Prins
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: fotonica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Peter Bienstman, UGent vakgroep Informatietechnologie - prof. Guy Van der Sande, Vrije Universiteit Brussel - dr. ir. Thomas Van Vaerenbergh, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Belgium
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Aligning Intent and Outcome in Data Ecosystems: Integrating Market, Policy, and Technology
Mar 17- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Melanie Verstraete
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de de ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Sofie Verbrugge, vakgroep Informatietechnologie & vakgroep Industriële Systemen en Productontwerp - prof. Didier Colle, vakgroep Informatietechnologie
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Preventive and curative Cyperus esculentus control using innovative tools and integrated management
Mar 18- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Jeroen Feys
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: landbouw
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Benny De Cauwer (Promotor admin), BW21 - Em. Prof. dr. ir. Dirk Reheul (Promotor), voorheen BW21
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Uncovering SnRK1 signalling pathways controlling starch degradation and transcriptional regulation in Arabidopsis thaliana
Mar 18- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Toon Mertens
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biochemie en biotechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Geert De Jaeger, WE09 - dr. Jelle Van Leene, WE09