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 pixels to biology: a flexible workflow for spatial transcriptomics analysis
Jan 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Lotte Pollaris
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: bio-informatica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Yvan Saeys, WE02 - dr. Ruth Seurinck, WE02
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Interpersonal Emotion Regulation in Couples Facing Perinatal Depression
Jan 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Pauline Verhelst
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de psychologie
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: prof. dr. Lesley Verhofstadt, vakgroep Experimenteel-Klinische en Gezondheidspsychologie (PP05) - promotoren: prof. dr. Gilbert Lemmens, vakgroep Hoofd en Huid (GE34) - prof. dr. Laura Sels, vakgroep Experimenteel-Klinische en Gezondheidspsychologie (PP05)
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Konstruktionsgrammatik und Variation. Eine Mikrotypologie universaler Irrelevanzgefüge im Gegenwartsdeutschen
Jan 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Flor Vander Haegen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de taalkunde
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Torsten Leuschner, LW06
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Integration and Interfacing of Optoelectronics with Femtosecond Laser Microstructuring and 3D-Nanoprinting
Jan 26- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Athanasios Kyriazis
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: fotonica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Geert Van Steenberge, UGent vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen - prof. Jurgen Van Erps, Vrije Universiteit Brussel - prof. Martin Virte, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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A knowledge-based machine learning framework for pharmaceutical direct compression
Jan 28- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Manuel Borja Lopez Pelaez
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Wiskundige Modellering
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Jan Verwaeren (Promotor admin), BW26 - Dr. ir. Daan Van Hauwermeiren (Promotor), BW26 - Dr. Jens Dhondt (Promotor), Janssen Pharmaceutica
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Non-Thermal Plasma Processes for Sustainable Nitrogen Fixation and the Efficient Abatement of Volatile Organic Compounds in Environmental Applications
Jan 30- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Moazameh Adhami Sayad Mahaleh
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: toegepaste natuurkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Nathalie De Geyter, vakgroep Toegepaste Fysica - prof. Rino Morent, vakgroep Toegepaste Fysica
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Community resilience and environmental justice in the context of extractive industries in rural areas. The case of oil and gas drilling in Albertine Graben (Uganda).
Jan 30- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Estellina Namutebi
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Socio-economie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Joost Dessein (Promotor admin), BW27 - Dr. Cuthbert Tukundane (Promotor), Martyrs University, Oeganda
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Chemical Recycling of Plastic Waste by Reactor and Catalyst Engineering
Jan 30- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Bahman Goshayeshi
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: chemische technologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Kevin Van Geem, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde - prof. Angeliki Lemonidou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Griekenland) - prof. Dimitrios Achilias, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Griekenland)
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An integrated environmental–epigenetic study of the mangrove crab Ucides occidentalis in the Guayas Estuary in Ecuador
Jan 30- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Thi Kim Dung Pham
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Peter Goethals (Promotor admin), BW22 - Prof. dr. Wim Vanden Berghe (Promotor), Universiteit Antwerpen - Dr. Andrée De Cock (Promotor), BW22
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Fractional Oversampling Based Burst-Mode Clock and Data Recovery
Feb 02- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Xin Wang
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: elektrotechniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Guy Torfs, vakgroep Informatietechnologie - prof. Johan Bauwelinck, vakgroep Informatietechnologie
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Dynamic Behaviour of Large-Scale Vapour Compression Heat Pumps in Carnot Batteries for Grid Services
Feb 03- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Robin Tassenoy
- 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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In vitro modelling of the small intestinal microbiome by introducing the oral-gut axis
Feb 04- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Karen Delbaere
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Tom Van de Wiele (Promotor admin), BW25 - Dr. ir. Kim De Paepe (Promotor), BW25 - Dr. Ludovica Marinelli (Promotor), BW25
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Horizontal links in the constructional network and their role in constructional contamination: connections between Dutch krijgen-constructions
Feb 05- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Gauthier Delaby
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de taalkunde
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Timothy Colleman, LW06
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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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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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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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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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AWEsim: A Geometry-Resolved Aero-Servo-Elastic Framework for Airborne Wind Energy Simulations
Feb 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Niels Pynaert
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Joris Degroote, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering - prof. Guillaume Crevecoeur, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering - prof. Jolan Wauters, KU Leuven
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Subsistence Farming, Household Vulnerability, and Child Malnutrition: Understanding Food and Nutrition Security Challenges in Rural Burundi
Feb 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Willy Désiré Emera
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Socio-economie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Marijke D'Haese (Promotor admin), BW27 - Prof. dr. Carl Lachat (Promotor), BW23
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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