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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Structured World Models for Embodied Intelligence
Oct 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Stefano Ferraro
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de de ingenieurswetenschappen: computerwetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Bart Dhoedt, vakgroep Informatietechnologie - dr. ir. Tim Verbelen, The Blanket
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Advanced Planning of Maintenance, Delivery and Service Activities Using Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms
Oct 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Erik De Kuyffer
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de industriële wetenschappen: elektronica-ICT
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Toon De Pessemier, vakgroep Informatietechnologie - prof. Wout Joseph, vakgroep Informatietechnologie
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An entanglement perspective on generalized symmetries, dualities and anomalies
Oct 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Bram Vancraeynest-De Cuiper
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: fysica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Frank Verstraete, WE05 - prof. dr. Jutho Haegeman, WE05
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Engineering genomes at scale: CRISPR and recombinase-based strategies in plants and algae
Oct 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Júlia Arraiza
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biochemie en biotechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Tom Jacobs, WE09 - prof. dr. Bert De Rybel, WE09
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Designing and Evaluating Cancer Therapies for Peritoneal Metastasis: Integrating Immunomodulation and Intraperitoneal Delivery.
Oct 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Ragna Haegebaert
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de farmaceutische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Katrien Remaut, UGent-Geneesmiddelenleer - Prof. dr. Ine Lentacker, UGent-Geneesmiddelenleer
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Cost Calculation of Circular Plastics
Oct 12- Faculty
- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
- Doctoral candidate
- Nicola Van Camp
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Toegepaste Economische Wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Sophie Hoozée, vakgroep Accountancy, Bedrijfsfinanciering en Fiscaliteit - prof. dr. Kim Ragaert, Maastricht University, Nederland
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Feed Contaminants and Antimicrobial Resistance Dynamics in Poultry Production in Kenya
Oct 12- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Jane Kagure Njaramba
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Gunther Antonissen, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University - Prof. dr. Arshnee Moodley, International Livestock Research Institute (Kenya), University of Copenhagen (Denmark) - Dr. Dishon Muloi, International Livestock Research Institute (Kenya)
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Closed-Loop Control of Hippocampal Excitability via Adenosine A Receptor Photopharmacology: in Two Ex Vivo Epilepsy Models
Oct 12- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Marijke Vergaelen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Robrecht Raedt, Vakgroep Hoofd en Huid – prof. Kristl Vonck, Vakgroep Hoofd en Huid
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African American English and the blues: Variationist and computational sociolinguistic perspectives on stylistic genre conventions
Oct 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Romeo De Timmerman
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de taalkunde
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Stef Slembrouck, LW06 - Prof. dr. Matthias Heyman, VUB
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From mare to model: reconstructing equine placental and endometrial biology
Oct 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Margo Verstraete
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Em. Prof. Dr. Peter Daels, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent - Prof. Dr. Ward De Spiegelaere, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent - Prof. Dr. Pouya Dini, School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis
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Soldiers of Fortune in Cyberspace and the Governance of Security. The New Wild West?
Oct 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Law and Criminology
- Doctoral candidate
- Celien De Stercke
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de criminologische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof, Jelle Janssens, RE23
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Resistivity Monitoring of Volcanic Hydrothermal Systems
Oct 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Lore Vanhooren
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: geologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Thomas Hermans, WE13 - prof. dr. Corentin Caudron, ULB
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Development of superior industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains for 2G bioethanol production
Oct 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Bart Thevelein
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Tom Desmet (Promotor admin), BW25 - Dr. Mekonnen Demeke (Promotor), NovelYeast
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Unravelling healthcare professionals’ (de)motivating interaction styles: a Self-Determination Theory perspective
Oct 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Laura Hesters
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Katrien De Cocker, Vakgroep Bewegings- en Sportwetenschappen – dr. Sofie Compernolle, Vakgroep Bewegings- en Sportwetenschappen
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Integrating fatty acid dynamics, epigenetic regulation and environmental drivers in the intertidal copepod: Platychelipus littoralis (Harpacticoida, Laophontidae)
Oct 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Iene Herman
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: mariene wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Jana Asselman, BW22 - prof. dr. Marleen De Troch, WE11
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Advances in Minimally Invasive Assessment of Tissue Inflammation and Remodeling in Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Nasal Secretion–Based Approach
Oct 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Elke Vandewalle
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Philippe Gevaert, Vakgroep Hoofd en Huid – prof. Stijn Vanhee, Vakgroep Hoofd en Huid).
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Control of Lotka-Volterra systems via metapopulation design.
Oct 15- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Anju Susan Anish
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Wiskundige Modellering
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Shodhan Rao (Promotor admin), BW26 - Prof. dr. Bernard De Baets (Promotor), BW26
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Towards sustainable cell and gene therapy manufacturing: Bayesian optimisation, hybrid modelling and AQbD-driven soft sensing as enabling methodologies
Oct 15- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Evan Claes
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Jan Verwaeren (Promotor admin), BW26 - Prof. dr. Thomas De Beer (Promotor), FW02 - Dr. Jan Schrooten (Promotor), Antleron NV
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The unseen shapes the scene: mycotoxin exposure and its epigenetic imprints.
Oct 15- Faculty
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Yasmine Bader
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de farmaceutische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Marthe De Boevre, UGent-Bioanalyse - Prof. Sarah De Saeger, UGent-Bioanalyse
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Ore-forming processes of the gold mineralization in the Western Domain of the Karagwe-Ankole belt, Central Africa
Oct 16- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Inge Cools
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: geologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Stijn Dewaele, WE13 - prof. dr. Philippe Muchez, KU Leuven