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Wednesday, January 7, 2026 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

PhD Defence • Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning • Contextual AI: Integrating Macro-Context with Transformer Architectures for Social Media Analysis, Federated Learning, and Recommender Systems

Please note: This PhD defence will take place online.

Liam Hebert, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisors: Professors Robin Cohen, Lukasz Golab

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 9:30 am - 12:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

PhD Defence • Natural Language Processing | Information Retrieval • Democratizing and Modernizing Information Access: From Open Rerankers to Scalable RAG Evaluation

Please note: This PhD defence will take place in DC 2314 and online.

Ronak Pradeep, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Jimmy Lin

Monday, November 10, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Master’s Thesis Presentation • Artificial Intelligence • Automated Segmentation of Head and Neck Cancer on Computed Tomography Imaging

Please note: This master’s thesis presentation will take place in DC 2314 and online.

Hussam Kaka, Master's candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Olga Veksler

Monday, December 1, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

PhD Defence • Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) | Mobile Security • Cues, Clones, and Cars: Access Control Issues in Customized Android

Please note: This PhD defence will take place online.

Parjanya Vyas, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisors: Professors N. Asokan & Yousra Aafer

Monday, November 24, 2025 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

PhD Defence • Human–Computer Interaction • VR Streaming as a New Frontier: Investigating Virtual Camera as a Multifaceted Bridge Between Streamers and Viewers

Please note: This PhD defence will take place in DC 2314 and online.

Liwei Wu, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Jian Zhao

Thursday, November 13, 2025 11:00 am - 2:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

PhD Defence • Human–Computer Interaction • Exploring how User Interface Constraints Can Improve User Outcomes while Reading and Writing

Please note: This PhD defence will take place in DC 3317 and online.

Nikhita Joshi, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Daniel Vogel

Friday, November 7, 2025 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

PhD Defence • Computer Graphics | Rendering • Correlation-Aware Rendering: Improving Sampling and Denoising for Realistic Image Synthesis

Please note: This PhD defence will take place in DC 2314 and online.

Weijie Zhou, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Toshiya Hachisuka