Defences

Upcoming Defences:

• September 18, 2026 – Development of an Accelerated Weathering and Performance Assessment Protocol for Long-Term Performance and Durability Evaluation of Hempcrete Insulation – Itzel Lopez-Carreon (M.A.Sc.)
• Septemberr 16, 2026 – Guidance, Navigation and Control of Autonomous Vehicles –Fakhri Yagob (Ph.D. Comprehensive)
• September 15, 2026 – IMU-Based Lower-Limb Motion Analysis: Development of Functional Coordinate Systems and Validation of Stair Gait Event Detection – Simon Fabisiak (M.A.Sc.)
• September 11, 2026 – Applicability of Electrorheological Dampers and the Slam Impact Seat Testing Rig (SISTR) for High Speed Craft Suspension Seats – Nicholas Mucci (M.A.Sc.)
• September 11, 2026 – Development of a Prototype Noise and Vibration Monitoring and Feedback System for Use During Neonatal Patient Transport – Natasha Nayar Navin (M.A.Sc.)
• September 9, 2026 – Vibrational Analysis of a Neonatal Patient Transport System – Michael Avarello – (M.A.Sc.)
• September 8, 2026 – Nonlinear Generalized Predictive Control for Spacecraft Formation Flying Under Disturbances and Parametric Uncertainties – Divya Rao Ashok Kumar (Ph.D.)
• September 8, 2026 – Process Design Tool for Gas-Phase Synthesis of Nanomaterials– Hossein Rahbar (Ph.D.)
• September 3, 2026 – Context-Aware Airspace Modelling with Generative AI – Teresa Krings (Ph.D. Comprehensive)
• September 2, 2026 – Determination of Tensile Strain Capacities of Pipelines under Complex Loading Conditions – Zuoxi Zhao (M.A.Sc.)

Recent Defences:

• August 28, 2026 – Evaluating Space Heating Decarbonization Across Canada –Stephen Eckstein (M.A.Sc.)
• August 28, 2026 – Design and Evaluation of a Buoyant Airborne Wind Energy System –Liamm Mirza(M.A.Sc.)
• August 26, 2026 – Leveraging Machine Learning and Physics-Based Models to Inform Space Heating Electrification Strategies –Oliver Ah-Kion (M.A.Sc.)
• August 25, 2026 – AI-Enabled Structural Health Monitoring of Hybrid Materials Under Fatigue Loading – Ali Ahmadi (Ph.D. Comprehensive)
• August 24, 2026 – Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Ice Accretion on Aircraft Pitot Probes – Nicholas Doiron (M.A.Sc.)
• August 21, 2026 – Cytoskeletal Remodelling and Protrusion Formation in Platelet Biogenesis – Veenth Aljapur (Ph.D. Comprehensive)
• August 21, 2026 – Remote Detection of Sodium and Potassium Atomic Emission Signatures as an Indicator of Liquid Carry-Over into Flare Systems – Zachary Milani (Ph.D. Comprehensive)
• August 19, 2026 – Development of Weather Station Datasets and Deep Learning Architectures for Day-Ahead Wind Power Forecasting – Keegan Jebb (M.A.Sc.)
• August 18, 2026 – Rooftop Defect Detection and Localization using Advanced Deep Learning Approaches – Sam Dunthorne (M.A.Sc.)
• August 17, 2026 – Microstructure and Environmental Resistance of EB-PVD CrCoNi and CrMnFeCoNi Coatings – Holly Currie (M.A.Sc.)
• August 17, 2026 – From Deformation to Damage: A Mechanobiological Study of Traumatic Brain Injury In Vitro – Gi Ah Kang (Ph.D.)
• July 31, 2026 – Forecast-Assisted Multi-Objective Coordination of Stochastic Electric Vehicle Charging in Residential Distribution Networks – Oyakhilome Ikhahangbe (M.A.Sc.)
  July 31, 2026 – Multiscale Design Optimization of Heatsinks Employing Functionally Graded Lattice Materials for Enhanced Thermal Management in Aerospace Systems – Ossama Hafeez (Ph.D.)
• July 29, 2026 – Improving the Resilience of Solar District- Dylan Bardy (Ph.D Comprehensive)
  July 14, 2026 – Analysis of motion compensation for shipboard crane operations comparing prescribed and coupled ship motion – Claire Vandesande (M.A.Sc.)
• July 10, 2026 – DYNASTIS – A Hybrid Spacecraft Detection Model – Noor Kamra (M.A.Sc.)
• July 3, 2026 – Development of Melt-Electrowritten Shape Memory Polymer Scaffolds: Design, Fabrication, Characterization, and Shape Recovery Force Quantification – Spenser Hui (M.A.Sc.)
• June 22, 2026 – Evaluation of Performance Requirements and Operational Suitability of Drone Detect and Avoid Systems – Jerami Williams (M.A.Sc.)
• June 15, 2026 – Multimodal Learning Frameworks for Lower-Limb Motion Intention Detection and Prediction in Assistive Robotics – Sayyed Hossein Sadat Hosseini (Ph.D)
• June 15, 2026– Predictive Aircraft Icing Code – Donovan Maudsley (M.A.Sc.)
• May 19, 2026 – Experimental Demonstration of Metallic Aluminum Production from a Lunar Highland Simulant and Its Utilization as Feedstock for Lunar Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing – Xavier Walls Perez ( Ph.D.)
• May 8, 2026 – Slosh Mitigation in Varying Gravity Environment using a Validated Fluid Model – Eleanor Mcsporran (Ph.D. Comprehensive)
• May 8, 2026 – Atomistic Simulation of Polymer Nanocomposites – Cassia Gomes (Ph.D Comprehensive)
• May 4, 2026 – Effects of wall characteristics and weather conditions on air cavity flow rates and hygrothermal performance – Roya Missaghian (M.A.Sc.)
• May 1, 2026 – Numerical Study of Laminar Boundary Layer Development over a Surface with Streamwise Riblets – Luke Hendrikse (M.A.Sc.)
• May 1, 2026 – Hygrothermal Performance Testing of Magnesium Oxide Structural Insulated Sheathing Panels in Canada – Nick Scharf (M.A.Sc.)
• May 1, 2026 – Thermodynamically Constrained Multiphase Fluid Dynamics in Reduced Gravity – Sandesh Adhikari (Ph.D. Comprehensive)
• April 29, 2026 – Advanced State Estimation For Robotics Systems Using Dual Quaternion Unscented Kalman Filter – Mohamed Khalifa (M.A.Sc.)
• April 29, 2026 – Metal 3D Printing in Space Through Freeze Casting – Ganesh Komaragiri (Ph.D. Comprehensive)
• April 22, 2026 – Design and numerical analysis of a small-scale Scheffler solar concentrator system for off-grid residential heating applications – Matthew Newport ( M.A.Sc. Sustainable Energy)
• April 21, 2026 – Numerical Analysis of the Influence of DBD Plasma Actuator on Supersonic Inlet Flow near Inlet Tip for Unstart Mitigation –Max Ning (M.A.Sc.)
• April 17, 2026 –  Experimental and Computational Studies of Cobalt-Containing High-Entropy Alloys for Wear-Resistance Application – Xueyao Wu (Ph.D.)
• April 9, 2026 – Output Observer-Based Lyapunov MPC for Attitude Tracking of UAVs using Prescribed Performance Approach – Fatemeh Mohammad Zamani (Ph.D. Comprehensive)
• March 24, 2026 – Omnisoot: a process design package for gas-phase synthesis of carbonaceous nanoparticles – Mo Adib (Ph.D.)
• January 20, 2026 – Vibration and Sound Exposure During Neonatal Patient Transport – Keely Gibb (Ph.D.)
• January 16, 2026 – A Study of Microwave Assisted Aluminum Particle Oxidation in Carbon Dioxide Environments – Evangelina Schonfeldt (MASc.)
• January 16, 2026 – Sensor Integration to Create a Digital Twin Framework of a Snowblower Robot – Sherry Ghandali (MASc.)
• January 12, 2026 – Laser Direct Energy Deposition of CoCrFeNiTi High-Entropy Alloy: Optimization of Parameters and Evaluation of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties – Saber Goodarzi (MASc.)
• January 9, 2026 – Fabrication and Characterization of High-Strength Digital Dentures Using Dual-Material PEEK System – Rohan Rughani (MASc.)
• January 9, 2026 – Calibration of Hygrothermal Models for In-Situ Modelling and Monitoring for Scalable Retrofit Solution – Jordan McNally (Ph.D.)
• January 8, 2026 – Influence of TiO₂ Nanoparticles on Direct Energy Deposition of Ti-6Al-4V: Process Optimization, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties – Shamaita Shabnam (MASc.)
• January 8, 2026 – Off-Grid Solar Utilization and Optimization Study for a Low Energy Residential Building in a Cold Climate – Matthew Domsy (M.A.Sc.)
• January 7, 2026 – The Effect of Neck Stiffness on Headform Response and Intracranial Strain – Ashley Yip (MASc.)
• January 6, 2026 – Integrating Hybrid Models and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems for Engineering Last-Mile Delivery Logistics – Armin Mahmoodi (Ph.D. )