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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From Voice to Vector: Design, Training and Applications of Speaker Embeddings
Oct 19- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Jenthe Thienpondt
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: computerwetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Kris Demuynck, vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen - prof. Nilesh Madhu, vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen
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Molecular determinants of attachment, entry and immunity in porcine viruses: implications for prevention of rotavirus, circovirus and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infections
Oct 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Xiaolei Ren
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Hans Nauwynck, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent
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Silencing the neighbourhood: Pseudorabies virus-induced suppression of gap junctional intercellular communication
Oct 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Alexander Tishchenko Khoruzh
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Herman W. Favoreel, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent
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Adopting Goal-oriented care in primary care practice: From beliefs to behaviour
Oct 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Reini Haverals
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Pauline Boeckxstaens, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg
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Optimising care for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: from surgery to real-world evidence of biologicals
Oct 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Manon Blauwblomme
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Thibaut Van Zele, Vakgroep Hoofd en Huid – prof. Philippe Gevaert, Vakgroep Hoofd en Huid
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Disentangling the structural and biophysical mechanisms of lianas on tropical forest microclimate
Oct 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Kasper Coppieters
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Hans Verbeeck (Promotor admin), BW20 - Dr. Félicien Meunier (Promotor), BW20 - Dr. ir. Marco Visser (Promotor), Universiteit Leiden, Nederland
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Measuring bee health within biodiversity gradients of plant-pollinator networks
Oct 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Louella Buydens
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Ivan Meeus (Promotor admin), BW21 - Dr. Niels Piot (Promotor), BASF
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Kick-starting a cold atoms lab - creating and probing Bose-Einstein condensates in flexible traps
Oct 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Clara Tanghe
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: fysica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Frank Verstraete, WE05 - prof. dr. Karel Van Acoleyen, EA06 + WE05
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Towards Sustainable Agro-Waste Valorisation: Energy and Resource Recovery from Tomato Plant Biomass and Dairy Manure
Oct 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Shruti Katti
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Erik Meers (Promotor admin), BW24 - Prof. dr. ir. Steven De Meester (Promotor), BW24
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Reading the (sub)surface: a geomorphological, stratigraphic and sedimentological investigation of the Axial Channel (southern North Sea)
Oct 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Morgan Vervoort
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: geologie
- Promotor(s)
- em. prof. dr. Marc De Batist, WE13 - dr. Ruth Plets, VLIZ
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The Communicator in Question: Scientists, AI, and GM Food Communication in China
Oct 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Yixuan Guo
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Socio-economie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Hans De Steur (Promotor admin), BW27 - Prof. dr. Fan Li (Promotor), Huazhong Agricultural University, China - Dr. Marcia Dutra de Barcellos (Promotor), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazilië
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Advancing ECMO Care: Clinical Application, Competency Development, Anticoagulation Management, and Long-Term Outcomes
Oct 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Harlinde Peperstraete
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Eric Hoste, Vakgroep Inwendige Ziekten en Pediatrie – prof. Pieter Depuydt, Vakgroep Inwendige Ziekten en Pediatrie
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Extreme Precipitation in High-Resolution Physics-Based and Data-Driven Models: Balancing Cost and Realism
Oct 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Wout Dewettinck
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: fysica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Steven Caluwaerts, WE05 - prof. dr. Piet Termonia, WE05 - dr. Hans Van de Vyver, KMI
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Drinking water from source to tap: Unravelling microbiome dynamics through monitoring and novel biological indicators
Oct 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Thomas Pluym
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Bart De Gusseme (Promotor admin), BW25 - Prof. dr. ir. Nico Boon (Promotor), BW25 - Prof. dr. Ellen Decaestecker (Promotor), KU Leuven - Prof. dr. Klaus Schwenk (Promotor), University of Koblenz – Landau, Duitsland
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Study on Maize Drought Responses: Integrating Leaf Growth Dynamics and Single-cell RNA Sequencing
Oct 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Yang Shuai
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biochemie en biotechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Hilde Nelissen, WE09
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Toward DNN-Based Compensation Strategies for Hearing Deficits in Aging and Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Oct 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Marjoleen Wouters
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: biomedische ingenieurstechnieken
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Sarah Verhulst, vakgroep Informatietechnologie
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Rewiring the canine brain: from dysfunction to modulation
Oct 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Sofie Salden
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. J. Saunders, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, UGent - Prof. dr. A. Haverbeke, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, UGent - Prof. dr. C. Baeken, Faculteit Geneeskunde en Gezondheidswetenschappen, UGent - Dr. K. Peremans, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, UGent
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Fusion of Vis-NIR, Micro-NIR, and Gamma-Ray Sensing Technologies for Agricultural Soil Measurement: A Case Study on Soil Carbon Stock Estimation
Oct 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Jiang Liu
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: landbouw
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Abdul Mouazen (Promotor admin), BW20 - Prof. dr. Muhammad Abdul Munnaf (Promotor), Universiteit Wageningen, Nederland
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Lysine-gebaseerde behandelstrategieën tegen boviene mastitis-geassocieerde Escherichia coli : engineeren, activiteits- en veiligheidsbeoordeling in mammosferen
Oct 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Julie Bellemans
- Academic degree
- doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. E. Meyer, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, UGent - Prof. dr. Y. Briers, Faculteit Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen, UGent - Prof. dr. J. Van der Eycken Faculteit Wetenschappen, UGent Prof. dr. S. De Vliegher Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, UGent
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Advancing cell-free DNA tools in the clinical management of childhood cancer
Oct 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Lotte Cornelli
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Katleen De Preter, Vakgroep Biomoleculaire Geneeskunde – prof. Nadine Van Roy, Vakgroep Biomoleculaire Geneeskunde – prof. Bram De Wilde, Vakgroep Inwendige Ziekten en Pediatrie