Public defence of doctoral thesis at Linköping University

Hady Shahin, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, defends his doctoral thesis "Keratinocytes and Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells: The heir and the spare to regenerative cellular therapies for difficult-to-heal skin wounds". The opponent is Daniel Nowinski, Associate Professor, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden.. The defense takes place in Berzeliussalen, Building 463, Campus US, Linköping.

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Sofia Nevander, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, defends her doctoral thesis "Hyperglycemia in pregnancy: diagnostics and duration of labor". The opponent is Susanne Hesselman, associate professor at the Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University. The defense takes place in Belladonna, Building 511, Campus US, Linköping or join by Zoom: https://liu-se.zoom.us/j/66253817194?pwd=aUhkNUtCbWhnLzVQMWNNVDFwTGRyZz09 Passcode: 822516

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Arun Haridas Choolakkal, Department of physics, chemistry and biology (IFM), defends his licentiate thesis "Conformal chemical vapor deposition of boron carbide thin films". Opponent is Tobias Törndahl, Uppsala University. 

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Leonid Sedov, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the thesis “Development of critical enablers for Unmanned Traffic Management”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Dr Yan Xu, Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK. Supervisor is Valentin Polishchu, LiU.

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Christoffer Wadström defends his thesis entitled "Navigating interconnected and electrified industries in the landscape of uncertainty: Examining outcomes and values within circular solutions, and evaluating the supply and utilisation of electricity in Swedish industries and power sources". Supervisor is Maria Johansson, professor at LiU. Opponent is Erik Dahlquist, senior professor, Mälardalen university, Sweden. The event is open to the public. Language: English.

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Anna Otterborn at Swedish National Graduate School in Science and Technology Education Research (FontD) defends her thesis: "Det bästa av två världar: Förskollärares arbete med digitala och analoga resurser i förskolans STEM undervisning". Opponent is Professor Andreas Redfors, Kristianstad University.

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Johan Källström at the Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA), defends his thesis entitled "Reinforcement Learning for Improved Utility of Simulation-Based Training". Main supervisor: Fredrik Heintz, professor, IDA . Opponent: Julian Togelius, Professor, Tandon School of Engineering, New York University, USA. Chair of the event: Arne Jönsson, Professor, IDA. The event is public and held in English. 

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Pauline Achieng, Department of Mathematics, defends her doctoral thesis entitled "Reconstruction of solutions of Cauchy problems of elliptic equations in bounded and unbounded domains using iterative regularization methods". Opponent is Alexei Iantchenko, Professor, Malmö University. The defence will be in English.

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Brenda Nansubuga, at the Department of Management and Engineering defends her thesis "Ownership or Access? A study of mobility services in the access economy. Supervisor: Christian Kowalkowski, professor at LiU. Opponent: Tobias Schäfers, docent at Copenhagen Business School. Denmark. The event is open to the public. Language: English. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3384/9789180753593

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Magnus Nylin, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the thesis “Flexible Automation in Air Traffic Control Through Adaptation of Human-Automation Collaboration”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Ruth Stilwell, DPA, Norwich University, USA. Supervisor is Jonas Lundberg, LiU.

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Gülin Öylü, The Ageing and Social Change research environment, Department of Culture and Society (IKOS), defends her doctoral thesis "Inequalities and Age-Related Disadvantages in Late Working Life and Labour Market Exit in Sweden”. Opponent is professor Joop Schippers, Utrecht University, Netherlands. The event is held in English and open to public. 

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Emma Fältström, at the Division of Environmental Technology and Management, Department of Management and Engineering defends her thesis entitled "Mitigating Microplastics Pollution in Urban Water Systems: Flow, actors, and control measures." Supervisor is Stefan Anderberg, professor at Linköpings universitet. Opponent is Lian Lundy, professor at Middlesex University, UK. The event is open to the public. Language: English. For Zoom-link to disputation: stefan.anderberg@liu.se

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Emilia Strid, at the Department of Thematic Studies, defends her thesis entitled, “Children’s heightened emotions in preschool interactions”. Opponent is Carolin Demuth, Associate Professor, Aalborg University, Denmark.

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Robin Forsling, at Department of Electrical Engineering, defends his thesis entitled "The Dark Side of Decentralized Target Tracking: Unknown Correlations and Communication Constraints". Opponent is Simon Julier, professor, UCL. Supervisor is Fredrik Gustafsson, professor. The event is open to the public.

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Javier Villena Toro, Division of Product Realisation, Department of Management and Engineering defends his thesis entitled "Automation of Product and Production Development by Utilizing Machine Learning". Supervisor is Mehdi Tarkin, Senior associate professor, Linköping University. Opponent is Roland Stolt, Associate Professor Product Development, Jönköping University. The event is open to the public. Language: English.

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Maziar Yazdan Panah , The Language and Culture research environment, Department of Culture and Society (IKOS), defends her doctoral thesis ”Multilingual Life in Dementia Care. Crossing Linguistic Boundaries and Cognitive Gap: Navigating Mutual Understanding.” Opponent is Professor Catrin Norrby, Stockholms universitet. The event is held in English and open to public. 

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Sigrid Nilsson, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, defends her doctoral thesis "Vasomotor Symptoms, Cardiovascular Risk and the Role of Physical Activity in Midlife Women". The opponent is Peter Nilsson, Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University. The defense takes place in Berzeliussalen, Building 463, Campus US, Linköping.

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Julia Åkesson, Department of physics, chemistry and biology (IFM), defends her doctoral thesis "Network-based biomarker discovery for multiple sclerosis". Opponent is Professor Lukas Käll, KTH. For Zoom link, please email henrietta.winslow@liu.se.

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Ann-Charlotte Gunnarsson, at the Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning (IBL), defends her licentiate thesis: "Vuxeneleven i fokus. Att utforma metoder för individanpassad undervisning i en forskningscirkel vid Komvux".  Opponent is Maria Olsson, Senior lector, Dalarna University.

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Luigi Belcastro, at the Department of Biomedical Engineering (IMT), defends his thesis entitled "Multi-frequency SFDI: depth-resolved scattering models of wound healing". Opponent is Lise Lyngsnes Randeberg, professor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Supervisor is Rolf B Saager, Associate professor, Linköping University. The event is open to the public and it will be possible to participate via Zoom. Language: English. 

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Carl-Johan Sommar, Division of Political Science, Department of Management and Engineering defends his thesis entitled "Framing Wicked Problems : Case studies on sustainability in healthcare and during the pandemic". Supervisor is Elin Wihlborg, professor, Linköping University. Opponent is Patrik Zapata, Professor, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The event is open to the public. Language: Swedish.

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Henrik Hallström at Swedish National Graduate School in Science and Technology Education Research (FontD) defends his thesis: ""Visioner om formativa praktiker: Lärares och elevers levda erfarenheter av formativ bedömning och bedömningsmatriser i skolans fysikundervisning". Opponent is Professor Clas Olander, Malmö University.

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Giulia Pizzolato, at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, defends her doctoral thesis "Molecular characterization of FOX factors and Wnt signaling interplay in human cancers". Opponent is Professor Boudewijn Burgering, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands. The defense takes place in Berzeliussalen, Campus US, Linköping.

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Abbas Al-Hawasi, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, defends his doctoral thesis "Retinal ganglion cell examination with Optical Coherence Tomography reflects physiological and pathological changes in the eye and the brain". Opponent is Professor Per Söderberg, Uppsala University. The defense takes place in the hall Hugo Theorell, Campus US, Linköping. Supervisor Neil Lagali is the contact person for the dissertation.

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Erik Liss, Institute of Analytical Sociology , Department of Management and Engineering defends his thesis entitled "The Taller the Ladder, the Tougher the Climb? Essays on the impact of Income Inequality on Intergenerational Mobility". Supervisor is Karl Wennberg, professor, Linköping University. Opponent is professor Jo Blanden, University of Surrey, UK. The event is open to the public. Language: English.

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Anja Hellander, at Department of Electrical Engineering, defends her thesis entitled "On Optimal Integrated Task and Motion Planning with Applications to Tractor-Trailers". Opponent is Yiannis Karayiannidis, Docent, Lund Universitet. Supervisor is Daniel Axehill, Senior associate professor. The event is open to the public.

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Elena Faustini, at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, defends her doctoral thesis "Nuclear architecture, chromatin dynamics and DSBs repair: characterization of new factors that regulate genome integrity". Opponent is principal investigator Karine Dubrana, Université Paris Cité, France. The defense takes place in Belladonna, Campus US, Linköping.

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Eman Hegazy, at the Division of Environmental Technology and Management, Department of Management and Engineering defends her thesis entitled "Sustainable Management of the Wire-Based Infrastructure. On the Multifaceted Challenges of  Infastructure Management in the Swedish Context." Supervisor is Stefan Anderberg, professor at Linköpings universitet. Opponent is Harald Rohracher, Professor at Linköping University. The event is open to the public. Language: English.

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Dženan Hozić, at the Division of Solid Mechanics, Department of Management and Engineering defends his thesis entitled "Simultaneous Topology and Material Optimization of Composite Structures under Uncertainty". Supervisor is Carl-Johan Thore, Senior Associated Professor, LiU. Opponent is François-Xavier Irisarri, PhD, ONERA, The French Aerospace Lab. The event is open to the public. Language: English. 

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Victoria Van Orden Martínez, Department of Culture and Society (IKOS), defends her doctoral thesis "Afterlives: Jewish and Non-Jewish Polish Survivors of Nazi Persecution in Sweden Documenting Nazi Atrocities, 1945-1946". The opponent is Professor Tony Kushner, University of Southampton, Storbritannien. Everyone are welcome, the defence is held in English.

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Deneb Boito, at the Department of Biomedical Engineering (IMT), defends his thesis entitled, "Diffusion MRI with generalised gradient waveforms: methods, models, and neuroimaging applications". Opponent is Frederik B. Laun, professor, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen. Supervisor is Evren Özarslan, Senior Associate Professor, Linköping University. The event is open to the public and it will be possible to participate via Zoom. Language: English.

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Niklas Simm at the Division of Logistics and Quality Management, Department of Management and Engineering defends his thesis entitled "Sharing resources for greener logistics: The role of interaction to facilitate the greening of logistics." Supervisor is Maria Björklund, Professor at Linköping University. Opponent is Dan Andersson, docent, Chalmers,  Sweden. The event is open to the public. Language: Swedish.

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Hanna Zanatta, at the Division of Environmental Technology and Management defends her thesis entitled "Diffusion of biogas systems in Brazil". Supervisor is Wisdom Kanda, Associate Professor, Linköping University. Opponent is Hans Hellsmark, Associate Professor, Chalmers University, Sweden. The event is open to the public. Language: English.

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