11:30 am - 3:30 pm Dissertation Defence: Decision Support Frameworks for Unlocking the Potential of Blockchain in Sustainable Supply Chain Management
9:00 am - 1:00 pm Thesis Defence: Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks for Spectrum Sensing and Modulation Classification
10:00 am - 2:00 pm Dissertation Defence: Mechanical and Structural Behaviour of Rubberized Recycled Aggregate Concrete
11:00 am - 3:00 pm Thesis Defence: Upscaling Very Low-Resolution Chemiluminescence Images for Prediction of Thermoacoustic Source Term Using Machine Learning
11:00 am - 3:00 pm Thesis Defence: Robust Optimization for Plastic Closed-Loop Supply Chains: Advancing Data-Driven Models With Kernel Weight Adjustment And Fairness Metrics
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm Thesis Defence: Data-Driven Mitigation of False Data Injection Cyberattacks in Networked Control Systems
10:00 am - 2:00 pm Thesis Defence: Effect of Gas Metal Arc Welding Process Parameters on Distortion and Residual Stress of Weld Overlays of Inconel 686
10:00 am - 2:00 pm Thesis Defence: Mechanical Recycling of Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol-Modified: Incorporation of Carbon Nanotubes Towards Functional Composites
10:00 am - 2:00 pm Thesis Defence: A Feasibility Study on Artificial Neural Network-Based Prediction and Optimization of Autoclave Curing Process Outcomes via Thermal Images and Haralick Texture Features
10:30 am - 2:30 pm Thesis Defence: An Unsupervised Machine Learning Approach to Real-Time Spectrum Sensing in Dynamic Communication Channels
9:30 am - 1:30 pm Thesis Defence: Ozone pretreatment of hydrothermal liquefaction aqueous stream from municipal sludge for enhanced biological degradation
1:30 pm - 5:30 pm Thesis Defence: Life Cycle Thinking Evaluation of Hydrogen-Powered Locomotives: a Canadian Context
2:30 pm - 6:30 pm Dissertation Defence: Refueling Infrastructure Planning for Hydrogen-Powered Road Freight Transportation in Canada: A Life Cycle Thinking Approach
10:00 am - 2:00 pm Thesis Defence: Exploring the Role of Cholesterol and Coprostanol in Clostridioides difficile Physiological Fitness: From Association with Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) Success to Causality Studies
10:00 am - 2:00 pm Dissertation Defence: Characterization and Modeling of an Advanced Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Fabric Composite System Consists of Shear Thickening Fluid and Bis–Diazirine Based Crosslinkers, at Low-To-Medium Loading Rates
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Dissertation Defence: Development of Microfluidic Platforms for Low-Cost and High Precision Droplet Generation and Quantification of Agglutination Assays
9:00 am - 1:00 pm Dissertation Defence: Effect of Graphene Oxide and Magnetite Decorated Graphene Oxide Supplements on Anaerobic Digestion Utilizing Municipal Sludge
1:30 pm - 5:30 pm Dissertation Defence: Extended Reality-Based Training and Adaptive Machine Learning-Based Optimization for Thermoforming Process
11:00 am - 3:00 pm Dissertation Defence: Developing a Multicriteria Feasibility Assessment Model for Hemp-based Biocomposite Supply Chains incorporating Techno-Economic, Environmental, and Social Measures: A Case Study