Public defence of doctoral thesis at Linköping University

Jenny Kunz at the Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA), defends her doctoral thesis entitled "Understanding Large Language Models: Towards Rigorous and Targeted Interpretability Using Probing Classifiers and Self-Rationalisation". Main supervisor: Marco Kuhlmann, Professor, IDA. Opponent: Isabelle Augenstein, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Chairman of the event: Patrick Lambrix, professor, IDA. The event is open to the public and held in English.

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Kristina Engvall, at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, defends her doctoral thesis "Taxane-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy among Early-Stage Breast Cancer Survivors: Prevalence, Risk Factors, Quality of Life and Genetic Prediction Models". Opponent is Docent Niklas Loman, Lund University. For more information contact Elisabeth Åvall Lundqvist. If you can't attend it's possible to follow the defense via the Zoom link.

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Florian Bock, Department of physics, chemistry and biology at Linköping University, will defend his doctoral thesis with title "Combining ab-initio and machine learning techniques for theoretical simulations of hard nitrides at extreme conditions". Opponent is PhD Martin Friák, Czech Academy of Sciences.

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Woodrow Hao Chi Kiang, at the Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA), defends his licentiate thesis entitled "Uncertainty Estimation in Models of Multivariate Trait Evolution on Given Phylogenies". Main supervisor: Krzysztof Bartoszek, Associate Professor, IDA. Opponent: Fredrik Ronquist, professor, Naturhistoriska riksmuseet. Chairman of the event: Dietrich von Rosen, visiting professor, MAI, LiU. The event is open to the public and held in English. 

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Maike Bensberg, at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, defends her doctoral thesis "DNA methylation in T cell leukaemia". The opponent is Docent Sofie Degerman, Umeå University. The defense takes place in Granitsalen, Campus US. If you have any questions, contact main supervisor Colm Nestor. If you want to follow via Zoom, contact maike.bensberg@liu.se.

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Patric Isacsson, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the thesis “Material Design for Paper Electrodes: A Papermaking Perspective on Electrode Fabrication”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Professor Nadège Reverdy-Bruas; Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble INP, France. Supervisor is Isak Engquist, LiU.

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Inga-Lena Johansson, at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, defends her doctoral thesis "Parkinson's disease and communication: Intelligibility, interaction and participation". Opponent is Margaret Walshe, Professor, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. The defense takes place in Belladonna, Campus US. For questions, contact supervisor Christina Reuterskiöld.

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Liselott Fornander, at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, defends her doctoral thesis "About how we talk here - aspects on communication and team cognition of trauma resuscitation teams". The opponent is Karin Pukk Härenstam, docent, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. The defense takes place in Fornborgen, ViN-gården, Vrinnevisjukhuset. For questions, contact principal supervisor Lena Nilssonr.

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Alina Pranovich, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the thesis “Modelling appearance printing – Acquisition and digital reproduction of translucent and goniochromatic materials”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Associate Professor Peter Stefan Nussbaum, Norweigan University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Supervisor is Sasan Gooran, LiU.

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Mats Svantesson, at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, defends his doctoral thesis "Self-supervised deep learning and EEG categorization". The opponent is Docent Gerald Cooray, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. The defense takes place in Belladonna, Campus US. For questions, contact principal supervisor Magnus Thordstein, biträdande professor, BKV, LiU.

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Elinor Särner at the Division of Project, Innovations and Entrepreneurship, Department of Management and Engineering, defends her thesis entitled "Development of AI-tools for making sense of future complex intelligent systems". Supervisor is Anna Yström, senior associate professor, Linköping University. Opponent is Mats Engwall, professor, KTH. The event is open to the public.

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John Samuelsson, at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, defends his doctoral thesis "Metabolic control and mortality in Type 1 diabetes mellitus with onset in childhood/adolescence". Opponent is Professor Jonas Ludvigsson, Karolinska Institutet. For questions, contact assistant professor Karin Åkesson.

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Miriam Hurtado Bodell at The Institute for Analytical Sociology, IEI, defends her thesis entitled "Mining for Meaning: Using computational text analysis for social inquiry". Supervisor is Marc Keuschnigg, senior associate professor, Linköping University. Opponent is Laura Nelson, assistant professor, The University of British Columbia. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Contact Madelene Töpfer for Zoom link.

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Mohsen Mohammadi, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the thesis “Stretchable Electronics using Wood-based Functional Materials”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Professor Martin Kaltenbrunner, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria. Supervisor is Klas Tybrandt, LiU.

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Johannes Gubat, at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, defends his doctoral thesis "Identifying Essential Deubiquitinase Interactions and Targeting Protein Ubiquitination in Cancer". Opponent is Per Lindahl, professor, University of Gothenburg. The defense takes place in Papaver, Campus US. If you have any questions, contact main supervisor Padraig D´arcy.

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Ida Åkerlund, at the department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, defends her doctoral thesis with the title "Injury Prevention in Youth Male and Female Floorball Players, Effects, Compliance, and Experiences of the Knee Control Programme". Supervisor is Martin Hägglund, professor at Linköping University. Opponent is professor Kati Pasanen, University of Calgary. The defense takes place at Hasselquistsalen.

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Cyril Routier, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the thesis “Plant Nanobionics: From Localized Carbon Capture to Precision Molecular Delivery”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Associate Professor Seon-Yoeng Kwak, Seoul National University, South Korea. Supervisor is Eleni Stavrinidou, LiU.

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Daniel Nilsson, Division of Solid Mechanics, Department of Management and Engineering, defends his thesis entitled "A deltaJ approach for non-linear fatigue crack propagation: Experimental and numerical investigation of a ductile superalloy". Supervisor is Kjell Simonsson, professor at Linköping University. Opponent is Johan Ahlström, senior associate professor at Chalmers. The event is open to the public.

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Juan Felipe Ruiz Munoz, at the Division of Product realisation, Department of Management and Engineering, defens his thesis entitled "Problems of Problem-Based Design Engineering Education". Supervisor is Renee Wever, professor at Linköping University. Opponent is Anna Öhrvall Rönnbäck, professor at Luleå University. The event is open to the public.

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Niklas Ottosson at the Division of Economics, Department of Management and Engineering, defends his thesis entitled "Two Essays in the Economics of Discrimination: Ethnicity and Gender in the Labor Market and Welfare System". Supervisor is Ali Ahmed, professor, Linköping University. Opponent is Monika Hjeds Löfmark, PhD, Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies. The event is open to the public.

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Anatolii Makhinia, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the thesis “Advanced Additive Manufacturing of Organic Electrochemical Transistors for Bioelectronic and Logic Circuit Applications”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Dr Barbara Stadlober, Institute for Sensors, Photonics and Manufacturing Technologies, Joanneum Research, Austria. Supervisor is Simone Fabiano, LiU and Peter Andersson Ersman, RISE.

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Nancy Brett, at the Department of Thematic Studies, defends her thesis entitled “Bridging Local Constraints and Global Priorities: The Shaping of Swedish Biogas Markets”. Opponent is Professor Tomas Moe Skjølsvold, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). The public defence will be conducted in English.

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Marzieh Zabihipour, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the thesis “Organic Electrochemical Transistors for Printed Digital Circuits”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Professor Ronald Österbacka, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Finland. Supervisor is Magnus Berggren, LiU.

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Johan Vogt Duberg at the Division for Environmental Technology and Management, Department of Management and Engineering, defends his thesis entitled "Initiating Remanufacturing for Original Equipment Manufacturers". Supervisor is Erik Sundin, Linköping University. Opponent is Andreas Feldmann, docent, KTH. The event is open to the public.

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Isabelle Bengtsson at the Division of Commercial and Business Law, Department of Management and Engineering, defends her thesis entitled "Tvångsvis markåtkomst – privata aktörer, vinstintressen och egendomsskydd". Supervisor is Elif Härkönen, docent, Linköping University. Opponent is Christina Olsen-Lundh, docent, University of Gothenburg. The event is open to the public.

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Sanjay Nambiar at the Division of Product Realisation, Department of Management and Engineering, defends his thesis entitled "Advancements in Dynamic Industrial Automation: Transformative Solutions and Digital Twin Implementation". Supervisor is Mehdi Tarkian, senior associate professor, Linköping University. Opponent is Fredrik Danielsson, professor, University West. The event is open to the public. Language: English.

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