Past Events

Pathogenicity Classification of Viruses using Deep Learning Algorithms Chair: Dr. Joe Sawada Advisory Member: Dr. Rozita Dara Advisory Member: Dr. Zvonimir Poljak [PopMed] Non-Advisory Member: Dr. Luiza Antonie Non-Advisory Member: Dr. Olaf Berke [PopMed]

Barriers to Employment and Equal Pay for Disadvantaged Groups Advisor: Dr. Luiza Antonie Advisory Committee: Dr. Miana Plesca Advisory Committee: Dr. Dan Gillis Advisory Committee: Dr. Deb Stacey

A Case Study In The Design And Development Of a Community-Based Internet Assessment Initiative In Rigolet, Nunatsiavut Chair: Dr. Fangju Wang Advisory Member: Dr. Dan Gillis Advisory Member: Dr. Jason Ernst Non-Advisory Member: Dr. Hassan Khan

Machine Learning TechniquesTo Identify Mind-Wandering And Predict Hazard ResponseTime In Fully Immersive Driving Simulation Chair:  Dr. Mark Wineberg

A Decision Support Framework for the Surveillance and Prediction of Avian Influenza Samira Yousefi Naghani Chair: Dr. Joseph Sawada Advisory Member: Dr. Rozita Dara Advisory Member: Dr. Zvonimir Poljak [Population Medicine/OVC] Non-Advisory Member: Dr. Yang Xiang External Examiner: Dr. Colin Robertson [Wilfrid Laurier University

Mixing ICI and CSI Models for More Efficient Probabilistic Inference Chair: Dr. Xiaodong Lin Advisor: Dr. Yang Xiang Committee Member: Dr. Pascal Matsakis Non-Advisory Member: Dr. Mark Wineberg

Deep Learning Methods Using Computer Vision Methods for Animal Re-identification Stefan Schneider Chair: Dr. Joseph Sawada Advisor: Dr. Stefan Kremer Advisory Committee Member: Dr. Stefan Linquist (Philosophy) Non-Advisory Committee Member: Dr. Fei Song External Examiner: Dr. Mark Schmidt [University of British Columbia]

A Literature Review on Value Creation from Collaborations enabled by IoT in Agriculture Melanie McCaig Advisor: Dr. Rozita Dara Co-Advisor: Dr. Davar Rezania Advisory Committee: Dr. Daniel Gillis Advisory Committee: Dr. Jing Lu ABSTRACT:

Barriers to Work-Integrated Learning for Students with Disabilities Laura Gatto Advisor: Dr. Luiza Antonie Co-Advisor: Dr. Miana Plesca Advisory Committee: Dr. Dan Gillis Advisory Committee: Dr. Deb Stacey

INVESTIGATING PERCEPTIONS, MOTIVATIONS, AND CHALLENGES IN THE ADOPTION OF PRECISION LIVESTOCK FARMING IN THE BEEF INDUSTRY Ayoola Makinde Advisor: Dr. Stacey Scott Committee Member: Dr. Katie Wood Chair: Dr. Fangju Wang Non-Advisory Member: Dr. Rozita Dara ABSTRACT: