BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Day Software//CQ5 Calendar 5.4.2//EN X-WR-CALNAME:sfudefences BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-554723b2:13041f96757:-7faa SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20110815T192524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110815T192524Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110815T180000Z DTEND:20110815T190000Z SUMMARY:Aruni Tennakoon\, Thesis Defence\, MSc\, Statistics & Actuarial S cience DESCRIPTION:\nBurnaby Campus \nRoom: ASB 10940 - IRMACS CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7fb0 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110714T105649Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110714T105649Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110815T203000Z DTEND:20110815T230000Z SUMMARY:Xiaoyang Shan\, PhD Thesis Defence\, MBB DESCRIPTION:\nNo \n\nDate: August 15\, 2011 \n\nTime: 1:30PM - 4:00PM \n\ nDefense Location: Bennett Library 2020 (Thesis Defense Room) \n\nThesis Title: Role of the O-GlcNAc post-translational modification in transgen ic mouse models \n\nDr. D. Vocadlo (Sr. Sup.) \nDr. C. Krieger (Co-super visor) \nDr. E. Verheyen \nDr. N. Harden \nDr. Glenn Tibbits (Public Exa miner) \nDr. Neil Cashman (External Examiner) \n\nDr. F. Brinkman (Chair ) CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:mbb@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7fad SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110714T105649Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110714T105649Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110816T170000Z DTEND:20110816T193000Z SUMMARY:Zhihui Guo\, Thesis Defense\, M.Sc.\, Computing Science DESCRIPTION:\n\nno \n\nTitle: \nX-OUTLIER DETECTION AND PERIODICITY DETEC TION IN LOAD CURVE DATA IN POWER SYSTEMS \n\nLocation: Burnaby Campus\, TASC1 9204 West \n\nAbstract \n\nLoad curve data is a type of time serie s data which records the electric energy consumptions at time points and plays an important role in operation and planning of power systems. Unf ortunately\, load curves always contain abnormal\, noisy\, unrepresentat ive and missing data due to various random factors. This thesis presents a new class of X-outliers that have abnormal power consumption levels r elated to periodicity (X-axis) and proposes a novel solution to detect t hese outliers. The underlying assumption is that the data follows a know n periodicity. \n\nTime series often have some form of periodicity. Peri odicity detection for time series has important applications in forecast ing\, planning\, trend detection\, and outlier detection. While periodic ities may be known in some applications\, such as the case for detecting X-outliers mentioned above\, in other applications they need to be disc overed. Therefore\, we also propose a trend based periodicity detection algorithm for time series with unknown periodicity. \n\nM.Sc. Examining Committee: \nDr. Ke Wang\, Senior Supervisor \nDr. Martin Ester\, Superv isor \nDr. Fred Popowich\, Examiner \nDr. Jian Pei\, Chair CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:gsnyder@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--3c3867c6:131770136eb:-7ffe SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110803T112603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110803T112603Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110816T180000Z DTEND:20110816T200000Z SUMMARY:Katelyn Seaborn\, Thesis Defence\, MSc\, SIAT DESCRIPTION:\nTITLE: A Guiding Hand: Augmenting Novice Gameplay with Hapt ic Feedforward Guidance \n\nLOCATION: SFU Surrey\, Podium 3\, Room 3595 \n\nABSTRACT: \nAs video games continue to gain precendece outside of th e realm of entertainment\, the potential of the medium for new users\, c ontexts and audiences expands. This raises the issue of how to design vi deo games for an increasingly diverse set of players. In particular\, no vice players face a number of challenges in modern video game environmen ts. Successful navigation and gameplay engagement are threatened by the learning curve associated with the medium's increasing sophistication. I n this thesis\, I designed a vibrotacticel wrist-worn display that provi des feedforward guidance for navigating fast-paced\, multimodal game env ironments. I conducted an exploratory experiement to evaluate the effect iveness of the prototype in reducing the learning curve by improving ear ly performance and user experience of novice players. The experimental f indings show that feedforward guidance rises tentatively to the fore\; h owever\, the haptic condition was not as effective as the visual conditi on. Latent factors combined with discordant performance scores\, self-re ports and qualitative feedback suggest that more research needs to be co nducted in order to conclusively elucidate the effectiveness of haptic f eedforward guidance. CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:t_taylor@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--12472c7f:130c2aa6b7c:-8000 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110714T105648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110714T105648Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110816T200000Z DTEND:20110816T230000Z SUMMARY:Simon James Allan Elliott Goring\, Thesis Defence\, PhD\, Biologi cal Sciences DESCRIPTION:\nSimon James Allan Elliott Goring (Supervisor: Dr. Rolf Math ewes)\, PhD Thesis Defence \n\nThesis Title: Holocene Climate History of British Columbia using pollen-based climate reconstruction techniques \ n\nDefence Location: Bennett Library 2020 (Thesis Defence room) CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:bisc-ugrad-pa@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fa099313-f21f-4b95-9588-325e05bfa10f SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20110815T192607Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110815T192607Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110817T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110817T163000 SUMMARY:Bitan Roy\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Physics DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nAspects of Interacting Electrons on Graphene Honeycomb Lattice \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this thesis\, we study the electron-electron in teraction on graphene honeycomb lattice. Even though pristine graphene b ehaves like a semimetal\, sufficiently strong interactions can place the system in ordered phases. \n\nFirst\, we derive the general form of the Lagrangian\, comprised of quartic short-ranged repulsive interactions. The number of parameters in the Lagrangian is restricted by the symmetri es present in the lattice and the emergent ones. Then\, we study the int eracting theory in the framework of renormalization group. All the criti cal points describing the transitions from the semimetallic phase to ins ulating phases reside in a Lorentz symmetric subspace. All the transitio ns are continuous and the weak Lorentz symmetry breaking is irrelevant n ear the critical points. We also study the behavior of various physical observables near the criticality. \n\nIn the presence of an attractive i nteraction\, we study the superconducting ground state\, when fermions l iving on the nearest-neighbor sites of the honeycomb lattice attract eac h other strongly. A spatially inhomogeneous\, spin-triplet\, odd under s ublattice exchange\, Kekule superconductor turns out to be the variation al ground state. Within the mean field calculation\, Kekule superconduct or is energetically the best solution at and close to filling one-half. \n\nEven though all the transitions in neutral graphene can only take pl ace at strong couplings\, penetration of either real or pseudo magnetic field lowers the critical strength for insulation to zero. We study the problem of interacting fermions in the presence of the two magnetic fiel ds\, as well as when both of them are present. Moreover\, our analysis i ncludes the formation of insulators in the presence of inhomogeneous fie lds. We take analytical and numerical approach to convey the central mes sage: irrespective of the form of the fields\, as long as there exists a finite density of states near zero energy\, graphene finds itself in an ordered phase even at an infinitesimal interactions. However\, in the p resence of real (pseudo) magnetic field the order parameter breaks the c hiral (time reversal) symmetry. We present a thorough study of the scali ng of interaction induced gap\, universal amplitudes and finite size eff ects. \n\n\n\n LOCATION:Room 2020\, Bennett Library\, Burnaby CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f0ff2b69-3247-457b-bb37-652f5fab03af SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20110815T192617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110815T192617Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110818T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110818T160000 SUMMARY:Mr. Wen Huang\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Physics DESCRIPTION:\nTitle: μSR studies of high-Tc superconductors: Effect of vo rtex lattice disorder on TF-μSR measurements of the magnetic penetration depth and nuclear contribution to ZF-μSR relaxation spectrum \n LOCATION:Room 2020\, Bennett Library CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7f98 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110719T110146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110719T110146Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110819T170000Z DTEND:20110819T193000Z SUMMARY:Mr. Geoffrey Archibald\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Physics DESCRIPTION:\n\nTitle: Velocity Phase Encoded MRI of Gas Flow in the Acou stic Boundary Layer \n\nRoom 2020\, Bennett Library\, Burnaby CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:physgrad@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--3c3867c6:131770136eb:-7ff1 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110808T113134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110808T113134Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110819T173000Z DTEND:20110819T193000Z SUMMARY:Sina KhakAbi Mamaghani\, Thesis Defence\, M.Sc.\, Computing Scien ce DESCRIPTION:\nno \n\nTitle: \nTREE-STRUCTURE BASED FRAMEWORK FOR AUTOMATE D SKIN LESION ANALYSIS \n\nLocation: Burnaby Campus\, TASC1 9204 West \n \nAbstract \n\nSkin cancer is one of the most frequent types of cancer i n the world but if a malignant lesion is detected early\, it can be cure d without complication. Automated skin lesion analysis attempts to accom plish early detection of malignancy using digital dermoscopic images. \n \nWe address two challenging applications in automated analysis of dermo scopic skin lesion images: lesion segmentation and lesion diagnosis\, bo th of which use a novel tree structure based framework to model the radi al and the vertical growth pattern of the skin lesion. To construct the tree\, the pixels are repeatedly clustered into sub-images based on colo r information and spatial constraints. This framework allows us to extra ct features by looking at the tree from a graphical aspect\, or a textur al/geometrical aspect on the nodes. \n\nThe features are used in supervi sed learning algorithms on datasets containing 116 challenging images fo r segmentation\, and 410 images for diagnosis. Our method outperforms ma ny other published results. \n\nM.Sc. Examining Committee: \nDr. Stella Atkins\, Senior Supervisor \nDr. Tim K. Lee\, Supervisor \nDr. Brian Fun t\, Examiner \nTBA\, Chair CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:gsnyder@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-554723b2:13041f96757:-7fb0 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20110815T192639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110815T192639Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110819T210000Z DTEND:20110819T220000Z SUMMARY:Jing Cai\, Thesis Defence\, MSc\, Statistics & Actuarial Science DESCRIPTION:\nBurnaby Campus \nRoom - ASB 10940 - IRMACS CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--3c3867c6:131770136eb:-7ff2 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110808T113133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110808T113133Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110819T203000Z DTEND:20110819T223000Z SUMMARY:Lynda Nakashima\, Thesis Defence\, MA\, SIAT DESCRIPTION:\nTITLE: Bird's Eye Vancouver: Mapping time\, culture and bio sphere \n\nLOCATION: SFU Surrey\, Galleria 3\, Room 3040 \n\nABSTRACT: \ nCities are now the dominant form of human habitation. How they are mana ged and developed will have global sustainability consequences. In the d esign and planning of cities\, maps are a tool for cataloguing and organ izing infrastructure\, but they are less often used in a critical or exp erimental capacity. Two of the forces that have a significant impact on the development of cities - their ecological context\, and their culture - tend to be invisible on maps. this study investigates ways of mapping these forces using the affordances of digital media\, particularly 3D C GI\, to support new ways of mapping the dynamic space that surrounds the infrastructure of cities. This new mapping is informed by artistic and cartographic traditions of visualizing space\, and brings a representati on of time to the map form. CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:t_taylor@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7f8d SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110808T113131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110808T113131Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110802T200000Z DTEND:20110802T230000Z SUMMARY:Alisha Coolin\, MA Thesis Defence\, Psychology DESCRIPTION:\n\nAlisha Coolin (MA Candidate) Defends Thesis \n\nDate:Augu st 2\, 2011 (Tuesday) \nLocation:LB 2020 \nTime:1:00 p.m. \n\nThesis Tit le:Long-Term Episodic Memory\, Executive Functioning\, and the Age-Hinds ight Bias Relationship \n\nChair:Dr. Thomas Spalek \nCommittee:Dr. Wendy Thornton\, Senior Supervisor \nDr. Allen Thornton \nDr. Daniel Bernstei n \n\nExternal Examiner:Dr. Stacey Wood\, Associate Professor\, Departme nt of Psychology\, Scripps College CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:turner@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--12472c7f:130c2aa6b7c:-7ffd SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110714T105647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110714T105647Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110803T163000Z DTEND:20110803T183000Z SUMMARY:Mr. Jeffrey Wiens\, Thesis Defence\, M.Sc.\, Mathematics Departme nt DESCRIPTION:\nMr. Jeffrey Wiens \nThesis Defence \nM.Sc. \nDepartment of Mathematics \n\nTitle: Kinematic Wave and Cellular Automaton Models for Traffic Flow \n\nRoom: PIMS TASC 2 Room 8500 Burnaby Campus \n\nFree Eve nt CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:mathgsec@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4d9fcabc-dbd3-467a-8802-61c92001707b SEQUENCE:5 DTSTAMP:20110815T192732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110815T192732Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110803T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110803T134500 SUMMARY:Michael Jones\, MA Thesis Defence\, Sociology DESCRIPTION:\n\nNotes here on thesis topic\, outline\, supervisor's name\ , other details as required. LOCATION:Thesis defence room\, SFU Library CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-554723b2:13041f96757:-7fbf SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110714T105645Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110714T105645Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110804T163000Z DTEND:20110804T200000Z SUMMARY:Ismael Vergara\, MBB\, Ph.D. Thesis Defense DESCRIPTION:\nDate: August 4\, 2011 \n\nTime: 9:30AM - 1:00PM \n\nDefense Location: SSB 7172 \n\nThesis Title: Comparative Analysis of Caenorhabd itis species \n\nDr. J. Chen (Sr. Sup.) \nDr. D. Baillie \nDr. F. Brinkm an \nDr. S. Jones (Internal Examiner) \nDr. Z. Xuan (External Examiner) \n\nDr. J. Choy (Chair) CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:we@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7fee SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110714T105647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110714T105647Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110804T170000Z DTEND:20110804T190000Z SUMMARY:Mr. Ashok Rajaraman\, Thesis Defence\, M.Sc.\, Mathematics Depart ment DESCRIPTION:\nMr. Ashok Rajaraman \nThesis Defence \nM.Sc. \nDepartment o f Mathematics \n\nTitle: Inference of Ancestral Protein-Protein Interact ions Using Methods From Algebraic Statistics \n\nRoom: K9509 Burnaby Cam pus \n\nFree Event CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:mathgsec@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7fea SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110714T105646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110714T105646Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110804T173000Z DTEND:20110804T213000Z SUMMARY:James Park\, MA Thesis Defence\, History DESCRIPTION:\nJames Park \nMA Thesis Defence \n10:30 am AQ6229 \n“Practic al Protestantism: Popular Belief in the Parish of St. Botolph’s Aldgate\ , London\, 1558-1603” CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:histgrad@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-554723b2:13041f96757:-7fa9 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20110815T192805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110815T192805Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110805T180000Z DTEND:20110805T190000Z SUMMARY:Myouung Ho Lee\, Thesis Defence\, MSc\, Statistics & Actuarial Sc ience DESCRIPTION:\nBurnaby Campus \nRoom - ASB 10940 - IRMACS CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-554723b2:13041f96757:-7fa5 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110714T105648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110714T105648Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110805T170000Z DTEND:20110805T193000Z SUMMARY:Saeideh Shamsi\, M.Sc. Thesis Defense\, MBB DESCRIPTION:\nDate: August 5th\, 2011 \n\nTime: 10:00AM - 1:00PM \n\nDefe nse Location: SSB 7172 \n\nThesis Title: Characterization of let-768 in C. elegans \n\nDr. D. Baillie (Sr. Sup.) \nDr. M. Leroux \nDr. R. Johnse n \nDr. J. Chen \nDr. F. Pio(Public Examiner) \n\nDr. W. Davidson (Chair ) CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:we@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7f90 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110725T110944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110725T110944Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110805T170000Z DTEND:20110805T200000Z SUMMARY:Qing Liu. Oral Examination\, Master of Arts\, Faculy of Education DESCRIPTION:\nTitle: \nConceptual Change with Refutational Maps \n\nLocat ion: \nFaculty of Education Building\, Burnaby Campus\,Room EDB 8651 \n\ nSenior Supervisor: \nDr. John Nesbit CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:educmast@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7ff7 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110714T105647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110714T105647Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110805T200000Z DTEND:20110805T230000Z SUMMARY:Michael James Wogin\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nMichael James Wogin. MSc Thesis Defence. \n\nCompetitio n between Parasitoids of the cabbage seedpod weevil: effects on sex rati os and consequences for biological control. \n\nLocation: B9242\, Biolog ical Sciences\, Simon Fraser University\, Burnaby \n CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:debbie_sandher@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7fdc SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110714T105647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110714T105647Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110805T210000Z DTEND:20110806T000000Z SUMMARY:Matthew Campbell\, Thesis Defence\, M.Sc.\, Chemistry Department DESCRIPTION:\nTHESIS TITLE: Multiple Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions of Phloroglucinol and Studies Towards the Total Synthesis of H opeanol. \nLOCATION: \nThesis Defence Room 2020\, Bennet Library\, Burna by Campus \n\nEXAMINING COMMITTEE: \nSenior Supervisor: Peter D. Wilson \nCommittee Members: Charles J. Walsby\, Robert N. Young \nInternal Exam iner: Robert A. Britton \n\nThesis is available for perusal in the Chemi stry General Office (AQ-2003) \n\nFree. CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:chem_gradinfo@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7f8f SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110725T110944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110725T110944Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110808T160000Z DTEND:20110808T183000Z SUMMARY:Pepita Elena McKee\, Thesis Defence\, Masters\, Sociology DESCRIPTION:\nNo \n\nThesis Title: \nTowards Developing A Social Impact A ssessment: Involuntary Resettlement in the San Roque Dam Case\, Philippi nes \n\nVenue: \nBennett Library\, Room LIB 2020 (Burnaby Campus) CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:gradsecsa@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7fdf SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110714T105647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110714T105647Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110808T170000Z DTEND:20110808T200000Z SUMMARY:Marzieh Saghafian\, MA Defence\, Faculty of Education DESCRIPTION:\nMs. Marzieh Saghafian \nFor the Degree of Master of Arts \n Thesis Title: One Word\, Two Meanings: Examining the Lived Experience of Teamwork in Virtual and Face-to-Face Student Teams \n\nDate: Monday\, A ugust 8th\, 2011 \nTime: 10 AM \nPlace: Room EDB 8508\, SFU Burnaby \n\n Examining Committee \nChair: Dr. Cecile Sabatier \nSenior Supervisor: Dr . Kevin O'Neill \nMember: Dr. Alyssa Wise \nMember: Dr. Stephen Smith \n External Examiner: Dr. Cheryl Amundsen CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:msa55@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-554723b2:13041f96757:-7f98 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110714T105646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110714T105646Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110808T170000Z DTEND:20110808T190000Z SUMMARY:Janet Lauman\, EdD Thesis Defence\, Faculty of Education DESCRIPTION:\n\nName of Student: Janet Lauman \nDegree: EdD \n\nThesis Ti tle: \nWHY DO LEARNING COMMUNITIES DEVELOP IN SOME ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AN D NOT IN OTHERS? A STUDY OF SELECTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN GREATER VANCO UVER\, BRITISH COLUMBIA \n\nDate: Monday\, August 8\, 2011 \nTime: 10 AM \n\nLocation: SFU Surrey\, Room 5380 \n\nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Sharon Bailin\, Professor\, Emeritus \nCo-supervisor: Dr. Larry Sackney\, Adjun ct Professor \nInternal/External Examiner: Dr. Cynthia Lewis\, Adjunct P rofessor \nExternal Examiner: Dr. Sheila Carr-Stewart\, Professor\, Depa rtment of Educational Administration\, University of Saskatchewan \nChai r: Dr. Geoff Madoc-Jones\, Limited Term Senior Lecturer CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:sschiede@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7fef SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110714T105647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110714T105647Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110808T170000Z DTEND:20110808T190000Z SUMMARY:Mr. Ahmad Mahmoody Ghaidary\, Thesis Defence\, M.Sc.\, Mathematic s Department DESCRIPTION:\nMr. Ahmad Mahmoody Ghaidary \nThesis Defence \nM.Sc. \nDepa rtment of Mathematics \n\nTitle: Tractability Results for the Multichrom osomal DCJ Median Problem \n\nRoom: K9509 Burnaby Campus \n\nFree Event CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:mathgsec@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7f87 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110725T110943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110725T110943Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110809T170000Z DTEND:20110809T193000Z SUMMARY:Julie Berthin\, Thesis Defence\, Masters\, Anthropology DESCRIPTION:\nno \n\nThesis Title: \n“I'm just a mom that happens to be a bit younger": A qualitative study of teenage mothering in Canada \n\nVe nue: \nAcademic Quadrangle\, Room 5067 (Burnaby Campus)" CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:gradsecsa@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7fab SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110714T105644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110714T105644Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110809T173000Z DTEND:20110809T193000Z SUMMARY:Deniz Yorukoglu\, Thesis Defense\, M.Sc.\, Computing Science DESCRIPTION:\nno \n\nTitle: \nDETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL STR UCTURAL ALTERATIONS IN TRANSCRIBED SEQUENCES \n\nLocation: Burnaby Campu s\, TASC1 9204 West \n\nAbstract \n\nOne of the key problems in computat ional genomics is that of identifying structural variations between two sequences of genomic origin. Recently\, with the advent of high-throughp ut sequencing of transcriptomes (RNA-seq)\, transcriptional structural v ariation studies also came into prominence. \nThis study introduces two novel frameworks for aligning transcribed sequences to the genome with h igh sensitivity to structural alterations within the transcript. (1) A p airwise nucleotide-level alignment model and (2) a faster lower-sensitiv ity solution based on chaining homologous substrings between the transcr ipt and the genome. \nA further contribution of this study is a stand-al one transcriptome-to-genome alignment tool\, which can comprehensively i dentify and characterize transcriptional events (duplications\, inversio ns\, rearrangements and fusions)\; suitable for high-throughput structur al variation studies involving long transcribed sequences with high simi larity to their genomic origin. \nReported results include experiments u pon simulated datasets of transcriptional events and RNA-seq assemblies of a human prostate cancer individual. \n\nM.Sc. Examining Committee: \n Dr. Cenk Sahinalp\, Senior Supervisor \nDr. Inanc Birol\, Supervisor \nD r. Cedric Chauve\, Examiner\, Math. Dept.\, SFU \nDr. Funda Ergun\, Chai r CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:gsnyder@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7fa2 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110715T105741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110715T105741Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110809T173000Z DTEND:20110809T193000Z SUMMARY:Yi Cui\, Thesis Defense\, M.Sc.\, Computing Science DESCRIPTION:\nno \n\nTitle: \nFINDING EMAIL CORRESPONDENTS IN SOCIAL NETW ORKS – A FUZZY JACCARD SIMILARITY APPROACH \n\nLocation: Burnaby Campus\ , ASB 9896 \n\nAbstract \n\nEmail correspondents play an important role in many people's social networks. Finding email correspondents in social networks accurately\, though may seem to be straightforward at a first glance\, is challenging. To the best of our knowledge\, this problem has not been carefully and thoroughly addressed in research. Most of the ex isting online social networking sites recommend possible matches by comp aring the information of email accounts and social network profiles. How ever\, as shown empirically in this thesis\, such methods may not be eff ective in practice. \nIn this thesis\, we systematically investigate the problem and develop a practical data mining approach. Our method not on ly utilizes the similarity between email accounts and social network use r profiles\, but also explores the similarity between the email communic ation network and the social network under investigation. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our method using two real data sets on emails and Facebook. \n\n\nM.Sc. Examining Committee: \nDr. Jian Pei\, Senior Super visor \nDr. Andrei Bulatov\, Supervisor \nDr. Wo-Shun Luk\, Examiner \nD r. Jiangchuan Liu\, Chair CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:gsnyder@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7ffc SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110714T105646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110714T105646Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110809T200000Z DTEND:20110809T230000Z SUMMARY:Kathleen M. Bisset\, Project Defence\, The inhibition of the G-pr otein DESCRIPTION:\n\nKathleen M. Bisset\, The inhibition of the G-protein coup le cannabinoid 1 (CB1) receptor of mammalian brain by phthalate esters i n vitro. Project defence. \n\nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Russell Nicholson \ n\nLOCATION: B9242\, Biological Sciences\, Simon Fraser University\, Bur naby CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:debbie_sandher@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-554723b2:13041f96757:-7fa1 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110714T105647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110714T105647Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110810T170000Z DTEND:20110810T190000Z SUMMARY:Mr. Donald White\,Thesis Defense\, SAR MSc\, Department of Biolog ical Sciences DESCRIPTION:\n\nTitle: The role of fitness maximization in explanations o f human behavior \n\nPlace: LIB 2020 \n CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:we@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-554723b2:13041f96757:-7fb2 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20110815T193015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110815T193015Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110811T163000Z DTEND:20110811T173000Z SUMMARY:Crystal Li\, Thesis Defence\, MSc\, Statistics & Actuarial Scienc e DESCRIPTION:\nBurnaby Campus \nRoom K9509 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-554723b2:13041f96757:-7fb1 SEQUENCE:4 DTSTAMP:20110815T193021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110815T193021Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110811T174000Z DTEND:20110811T184000Z SUMMARY:Ryan Lekivetz\, Thesis Defence\, PhD\, Statistics & Actuarial Sci ence DESCRIPTION:\n\nBurnaby Campus \nRoom - K9509 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7f8a SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110725T110944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110725T110944Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110811T200000Z DTEND:20110811T230000Z SUMMARY:R. Calen Walshe\, MA Thesis Defence\, Psychology DESCRIPTION:\nR. Calen Walshe (MA Candidate) Defends Thesis \n\nDate:Augu st 11\, 2011 (Thursday) \nLocation:LB 2020 \nTime:1:00 p.m. \n\nThesis T itle:A Computational Model of Eye-Movements in Category Learning Tasks \ n\nChair:Dr. Kathleen Slaney \nCommittee:Dr. Mark Blair\, Senior Supervi sor \nDr. Timothy Racine \nDr. Paul Tupper \n\nExternal Examiner:Dr. Nan cy Hedberg\, Associate Professor\, Department of Linguistics CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:turner@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7f70 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110803T112605Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110803T112605Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110811T203000Z DTEND:20110811T230000Z SUMMARY:S. Christopher Vogt\, Thesis Defence\, Masters\, Sociology DESCRIPTION:\nno \n\nThesis Title: \nPracticing Creative Maladjustment: T he Mental Health Political Action Group \n\nVenue: \nAcademic Quadrangle \, Room 5067 (Burnaby Campus) CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:gradsecsa@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7f55 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110803T112604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110803T112604Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110811T213000Z DTEND:20110811T233000Z SUMMARY:Kristin Carlson\, Thesis Defence\, MSc\, SIAT DESCRIPTION:\nTITLE: Cognition in Choreographic Practice: A Phenomenologi cal Study of Situated Decision-Making \n\nLOCATION: SFU Surrey\, Podium 3\, Room 3595 \n\nABSTRACT: \nContemporary choreography is the crafting of movement in space and time\, to create an abstract temporal experienc e for an audience. Dance relies on extensive embodied knowledge and phys ical exploration which can cause compositional decisions to seem intuiti ve. This thesis studies the distribution of choreographic knowledge to b etter understand the cognitive processes behind creative decisions. To i nvestigate intuitive decisions a portion of the choreographic process is constrained\, heightening awareness of the process of making decisions. Constraining a choreographer's process challenges creative problem-solv ing skills\, guides attention to the experience and facilitates verbal a rticulation of the experience. The process is constrained by using a com putational tool (titled Scuddle) to generate 'catalysts' for movement\, incomplete movement data as parameters to provoke movement development. As movement material and compositional structure is often intricately en twined\, the incompleteness of data facilitates creative exploration\, e nabling multiple solutions to be generated from a catalyst. Eight choreo graphers were asked to create a short work over the course of three stud io sessions\, using the movement vocabulary generated from Scuddle catal ysts. Phenomenological interview methods were used to help choreographer s identify and articulate their attention throughout their compositional process. Data from interviews was analyzed using a grounded theory appr oach to create categories and developed a model of interaction between d ifferent forms of choreographic knowledge. A deeper understanding of cho reographice cognition can foster critical practice\, enocurage experimen tation and extend teaching methods in movement and performance. Knowledg e of how embodied\, creative decisions are made and acted on is useful t o a variety of researchers including those in creativity\, human compute r interaction\, communication\, education\, cognition\, kinesiology and psychology. CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:t_taylor@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--3c3867c6:131770136eb:-7fff SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110803T112602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110803T112602Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110812T163000Z DTEND:20110812T183000Z SUMMARY:Allen Bevans\, Thesis Defence\, MSc\, SIAT DESCRIPTION:\nTITLE: Investigating the Effects of Bimanual Multitouch Int eraction on Creativity \n\nLOCATION: SFU Surrey\, Galleria 3\, Room 3040 \n\nABSTRACT: \nThis thesis presents the results of an exploratory comp arative study investigating the potential effects of bimanual interactio n on creativity. Recent research from cognitive psychology and neuroscie nce suggests that body movement influences divergent thinking performanc e in previously unexpected ways. Divergent thinking is the process of ge nerating multiple valid responses to a situation\, and is an important p art of creative behaviour. To examine the impact of the body movements a fforded by multitouch displays on divergent thinking\, study participant s interacted with a computerized version of the Alternate Uses Task\, a divergent thinking measurement test. Participants were assigned to one o f three different interface styles: mouse\, unimanual multitouch\, and b imanual multitouch. In order to evaluate differences in creative perform ance between the interface styles\, participant responses from the AUT w ere scored along several subscales\, transforming qualitative AUT respon se data into quantitative data suitable for statistical analysis. While no strong interface style effects on divergent thinking were found\, imp ortant findings about language ability and representational modality wer e identified. The summary of this analysis and implications for the desi gn of creativity-support systems are discussed herein. \nThe main contri bution of this study is that it is the first empirical comparison of mul titouch interaction and traditional mouse-based interaction focusing on creative performance. A second contribution is a unique combination of c urrent research and methodological approaches from psychology\, neurosci ence and HCI. A third contribution is the development of a computerized version of the Alternate Uses Task\, capable of being run on diverse int eraction platforms. \nKeywords: Interface style\, input methods\, multit ouch\, bimanual\, direct\, indirect\, comparative studies\, divergent th inking\, creativity. CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:t_taylor@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7fe1 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110714T105645Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110714T105645Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110812T210000Z DTEND:20110812T214500Z SUMMARY:Harlan Campbell\, Thesis Defense\, MSc\, Statistics & Actuarial S cience DESCRIPTION:\nBurnaby Campus \nRoom: ASB 10908 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:stat_grad_sec@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7f91 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110725T110944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110725T110944Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110812T170000Z DTEND:20110812T190000Z SUMMARY:Megan Bruneau. Oral Examination. Master of Arts\, Faculty of Educ ationa DESCRIPTION:\nTitle: \nBut Why Do I Need an Excuse? Women's gendered expe rience of initiating a relationship breakup with a committed partner. \n \nLocation: \nFaculty of Education Building\, Burnaby Campus Room EDB 95 11 \n\nSenior Supervisor: Dr.Patrice Keats CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:educmast@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7fe3 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110714T105645Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110714T105645Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110812T170000Z DTEND:20110812T190000Z SUMMARY:Elizabeth Juarez\, Thesis Defense\, PhD\, Statistics & Actuarial Science DESCRIPTION:\nBurnaby Campus \nRoom - ASB 10908 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:stat_grad_sec@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7fe2 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110714T105644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110714T105644Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110812T200000Z DTEND:20110812T204500Z SUMMARY:Alisha Albert-Green\, Thesis Defense\, MSc\, Statistics & Actuari al Science DESCRIPTION:\nBurnaby Campus \nRoom: ASB 10908 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:stat_grad_sec@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7faf SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110714T105644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110714T105644Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110822T170000Z DTEND:20110822T190000Z SUMMARY:Alice Macpherson\, PhD Defence\, Special Arrangements DESCRIPTION:\n\nDean of Graduate Studies Office \n\nSpecial Arrangements \n\nDoctor of Philosophy \n\nAlice Macpherson \n\nAugust 22\, 2011 \n\nE DB 8651 \n\n10:00 AM \n\n\n\n"Instructional Skills Workshop as a Transfo rmative Learning Experience" \n\n CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:we@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--3c3867c6:131770136eb:-7fee SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110808T113131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110808T113131Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110822T170000Z DTEND:20110822T190000Z SUMMARY:Andrew Wade\, Thesis Defence\, MSc\, SIAT DESCRIPTION:\nTITLE: Visual Analytics for Aviation Safety: A Collaborativ e Approach to Sensemaking \n\nLOCATION: SFU Surrey\, Galleria 3\, Room 3 040 \n\nABSTRACT: \nVisual analytics\, the "science of analytical reason ing facilitated by interactive visual interfaces"\, is more than just vi sualization. Understanding the human reasoning process is essential for designing effective visualization tools and providing correct analyses. This thesis describes the evolution\, applicatoin and evaluation of a ne w method for studying analytical reasoning that we call paired analysis. Paired analysis combines subject matter experts (SMEs) and tool experts (TE) in an analytic dyad\, here used to investigate aircraft maintenanc e and safety data. Development and evaluation of the method was done usi ng interviews\, pilot studies and analytic sessions during an internship at the Boeing Company. By enabling a collaborative approach to sensemak ing that can be captured by researchers\, paired analysis yielded rich d ata on human analytical reasoning that can be used to support analytic t ool development and analyst training. CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:t_taylor@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--3c3867c6:131770136eb:-7f97 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110812T113651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110812T113651Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110822T210000Z DTEND:20110822T230000Z SUMMARY:Fereydoun Hormozdiari\, Thesis Defense\, PhD\, Computing Science DESCRIPTION:\nPh.D. Thesis DEFENSE \n\nFereydoun Hormozdiari \n\nBSc\, Sh arif University of Technology\, 2004 \nMSc\, Simon Fraser University\, 2 006 \n\nMonday August 22\, 2011 2:00 p.m. TASC1 9204 West \n\nTitle \n\n STRUCTURAL VARIATION DISCOVERY: THE EASY\, THE HARD AND THE UGLY \n\nAbs tract \n\nComparison of human genomes show that along with single nucleo tide polymorphisms and small indels\, larger structural variants (SVs) a re common. Recent studies even suggest that more base pairs are altered as a result of structural variation (including copy number variation) th an as a result of single nucleotide variations or small indels. It is al so been known that structural variation on genome can cause loss or gain of functionality and can have phenotypic effects. \n\nRecently with adv ent of high-throughput sequencing technologies the field of genomics has been revolutionized. The realization of high throughput sequencing plat forms now makes it feasible to detect the full spectrum of genomic varia tion (including SVs) among many individual genomes\, including cancer pa tients and others suffering from diseases of genomic origin. In addition high throughput sequencing technologies make it possible to extend the scope of structural variation studies to a point previously unimaginable as exemplified with 1000 genomes project. \n\nIn this dissertation we c onsider the structural variation discovery problem using high-throughput sequencing technologies. We provide combinatorial formulations for this problem under maximum parsimony assumption\, and design approximation a lgorithms for them. We also extend our proposed algorithms to also consi der conflicts between potential structural variation and resolve them. \ nNote that\, our algorithms are able to detect most of the well known st ructural variation types including small insertions\, deletions\, invers ions\, transpositions and novel insertions. \n\nFinally we extend our al gorithms to simultaneous discovery of structural variation in multiple g enomes and thus improve the final comparative results between different donors. \n\n\n\nPh.D. Examining Committee: \nDr. Cenk Sahinalp\, Senior Supervisor \nDr. Evan Eichler\, Supervisor \nDr. Artem Cherkasov\, Super visor \nDr. Inanc Birol\, Supervisor \nDr. Fiona Brinkman\, Internal Exa miner \nDr. Serafim Batzoglou\, External Examiner \nDr. Ramesh Krishnamu rti\, Chair \n\nFree Event CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:csgrada@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--3c3867c6:131770136eb:-8000 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110803T112603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110803T112603Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110823T170000Z DTEND:20110823T190000Z SUMMARY:Jesse Robert Taylor\, MA Thesis Defence\, Psychology DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nJesse Robert Taylor (MA Candidate) Defends Thesis \n\nD ate:August 23\, 2011 (Tuesday) \nLocation:LB 2020 \nTime:10:00 a.m. \n\n Thesis Title:Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Reduces Proliferation but not Survival of BrdU-Labeled Cells in the Dentate Gyrus in a Rat Model of Pr egnancy \n\nChair:Dr. Shannon Zaitsoff \nCommittee:Dr. Neil Watson\, Sen ior Supervisor \nDr. Ralph Mistlberger \n\nExternal Examiner:Dr. Liisa G alea\, Professor\, Department of Psychology\, The University of British Columbia CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:turner@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--3c3867c6:131770136eb:-7fec SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110808T113131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110808T113131Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110823T180000Z DTEND:20110823T200000Z SUMMARY:Andre Gagne\, Thesis Defence\, MSc\, SIAT DESCRIPTION:\nTITLE: Visually exploring player strategies with Pathways\, a visual analytics tool. \n\nLOCATION: SFU Surrey\, Galleria 3\, Room 3 040 \n\nABSTRACT: \nGames User Research (GUR) is a specialized field of User Experience (UX) focusing on video games. UX as a research field has existed for many decades and focuses on improving the usability of soft ware and interfaces people interact with. UX has a variety of methods th at have been developed\; these range from usability inspection methods w here experts evaluate the interface for problems by themselves using a w alkthrough (cognitive walkthrough) or heuristics (heuristic analysis) to methods that involve experiments with actual users (e.g.\, observation studies where users are asked to interact with a software in a lab setti ng and designers or testers observe their behavior\, think aloud protoco ls where users are asked to interact with a piece of software while spea king aloud what they are thinking\, to mention a few). \n\nGUR researche rs have adapted these methods to video games\, where usability is not th e only issue in question\, but rather the issue of ‘fun’ and engagement are of more importance. The question of\, “Is it fun?” is more subjectiv e and hence more difficult to measure than standard usability driving th e need for better measures of player’s behaviours as well as their emoti ons. \n\nGameplay telemetry\, or records of events that occurred while t he player was playing the game\, is growing in popularity. Gameplay tele metry can gather a complete record of events that occurred while a playe r plays the game for every player who plays it (tens of thousands to mil lions of players)\; any analysis conducted on this data will inherently reflect a larger population (and thus more accurately describe them) tha n the tens to maybe 100 players that can be observed with observations. With the massive amount of data that is being recorded\, however\, comes the problem of analysis: a single researcher can run a limited number o f participants in an observation study and still understand the results\ ; millions of player’s data requires new tools to arrive at meaningful c onclusions. \n\nPrevious work has focused mostly on creating static visu alizations of gameplay telemetry because the visual perception system is one of the highest bandwidth perceptual systems and thus is best suited for finding interesting points or average values in the data. Static vi sualizations however\, require several visualizations to be made over th e course of the analysis process. Visual analytics creates interactive t ools that allow for data to be selected and filtered in real time speedi ng up the analysis process. Currently no published work has described a visual analytics system that focuses on the graphical exploration of gam eplay data for finding strategies in open world games. \n\nThis thesis d escribes the design and implementation of a visual analytics tool for ga meplay telemetry called Pathways. Pathways is developed for game designe rs and/or producers enabling to explore players’ strategy and behaviour over time\, which has not been the focus of previous research. I used Pi xel Legions\, a free web-based Real Time Strategy game. I present a disc ussion of analysis of Pixel Legions as a case study to show the use of t he system and analysis gained from using the system. The case study demo nstrates how the novel features of Pathways can be used in conjunction w ith Tableau to analyze player behaviours in a semi-open world game. CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:t_taylor@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7f61 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110803T112602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110803T112602Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110824T013000Z DTEND:20110824T033000Z SUMMARY:Barbara Lindenberg\, MFA Thesis Defence\, School for the Contempo rary Arts DESCRIPTION:\nMs. Barbara Lindenberg\, Thesis Defence \nMaster of Fine Ar ts in Interdisciplinary Studies \nSchool for the Contemporary Arts \n\nL ocation: Room 4270 (Studio 2)\, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts\, Vancouver Campus (Woodwards) \n\nTitle: A Thousand Mountains \n\nAbstract: In per forming sets of short distinct dances my goal is to present the activity of shifting perspective while sharing bodily interpretations of emotion al and metaphysical moments. Presentation of each dance is formal while my presence between dances is informal highlighting the notion of shifti ng between states of being\, acknowledging the event as a presentation o f multiple events and recognizing my presence in relation to others. Res earch and creation towards my MFA Graduating Project has been focused on development of choreographic material that studies the use of formal an d informal performance presence and the use of gesture and song structur e to communicate feeling. The performance of A Thousand Mountains\, to b e performed at The Wise Hall on Thursday the 18th of August\, serves as an archive of my artistic research in this vein. \n\nThis event is free. CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:mfagrad@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7f95 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110725T110945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110725T110945Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110824T163000Z DTEND:20110824T173000Z SUMMARY:Xin (Cindy) Feng\, thesis defence\, PhD\, Statistics & Actuarial Science DESCRIPTION:\nBurnaby Campus \nRoom - ASB 10908 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:stat_grad_sec@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7f94 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110725T110943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110725T110943Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110824T183000Z DTEND:20110824T193000Z SUMMARY:Darby Thompson\, thesis defence\, PhD\, Statistics & Actuarial Sc ience DESCRIPTION:\nBurnaby Campus \nRoom - ASB 10908 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:stat_grad_sec@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--3c3867c6:131770136eb:-7ffa SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110812T113650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110812T113650Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110825T200000Z DTEND:20110825T230000Z SUMMARY:Adam Foster\, Thesis Defence\, PhD\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:\nAdam Foster (Supervisor J. Mattsson)\, PhD Thesis Defence \ n\nTitle: Molecular Genetic\, Biochemical & anatomical characterization of monoterpenoid synthesis in western redcedar (Thuja plicata) \n\nLocat ion: Burnaby Campus\, Bennett Library 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7f8c SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110725T110944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110725T110944Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110826T173000Z DTEND:20110826T203000Z SUMMARY:Michael Galicki\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Earth Sciences DESCRIPTION:\nEASC MSc Thesis Defence Library Thesis Room 2020 Michael Ga licki Title: Investigation of the Iron-Oxide Mineralization at the Iron Range\, Southeastern BC CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:eascgsec@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-554723b2:13041f96757:-7fb4 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110714T105649Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110714T105649Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110829T170000Z DTEND:20110829T190000Z SUMMARY:Susan Martha Barber\, PhD Oral Examination\, Education DESCRIPTION:\n\nThesis Title: A Story For My Teacher: A Novel and Its Edu cational and Philosophical Critique \n\nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Stuart Ri chmond \n\nLocation: SFU Burnaby\, Faculty of Education EDB 9511 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:educdoc@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--3c3867c6:131770136eb:-7ff9 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110808T113132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110808T113132Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110830T173000Z DTEND:20110830T193000Z SUMMARY:Jordan Bannerman\, Thesis Defence\, MPM\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:\nJordan Bannerman (Supervisor Dr. B. Roitberg)\, MPM Thesis Defence \n\nTitle: The impacts of extreme fluctuating summer temperature s on aphid-parasitoid interactions and community dynamics \n\nLocation: Bennett Library 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:01569079-118b-40e9-8d9a-6fad08deec07 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20110815T195951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110815T195951Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110906T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110906T150000 SUMMARY:David Lackner\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Physics DESCRIPTION:\nThesis title: InAsSb/InAs Strain Balanced Superlattices for Photodetector Applications \n LOCATION:Room 2020\, Bennett Library CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--3c3867c6:131770136eb:-7ff4 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110808T113131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110808T113131Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110906T200000Z DTEND:20110906T220000Z SUMMARY:Corey VanStratt\, Thesis Defence\, MSc\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:\nCorey VanStratt (Supervisor Dr. R. Ydenberg)\, MSc Thesis D efence \n\nThesis Title: Foraging effort by Surf Scoters at the peripher ies of their wintring distribution: Do foraging conditions influence the ir range? \n\nDefence Location: Burnaby Campus\, Department of Biologica l Sciences\, Biological Sciences Seminar room B9242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-560c2755:130d6ef253c:-7f8b SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110725T110942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110725T110942Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110907T183000Z DTEND:20110907T223000Z SUMMARY:Amir Mansour Farahbod\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Earth Sciences DESCRIPTION:\nEASC PhD Thesis Defence - Library Thesis Room 2020 Amir Man sour Farahbod Title: Study of Non-Volcanic Tremors in the Cascadia Subdu ction Zone CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:eascgsec@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--3c3867c6:131770136eb:-7f92 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110812T113653Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110812T113653Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110920T170000Z DTEND:20110920T190000Z SUMMARY:Rodney Paynter\, EdD Thesis Defence\, Faculty of Education DESCRIPTION:\n\nName of Student: Rodney Paynter \nDegree: EdD \n\nThesis Title: \nEvaluation of a Saskatchewan NewStart Life Skills-Based Coach T raining Program \n\nDate: Tuesday\, September 20\, 2011 \nTime: 10 AM \n \nLocation: SFU Vancouver\, Room 2250 \n\nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Dan Lai tsch\, Assistant Professor \nCo-supervisor: Dr. Elizabeth Wallace\, Adju nct Professor \nMember: Carol Madsen\, Program Director\,Tradeworks Trai ning Society \nInternal: Dr. Geoff Madoc-Jones\, Limited Term Senior Lec turer \nExternal Examiner: Dr. Shauna Butterwick\, Associate Professor\, UBC CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca":MAILTO:sschiede@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--3c3867c6:131770136eb:-7f91 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110815T113852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110815T113852Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110909T210000Z DTEND:20110909T230000Z SUMMARY:Mr. Alexander Molnar\, Thesis Defence\, M.Sc.\, Mathematics Depar tment DESCRIPTION:Mr. Alexander Molnar \nThesis Defence \nM.Sc. \nMathematics D epartment \n\nTitle: Fractional Linear Minimal Models of Rational Functi ons \n\nRoom: K9509 Burnaby Campus \n\nFree Event CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER:MAILTO:mathgsec@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--3c3867c6:131770136eb:-7f93 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110815T113850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110815T113850Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110913T170000Z DTEND:20110913T200000Z SUMMARY:Ben Shieh\, Project Defence\, MET\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:\nBen Shieh (Supervisor Dr. F. Law)\, MET Project Defence \n\ nTitle: A survey of the estrogenic chemical contents in water/biosolid s amples from Canadian wastewater treatment plants \n\nLocation: Burnaby C ampus\, Department of Biological Sciences\, Biological Sciences Seminar room B9242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER:MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e79052de-39c5-4ecb-91bd-20268c0823bc SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20110912T202254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110912T202254Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110923T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110923T130000 SUMMARY:Jessica Katerina Elliott\, MA Thesis Defence\, Faculty of Educati on DESCRIPTION:\nAbstract \nThis thesis explores the concept of awakening on e’s self through personal encounters with the natural world articulated by way of artistic endeavor. By following the birth of our modern sense of self from the Renaissance to the Romantic period\, I argue that throu gh the contemplation of nature in conjunction with personal artistic pro cess\, each student should be able to create a set of ideals for him or herself to live by having learned the tools to articulate what is manife sted within. \n\nFACULTY OF EDUCATION \nTHESIS DEFENCE \n\nJessica Kater ina Elliott \n\nFor the Degree of \nMASTER OF ARTS \n\nThesis Title \nAw akenings through Personal Encounters with Nature and Art \n\nDate: Frida y\, September 23rd\, 2011 \nTime: 10:00 AM \nPlace: Room SUR 5320\, Surr ey Campus \n\nExamining Committee \nChair: Dr. Robin Brayne \nSenior Sup ervisor: Dr. Stuart Richmond \nSupervisor: Dr. Jan MacLean \nExternal Ex aminer: Dr. Celeste Snowber \nAbstracts of this thesis can be obtained f rom the Graduate Programs Office (EDB 8655) \n LOCATION:Room SRY 5320 Surrey Campus CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:educmast@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a896a9bb-e888-4eb9-83b8-946bfbff5764 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110826T174130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110826T174130Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110923T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110923T140000 SUMMARY:Jennifer Walsh Marr\, MA Thesis Defence\, Faculty of Education DESCRIPTION:Faculty of Education \nThesis Defence \n\nJennifer Walsh Marr \n\nFor the Degree of Master of Arts \n\nTitle: \nExploring Identity Fo rmation and Academic Writing of Multilingual Students: Skipping Through the Academy \n\nDate: Friday\, September 23\, 2011 \nTime: 11:00 AM \nPl ace: Room EDB 8508\, SFU Burnaby \n\nExamining Committee: \nChair: Dr. E na Lee \nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Steve Marshall \nMember: Dr. Roumi Iliev a \nExternal Examiner: Dr. Daniele Moore \n\nAbstract: \n\n\n\nThis rese arch project investigates multilingual students’ engagement and investme nt in their undergraduate studies as they transition from foundational a cademic writing coursework (which may be seen by some as a stigmatized\, “remedial” context) to Writing Intensive credit coursework. Through int erviews and narrative writing samples\, I investigate students’ various communities and positions in the university context to examine academic writing as social practice and identity negotiation (both interpersonal and intrapersonal). I find that while some students do report increased proficiency and confidence in their academic writing\, their investment in the university community as a whole is more fractured than cohesive. \n\n\n\nKeywords: multilingualism\, undergraduate students\, identity\, academic writing\, Community of Practice\, transformation \n LOCATION:EDB 8508 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:educmast@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:28542569-6a1e-42fb-bf59-89be98b38265 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20110908T173225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110908T173225Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110923T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110923T130000 SUMMARY:Edith Artner\, MFA Thesis Defence\, School for the Contemporary A rts DESCRIPTION:Thesis Title: Surfbox Sitting on a Liquid Platform \n\nSuperv isor: Dr. Laura Marks LOCATION:Room 2205\, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts\, Vancouver Campus CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradstdy@sfu.ca":M AILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d911509c-9b2e-4ff6-abed-a03d104ef2c7 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20110915T194424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110915T194424Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110923T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110923T160000 SUMMARY:Andrew Hawryshkewich\, MSc\, Thesis Defence\, Interactive Arts an d Technology DESCRIPTION:\nhttp://www.siat.sfu.ca/grad/theses/ahawryshkewich/ \n\n\nTI TLE: T he Beatback System: Exploring Interactive Percussion for Promotin g Rhythmic Practice \n\n\nLOCATION: SFU Surrey\, Podium 3\, Room 3595 \n \n\nABSTRACT: \n\n\nThis thesis details the development and research of Beatback\, an interactive percussion system for promoting rhythmic pract ice. Beatback is a software based system which with MIDI-enabled hardwar e controllers - such as an electronic drum-kit - allows users to play wi th their own rhythmic material in two interaction modes: (1) Call-respon se allows users to reflect on their own playing with system generated re sponses learnt fromthe user's own performance. (2) Accompaniment enables users to build up complex rhythmic patterns by alerying their own loope d drum patterns. The first of two studies focused on drummers practising patterns with the system filtering out (or zoning) drums being played b y the user\; which found significant benefits to the zoned method. Resea rch focusing on the Beatback system in its entirety demonstrated that bo th naive and experienced drummers feel more competent (in call-response) and enjoy interacting (in accompaniment) with the system significantly more tha having open time to play the drum-kit. The results from both of these studies suggest the possibility of employing systems such as Beat back to benefit those practicing or learning how to play the drum-kit. LOCATION:SFU Surrey\, Podium 3\, Room 3595 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradstdy@sfu.ca":M AILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--3c3867c6:131770136eb:-7f8a SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110822T114806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110822T114806Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110915T153000Z DTEND:20110915T171500Z SUMMARY:R. Cameron Harvey\, Thesis Defence\, M.Sc.\, Computing Science DESCRIPTION:\n\nno \n\nTitle: \nSPACIAL-TEMPORAL VIDEO COPY DETECTION \n\ nLocation: ASB 9896 \n\nAbstract \n\nVideo Copy Detection is used to det ect copies of original content. Features of the content are used to crea te a unique and compact description of the video. We present a video cop y detection system which capitalizes on the discriminating ability of Sp eeded Up Robust Features (SURF) to find points of interest. We divide se lected frames into regions and count the points within each region. This spatial signature is given a temporal component by ranking the counts a long the time line. The signature requires just 16 bytes per frame. It w as evaluated using TRECVID’s 2009 dataset comprising over 180 hours of v ideo content. The system could detect copies transformed to the extreme limits of TRECVID’s evaluation criteria. These transforms included chang ing contrast\, resizing\, changing gamma values\, flipping\, rotating\, shifting\, cropping\, blurring\, stretching\, zooming\, camcording\, and text or pattern insertion. It took less than 20 seconds to search the d atabase. \n\n\nM.Sc. Examining Committee: \nDr. Mohamed Hefeeda\, Senior Supervisor \nDr. Alexandra Fedorova\, Supervisor \nDr. Jiangchuan Liu\, Examiner \nDr. Arrvindh Shriraman\, Chair LOCATION:ASB 9896 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:csgrada@sfu.ca":MAILTO:gsnyder@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--3c3867c6:131770136eb:-7f8c SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110822T114805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110822T114805Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110916T200000Z DTEND:20110916T220000Z SUMMARY:Lisa Rear\, Project Defence\, MET\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:Lisa Rear (Supervisor Dr. C. Kennedy\, MET Project Defence \n \nTitle: Alterations in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) bioenergetic indices following sublethal malathion exposure under overwintering cond itions of fasting and low water temperature \n\nLocation: Burnaby Campus \, Department of Biological Sciences\, Biological Sciences Seminar room B9242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER:MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c75e699e-83ca-4734-841e-241900e92f2b SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20110902T164817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110902T164817Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110926T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110926T180000 SUMMARY:Frank Zander - MA thesis Defence\, Faculty of Education DESCRIPTION:\nAbstract \nThis thesis comprises two studies. The first stu dy was a survey of 100 university students that investigated podcast-bas ed audio-learning practices. The second study quantitatively evaluated t he effectiveness of creating and inserting tags (cue points) to study an d review a lecture podcast. Using a multi-media web-based tool participa nts enhanced the podcast by self-selecting important segments and insert ing tags and notes on a visual interface of the audio timeline. 69 unive rsity participants (not from the first study) were randomly assigned to two groups. All participants listened to a half-hour lecture on sensatio n and perception. The first group listened to the first half of the lect ure without tagging\, then created tags during the second half. The seco nd group tagged\, then listened. the listen-then-tag group significantly out-performed the tag-then-listen group on a test of recall\, but only for the second half of the lecture. Possible explanations for this findi ng and directions for future research are explored. \n\nFACULTY OF EDUCA TION \nTHESIS DEFENCE \n\nFrank Zander \n\nFor the Degree of \nMASTER OF ARTS \n\nThesis Title \n\nThe audio re-searcher Examining the effects o f audio note taking in a multi-media\, web-based environment \n\n LOCATION:Room EDB 7500F\, Education Building\, Burnaby Campus CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:educmast@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6313d758-4cb1-45d6-87e7-4109b1069ab8 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20110913T205421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110913T205421Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110926T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110926T150000 SUMMARY:Helen Dunn's Defence MA Defence DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nAbstract \nThe increasing rates of caesarean sections w orldwide raise critical questions about the effects of such births on wo men and on their attachment relationship to their infants. This research examined the subjective experiences of women who have experienced both a caesarean section and a vaginal birth (with a particular focus on the caesarean section experience) using semi-structured interviews and a nar rative method of analysis. Analysis of the resulting narratives revealed common themes across participants: suffering a traumatic experience\, f orces of relations\, and expectations of birth and bonding. The results of this research indicate that some women whose infants are delivered by caesarean section may experience a subjective feeling of disconnection from their infant as well as profound birth distress. These experiences are presented and explored using the narratives of the women themselves. This research is of particular interest to mental health and birth prof essionals who may wish to gain a created understanding of the effects of birth experience. \n\nFACULTY OF EDUCATION \nTHESIS DEFENCE \nHelen Dun n \n\nFor the Degree of \nMASTER OF ARTS \n\nThesis Title \n\nSomeone el se's child women's experiences of disconnection & birth distress \n LOCATION:Room EDB 8508 (Blue Room) FOE\, Burnaby Campus CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:educmast@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6dba01bb-5f76-4e2d-b72b-8aadea6ea816 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110916T163301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110916T163301Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110926T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110926T180000 SUMMARY:Mohammad Zanganeh\, MA Project Defence\, Economics DESCRIPTION:Title: Asset Correlation and Credit Quality \nSenior Supervis or: Dr. Robert Jones \nAbstract: \nIn this project the estimation proced ure developed by Jones and Zanganeh \n(2011) is expanded to a block-wise equicorrelation structure. More speci?cally\, \nmaximum likelihood esti mates of parameters of block-wise equicorrelated Weiner \nprocesses obse rved at discrete time intervals are obtained. The estimation procedure \ nthen is used to provide a likelihood ratio test for the relation betwee n asset \ncorrelation and probability of default which is assumed to be a negative one in \nBasel II Accord. Using monthly stock price returns ( December 2002 to March \n2011) of North America Oil & Gas\, Technology a nd Industrials companies\, we \nfound this relation tends to be positive indeed. We also observed some systematic \nimpacts from the ?nancial cr isis on the behaviour of stock price returns. Volatility \nand correlati on have substantially increased from the second quarter of 2008 which \n is followed by a subsequent decline toward the end of the period. LOCATION:West Mall Centre 4602 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER:MAILTO:gradstdy@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a0c11035-288f-4d71-96a6-ebd16891f6ad SEQUENCE:5 DTSTAMP:20110906T213513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110906T213513Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110912T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110912T173000 SUMMARY:Kevin Partridge\, Thesis Defence\, Masters\, Sociology DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nThesis Title: \n\nNot quite 'no future': The pers istence of punk \n\n  \n\nAbstract: \n\nThis thesis examines the lives o f nine women who were part of the creation of the punk scene in Vancouve r\, BC and have continued to identify as punks as they get older. By con ducting in-depth interviews that cover specific aspects of their life hi stories\, I gather information on how these women’s participation in pun k influenced their choices and goals and how they\, in turn\, influenced the punk scene. Using theoretical concepts from the works of bell hooks and Pierre Bourdieu\, I argue that the women were able to exercise a gr eat deal of creative agency despite the many restrictions to which they were subject because of their gender\, class\, style and life circumstan ces. They were able to turn limitations into opportunities that enriched their own lives and the community around them in a way that shows how a marginal cultural movement may contribute to greater social change. \n\ nCommittee Members: \n\n  \n\n\n\nDr. Michael Kenny\, Chair \n\nDr. Dany Lacombe\, Senior Supervisor \n\nDr. Robert Menzies\, Committee Member \ n\nDr. Dara Culhane\, Internal/External Examiner \n\n  \n\nReference Per son: \n\nCarlotta Spino ( gradsecsa@sfu.ca ) \n\n  \n\nWebsite: \n\nwww. socanth.sfu.ca LOCATION:Ellen Gee Room (AQ 5067)\, Burnaby Campus CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradsecsa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:33d42713-94a3-4b23-ae90-e6b10d346dca SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20110921T054255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110921T054255Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110912T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110912T130000 SUMMARY:Lorne McIntosh\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Interactive Arts and Techno logy DESCRIPTION:\n\nhttp://www.siat.sfu.ca/grad/theses/lmcintosh/ \n\nTITLE: Parameter Spaces\, Spacetime Control and Motion Graphs for Automating th e Animation of Videogame Characters \n\n\nLOCATION: SFU Surrey\, Podium 3\, Room 3595 \n\n\nABSTRACT: \nCharacter animations are a crucial part of many interactive productions\, from training simulations to videogame s. As these productions have become more sophisticated\, the growing num ber of character animations required has made standard animation techniq ues like key-framing and motion-capture increasingly expensive and time- consuming. Procedurally generating animations appears to offer a solutio n. This thesis extends and combines work from several areas of procedura l animation to create an end-to-end system for the automatic generation of character animations for interactive productions. Specifically\, our architecture pairs Spacetime Control\, used to automatically generate ne w physically-valid clips of character animation\, with a data-driven pla yback technique\, used to automatically generate continuous streams of c haracter motion from these clips in real-time. Our approach exploits the natural parameterization present in videogames and character motion to organize and automate the procedural generation of large quantities of c haracter animation. It also supports rapid-prototyping\, easily handles animation design changes\, and may potentially be operated from start to finish by a single user. We demonstrate this architecture with a workin g implementation and show results from an example scenario starring a hu manoid character capable of dozens of generated motions including standi ng\, walking\, running\, turning and stepping. LOCATION:SFU Surrey\, Podium 3\, Room 3595 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradstdy@sfu.ca":M AILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ad97b893-b71a-4379-8444-d6dca26d0335 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20110915T194411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110915T194411Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110921T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110921T120000 SUMMARY:Zhiwei (Ricky) Tang\, Theses Defence\, MSc\, Statistics & Actuari al Science DESCRIPTION:Title: "SOME PRACTICAL ISSUES IN STUDY DESIGNS AND DATA ANALY SIS" \n\nAbstract: "Many practical projects collected data without a car eful study design. This\, together with possible inappropriate statistic al approaches used in the data analysis\, likely results in questionable study conclusions. The report ``Development of Site-Specific BAFs for S e in the Elk Valley" by Golder \nAssociates (2009) is an example and par tly motivated this thesis project. We analyze the data with alternative statistical models to address the concerns raised by C. Schwarz in his r eview on the fishery study. Further\, aiming at providing a useful guide line on data collection\, we conduct \na simulation study with various s ettings to explore inefficiency in data analysis caused by imbalance of the data. \n\nKeywords: Linear Mixed Effects Model\; Simulation\; Unbala nced Data\; Univariate and Multivariate Response." \n LOCATION:Burnbay Campus - ASB 10908 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradstdy@sfu.ca":M AILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--3c3867c6:131770136eb:-7f84 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110915T144113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110915T144113Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20110930T180000Z DTEND:20110930T220000Z SUMMARY:Alexander Petrovic\, PhD Thesis Defence\, History DESCRIPTION:PhD Thesis Defence \nAleksander Petrovic \n"The Transformatio n of Mihailovic's Chetnik Movement: from Royalist Yugoslav Forces to Ser b Nationalist Guerillas" \nSeptember 30\, 2011 11:00 am \nLibrary Defenc e Room CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER:MAILTO:histgrad@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9318c724-113e-4dec-a96f-05acc86509e4 SEQUENCE:4 DTSTAMP:20110908T174327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110908T174327Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111007T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111007T170000 SUMMARY:Michael Steger\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Physics DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nPhotoluminescence of deep defects involving transition metals in silicon - new insights from highly enriched 28Si \n\n\n\nAbstr act \n\nThe fundamental properties of deep luminescence centers in Si as sociated with transition metals such as Cu\, Ag\, Au\, and Pt have been studied for decades\, both as markers for these deleterious contaminants \, as well as for the possibility of e ffi cient Si-based light emission. Due to the high di ff usivity and solubility of these metals\, these are among the most ubiquitous luminescence centers observed in Si\, and have thus served as testbeds for elucidating the physics of isoelectronic bo und excitons and for testing ab-initio calculations of defect properties . \n\nWhile these deep isoelectronic bound exciton centers have been stu died extensively with many di ff erent methods\, the actual composition o f most centers could not be determined with certainty. Only the recent a vailability of high quality\, highly enriched 28 Si made it possible to advance the knowledge of the constituents of these complexes. The greatl y improved spectral resolution resulting from the elimination of inhomog eneous isotope broadening in isotopically enriched 28 Si enabled the ext ension of the established technique of observing isotope shifts to the m easurement of isotopic fingerprints. These isotopic fingerprints reveal no t only the presence of a specific element\, but also the number of atoms of that element involved in the formation of a given luminescence center . This technique has revealed that the detailed constituents of all of t he centers previously studied had been identified incorrectly. \n\nIn thi s work\, the results of ultra-high resolution photoluminescence studies of these centers on specially prepared 28 Si samples are discussed. In a ddition\, new centers were discovered revealing the existence of several di ff erent families of impurity complexes containing either four or fiv e atoms chosen from Li\, Cu\, Ag\, Au\, and Pt. The constituents of all these centers have been determined\, together with no-phonon transition energies\, no-phonon isotope shifts\, local vibrational mode energies\, and the isotope shifts of the local vibrational mode energies. The data presented here for these deep centers should prove useful for the still- needed theoretical explanations of their formation\, stability\, and pro perties. Examining Committee: \nDr. Michael Thewalt\, Senior Supervisor \nDr. Simon Watkins\, Supervisor \nDr. Patricia Mooney\, Supervisor \nDr . George Kirczenow\, Internal Examiner \nDr. S.K. Estreicher\, Texas Tec h University\, External Examiner \n LOCATION:Room 2020\, Bennett Library\, Burnaby CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradstdy@sfu.ca":M AILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ba29d338-7370-4575-9ad1-3094eb8f6026 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111004T171921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111004T171921Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111007T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111007T120000 SUMMARY:Helma Sawatzky\, MA Thesis Defence\, Communication DESCRIPTION:Helma Sawatzky \nMaster of Arts (Communication) \nUnfolding P resence: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Photography \n\nFr iday\, October 7\, 2011 – 10:30 AM \nRoom 2520 – Wosk Conference Room \n SFU Harbour Centre (downtown) \n\n LOCATION:Room 2520 – Wosk Conference Room\, Harbour Centre CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradstdy@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:04ed2e8b-38e8-4a66-a836-2a29d1e05fce SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20111013T195854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111013T195854Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111020T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111020T164500 SUMMARY:Ruonan (Annie) Zhang\, Ph.D. Thesis Defence\, Mathematics LOCATION:Room 3200 Surrey Campus CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mbb@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65ed97a8-d426-439a-a0cf-665f697ba204 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20110914T204202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110914T204202Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111014T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111014T170000 SUMMARY:Karl Kraemer\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Faculty of Education DESCRIPTION:\nFaculty of Education \nMSc Thesis Defence \nKarl Kraemer \n \nTitle: Algebraic Difficulties as an Obstacle for High School Calculus \n\nDate: Friday\, October 14th\, 2011 \nTime: 2:00 PM \nPlace: Room EDB 9511 \n\nExamining Committee: \nChair: Dr. Lucy LeMare \nSenior Supervi sor: Dr. Rina Zazkis \nSupervisor: Dr. Peter Liljedahl \nExternal Examin er: Dr. Sen Campbell \n\n\n\nAbstract \n\n\n\nThe mistakes in algebraic manipulations often hinder students’ performance on calculus tasks. This observation is supported by the literature review\, revealing that stud ents\, who are all supposedly strong in mathematics\, are experiencing s ignificant difficulties in their university level calculus course. Sever al researchers suggest that the biggest hurdle in first year calculus is the significant lack of proficiency with high school algebra. However\, most studies do not itemize what such proficiency (or lack of proficien cy) entails. As such\, the purpose of this study is to identify several of the common algebraic mistakes made by students in a high school calcu lus course. This research focuses on prerequisite concepts for calculus\ , which are all covered in the mathematics curriculum for grades 10 – 12 . The study identifies a variety of tasks in which algebraic errors hind ered a correct solution\, even though the calculus part of the problem w as completed accurately. As an attempt to rectify the problem\, a teachi ng approach is introduced\, which is referred to as “Re-teaching in Cont ext”. This approach is aimed at improving student proficiency with the i dentified algebraic skills. \n LOCATION:Room EDB 9511 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:educmast@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a9348df2-2c0e-4d6a-bfdf-dcd604006410 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20110915T194518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110915T194518Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111014T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111014T173000 SUMMARY:Sara Sadeghi\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Physics DESCRIPTION:\nSenior Supervisor: Eldon Emberly \nSenior Supervisor: Marti n Zuckermann \nSupervisor: David Boal \nSupervisor: Nancy Forde \n\nInte rnal Examiner: Jenifer Thewalt \n\nExternal Examiner: Apichart Linhanant a\, Lakehead University \n\nBiopolymers are one of the main components o f living systems. Their sequence dictates their structure that ultimatel y determines their function. Many play key mechanical roles in the cell and one of the most abundant biopolymers that is involved in such tasks are coiled coil proteins. Various theoretical and experimental studies h ave been done to explore the mechanical properties of these proteins and there are now a number of single molecule measurements that measure the ir force response characteristics\, making coiled coils an excellent mod el system to test folding models connecting sequence to structure to fun ction. In this thesis we have developed a coarse-grained atomistic model to study coiled coil formation and explore both their mechanical and th ermodynamic properties. Our model is able to reproduce known coiled coil s structures using only a simple hydrophobic-polar (HP) representation o f their sequence and is able to explain the observed mechanical response measured in single molecule experiments. To address how common coiled c oil formation is with respect to all possible helix packs\, we have eval uated the designability of the space of possible helical folds\, defined as the number of sequences that can fold into a particular structure. W e find that left-handed coils emerge as one of the most highly designabl e structures. From the designability calculation we can identify sequenc e patterns that design particular coiled coil folds and mutations that l ead to their instability. We also predict that designable coiled coil st ructures are more mechanically stable than less designable helical packs . \n LOCATION:Room 2020 Bennett Library Burnaby CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradstdy@sfu.ca":M AILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:863f25b8-43c4-4188-aea8-4ff6090d230e SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20110915T194530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110915T194530Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111017T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111017T120000 SUMMARY:Carolyn Huston\, Thesis Defence\, PhD\, Statistics & Actuarial Sc ience DESCRIPTION:CONSTRUCTION OF AND SAMPLING STRATEGIES FOR COMPLEX BAYESIAN MODELS \n\nBayesian models are useful tools for realistically modeling p rocesses occurring in the real world. In particular\, we consider models for spatio-temporal data where the response vector is compositional\, i e. has components that sum-to-one. \n\nA unique multivariate conditional hierarchical model (MVCAR) is proposed. Statistical methods for MVCAR m odels are well developed and we extend these tools for use with a discre te compositional response. We harness the advantages of an MVCAR model w hen the response variables of interest are relational\, rather than abso lute measures. Drawbacks that exist in current modeling approaches for s uch data are addressed. \n\nFollowing this\, we consider the role of sam ple selection as a way to support\, and to improve the robustness\, of B ayesian hierarchical models. We develop guidelines for creating ignorabl e sampling approaches for complex Bayesian models. This is demonstrated through development of approaches appropriate for our MVCAR model. In pa rticular\, a response dependent adaptive approach based on exact sample size requirements for multinomial data is offered. \n\nWe initiate a con text for considering `optimality' of different sampling methods when the criteria being optimized is a surface\, not a scalar. Our optimality ev aluation approach is unified with literature about Bayesianly justifiabl e simulation approaches\, including posterior predictive checks. \n\nAn example from Fraser River Sockeye salmon fisheries where compositional d ata provides information about stock run-timings during spawning migrati on and motivates this work. Such monitoring data with spatial or tempora l components occur in a wide variety of applications. Technologies for b oth measurement and data storage have improved\; data are better and the re is more of it. Concurrently\, society has become more aware of its im portant relationship to understanding and managing complex natural syste ms. \n LOCATION:Burnaby Campus\, IRMACS Theatre CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradstdy@sfu.ca":M AILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d3821448-843f-44fe-8088-a33a734295bc SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20110915T194539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110915T194539Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111019T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111019T153000 SUMMARY:Janey Lam\, Project Defence\, MET\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:\nJaney Lam (Supervisor Dr. Margo Moore)\, MET Project Defenc e \n\n\nProject Title: The use of isolated rainbow trout Entrecocutes to estimate extrahepatic metabolism of commercial chemicals \n\n\nLocation : Burnbay Campus\, Department of Biological Sciences\, Biological Scienc es Seminar room B9242 LOCATION:Biological Sciences Seminar room B9242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradstdy@sfu.ca":M AILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-54f89ab6:13220ad2b7e:-7fc1 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110915T144116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110915T144116Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20111024T173000Z DTEND:20111024T213000Z SUMMARY:Nicole Quinn\, Ph.D. Thesis Defense\, MBB DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nDate: Monday\, October 24\, 2011 \n\nTime: 10:30am - 2: 30pm \n\nDefense Location: Bennett Library 2020 (Thesis Defence Room) \n \nThesis Title: Identification of genes involved in heat stress in Arcti c charr \n\nDr. W. Davidson (Sr. Supervisor) \nDr. B. Brandhorst \nDr. J . Reynolds \nDr. R. Devlin \nDr. F. Brinkman (Public Examiner) \nDr. P. Schulte (External Examiner) \n\nDr. M. Leroux (Chair) CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="MBB Graduate Program";SENT-BY="MAILTO:mbb@sfu.ca":MAILTO:mb b@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bf0f66e8-1918-4572-bf00-85da6089ec45 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20111019T180606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111019T180606Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111024T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111024T193000 SUMMARY:Counselling Psychology Information Evening DESCRIPTION:\n\nFor more information\, visit: http://www.educ.sfu.ca/gs/a reas-of-study/counsellingpsych.html \n LOCATION:Blusson Hall 10011\, Burnaby Campus CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER:MAILTO:educcal@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-62ba1bd3:1326e84217c:-8000 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20110921T024417Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110921T024417Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20111004T220000Z DTEND:20111005T010000Z SUMMARY:Courtenay Brown\, MA Defence\, Earth Sciences DESCRIPTION:Masters Thesis Defence \nStudent: Courtenay Brown \nLocation: Library Thesis Room 2020 \nTitle: "Estimation of Annual Mass Balance an d Little Ice Age Equilibrium Line Altitude Depression of Mount Baker Gla ciers" CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER:MAILTO:eascgsec@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:da666511-42cc-41da-aa26-55cb65c0b1d2 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20111012T171028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111012T171028Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111025T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111025T113000 SUMMARY:Christina Bielek\, MA Thesis Defence\, Sociology DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nTitle: \n\n\nFrom Seeds to Syndicates: Explorations in Collective Actions for Food Sovereignty and Resiliency in Guatemala \n\n   \n\nAbstract: In the face of rising environmental and food insecuritie s\, communities across the globe are increasingly organizing to regain c ontrol of agro-ecological systems.   This thesis explores these struggle s in the context of highland Guatemala\, based on the food/seed sovereig nty and permaculture movements and rooted in the lived experiences of ru ral women\, farmers and grassroots environmental collectives. First\, th is thesis explores the historical erosion of local seed sovereignty\, wo men’s current roles in the food sovereignty movement and the gendered im plications of both of these processes. Second\, this thesis explores how grassroots collectives are drawing from permaculture’s principles to cr eatively address agricultural and environmental vulnerabilities through horizontal organizational frameworks. This thesis posits that the food s overeignty and permaculture movements not only offer promising approache s for agricultural production and environmental stewardship\, but they a lso provide valuable insights into the process of promoting local self-d etermination\, democratization\, gender equality and resiliency within a nd beyond local movements. \n  \nExamining Committee: \n\nChair: Dr. Cin dy Patton\, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology \n\nSenior Superviso r: Dr. Hannah Wittman\, Assistant Professor of Sociology \n\nCommittee M ember: Dr. Juanita Sundberg\, Associate Professor\, Dept of Geography\, UBC \n\nInternal/External Examiner: Dr. Mark Roseland\, Professor\, Cent re for Sustainable Community Development\, REM LOCATION:Ellen Gee Room (AQ 5067) CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradsecsa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:535997f1-7705-4976-b2dd-758be5f48e2d SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20111013T173517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111013T173517Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111027T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111027T173000 SUMMARY:Wenbo Jiang\, MSc Thesis Defence and Seminar\, Computing Science LOCATION:Surrey Campus room 4040 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradstdy@sfu.ca":M AILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-1beded86:132cb3af1aa:-7fb0 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111017T094336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111017T094336Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20111028T190000Z DTEND:20111028T210000Z SUMMARY:Carol K. Wong - PhD Defence\, Psychology DESCRIPTION:\n\nCarol K. Wong (PhD Candidate) Defends Dissertation \n\nLo cation:LB 2020 \n\nThesis Title:Comparative Studies of Sexual Assaults i n Canada and in Hong Kong CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradstdy@sfu.ca":MAILTO:turner@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eb1dd2a4-0f05-4a86-824e-2ca0d8ed76ae SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20111025T144837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111025T144837Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111028T164500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111028T181500 SUMMARY:Karen Ravensbergen MA Project Defence Graduate Liberal Studies DESCRIPTION:\nLooking With A Just and Loving Gaze: The Concept of Attenti on in the Writings of Simone Weil and Iris Murdoch LOCATION:HC 2520 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:wendy_sjolin@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e81594ab-fe47-4be1-a03b-418bd2668db2 SEQUENCE:4 DTSTAMP:20111013T173551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111013T173551Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111101T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111101T110000 SUMMARY:Christopher McIntosh\, PhD Defence\, Computing Science DESCRIPTION:\n\nPh.D. Thesis DEFENSE \n\nChristopher McIntosh \n\nB.Sc. I n computing Science\, (Honors)\, SFU\, Burnaby\, BC 2005 \n\nTuesday Nov ember 1st\, 2011 9:00 a.m. TASC1 9204 West \n\nTitle \n\nENERGY FUNCTION ALS: CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES FOR MEDICAL IMAGE SEGMENTATION \n\nAbstrac t \nMedical imaging continues to permeate the practice of medicine\, but automated yet accurate segmentation and labeling of anatomical structur es continues to be a major obstacle to computerized medical image analys is. Though there exists numerous approaches for medical image segmentati on\, one in particular has gained increasing popularity: energy minimiza tion-based techniques\, and the large set of methods encompassed therein . With these techniques an energy function must be chosen\, segmentation s must be initialized\, weights for competing terms of the energy functi onal must be tuned\, and the resulting functional minimized. There are a lot of choices involved\, and their consequences are not always clear. In this thesis I explore the different consequences of these choices\, a nd provide \nnovel methods to overcome two of the more significant probl ems encountered: local minima\, and parameter settings. \n\nPh.D. Examin ing Committee: \nDr. Ghassan Hamarneh\, Senior Supervisor \nDr. Brian Fu nt\, Supervisor \nDr. Greg Mori\, Internal Examiner \nDr. Anthony Yezzi\ , External Examiner \nDr. Mark Drew - Chair \n LOCATION:TASC1 9204 West CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradstdy@sfu.ca":M AILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1d3f7bc5-0566-4035-8196-6c27b76123a1 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20111013T194440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111013T194440Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111130T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111130T130000 SUMMARY:Jonathon Heidt\, Ph.D. Thesis Defence\, Criminology DESCRIPTION:School of Criminology \nPh.D. Thesis Defence \nMr. Jonathon H eidt \n“The Evolution of Criminological Theories” \n\nNovember 30\, 2011 at 10:00AM in SWH 10121 \n\nAll are welcome to attend. \n\nAbstract: Si nce the 1970s\, the field of criminology has produced numerous philosoph ies\, theories\, and research programs. This has resulted in unresolved debates over philosophical positions\, needless competitive theory testi ng\, an inconsistent use of terminology\, and general disarray in the fi eld. These problems have hampered theory development and obscured our un derstanding of theory growth in criminology. In addition\, little has be en written about theory building in criminology\; this has also contribu ted to the confusing proliferation of criminological theories. Literatur e from the philosophy of science can help to alleviate some of the confu sion and provide some guidance for theorizing in criminology. \n\nIn thi s dissertation\, a model of theory growth is proposed and applied to sev eral contemporary research programs relevant to the study of crime and c riminality. Wagner’s (1984) work on theory building in sociology serves as a foundation for the model used in this dissertation. Ideas from the philosophy of science literature (Feyerabend\, 1976\; Laudan\, 1977) and previous work on theory building in criminology (Bernard and Snipes\, 1 996) have also been incorporated into the model. Research programs that are considered include radical criminology\, neoclassical-deterrence and postclassical explanations of crime\, psychodynamic\, humanist\, behavi ourist\, and moral development research programs from psychology\, bioso cial explanations of criminality\, and developmental-life course theorie s of crime and criminality. \nThe application of this model helps to pro vide an increased understanding of the history of criminological ideas a nd is intended to inform future theory building efforts in criminology. Practical implications of the theories and research programs are also ex plored. LOCATION:SWH 10121 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradstdy@sfu.ca":M AILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--6d2885fe:13312f0cc2d:-7ffd SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111018T094501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111018T094501Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20111130T210000Z DTEND:20111130T230000Z SUMMARY:Brian Storey\, PhD Doctoral Oral Examination\, Education DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nThesis Title: Public sphere thinking In curriculum deve lopment: maps\, metaphors\, & agency \n\n\nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Stephe n Smith \n\nLocation: Faculty of Education\, Burnaby Campus\, room EDB 8 508\, Blue Room \n CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO:educdoc@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0a9f23e1-7678-44b9-8ddb-c68e4c1463c1 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111019T222409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111019T222409Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111130T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111130T150000 SUMMARY:Rian D. Dickson\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:Rian D. Dickson (Supervisor Dr. Ron Ydenberg)\, MSc Thesis De fence \n\n\nThesis Title: Postbreeding ecology of white-winged scoters ( Melanitta fusca) and surf scoters (M. Perspicillata) in Western North Am erica: Wing moult phenology\, body mass dynamics and foraging behaviour LOCATION:Burnaby Campus\, Department of Biological Sciences\, Biological Sciences Seminar room B9242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0027ff15-904e-47a6-980e-3842cc739f18 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111024T173803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111024T173803Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111130T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111130T143000 SUMMARY:Kimberley Johnstone\, Ph.D. Thesis Defense\, MBB DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday\, November 30\, 2011 \n\nTime: 10:30am - 2:30 pm \n\nDefense Location: Bennett Library 2020 (Thesis Defence Room) \n\n Thesis Title: Identification\, evolution and expression of three olfacto ry gene families in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) \n\nDr. W. Davidson (S r. Supervisor) \nDr. M. Leroux \nDr. E. Plettner \nDr. D. Baillie (Publi c Examiner) \nDr. K. Miller (External Examiner) \n\nDr. L. Quarmby (Chai r) \n\n LOCATION:Bennett Library 2020 (Thesis Defence Room) CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mbb@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:062d5ead-26b3-4f56-a813-e513a6b10c42 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111116T215227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111116T215227Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111130T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111130T130000 SUMMARY:Ph.D. Thesis DEFENSE Oliver van Kaick DESCRIPTION:Ph.D. Thesis DEFENSE\n\nOliver van Kaick\n\nM.Sc.\, Federal U niversity of Parana\, Curitiba\, Brazil\, 2005\nB.Sc.\, Federal Universi ty of Parana\, Curitiba\, Brazil\, 2003\n\nWednesday November 30th\, 201 1 11:00 a.m. TASC1 9204 West\n\nTitle\n\nMATCHING DISSIMILAR SHAPES\n\nA bstract\n In this thesis\, we address the challenge of computing corresp ondences between dissimilar shapes. This implies that\, although the sha pes represent the same class of object\, there can be major differences in the geometry\, topology\, and part composition of the shapes as a who le. Additionally\, the dissimilarity can also appear in the form of a s hape that possesses additional parts that are not present in another sh ape. We propose three approaches for handling such shape dissimilarity. The first two approaches incorporate additional knowledge that goes be yond a direct geometric comparison of the shapes. In the first approach \, of a supervised nature\, the knowledge is provided by the user as a t raining set of manually segmented and labeled shapes. The training set is used in conjunction with shape descriptors to learn classifiers that distinguish different semantic classes of parts. The second approach\, which is unsupervised\, derives the knowledge automatically from a set o f shapes. If all the shapes in the set roughly possess the same semanti c part composition\, we can derive their common structure by analyzing t he shapes simultaneously\, rather than individually. This is achieved b y clustering shape segments in a descriptor space with a spectral method \, which makes use of third-party connections between shape parts. We s how that these approaches allow us to compute correspondences for shapes that differ significantly in their geometry and topology\, such as man- made shapes. In the third approach\, we compute partial correspondences between shapes that have additional parts in relation to each other. To address this challenge\, we propose a new type of local shape descripto r\, called the bilateral map\, whose region of interest is defined by tw o points. The region of interest adapts to the context of the two point s and facilitates the selection of the scale and shape of this region\, making this descriptor more effective for partial matching. We demonstr ate the advantages of the bilateral map for computing partial and full c orrespondences between pairs of shapes.\n\n\nPh.D. Examining Committee:\ nDr. Hao (Richard) Zhang\, Senior Supervisor\nDr. Ghassan Hamarneh\, Sen ior Supervisor\nDr. Greg Mori\, Internal Examiner\nDr. Michael Kazhdan\, External Examiner\nDr. Torsten Möller\, Chair\n LOCATION:TASC1 9204 West CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:csgrada@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:daf1480c-db07-42e1-a785-f4bbfd4fd73b SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20111018T222821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111018T222821Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111125T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111125T120000 SUMMARY:Simon Zappia\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:\nSimon Zappia (Supervisor Dr. Bernie Roitberg)\, MSc Thesis Defence \n\n\nThesis Title: Energy-state dependent responses of Anophele s gambiae to an unobtainable host. \n\n\n\n LOCATION:Burnaby Campus\, Department of Biological Sciences\, Biological Sciences Seminar room B9242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7e49a5d4-71b5-4fa9-be23-12191ef8cd9b SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20111122T231554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111122T231554Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111125T134500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111125T160000 SUMMARY:Viktoria Khamzina\, MET Project Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:\nViktoria Khamzina (Supervisor Dr. Tony Williams)\, MET Proj ect Defence \n\n\nProject Title: Validation of an egg-injection method f or testing in ovo toxicity of PBDE-99 in a small songbird model species\ , the Zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) LOCATION:Burnaby Campus\, Department of Biological Sciences\, Biological Sciences Seminar Room B9242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mfagrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fe654ca0-43bb-4e0e-9b59-f1bf0e5cd105 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20111109T181859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111109T181859Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111125T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111125T130000 SUMMARY:Brian Eaton\, MSc Defence\, Faculty of Education DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nMr. Brian Eaton \n\n\nMSc Thesis Defence \n\n\nTitle: How do Interactive White Boards Affect Participation in the Mathematics Classroom? \n\n\nDate: Friday\, November 25th\, 2011 \n\n\nPlace: Room EDB 9511\, SFU Burnaby \nExamining Committee: \nChair: Dr. Kevin O'Neill \nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Nathalie Sinclair \nSupervisor: Dr. Stephen Ca mpbell \nExaminer: Dr. David Pimm \n\n\n\n\nTitle: \n\nHow do Interactiv e White Boards Affect Participation in the Mathematics Classroom? \n\n\n \nAbstract: \n\n\n\nInteractive whiteboards (IWBs) have become common fi xtures in mathematics classrooms around the world. They have provided ne w opportunities for educators to impart learning upon students. Drawing on Stephen Hegedus’ and William Peneul’s work on participation structure s with SimCalc MathWorlds™\, this research study examines the effect IWB s have on participation structures within the mathematics classroom. Spe cifically\, the objective of this research was to determine if IWBs can elicit participation and engagement amongst students. To accomplish this \, two Grade 9 mathematics classes in a Suburban Vancouver secondary sch ool were videotaped and analyzed over six lessons (12 classes total) tha t incorporated IWBs. The videos were then analyzed to determine the impa ct the IWB had in creating participation structures and what challenges were encountered. The findings suggest that IWBs can positively affect p articipation by facilitating gestures\, providing dynamic images that al low for students to visualize future movements\, and encouraging student -student discussion. \n\n\n\n\n\n LOCATION:EDB 9511 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:educmast@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:48189699-4291-4ea7-b5b0-af3d229ac773 SEQUENCE:4 DTSTAMP:20111116T171622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111116T171622Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111125T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111125T120000 SUMMARY:Kelly Burkett\, Thesis Defence\, PhD\, Statistics & Actuarial Sci ence DESCRIPTION:\nTitle: Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling of gene genealogie s conditional on observed genetic data \n\nAbstract: \nThe variation obs erved in genes in the human genome is a result of stochastic evolutionar y processes \nsuch as mutation and recombination acting over time. The g ene genealogy for a sample of genes \nfrom unrelated individuals is a tr ee describing these ancestral events and relationships. Individuals \nwh o are more closely related would be expected to share copies of genes th at are similar to each \nother. Knowledge of the tree is useful for popu lation genetics\, where it can be used in inference \nof parameters like the mutation or recombination rate. The genealogical tree may also be u seful in \nassessing association between a trait or outcome and a genomi c location since those with a similar \ntrait value will tend to also be more closely related genetically if they share a mutation that influenc es \nthe value of the trait. However\, the time scale for genealogical t rees is on the order of tens of \nthousands of years\, and there is ther efore no way to know the true underlying tree for a random \nsample of g enes from a population. \n  In order to incorporate genealogical trees i n genetic applications\, it is therefore necessary to \nmodel the distri bution for the tree conditional on genetic data observed at present. A m odel for gene \ngenealogies unconditional on observed data\, called the coalescent model\, has been well studied and \ncan be used to simulate s equence data. However\, it is not as straightforward to model genealogic al \ntrees that must have given rise to a particular sample. Markov Chai n Monte Carlo (MCMC) is one \ntechnique to concentrate sampling on the t rees that are likely given the observed data. \n  In this thesis\, we de scribe our MCMC based genealogy sampler and present examples on how \nit can be used to estimate means of tree statistics of interest. First\, w e describe the sampler that \nassumes that haplotype data are available. Our implementation is based on the sampler described \nin Zollner and P ritchard (2005). However\, during implementation\, we made several chang es to \nincrease the efficiency of sampling. We illustrate the use of ou r sampler on haplotype data from \na publicly available dataset\, where we examine statistics summarizing the degree to which case \nhaplotypes are more related to each other than the control haplotypes. LOCATION:IRMACS Theatre CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO: dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f3fdc424-36eb-40ac-a8d9-8268d0e2b994 SEQUENCE:4 DTSTAMP:20111116T194127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111116T194127Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111125T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111125T130000 SUMMARY:Yasser Ismail\, MFA thesis defence\, School for the Contemporary Arts DESCRIPTION:Title: Inviting The Other In: Porous Thinking and Dissolving Borders in "Tropical Spirit: Biography of A Jasmine Garden" LOCATION:Room 2250 Harbour Centre Vancouver Campus CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:mfagrad@sfu.ca":MA ILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:549d34b0-09b8-4604-9ff3-e0c2ad4d28d8 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20111019T213240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111019T213240Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111103T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111103T153000 SUMMARY:Mohammed Hassan-Ali\, M.Sc Biomedical Physiology & Kinesiology DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nDear All\, \n\n\n\nYou are INVITED: \n\nTHESIS DEFENCE \n\nMASTER OF SCIENCE \nThursday\, November 3rd\, 2011 \n\nTASC2\, Room 7540 \n\n\n\nCandidate: Mohammed Hassan-Ali \n\nTitle of Thesis: \n\nCon stitutive activation of Fyn kinase induces dual kinase modulation of the cardiac voltage-gated sodium channel\, Nav1.5 \n\n\n\nExamining Committ ee: \n\nDr. Will Cupples\, Chair \n\nDr. Peter Ruben\,\, Senior Supervis or \n\nDr. Glen Tibbits \, Supervisor \n\nDr. Thomas Claydon\, Superviso r \n\nDr. Mark Paetzel\, External Examiner \n\n\nAbstract \n\nIon channe ls are critical regulators of excitability in neurons and muscle. The ca rdiac sodium channel\, Na v 1.5\, is responsible for the initial upstrok e of the action potential in ventricular myocytes. Post-translational mo difications\, such as phosphorylation\, modulate Na v 1.5. During physio logical events\, constitutive activation of one or more enzymes results in the integration of signal transduction pathways\, thereby altering ch annel modulation. Specifically\, previous studies implicate the integrat ion of PKC and Fyn kinase signal transduction pathways. I studied the ef fects of dual kinase modulation in Na v 1.5 by using Fyn kinase (Fyn) an d a partially-selective PKC inhibitor\, Bisindolylmaleimide-1 (BIM1). Wh ole-cell voltage clamp experiments were performed using HEK293 cells co- expressing Na v 1.5 and either FynCA (constitutively active) or FynKD (k inase dead\, which exerts a dominant-negative effect on tyrosine phospho rylation). Cells co-expressing Na v 1.5 + FynCA (without BIM1) showed (i ) a significant left shift in the mid-point of steady-state fast inactiv ation\, (ii) accelerated rate of fast inactivation\, and (iii) increased persistent sodium current\, all of which were not seen in Na v 1.5 + Fy nKD (without BIM1)\, control or Na v 1.5 + FynCA + BIM1 experiments. The se results indicate that constitutive activation of Fyn (i) confers dual kinase modulation of Na v 1.5 and (ii) leads to the hypoexcitability of cells\, which may be pro-arrthythmogenic. \n\n. Note: A copy of the ful l thesis is available for review by the fax machine. \n***************** ****************************************** LOCATION:TASC 2\, Room 7540 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:snugent@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:463769ab-16f8-4e16-b943-b82455283d4e SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20111020T180557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111020T180557Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111129T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111129T193000 SUMMARY:Ms. Patricia Garner\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Gender\, Sexuality\, a nd Women's Studies DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nName of Student: Patricia Garner \n\n\n\nDegree: PhD \n \n\n\nThesis Title: Stitching Up the Natural: “Manboobs\,” Pregnancy and the Transgender Body \n\n\n\nDate: Tuesday\, November 29\, 2011 \n\nTim e: 4:30 pm \n\n\n\nLocation: SFU Library Thesis Room 2020 \n\n\n\nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Helen Hok Sze Leung\, Associate Professor GSWS \n\n\n\n Supervisor: Dr. Cindy Patton\, Professor S/A \n\n\n\nSupervisor: Dr. Sus an Stryker\, Associate Professor Gender and Women’s Studies\, University of Arizona \n\n\n\nInternal/External: Dr. Marina Morrow\, Associate Pro fessor Health Sciences \n\n\n\nExternal Examiner: Dr. Nikki Sullivan\, A ssociate Professor of Critical and Cultural Studies\, Macquarie Universi ty \n\n\nChair: Dr. Catherine Murray\, Professor GSWS and Communications LOCATION:SFU Lib Thesis Room 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradstdy@sfu.ca":M AILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c2dfc3b5-bed2-405f-9e1c-33f0def6af9f SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111115T000622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111115T000622Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111129T144500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111129T173000 SUMMARY:Ali Salehi\, MA Thesis Defence\, Latin American Studies DESCRIPTION:\n\nTitle: "Forced Government Change: A Comparative Study of the Historical and Social Forces Involved in the 1953 Iranian and 2002 V enezuelan Coups D’état" \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\nAbstract \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ nUsing Gramscian concepts such as hegemony\, historical bloc\, class con sciousness and historical materialism\, an alternative coup theory was d eveloped to examine the resistance to the Iranian coup d’état of 1953 an d the Venezuelan coup attempt of 2002.   This research examines the geop olitical\, economic\, social\, and technological context in which the co unter-hegemony formed.   The national-popular (and globally counter-hege monic) forces that resisted imperialism in 1953 failed to keep Dr. Moham med Mossadegh in office in Iran\, while the Venezuelan national-popular movement helped Hugo Chavez to remain office in 2002.   Four main variab les emerge that explain the differing outcomes of the coups.   The first is the relative strength of the international hegemony and the relation between the international and domestic forces that reinforced hegemony. The second and third variables are the national-popular forces’ class c omposition and strategy.   The fourth relates to the technological conte xt in which the two coups occurred.   By studying these variables\, conc lusions can be made regarding how best to combat the hegemony. \n\n\n\nE xamining Committee \n\n\n\n\n\nChair: Dr. Alexander Dawson\, Professor\, Department of History \n\nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Gerardo Otero\, Profes sor\, Department of Sociology \n\nCommittee Member: Dr. Yildiz Atasoy\, Associate Professor\, Department of Sociology \n\nExternal Examiner: Dr. Amir Mirfakhraie\, Faculty Instructor\, Department of Sociology \, Kwan tlen Polytechnic University  LOCATION:Academic Quadrangle\, Room 2104 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradsecsa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:59c83fdb-7a1b-46bf-965b-b4af9076b9af SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111025T002223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111025T002223Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111115T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111115T130000 SUMMARY:Bria Shantz\, MA Project Defence\, Graduate Liberal Studies CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:wendy_sjolin@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:505b3097-349e-44f2-a9b6-a85326ae79f4 SEQUENCE:4 DTSTAMP:20111025T173648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111025T173648Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111118T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111118T130000 SUMMARY:MSc Thesis Defence and Seminar - Marzieh Bakhshi - Computing Scie nce DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nM.SC. THESIS DEFENCE AND SEMINAR \n\n  \n\nMarzieh Ba khshi \n\n  \n\n  \n\nB.Sc.\, Sharif University Of Technology\, Iran\, 2 009 \n\n  \n\nFriday\, November 18\, 2011   11:00 a.m.   ASB 9896 \n\n  \n\nTitle \n\n  \n\nLIPID: A LINEAR PROGRAMMING APPROACH FOR ISOFORM DET ECTION AND ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION \n\n  \n\nAbstract \n\n  \n\nAlternative splicing of the premature mRNA is an important step of gene expression regulation affecting %75-%95 of human genes. Multiple studies have clear ly demonstrated that compared to normal tissues\, tumours shift splicing patterns of many cancer associated genes\, which involves either comple te switch from one isoform to another or change in ratio of isoforms.  \ n\nDuring past decade many algorithms have been proposed to detect splic e isoforms using high resolution microarrays and sequencing data. Howeve r\, inferring relative abundance of detected isoforms remains a challeng e. Here we present a Linear Programming method that infers splice isofor ms expressed in a given sample and estimates their absolute abundance. T he algorithm is applicable to any sub-gene level expression data from bo th micro-array and RNA-Seq technologies and requires exon annotation. We aim the optimization function at minimizing the deviation from the expr ession of the regions\, and maximizing the lengths of the isoforms.  \n\ n  \n\n  \n\nM.Sc. Examining Committee: \n\nDr. Cenk Sahinalp\, Senior S upervisor \n\nDr. Martin Ester\, Supervisor \n\nDr. Anna Lapuk\, Vancouv er Prostate Centre \n\nDr. Peter Unrau\, MBB\, SFU\, Examiner \n\nDr. Ka y Wiese\, Chair LOCATION:ASB 9896 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO: dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:163247ef-0dfe-40b0-ba28-f8bd4143cf8b SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111110T181829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111110T181829Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111118T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111118T120000 SUMMARY:PhD Defence - Mehmet Erkan Keremoglu DESCRIPTION:Ph.D. Thesis DEFENSE\n\nMehmet Erkan Keremoglu\n\nBSc.\, Koc University\, Istanbul 2005\nMSc.\, Koc University\, Istanbul 2007\n\nFri day\, November 18th\, 2011 10:00 a.m. SUR 4010\n\nTitle\n\nTOWARDS SCALA BLE SOFTWARE ANALYSIS USING COMBINATIONS AND CONDITIONS WITH CPA CHECKER \nAbstract\n \nVerification of large-scale programs is a challenging pro blem.\nSoftware analysis tools focus on making a verification task both\ nprecise and efficient. We implemented the software analysis tool\nCPAch ecker based on the configurable program analysis framework.\nCPAchecker aims to make it possible for a user to integrate and\nconfigure an analy sis technique to the tool easily.\n\nIn order to handle large-scale prog rams\, software analysis techniques\nuse abstraction which introduce uns oundness and incompleteness to the\nprocess. If the sources of unsoundne ss and incompleteness is defined\nand evaluated by the user\, the analys is will still be useful for\nfinding potential bugs in the program. In o ur work\, we used two\nrelated mechanisms to define and control potentia l sources of\nimprecision: Verification assumptions and verification con ditions.\nAssumptions can be represented as a state predicate (a logical \nformula) that tells the user under what assumption an abstract state\n was reached during the analysis. Verification conditions are used as\nco mmands to guide the tool when some specific behaviour is observed\ndurin g the analysis. In this thesis\, we use verification assumptions\nand co nditions to guide the analysis process. We added functionalities\nto CPA checker such that it provides three mechanisms: (i) Starting the\nanalys is task with a set of specified assumptions to run a partial\nverificati on. (ii) Using conditional analysis to increase the coverage\nof analysi s and generating an analysis report encoded as assumptions\neven in case s where the conventional model checking fails to handle.\n(iii) Restarti ng the analysis with a set of different conditions and\nassumptions or d eploying another analysis technique using an analysis\nreport that has b een already generated.\n\nWe extended CPAchecker to include a sequential composition framework\nthat restarts the analysis with a new configurat ion using the result\nof another analysis. In our implementation of CPAc hecker\, the process\nof assumption and verification condition generatio n is automated.\nExperimental results have shown us that using the confi gurable program\nanalysis concept and guiding the analysis using assumpt ions and\nverification conditions was able to find bugs that traditional \ntechniques were not able to identify\, and increase the efficiency and \nprecision of the analysis.\n\nKeywords: Formal Verification\, Software Model Checking\, Configurable\nProgram Analysis\, Predicate Abstraction \n\n\nPh.D. Examining Committee:\nDr. Dirk Beyer\, Senior Supervisor\nDr . Uwe Glasser\, Supervisor\nDr. Robert D. Camereon\, Internal Examiner\n Dr. Helmut Veith\, External Examiner\nDr. Joseph G. Peters\, Chair\n LOCATION:SUR 4010 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:csgrada@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e543c710-d346-4e9e-b910-515a6600a84c SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20111027T164018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111027T164018Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111124T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111124T143000 SUMMARY:Miss Mehrnoush Malekesmaeili\, M.Sc. Thesis Defence\, Mathematics DESCRIPTION:Title: On Certificates that a Matrix does not have the Consec utive Ones Property \n\n LOCATION:Surrey Campus Room 3250 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mathgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5c8caae4-528e-4f0c-8450-889c5401ef3d SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20111124T224205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111124T224205Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111124T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111124T190000 SUMMARY:Masters of Digital Media Program Open House LOCATION:Centre for Digital Media\, 577 Great Northern Way\, Vancouver\, BC CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mdm@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65f86b22-28c3-4371-a405-722648d34bbb SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111109T183227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111109T183227Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111122T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111122T120000 SUMMARY:Billy CHEUNG\, SIAT MSc Thesis Defence DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) Grad uate Program cordially invites you to attend the following event: \n\n\n \n\n\n\n  \nSchool of Interactive Arts & Technology \n  \nMaster of Scie nce Thesis Defence \n  \nCandidate:         Billy Chi-kai CHEUNG \n\n\n\ n\n\n  \n\n\n\nSr. Supervisor :  Lyn Bartram \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nT itle :                Using Transparency in Visualization \n\n  \n\n\n\n Date :               Tuesday\, 22 November\, 2011 \n  \nPlace :               SFU Surrey - SRY 2735 \n\n\n\n  \n\nTime :               10:00am - 12:00pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nAbstract :           \n\nOver the last two d ecades\, there have been a growing number of applications for transparen cy in visualization.  Transparency is a visual feature that provides sol utins to certain fundamental visualization problems.  Currently\, there is insufficient research regarding the benefits and the limitations of u sing transparency in visualization.  The lack of research on this topic becomes more apparent when we compare the amount of research done toward s applying colour in visualization. \n\nThis thesis attempts to connect the research in perceptual transparency and the use of transparency in v isualization. The first part of this thesis reviews prior research in pe rceptual transparency\; different types of existing visualizations were analyzed using research from perceptual transparency.  The final part of this study applies transparency in a grid structure\; the study is buil t on previous research with Just Attendable Difference (JAD) for referen ce structure\, examining factors of grid colours\, image type and the de nsity of the data structure. \n\n\n\n\nOver the last two decades\, there have been a growing number of applications for transparency in visualiz ation.  Transparency is a visual feature that provides solutins to certa in fundamental visualization problems.  Currently\, there is insufficien t research regarding the benefits and the limitations of using transpare ncy in visualization.  The lack of research on this topic becomes more a pparent when we compare the amount of research done towards applying col our in visualization. \n\nThis thesis attempts to connect the research i n perceptual transparency and the use of transparency in visualization. The first part of this thesis reviews prior research in perceptual trans parency\; different types of existing visualizations were analyzed using research from perceptual transparency.  The final part of this study ap plies transparency in a grid structure\; the study is built on previous research with Just Attendable Difference (JAD) for reference structure\, examining factors of grid colours\, image type and the density of the d ata structure. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWebsite:            http://www.siat.sfu.ca/ grad/theses/bcheung/ LOCATION:SFU Surrey\, Podium 2\, Room 2735 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:siatgrad-admissions@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1e6af7fa-4e7f-483c-ba15-c7282de1042f SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20111115T235753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111115T235753Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111123T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111123T143000 SUMMARY:Yingjie (Victor) CHEN\, SIAT PhD Thesis Defence DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nThe School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) Graduate Program cordially invites you to attend the following event: \n \n\n\n\n\n\n  \nSchool of Interactive Arts & Technology \n  \nDoctor of Philiosophy Thesis Defence \n  \nCandidate:         Yingjie (Victor) CHE N \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nSr. Supervisor :  Rob Woodbury \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\nTitle :                Alternatives in Visual Analytics and Com putational Design   \n\n\n\nDate :               Wednesday\, 23 November \, 2011 \n  \nPlace :              SFU Surrey - SRY 3250 \n\n\n\n  \n\nT ime :               12:30pm - 2:30pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nAbstract :              \n\nClearly\, one's ability to explore\, build\, and compare alt ernatives can lead to better decision making\, problem solving\, and des ign outcomes. However\, I find that all too often many systems are still working in a single state mode where the user can only see the result f rom one set of inputs at a time. Here I propose a formalism designed to handle the necessary alternatives and the space for said alternatives wi thin the symbolic models. A symbolic model is a graphic approach to a di rect constraint solver. I choose the inputs (source nodes' independent p roperties) as the representation of an alternative\, which I have labele d variation heads. A variation head may contain one or several inputs of the model. The information carried by several variation heads can be un ified to create a new variation head. Then I define the concept of the v ariation space as a collection of many variation heads. A variation spac e carries a structure of an indexed array.  Two key operations\, Index U nification and Cartesian Unification\, can be used to unify two or more spaces. The user defines a series of variation heads as a variation spac e and indexes them based on his preference\, uses unification to unify t he many variation spaces to create a space of the inputs for the system\ , and then generates a space of results based on these inputs. This rese arch adopts design science research methodology to iteratively refine th e formalism through loops of problem awareness\, design\, and evaluation . A prototypical system has been developed as a formative evaluation in order to confirm\, explore\, and expand the formalism from a purely math ematical perspective by testing out the many varied and differing kinds of data organizations. To demonstrate its usage\, I describe how this fo rmalism can be used on a specific visual analytical tool (CZsaw) in orde r to create a space of visualization variations\; I then explain both ho w this formalism can be used to enrich the user's interaction in the var iation space and how the indices of the space can help the user to navig ate through the space. \n\n  \n  \n Website:         http://www.siat.sfu .ca/grad/theses/vchen/ \n\nClearly\, one's ability to explore\, build\, and compare alternatives can lead to better decision making\, problem so lving\, and design outcomes. However\, I find that all too often many sy stems are still working in a single state mode where the user can only s ee the result from one set of inputs at a time. Here I propose a formali sm designed to handle the necessary alternatives and the space for said alternatives within the symbolic models. A symbolic model is a graphic a pproach to a direct constraint solver. I choose the inputs (source nodes ' independent properties) as the representation of an alternative\, whic h I have labeled variation heads. A variation head may contain one or se veral inputs of the model. The information carried by several variation heads can be unified to create a new variation head. Then I define the c oncept of the variation space as a collection of many variation heads. A variation space carries a structure of an indexed array.  Two key opera tions\, Index Unification and Cartesian Unification\, can be used to uni fy two or more spaces. The user defines a series of variation heads as a variation space and indexes them based on his preference\, uses unifica tion to unify the many variation spaces to create a space of the inputs for the system\, and then generates a space of results based on these in puts. This research adopts design science research methodology to iterat ively refine the formalism through loops of problem awareness\, design\, and evaluation. A prototypical system has been developed as a formative evaluation in order to confirm\, explore\, and expand the formalism fro m a purely mathematical perspective by testing out the many varied and d iffering kinds of data organizations. To demonstrate its usage\, I descr ibe how this formalism can be used on a specific visual analytical tool (CZsaw) in order to create a space of visualization variations\; I then explain both how this formalism can be used to enrich the user's interac tion in the variation space and how the indices of the space can help th e user to navigate through the space. \n\n  \n  \n Website:         http ://www.siat.sfu.ca/grad/theses/vchen/ \n LOCATION:SFU Surrey\, Galleria 3\, Room 3250 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:siatgrad-admissions@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4c1b3676-3fea-4b43-89a9-d479b77bac54 SEQUENCE:4 DTSTAMP:20111114T204634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111114T204634Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111116T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111116T163000 SUMMARY:Jolane Sorge\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Earth Sciences DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nTitle: Characterizing Volcanic Behaviour Using Thermal Remote Sensing and Other Time Series Data\, 2000-2009\, Volcán de Colima \, Mexico LOCATION:Library Thesis Room 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:eascgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:086c38e2-4777-4b0f-8fdf-b0d04a568a8e SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111123T180540Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111123T180540Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111128T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111128T153000 SUMMARY:Haizley TREVOR-SMITH\, SIAT PhD Thesis Defence DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) Grad uate Program cordially invites you to attend the following event: \n\n\n \n\n\n\n  \nSchool of Interactive Arts & Technology \n  \nDoctor of Phil iosophy Thesis Defence \n  \nCandidate:         Haizley TREVOR-SMITH \n\ n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nSr. Supervisor :  John Bowes \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nTitle :                 Technology Self-Perceptions:  The Effects of G ender\, Education Program and Job Type \n\n  \n\n\n\nDate :               Monday \,   28 November\, 2011 \n  \nPlace :               SFU Surrey - Galleria 4\, Room 4040 \n\n\n\n  \n\nTime :               1:30pm - 3:3 0pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nAbstract :             \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis study explores gender education effects on self-perceptions of technology self -efficiacy and focus of control.  Three steps were used to approach the issue: (1) testing for gender and education influences on individual's f eelings of self-efficacy and control with technology\, (2) assessing int entions to update job and technology skills\, and (3) whether prior expe rience with technology positively influenced self-perceptions.  The self -perception measures used were versions of Rosenberg's self-esteem scale \, Spector's work locus of control scale\, and Ajzen's theory of planned behavior.  These scales were modified to reflect job and technology dom ains\, and administered in an online questionnaire.  The respondents wer e classified into technology and non-technology jobs\, and technology (c omputer science\, engineering\, and interactive arts) and non-technology education programs.  There were 49 men and 34 women with technology edu cation\, and 41 men and 55 women from non-technology education programs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe study findings revealed men have higher technology se lf-efficacy compared to women\, and women with a technology education ha d higher technology self-efficacy compared to women with non-technology education.  An unexpected result of the study is women with technology j obs have lower technology self-efficacy when compared to women with non- technology jobs.  The theory of planned behavior  accounts for less than 30% of the variance\, and was not a powerful predictor for updating job or technology skills. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe main contribution of this study is finding evidence of a positive influence of technology education amo ng women.  Although the results confirm prior research showing women hav e lower self-evaluations on all scales - and technology scales in partic ular - the women-only results suggest an overall positive influence of t echnology education on technology self-efficacy.  The study used quantit ative data and samples from an employed population\, thereby expanding t he knowledge area beyond high school and university student samples used in many gender and technology studies. \n LOCATION:SFU Surrey\, Galleria 4\, Room 4040 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:siatgrad-admissions@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dd36ea0a-e741-4991-a516-80aeeee649a7 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20111124T045630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111124T045630Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111128T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111128T163000 SUMMARY:Cassie Ho\, MSc Defence DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nEvent Title: Cassie Ho\, Thesis Defence\, M.Sc.\, Chemi stry Department \n\nEvent Type: Thesis Defence \n\nContact Name: Lynn Wo od \n\nContact Email: chem_gradinfo@sfu.ca \n\nWebsite: www.chemistry.sf u.ca/ \n\nEvent Description: \n\nTHESIS TITLE:. Immobilization of Hairpi n Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid Aptamers on Gold: Surface Folding Dictated An alyte-Binding Performance and Electron Transfer Kinetics \n\nLOCATION: T hesis Defence Room 2020\, Bennet Library\, Burnaby Campus\, 1:30 PM \n\n \n\nEXAMINING COMMITTEE: \n\nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Hua-Zhong Yu \n\nCom mittee Members: Dr. Steven Holdcroft\, Dr. Peter Unrau \n\nInternal Exam iner: Dr. Charles Walsby \n\n\n\nThesis is available for perusal in the Chemistry General Office (AQ-2003) \n\n\n\nFree. LOCATION:LIB2020 Thesis Defence Room CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO: dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--67c1b46d:1331863f327:-7f61 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111201T152727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111201T152727Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20111128T233000Z DTEND:20111129T003000Z SUMMARY:Career Development in the BioPharmaceutical Industry DESCRIPTION:Title: "Career Development in the BioPharmaceutical Industry" \n\n\n\nLocation:  South Sciences Building - Room SSB 7172 \n\nTime:  3 :30 - 5:00 p.m. \n\n\n\n\nSpeakers: Dr. Dr. Clint Young \nGroup Leader\, Biological Sciences at Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. \nBurnaby\, BC\, Cana da \nhttp://www.xenon-pharma.com/ \n\n\n\n\nHost: MBB Graduate Student C aucus \n\n\n\n\n\nTopics for this talk will include: \n  \n* Securing An Interview - Pathways & Opportunities \n* Cover Letter - Creating a Comp etitive Advantage \n* Designing your Career - Timelines & Milestones \n\ n\n***Don't forget your coffee mugs!  Hope to see you there!*** \n\n CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO:smchou@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-1beded86:132cb3af1aa:-7fa9 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111017T094338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111017T094338Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20111202T173000Z DTEND:20111202T213000Z SUMMARY:Nancy Yiu-Lin Yu\, Ph.D. Thesis Defense\, MBB DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, December 2\, 2011 \n\nTime: 9:30am - 1:30pm \n \nDefense Location: SSB 7172 \n\nThesis Title: Prokaryotic Protein Subce llular Localization Prediction and Genome-scale Comparative Analysis \n\ nDr. F. Brinkman (Sr. Supervisor) \nDr. F. Pio \nDr. M. Paetzel \nDr. L. Craig (Public Examiner) \nDr. M. Murphy (External Examiner) \n\nDr. P. Unrau (Chair) CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER:MAILTO:mbb@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5599b7a9-98df-4346-92dc-5b4006d5d9d8 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20111104T154424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111104T154424Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111202T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111202T160000 SUMMARY:Ryan N. Cloutier\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:\nRyan N. Cloutier (Supervisor Dr. Isabelle Côté)\, MSc Thesi s Defence \n\n\n\n\nThesis Title: Direct and indirect effects of marine protection: Rockfish conservation areas as a a case study \n\n\nDefence Location: Burnaby Campus\, Bennett Library 2020 LOCATION:Bennett Library 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6bcbe6da-1bf4-40e8-be0d-4ec4591fcc03 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111128T222312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111128T222312Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111202T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111202T120000 SUMMARY:M.Sc Thesis Defense\, Inderjeet Sahota DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nDear All\, \n\n\n\nYou are INVITED: \n\nTHESIS DEFENCE \n\nMASTER OF SCIENCE \nFriday December 2nd\, 2011 \n\nTASC 2\, 7540 \n\ n9:30 am \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCandidate: Inderjeet Sahota \n\n\n\nTitle of Th esis: \n\nCEREBROVASCULAR CONTROL FOLLOWING SPINAL CORD INJURY \n\n\n\nE xamining Committee: \n\nDr. Matt White \, Chair \n\nDr. Victoria Claydon \, Senior Supervisor \n\nDr. Glen Tibbits \, Supervisor \n\nDr. Andrew B laber\, Supervisor \n\nDr. Bill Sheel\, External Examiner \n\n\nABSTRACT \n\nSpinal cord injury (SCI) leads to drastic loss of motor and sensory function. The autonomic consequences of SCI are less well known and inc lude diminished cardiovascular control\, with large decreases and increa ses in blood pressure\; conditions known as orthostatic hypotension (OH) and autonomic dysreflexia (AD)\, respectively. These disorders have imp ortant quality of life implications for individuals with SCI\, due not o nly to blood pressure fluctuations\, but also due to proposed alteration s in cerebral perfusion secondary to impaired cerebral autoregulation. H owever\, comprehensive studies examining autoregulation during OH and AD after SCI are scarce. We\, therefore\, determined cardiovascular and ce rebrovascular responses to these conditions in individuals with SCI\; ac counting for level and severity of injury to sympathetic cardiovascular pathways\, arterial gas concentrations and symptoms. Our results indicat e\, for the first time\, that cerebral autoregulation is diminished afte r SCI and that this dysfunction is related to the level and severity of autonomic injury. \n\n\n\n\nNote: A copy of the full thesis is available for review by the fax machine. \n************************************** ********************* LOCATION:TASC2@sfu.ca\; rm 7540 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:snugent@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:285e66b6-b6a8-45f7-91fb-0cc8c5cacccb SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20111020T180350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111020T180350Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111205T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111205T123000 SUMMARY:Richard Laszlo PhD Oral Examination DESCRIPTION:\n LOCATION:EDB 8508\, Blue Room CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mauve@sfu.ca":MAILTO:educcal@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6fba413b-3fc3-46a9-a203-7b40076e7fe5 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111027T173732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111027T173732Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111205T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111205T120000 SUMMARY:Miss Stephanie Langille\, M.Sc. Thesis Defence\, Mathematics Depa rtment DESCRIPTION:Title: A Stochastic Model of Linguistic Category Dynamics LOCATION:PIMS Room 8500\, TASC II Bldg\, Burnaby Campus CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mathgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1197ecde-f788-4010-8465-924ba191bd26 SEQUENCE:4 DTSTAMP:20111116T171758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111116T171758Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111205T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111205T120000 SUMMARY:Fei Gao - MSc Thesis Defence and Seminar\, Computing Science DESCRIPTION:\nM.SC. THESIS DEFENCE AND SEMINAR \n\nFei Gao \n\n\nBachelor of Engineering\, Beijing University of Technology\, 2009 \n\nMonday\, D ecember 5th\, 2011 10:00 a.m. SURREY CAMPUS Room 4040 \n\nTitle \n\nDIST RIBUTED APPROXIMATE SPECTRAL CLUSTERING FOR LARGE-SCALE DATASETS \n  \nA bstract \n\nClustering plays a key role in Machine Learning field\, howe ver\, majority of modern kernel-based clustering techniques do not scale up to high-dimensional large dataset. Similarity matrix\, on which many kernel-based clustering techniques rely\, takes O(n^2) complexity to co mpute. In this thesis\, we design an algorithm to improve the kernel-bas ed clustering methods' efficiency by approximating similarity matrix (gr am matrix) via Locality Sensitive Hashing. The distributed hashing schem e is based on k-d tree and partitions the original dataset using axis-al igned splitting planes. It considers the spanning of every dimension and splits at the point where the data density is low. The method also enab les high-degree parallelization in cluster devices to gain further speed up. Experimental results of Spectral Clustering on both synthesized data set and real Wikipedia dataset demonstrate that the proposed design achi eves great reduction of running time and the space requirement with guar anteed accuracy. \n\n\nM.Sc. Examining Committee: \nDr. Mohamed Hefeeda\ , Senior Supervisor \nDr. Wael Abd-Almageed\, SFU\, Adjunct Professor\, Supervisor \nDr. Kay Wiese\, Examiner \nDr. Tamara Smyth\, Chair \n LOCATION:Surrey Campus Room 4040 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO: dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4a6f4711-0f92-464e-b3f4-f44cc195d7e2 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20111124T045713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111124T045713Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111205T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111205T163000 SUMMARY:Xiaoyan Jessica Luo\, MSc Thesis Defence DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nEvent Title: Xiaoyan Jessica Luo\, Thesis Defence\, M.S c.\, Chemistry Department \n\nEvent Type: Thesis Defence \n\nContact Nam e: Lynn Wood \n\nContact Email: chem_gradinfo@sfu.ca \n\nWebsite: www.ch emistry.sfu.ca/ \n\nEvent Description: \n\nTHESIS TITLE: Proton transpor t in the short side chain perfluorosulfonic ionomer membranes \n\nLOCATI ON: Thesis Defence Room 2020\, Bennet Library\, Burnaby Campus\, 1:30 PM \n\n\n\nEXAMINING COMMITTEE: \n\nChairperson: Dr. Michael Eikerling \n\ n\nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Steven Holdcroft \n\n\nCommittee Members: Dr. Zuo-Guang Ye\, Dr. Robert Britton \n\n\nInternal Examiner: Dr. Daniel Le znoff \n\n\n\n\nThesis is available for perusal in the Chemistry General Office (AQ-2003) \n\n\n\nFree. \n\n LOCATION:LIB2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO: dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:66944715-b0a9-4ee8-8367-c8efd29b25c0 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20111124T045719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111124T045719Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111205T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111205T120000 SUMMARY:Garrett Whitworth\, PhD Thesis Defence DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nEvent Title: Garrett Whitworth\, Thesis Defence\, PhD \, Chemistry Department \n\nEvent Type: Thesis Defence \n\nContact Name: Lynn Wood \n\nContact Email: chem_gradinfo@sfu.ca \n\nWebsite: www.chem istry.sfu.ca/ \n\nEvent Description: \n\nTHESIS TITLE: Development of Ch emical tools for studying two unusual forms of Protein O -glycosylation \n\n\n\nLOCATION: Thesis Defence Room 2020\, Bennet Library\, Burnaby Ca mpus\, 9:00 a.m. \n\n\n\n\nEXAMINING COMMITTEE: \n\nChairperson: Dr. Ste ven Holdcroft \n\n\nSenior Supervisor: Dr. David Vocadlo \n\n\nCommittee Members: Dr. Erika Plettner\, Dr. Andrew Bennet \n\n\nInternal Examiner : Dr. Tim Storr \n\nExternal Examiner: Dr. Mark Nitz\, University of Tor onto \n\n\n\n\nThesis is available for perusal in the Chemistry General Office (AQ-2003) \n\n\n\nFree. LOCATION:LIB-2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO: dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:723143cc-c7b9-43ad-af75-5982aa6d2e31 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20111020T180410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111020T180410Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111206T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111206T133000 SUMMARY:Michael Caulkins PhD Oral Examination LOCATION:2250 Westcoast Energy Executive Meeting Rm\, Harbour Centre CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mauve@sfu.ca":MAILTO:educcal@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e7c44de8-8f51-4edc-a26d-7c124a1371a9 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111027T181259Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111027T181259Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111206T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111206T130000 SUMMARY:Todd Keeler\, M.Sc. Thesis Defence\, Mathematics Department DESCRIPTION:Title: Fast Integral Equation Methods for Solving Laplace’s E quation with Robin Boundary Conditions LOCATION:PIMS Room 8500 TASC II Bldg\, Burnaby Campus CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mathgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8b3d3010-ec9a-4d8e-ad61-5675daa55745 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111107T191330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111107T191330Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111206T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111206T130000 SUMMARY:Ms. Sara Taghipour\, M.Sc. Thesis Defence\, Mathematics Departmen t DESCRIPTION:Title: Quadratic Balanced Optimization Problems LOCATION:Surrey Campus Room 2980 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mathgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b950228e-d29c-4d65-ac27-072500c3000d SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111114T203854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111114T203854Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111206T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111206T153000 SUMMARY:Timothy Yusun\, M.Sc. Thesis Defence\, Mathematics Department DESCRIPTION:Title: Dedekind Numbers and Related Sequences LOCATION:Surrey Campus Room 3250 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mathgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2813644f-7d2f-4c33-be32-36b74d03afef SEQUENCE:4 DTSTAMP:20111027T171027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111027T171027Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111201T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111201T143000 SUMMARY:CHEM: G. Whitworth PhD defence DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nThesis Defence Room LIB 2020 \n\nPhD Thesis Defence \ n\n\nGarrett Whitworth \n\nThursday\, December 1 \, 2011 \n\n9:30am set- up time / pre-defence meeting (LIB \n\n\n9:45am-2:00pm presentation \n\n Senior Supervisor: Dr. David Vocadlo \n\n\nCommittee Member: Dr. Erika P lettner \n\n\nCommittee Member: Dr. Andrew Bennet \n\n\nInternal Examine r: Dr. Tim Storr \n\nExternal Examiner: Dr. Mark Nitz Professor\, Dept. of Chemistry\, University of Toronto \n LOCATION:LIB 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mathgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d924076d-3ac1-4df8-b617-d611ab027101 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111027T171229Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111027T171229Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111201T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111201T140000 SUMMARY:Ms. Cory Ahn\, M.Sc. Thesis Defence\, Mathematics Department DESCRIPTION:Title: Fast Multiplication Over Algebraic Number Fields LOCATION:K9509 Burnaby Campus CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mathgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:aecac257-7bcf-4f70-9bdb-d6224b79fd86 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111107T191554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111107T191554Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111201T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111201T123000 SUMMARY:Miss Reanne Bowlby\, M.Sc. Thesis Defence\, Mathematics Departmen t DESCRIPTION:Title: A Roe Solver for a Multi-Class Traffic Flow Model LOCATION:PIMS Room 8500 Burnaby Campus CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mathgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10f8cdb1-97de-4930-b424-970e6d7d0f30 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20111116T171637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111116T171637Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111201T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111201T150000 SUMMARY:Jixin Liang\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Physics DESCRIPTION:\n\nAbstract \nOrdered arrays of laser-cooled\, trapped ions or "ion crystals" are a novel form of matter with a rich variety of equi librium structures and dynamics. In this thesis\, we investigate the hop ping mobility of a 172 Yb +  impurity ion within a crystal of 171 Yb + i ons\, confined in a linear Paul trap. The site-to-site hopping of the im purity ion\, distinguished by a lack of fluorescence\, is studied as a f unction of the 171 Yb + laser-cooling parameters and of the anisotropy o f the trapping potential. The onset of rapid hopping is found to occur w hen average thermal energies become comparable to the Coulomb potential energy. Furthermore\, the hopping rate is enhanced at trap anisotropies near the critical value for the structural phase transition to a two-dim ensional zigzag phase. The impurity ion has the highest hopping mobility near the center of the crystal\, which may be intrinsic to the crystal structure and dynamics near the zigzag transition. Simplified molecular- dynamics simulations reproduce several features of the experimental resu lts. \n\nExamining Committee \nSenior Supervisor: Paul Haljan \nSupervis or: Mike Hayden \nSupervisor: Jeffrey McGuirk \nInternal Examiner: Malco lm Kennett \nChair: Steve Dodge \n LOCATION:Bennett Library Thesis Defence Room (2020) CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO: dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5ce1cd5b-5e6b-479c-98af-4b11e73dadfc SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20111124T045621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111124T045621Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111201T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111201T113000 SUMMARY:Shabnam Shariate\, MSc Thesis Defence and Seminar - Computing Sci ence DESCRIPTION:M.SC. THESIS DEFENCE AND SEMINAR \n\nShabnam Shariaty \n\n\nB .Sc.\, Sharif University of Technology\, Tehran\, Iran\, 2009 \n\nThursd ay\, December 1st\, 2011 9:30 a.m. TASC1 9204 West \n\nTitle \n\nLOCAL A PPROXIMATION OF PAGE CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE PAGERANK ALGORITHM \n\nAbstrac t \n\nSearch engines shape the way people interact with today's worldwid e web. It is therefore of critical importance for web masters to underst and and increase the ranking of their pages\, and so is for search engin es to inspect how a page obtains its ranking in order to detect search e ngine spamming activities. PageRank is a popular algorithm used by searc h engines such as Google to rank search results\, which assigns a score to each web page reflecting its importance. We analyze how each page col lects its PageRank score from other pages. We present an approximation a lgorithm for estimating the contribution that individual pages make to e ach other's PageRank score\, which operates only in a local neighborhood of the web graph. Our experiments on real-world datasets show that we c an estimate the contribution values with small errors. Moreover\, we can find higher-contribution supporter pages for a given target page than p revious works. \n\nM.Sc. Examining Committee: \nDr. Andrei Bulatov\, Sen ior Supervisor \nDr. Petra Berenbrink\, Supervisor \nDr. Jian Pei\, Exam iner \nDr. Ramesh Krishnamurti\, Chair \n LOCATION:TASC1 9204 West CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO: dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5e29984b-361e-4864-a26b-18aca104f338 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111027T183651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111027T183651Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111207T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111207T120000 SUMMARY:Mr. Parousia Rockstroh\, M.Sc. Thesis Defence\, Mathematics Depar tment DESCRIPTION:Title: On the Solution of Geometric PDE on Singular Domains v ia the Closest Point Method LOCATION:PIMS Room 8500 TASC II Bldg Burnaby Campus CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mathgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4ad9b28f-a17e-4085-9b64-a439151da068 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20111124T045707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111124T045707Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111207T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111207T163000 SUMMARY:Hua Huang\, MSc Thesis Defence and Seminar\, Computing Science DESCRIPTION:M.SC. THESIS DEFENCE AND SEMINAR \n\nHua Huang \n\n\nB.Eng.\, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications\, China\, 2009 \n\nW ednesday\, December 7th\, 2011 2:30 p.m. SURREY CAMPUS 5060 \n\nTitle \n \nIDISA+: A PORTABLE MODEL FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE SIMD PROGRAMMING \n\nAbs tract \n\nMost of today’s commodity processors have single-instruction m ultiple-data(SIMD) instructions built in and provide SIMD within a regis ter. \nHowever\, different processor architectures tend to have differen t SIMD instruction sets which has posed quite a bit challenges to cross- platform SIMD programming. \nThis thesis proposes a model called IDISA+ to overcome the non-compatible issues and enable portable SIMD programmi ng. \nThere are more than 60 well-selected SIMD operations defined in th e model\, which are believed to support a board range of applications. \ nMeanwhile\, we have implemented the model as a toolkit with two compone nts\, a code generator for producing portable libraries and a test suite for both correctness and performance testing on the libraries. \nFor pe rformance concerns\, our model uses a least instruction count mechanism to optimize the implementations of the libraries. \nThe experiment resul ts demonstrate the effectiveness of the generator and show that generate d libraries in our model perform better than hand-tuned libraries. \n\nM .Sc. Examining Committee: \nDr. Robert Cameron\, Senior Supervisor \nDr. Thomas Shermer\, Supervisor \nDr. Arrvindh Shriraman\, Examiner \nDr. K ay C. Wiese\, Chair \n LOCATION:Surrey Campus 5060 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO: dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:87df1126-7b2c-48a8-8c2f-b32f1de9490c SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111027T215253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111027T215253Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111213T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111213T123000 SUMMARY:Christopher Giles\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Criminology DESCRIPTION:School of Criminology \nPh.D. Thesis Defence\nMr. Christopher Giles\n“The Criminal Careers of Chronic Offenders in Vancouver\, Britis h Columbia”\n\nDecember 13\, 2011 at 9:30AM in ASB 10900\n\nAll are welc ome to attend. \n\nAbstract: \nTypically\, research on “chronic offender s” employs a cohort design with general population or higher risk sample s. These designs tend to include a small number of high frequency offen ders. Much of the findings and related theory of high-rate\, persistent \, habitual or chronic offenders is based on a partition of higher frequ ency\, lower frequency and non-offenders. This dissertation examines th e conviction histories of 152 pre-identified high frequency offenders wh o are supervised by the Chronic Offenders Program (COP) at the Vancouver Police Department in Vancouver\, British Columbia. The lifetime convic tion histories and other background variables of the 152 offenders were coded from official police data repositories to examine the parameters f rom the criminal career paradigm.\n\nThe results indicate that the COP o ffenders participate in many types of less serious and serious crime. T hey have long average criminal careers with an average of 47 total convi ctions accrued in their lifetimes. Moreover\, the age of onset of the C OP sample was in the late teens and early adulthood and they typically s tarted offending with a property crime. The analysis of age-crime curves of the COP offenders indicated that their offending increased significa ntly after the typical drop in the mid to late twenties.\n\nThe analysis of three lambda estimates showed that the COP offenders have high yearl y conviction rates. Moreover\, the inclusion of incapacitation time in the estimate of lambda has important ramifications for both the score an d the distribution of scores. The analysis of lambda over time shows tha t it is not constant over time. The multivariate models predicting life time lambda scores indicate that lambda estimates for total convictions are positively influenced by ethnicity and residential instability. In contrast\, the models predicting serious conviction lambdas show that et hnicity is positively related\, while age of onset and gender are invers ely related to these estimates of lambda.\n\nThe analysis of specializat ion\, using the diversity index\, shows that COP offenders as a group ar e not specialized over the life course. However\, an analysis of divers ity over time indicates that COP offenders become less versatile as they age. Tobit regressions predicting lifetime diversity scores indicate t hat females are more specialized and that age of onset is positively rel ated to specialization. The significance of the results to criminal car eer research and developmental and life course theories of criminality i s discussed.\n LOCATION:ASB 10900 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:crimgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187--67c1b46d:1331863f327:-7f71 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111101T043203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111101T043203Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20111213T180000Z DTEND:20111213T200000Z SUMMARY:Ann Skelcher\, Thesis Defence\, EdD Education DESCRIPTION:Name of Student:  Ann Skelcher \nDegree:  EdD \n\nThesis Titl e:  From Crisis to Renewal: One School's Journey \n\nDate: December 13\, 2011 \nTime: 10:00 AM \nLocation: SFU Vancouver (HC) room 2200 \n\n\nSe nior Supervisor:  Dr. Milton McClaren\, Professor Emeritus \nCo-Supervis or: Dr. Byron Robbie\, Adjunct Professor \nMember: Dr. Robin Brayne\, Ad junct Professor \nInternal Examiner: Dr. Geoff Madoc-Jones\, Limited Ter m Senior Lecturer \nExternal Examiner: Dr. Erich Schellhammer\, Associat e Professor\, Royal Roads University \n\nChair: Dr. Allan MacKinnon\, As sociate Professor CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO:sschiede@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1bc8388b-5a97-4a88-911b-331e6d6c9aac SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20111124T194450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111124T194450Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111213T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111213T160000 SUMMARY:Valerie Spicer\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Criminology LOCATION:SWH 10121 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:crimgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bc8a9ff6-f6b4-4a5b-bd78-992f8c1e0a31 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20111129T181609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111129T181609Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111213T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111213T140000 SUMMARY:Olga Strizhkova\, Thesis Defence\, MSc\, Statistics & Actuarial S cience DESCRIPTION:Burnaby Campus \n\nOlga Strizhkova - MSc Defence \nDate:Decem ber 15\, 2012 \nTime: 11:00 AM \nRoom: ASB 10908 \n\nTitle: TBD \n\nhttp ://stat.sfu.ca/research/defences.html CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO: dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cae9c0bb-e3ba-4603-be2c-7434effeb15a SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20111102T175225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111102T175225Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111216T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111216T163000 SUMMARY:Mandeep Purewal\, MET Project Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:\nMandeep Purewal (Senior Supervisor Dr. F. Gobas)\, MET Proj ect Defence \n\n\nProject Title: Derivation of petroleum hydrocarbon cri teria for British Columbia \n\n\nLocation: Burnaby Campus\, Department o f Biological Sciences\, Biological Sciences Seminar room B9242 LOCATION:B9242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6b87cf12-f40a-41b6-b592-547a9fd23801 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20111102T175156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111102T175156Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111216T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111216T123000 SUMMARY:Saurabh Jain\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:\nSaurabh Jain (Supervisor Dr. R. Nicholson)\, MSc Thesis Def ence \n\n\nTitle: Characterization of environmental chemical action at t he CB1 receptor of mammalian brain and investigation of synaptosomal exo cytosis as a means to assess functional effects of CB1 receptor \n\n\nLo cation: Burnaby Campus\, Department of Biological Sciences\, Biological Sciences Seminar room B9242 LOCATION:B9242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:36e240e5-6a65-4b51-9040-bf5a8f4536ca SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20111108T222331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111108T222331Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111216T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111216T173000 SUMMARY:Timothy Gray\, MET Project Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nTimothy Gray (Senior Supervisor Dr. Chris Kennedy)\, ME T Project Defence \n\n\n\n\nProject Title: Regulation of P-glycoprotein activity by oxidative stress in isolated rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus my kiss) hepatocytes \n\n\n\n\nLocation: Burnaby Campus\, Department of Bio logical Sciences\, Biological Sciences Seminar room B9242 LOCATION:B9242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cfb8abe7-5475-40ce-a3ad-a1c71cf1a840 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20111109T201001Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111109T201001Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111216T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111216T160000 SUMMARY:Bianjun Xia\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Economics DESCRIPTION:Senior Supervisor: Arthur Robson \n\nAbstract: \nEssays On Ti me Preference Anomalies \, Intertemporal Choice\, Insurance\, and Status \nThe goal of my dissertation is to analyze individuals’ behaviour when they make choices over time and within a group. The first chapter is de voted to explaining some key time preference anomalies which are inconsi stent with the standard discounted utility model. In the second chapter\ , I focus on how inter-personal comparisons would affect people’s intert emporal choices. Finally\, the last chapter studies how the concern for status affects the optimal risk sharing across individuals. \nThe first chapter of my dissertation studies some key time preference anomalies. I ndividual time discounting behavior experimentally exhibits important an omalies that are inconsistent with the standard discounted utility model . These include the time preference reversal characteristic of hyperboli c discounting\, the magnitude effect and the extreme sign effect. I prop ose a simple explanation of discounting that accounts for these three an omalies simultaneously\, within the context of the expected utility mode l with uncertainty\, risk aversion and preference for precautionary savi ng. \nThe second chapter of my dissertation develops an intertemporal mo del in which individuals care about consumption not only for its own sak e but also for the status it implies. By putting an additive status term into the utility function\, I show that the level of inequality in the initial wealth distribution affects individuals' saving and consumption behavior. The direction of the distortion in intertemporal choice relati ve to the standard model without a concern for status depends on the ela sticity of intertemporal substitution in the utility from absolute consu mption. In particular\, I prove that\, for conventional parameter values of the elasticity\, (e.g. CES parameter larger than one) people save le ss than what they do without the status concern but the magnitude of thi s decrease is reduced by the concern for future status. It is also possi ble that people save more than what they do without the status concern. I also analyze how changes in the initial wealth distribution affect sav ing. For example\, when wealth is Pareto distributed\, for a reasonable parameterization\, the rich save more and the poor save less when societ y gets more unequal\, which implies that inequality is self-enforcing in this economy. Finally\, the resulting allocation is Pareto inefficient due to the externalities generated by the concern for status. \nIn the t hird chapter we consider an optimal social insurance model in which peop le care about consumption not only for its own sake but also for the sta tus it implies. We show that the concern for status does impact the opti mal insurance contract even when people face no information constraint. When there is the limited enforcement problem\, different from the model \nwithout status\, the optimal consumption for an individual is a funct ion of the whole society's income\, and it may be decreasing in the soci ety’s average consumption (income) level. \n\n LOCATION:Thesis Defence Room\, LB 2020\, Burnaby CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:kva10@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:154d217c-9b8c-4241-858f-141eb6228996 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111202T220726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111202T220726Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111216T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111216T120000 SUMMARY:Steven Bergner\, PhD defence\, Computing Science DESCRIPTION:Ph.D. Thesis DEFENSE\n\nSteven Bergner\n\nM.Sc. Computational Visualistics (with Distinction)\, Otto-Von-Guericke University\, German y\, 2003\n\nFriday\, December 16th\, 2011 10:00 a.m. TASC1 9204 West\n\n Title\n\nMAKING CHOICES IN MULTI-DIMENSIONAL PARAMETER SPACES\n Visualiz ation techniques are key to leveraging human experience\, knowledge\, an d intuition when establishing a connection between computational models and real world systems. At this interface my dissertation enables effect ive choices of parameter configurations for different levels of user inv olvement.\n\nBased on a characterization of several domains of computer experimentation that include a model of biological aggregations\, image segmentation methods\, and rendering algorithms\, I derive a set of requ irements to propose paraglide - a framework for user-driven analysis of parameter effects. One outcome of the workflow I suggest is a partitioni ng of the continuous space of model configurations into distinct regions of homogenous system behaviour.\n\nTo facilitate progressive exploratio n of a parameter region\, I develop a space-filling sampling method by c onstructing point lattices that contain rotated and scaled versions of t hemselves. All levels of resolution share a single type of Voronoi polyt ope\, whose volume grows independently of the dimensionality by a chosen integer factor as low as 2.\n\nTo optimize rendering time while ensurin g image quality when viewing data in a 3-dimensional volume\, I perform a Fourier domain analysis of the effect of composing two functions. Base d on this\, I relax a previous lower bound for a sufficient sampling fre quency and apply it to adaptively choose the step size parameter in rayc asting.\n\nBy assigning optical properties to data using a spectral ligh t model\, it becomes possible to improve physical realism and to create colour effects that scale the level of distinguishable detail in a visua lization. To help modellers to cope with the freedom in a large design s pace of synthetic lights and materials\, I devise a method that generate s a palette of presets that globally optimize user-specified and regular izing criteria. This is augmented with two alternative user interfaces t o unobtrusively choose a desired mixture.\n\n\nPh.D. Examining Committee :\nDr. Torsten Moller\, Senior Supervisor\nDr. Derek Bingham\, Superviso r\nDr. Steve Ruuth\, Internal Examiner\nDr. Min Chen\, External Examiner \nDr. Mark Drew\, Chair\n LOCATION:TASC1 9204 West CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:csgrada@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b4529579-5a80-40a3-b98a-f51df88964f1 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20111115T195829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111115T195829Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111215T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111215T163000 SUMMARY:Linh Phan\, M.Sc. Thesis Defense\, MBB DESCRIPTION:\nDate: December 15\, 2011 \n\nTime: 1:00PM - 4:30PM \n\nDefe nse Location: Physics Room P8445.2 \n\nThesis Title: Characterization of FHL2 expression and function in breast cancer cell lines \n\nDr. S. Gor ski (Sr. Sup.) \nDr. C. Beh \nDr. L. Quarmby \nDr. E. Verheyen (Public E xaminer) \n\nDr. J. Thewalt (Chair) LOCATION:Physics Room P8445.2 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mbb@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:142a3308-9283-4d45-b596-226761932714 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111116T194647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111116T194647Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111215T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111215T103000 SUMMARY:Lori McHattie\, MA\, Faculty of Education\, Room 5200\, Surrey Ca mpus DESCRIPTION:\n CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:educmast@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2874ecf9-84f1-4ba0-901b-3793bdffd38b SEQUENCE:4 DTSTAMP:20111125T211923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111125T211923Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111215T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111215T110000 SUMMARY:Henry Yuen\, Thesis Defence\, MSc\, Statistics & Actuarial Scienc e DESCRIPTION:\n\nBurnaby Campus \n\nHenry Yuen - MSc Defence \nDate:Decemb er 15\, 2012 \nTime: 10:00 AM \nRoom: ASB 10908 \n\nTitle: TBD \n\nhttp: //stat.sfu.ca/research/defences.html \n CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:stat_grad_sec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:190d116c-ef90-4afd-88b8-6eeb96a8ef0f SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20111124T182603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111124T182603Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111215T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111215T130000 SUMMARY:Oscar Nielsen\, MSc Defence\, Earth Sciences DESCRIPTION:\nTitle: The Wernecke Igneous Clasts in Yukon\, Canada: Evide nce for a Paleoproterozoic Volcanic Arc Terrane at 1.7 ga and its Obduct ion onto Ancestral North America LOCATION:SSB 7172 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:eascgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d3264681-66c5-411b-a691-88d070c7f521 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111125T212224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111125T212224Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111215T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111215T113000 SUMMARY:Olga Strizhkova\, Thesis Defence\, MSc\, Statistics & Actuarial S cience DESCRIPTION:Burnaby Campus\n\nOlga Strizhkova - MSc Defence\nDate:Decembe r 15\, 2012\nTime: 11:00 AM\nRoom: ASB 10908\n\nTitle: TBD\n\nhttp://sta t.sfu.ca/research/defences.html CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:stat_grad_sec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:33aed9c6-8057-470a-9172-48a100c282dd SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20111209T171529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111209T171529Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111215T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111215T130000 SUMMARY:Bradley Coleman\, MSc Thesis Defence and Seminar\, Computing Scie nce DESCRIPTION:\nM.SC. THESIS DEFENCE AND SEMINAR \n\nBradley Coleman \n\n\n B.S. Rutgers University\, New Brunswick\, New Jersey\, 2003 \n\nThursday \, December 15th\, 2011 11:00 a.m. ASB 9896 \n\nTitle \n\nFINDING A NONR EDUNDANT COMPONENT IN A POLYGON \n\nAbstract \n\nLet v be a reflex verte x (internal angle greater than pi) of a polygon P with n vertices. Exten d the counterclockwise edge of v as a ray until it hits P\, and then wal k clockwise from the hitpoint back to v. The chain we walked defines the clockwise component of v (it also has a counterclockwise component). In O(n)-time we find some component of P that does not entirely contain an other component without using Chazelle's very complex O(n)-time triangul ation algorithm. This time bound has already been achieved using Chazell e's algorithm\, but we show it is possible without it. Our central algor ithm simultaneously walks a component in the clockwise and counterclockw ise directions. In these walks\, it shoots rays and finds acceptable hit points that are not necessarily correct. It either validates a hitpoint\ , disqualifies it\, or shoots another ray and finds a finds a new hitpoi nt. \n\nKeywords: Polygon\, Visibility\, Computational Geometry\, Linear -time. \n\nM.Sc. Examining Committee: \nDr. Thomas Shermer\, Senior Supe rvisor \nDr. Funda Ergun\, Supervisor \nDr. Binay Bhattacharya\, Examine r \nDr. Andrei Bulatov\, Chair \n LOCATION:ASB 9896 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:csgrada@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:02f87f12-d37c-4754-b3f6-7e5ba013027c SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111202T193407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111202T193407Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111215T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111215T150000 SUMMARY:Jessica Courtney\, MA Project Defence\, Economics DESCRIPTION:Senior Supervisor: Alexander Karaivanov\n\nAbstract:\nAccordi ng to the United Nations there are currently 1.4 billion people globally who lack access to electricity. In most circumstances connecting these individuals to the existing electricity grid is not a feasible option. New developments in solar technology present an alternative to traditio nal fuel-based generator systems\, allowing households a choice in servi cing their off-grid electricity needs. In this paper I ask\, under what conditions will a household adopt a renewable energy technology over a fuel based alternative? Upon calibrating a model of optimal choice betw een consumption of energy services and a composite good\, I find that un der current prices and technology conditions\, households with low incom e levels (up to 7\,665 US$) will choose home solar systems as their tech nology of choice. LOCATION:West Mall Centre 4602 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:kva10@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3c480ea1-ae1b-4ebe-ae42-5b1aecd895da SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111114T221839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111114T221839Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111212T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111212T140000 SUMMARY:Eric-Martial Takam Takougang\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Earth Science s DESCRIPTION:Title: “2D Waveform Tomography of the Queen Charlotte Basin o f Western Canada and the Seattle Fault Zone”\n\n LOCATION:Libary Thesis Room 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:eascgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bc8293b6-7df1-4f74-ac88-21dea99778bb SEQUENCE:4 DTSTAMP:20111124T224254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111124T224254Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111212T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111212T163000 SUMMARY:June Birch Defence\, MA. Faculty of Education DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n LOCATION:Room 5200\, Surrey Campus CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:686247d0-c134-4b9f-a0b0-944d7c83e799 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20111114T230337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111114T230337Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111214T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111214T143000 SUMMARY:Amanda Wilhelm\, MA Thesis Defence\, Gerontology\, Vancouver Camp us 1415 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n  \n\nTitle:  The Effect of Family and Work Transitions on Mid - Later Life Satisfaction Domains LOCATION:Vancouver Campus Room 1415 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO: dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9024f1d6-0c95-41ca-9ba3-4a235c9bb28e SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111130T234018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111130T234018Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111214T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111214T120000 SUMMARY:Linda Turner\, MA Project Defence\, Graduate Liberal Studies DESCRIPTION:\n\nMary Magdalene: Her Image and Relationship to Jesus \n\n- Linda Elaine Vogt Turner \n\n\n\nABSTRACT \n\nThe ambiguous figure of M ary Magdalene first appears in the Christian Gospels -- most importantly as a witness to the Resurrection -- and subsequently in mystical writin gs of Gnostic origins. Her true relationship to Jesus\, and to other wom en in the Gospels\, has sparked controversy since the early days. This t hesis examines these controversies in light of present-day debates about the role of women in the Church. To that end I consider her role in con temporary popular culture\, such as in Dan Brown’s novel The Da Vinci Co de \, and films such as Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ . I then outl ine the early canonical and non-canonical writings in which she appears\ , and finally examine how contestants within the various faith tradition s have framed her nature and role. Was she a reformed prostitute\, or Je sus’s lover\, or a female aspect of the Saviour himself\, as the Gnostic s seemed to claim? It emerges that the multifaceted image of the Magdale ne has been used to send a variety of messages concerning gender\, power \, and the nature of redemption. I conclude that she is best considered as the female counterpart of Christ\, and as such provides an inspiring example for women of our own day. LOCATION:HC 2050 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:wendy_sjolin@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e28d0080-dd50-4495-8e24-1585421d2e1f SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20111121T235510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111121T235510Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111209T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111209T150000 SUMMARY:Yvonne Lai\, MA Thesis Defence\, Sociology DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nTitle: \n\n"The Perceptions of Intergenerational Confli ct Among Chinese Immigrant Families in British Columbia" \n\n  \n\nAbstr act \n\nThis study critically examines parental perceptions of intergene rational conflict and explores coping strategies using a mixed methods a pproach. It specifically focuses on Chinese immigrant families with youn g adult children aged 18 to 35 years old. Intergenerational conflict is defined as the frequency\, the degree\, and the severity of problems or arguments experienced within parent-child relationships. Studies have fo und that problematic intergenerational conflicts are associated with neg ative consequences and that immigrant families are especially vulnerable (Uba\, 1994\; Wu & Chao\, 2005). Since British Columbia is now home to 30% of Canada’s total immigrants from China\, Taiwan and Hong Kong (Stat istics Canada\, 2006)\, it is essential to explore the social factors co ntributing to\, and buffering against\, intergenerational conflict withi n these families. Results will be valuable in identifying the most vulne rable families\, and in \n\nrecommending resources (e.g.\, educational a nd community programs) that can both prevent and reduce intergenerationa l conflict. \n\n    \n\nExamining Committee \n\nChair: Dr. Cindy Patton\ , Professor of Sociology and Anthropology \n\nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Bar bara Mitchell\, Professor of Sociology \n\nCommittee Member: Dr. Jane Pu lkingham\, Professor of Sociology \n\nExternal Examiner: Dr. Karen Kobay ashi\, Associate Professor\, Department of Sociology\, University of Vic toria \n\n  LOCATION:Academic Quadrangle\, Room 5067 (Ellen Gee Room) CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradsecsa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-5d225933:133cc09cd2a:-7ff9 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111128T152510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111128T152510Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20111209T180000Z DTEND:20111209T200000Z SUMMARY:Stuart Hammond\, PhD Defense\, Psychology DESCRIPTION:\n\nStuart Hammond (PhD Candidate) Defends Dissertation   \n\ nDate:December 9\, 2011 (Friday) \nLocation:LB 2020 \nTime:10:00 a.m. \n \nThesis Title:Parental Scaffolding and Children’s Everyday Helping \n\n Chair:Dr. Kathleen Slaney \nCommittee:Dr. Jeremy Carpendale\, Senior Sup ervisor \nDr. Jack Martin \nDr. Tim Racine \nInternal Examiner:Dr. Jeff Sugarman\, Faculty of Education \nExternal Examiner:Dr. Tobias Krettenau er\, Department of Psychology\, Wilfred Laurier University CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO:turner@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7452e7bccc9902fdc5631aaa49fc5187-5d225933:133cc09cd2a:-7ff8 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111128T152510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111128T152510Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART:20111209T220000Z DTEND:20111210T000000Z SUMMARY:Ruth L. Coupland\, PhD Defense\, Psychology DESCRIPTION:\nRuth Coupland (PhD Candidate) Defends Dissertation   \n\nDa te:December 9\, 2011 (Friday) \nLocation:LB 2020 \nTime:2:00 p.m. \n\nTh esis Title:Maltreatment and Psychopathy Subtypes in High-Risk Adolescent Females \n\nChair:Dr. Robert McMahon \nCommittee:Dr. Marlene Moretti\, Senior Supervisor \nDr. Arlene Young \nDr. Jodi Viljoen \nInternal Exami ner:Dr. Margaret Jackson\, School of Criminology \nExternal Examiner:Dr. Randall Salekin\, Department of Psychology\, University of Alabama CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO:turner@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e9baf189-a256-493f-a1a5-674ea1c47cdd SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111207T000700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111207T000700Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111209T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111209T140000 SUMMARY:Billie Joe Rogers\, MA Defense\, Psychology LOCATION:RCB 6152 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:eka28@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ecf93b52-c358-4c09-945a-e38035d8ad7d SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20111124T045728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111124T045728Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111208T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111208T163000 SUMMARY:Ian Bushfield\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Physics DESCRIPTION:\nAbstract \n\nTo ensure consistency\, paper manufacturing re quires knowledge of the thickness\, areal density\, and moisture content of a paper sheet as it is produced. In this thesis\, I show that it is possible to use terahertz time-domain spectroscopy to estimate these thr ee parameters. I relate the electromagnetic response of paper to its com position based on an effective medium model that includes an additional term to account for Rayleigh scattering. I show results from Monte Carlo simulations that establish statistical limits on the parameter estimate s for this model under realistic conditions\, and I assess the performan ce of the model using experimental results on pulp samples. Finally\, I discuss current limitations to the precision of this measurement techniq ue\, and suggest methods for improving it. \n\nExamining Committee \n\nS enior Supervisor: Steve Dodge \nSupervisor: Karen Kavanagh \nSupervisor: Erol Girt \nInternal Examiner: Frank Haran\, Honeywell Process Solution s \n\nExamining Committee Chair: David Broun \n LOCATION:Thesis Defence Room\, SFU Library CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO: dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b8950b3c-a4d1-4083-afea-fd56d3446609 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111128T183512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111128T183512Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111208T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111208T150000 SUMMARY:Celene Chan\, MA Project\, Economics DESCRIPTION:Senior Supervisor: Robert Jones\nAbstract:\nThis project will focus on European debt and interbank lending markets and analyzes the\n spread arising from trading in two portfolios built with credit derivati ves. The analysis uses data\non sovereign credit default swap spreads\, zero-coupon bond yields\, European Interbank\nOffered Rate (EURIBOR) and Euro-denominated plain vanilla interest rate swaps. Specifically\,\nthe countries studied are those most embroiled in the European debt crisis: Portugal\, Italy\,\nGreece and Spain. One portfolio contains a long pos ition in a 5-year sovereign bond and long\nposition in a credit default swap on a sovereign entity that expires in 5-years. The other\nportfolio consists of rolling over 6-month EURIBOR deposits and selling a 5-year fixed-forfloating\ninterest rate swap. The positions are theoretically e quivalent in terms of cash flow\, and\nthe spread between these investme nt strategies can be viewed as the implied default risk\ninvolved in tra ding in the interbank market. The spread between Portfolio 1 and Portfol io 2 is\nthe implied cost of insuring a EURIBOR bank deposit. LOCATION:West Malll Centre 4602 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:kva10@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6c14c2e4-b777-4bb5-bde5-447ccd8696ff SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20111207T000710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111207T000710Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111208T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111208T133000 SUMMARY:Andrea Hamel\, MA Defense\, Psychology LOCATION:RCB 6152 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:eka28@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7e6564f9-1087-40de-a564-c870bf30901f SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20111026T184529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111026T184529Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120203T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120203T210000 SUMMARY:Graduate Liberal Studies Open House DESCRIPTION:\nGraduate Liberal Studies Open House gathering and informal information session for those considering pursuing a Master's Degree in Liberal Studies at SFU: http://www.sfu.ca/gls/ \n\n\nPlease join us on F ebruary 3rd or March 9\, 2012 from 7-9 pm. \nSFU @ Harbour Centre\, Room 2400\, 515 West Hastings\, Vancouver. LOCATION:SFU Vancouver CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradstdy@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f8591e60-fe11-453b-91a6-9e60b59b5d79 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120111T184932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120111T184932Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120203T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120203T160000 SUMMARY:Danica Hogan\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:Danica Hogan (Supervisor Dr. Ron Ydenberg) \n\n\nTitle: Postb reeding ecology of Barrow's Goldeneyes in Northwestern Alberta \n\n\nLoc ation: Department of Biological Sciences\, Biological Sciences Seminar r oom B9242 LOCATION:B9242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b0a6e168-a357-483d-81c9-12be5141bcf5 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120116T203252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120116T203252Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120224T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120224T133000 SUMMARY:Michael Dahabieh\, M.Sc. Thesis Defense\, MBB DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, February 24\, 2012 \n\nTime: 10:30am - 1:30pm \n\nDefense Location: SSB 7172 \n\nThesis Title: Probing of Non-Coding R NA Structural Dynamics with 2-Aminopurine \n\nDr. Mario Pinto (Sr. Super visor) \nDr. Peter Unrau \nDr. Dipankar Sen \nDr. Gratien Prefontaine (P ublic Examiner) \n\n\nDr. Mark Paetzel (Chair) LOCATION:SSB 7172 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mbb@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:38eef7f4-8676-4759-b0dd-7a93893bc482 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20120131T000153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120131T000153Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120221T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120221T153000 SUMMARY:Edwin Wong\, PhD defence\, LIB2020 DESCRIPTION:\nMeeting: (11:30:00 AM - Tuesday 21 February 2012 \, Room Th esis Defence Room 2020) \n\n11:30-3:30 pm presentation \n\nSenior Superv isor: Dr. Daniel Leznoff \nCommittee Member: Dr. Robert Britton \nCommit tee Member: Dr. Charles Walsby \nInternal Examiner: Dr. Byron Gates \nEx ternal Examiner: Dr. Robin G. Hicks\, Dept. of Chemistry\, University of Victoria CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO: dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9077c61f-5cb6-4074-a1f7-af83ef9a743b SEQUENCE:4 DTSTAMP:20120131T000206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120131T000206Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120202T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120202T150000 SUMMARY:Zhiwei Deng\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Physics DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nAbstract \nThe controlled n-type and p-type doping of Z nO is an ongoing and challenging field of study which needs to be resolv ed before this material can fulfill its great promise as an optoelectron ic material. Metalorganic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) is a proces s that has been extensively investigated for ZnO growth. However\, there have been very few reports of high resolution photoluminescence (PL) sp ectroscopy for MOCVD grown ZnO. In this thesis\, strong donor bound exci ton transitions with linewidths as low as 0.2meV were observed in a 4.2K low temperature PL spectrum of nominally undoped ZnO epilayers grown wi th dimethylzinc and nitrous oxide at 800°C on c-plane sapphire substrate s by MOCVD. Intentional n-type doping of ZnO by MOCVD with group III dop ants such as In and Al at high growth temperature has been studied. The addition of controlled amounts of In and Al precursors allows us to unam biguously observe donor bound exciton emission from these impurities whi ch results in identification of the dominant residual donor in nominally undoped ZnO to be Ga and to infer the residual compressive strain in th e layers due to lattice mismatch between ZnO and the sapphire substrate. PL measurements on ZnO epilayers annealed in oxygen at 900 - 1000°C sho w that group III dopants are quite mobile at temperatures above 800°C. R aman scattering spectroscopy measurements were performed to investigate the vibrational properties of MOCVD grown ZnO. Strong and broad vibratio nal modes due to sp2 graphitic carbon clusters were found in the Raman s pectrum of low growth temperature ZnO epilayers at around 1350cm-1 and 1 600cm-1. At high growth temperatures (>700°C)\, the graphitic modes disa ppear and the spectrum is dominated by ZnO lattice phonons. \n\nExaminin g Committee \nChair: Jeffrey McGuirk \nSenior Supervisor: Simon Watkins \nSupervisor: Mike Thewalt \nSupervisor: Patricia Mooney \nExaminer: Gar y Leach \n\n LOCATION:Room 2020 Bennett Library CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO: dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:06794f27-0c3b-414f-a7f9-ddd026e4d3a5 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111026T184511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111026T184511Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120309T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120309T210000 SUMMARY:Graduate Liberal Studies Open House DESCRIPTION:Graduate Liberal Studies Open House gathering and informal in formation session for those considering pursuing a Master's Degree in Li beral Studies at SFU: http://www.sfu.ca/gls/ \n\n\nPlease join us on Mar ch 9\, 2012 from 7-9 pm. \nSFU @ Harbour Centre\, Room 2400\, 515 West H astings\, Vancouver. LOCATION:SFU Vancouver CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradstdy@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:01b79b0a-6925-4823-8cf5-09f36623f4bf SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20120126T225313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120126T225313Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120330T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120330T170000 SUMMARY:Ann En-Ju Lin\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:\n\nAnn En-Ju Lin (Supervisor Dr. Julian Guttman) - PhD Thesi s Defence \n\n\nThesis Title: The role of endocytic components during th e bacterial pathogenesis of non-phagocytic cells \n\n\nLocation: Burnaby Campus\, Bennett Library 2020 LOCATION:Library 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9d3bfa1a-40b3-4ffe-ad7e-a3f37f8e1e6d SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120124T164629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120124T164629Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120314T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120314T133000 SUMMARY:Thomas Culham PhD Thesis Examination DESCRIPTION:\n\n LOCATION:SFU Burnaby\, EDB 8508\, Blue Room CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER:MAILTO:educcal@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e03d52a2-adcd-41e7-9bae-b538a40d1efa SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20120126T225230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120126T225230Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120314T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120314T150000 SUMMARY:Chantale Bégin\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:\nChantale Bégin (Supervisor Dr. Isabelle Côté)\, PhD Thesis Defence \n\n\nThesis Title: Land use and sedimentation impacts on coral reefs in the eastern Caribbean \n\n\nLocation: Burnaby Campus\, IRMACS C entre\, ASB 10940 LOCATION:IRMACS Centre\, ASB 10940 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d6f8ae8a-7283-4e65-8325-9bef0be6e9ce SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20120313T232643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120313T232643Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120322T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120322T180000 SUMMARY:Gabriel Alfaro\, Ph.D. Thesis Defense\, MBB DESCRIPTION:\nThesis Title: Integration of Transport Pathways in Yeast \n \nDr. C. Beh (Sr. Supervisor) \nDr. L. Quarmby \nDr. N. Harden \nDr. B. Honda (Public Examiner) \nDr. David Goldfarb - University of Rochester ( External Examiner) \n\nDr. B. Brandhorst (Chair) LOCATION:Library Thesis Defence Room 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mbb@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:96a6ba7d-c13e-40db-b2b3-10cf1cdd93b6 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120306T194805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120306T194805Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120322T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120322T123000 SUMMARY:Yonas Weldeselassie\, PhD defence\, Cmpt Science DESCRIPTION:Ph.D. Thesis DEFENSE\n\nYonas Weldeselassie\n\nM.Sc.\, Modeli ng and Simulation\, International Center for Theoretical Physics\, Tries te\, Italy 2004\nB.Sc.\, University of Zimbabwe\, Harare\, Zimbabwe 2002 \n\nThursday March 22nd\, 2012 10:30 a.m. ASB 9896\n\nTitle:\n\nTENSOR B ASED ANALYSIS OF DIFFUSION WEIGHTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES\n\nDiffusi on Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DW-MRI) is a non-invasive and in vivo medical imaging technique that allows neural tissue architecture t o be probed at a microscopic scale. This is possible due to the diffusio n of hydrogen atoms within water molecules in the imaging body\; thus ca pturing the microstructure of the underlying tissues. DW-MRI adds to con ventional MRI the capability of measuring this diffusion of water molecu les by applying strong magnetic field along several gradient directions in order to measure the apparent diffusion coefficient along those direc tions. \nIn this thesis\, we look at modeling diffusion of water molecul es with Cartesian Tensors: a model known as Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Re sonance Imaging (DT-MRI). We begin with second order tensor model which results in an image where at each voxel the preferred direction of water diffusion is locally modeled by a second order 3x3 symmetric positive d efinite matrix whose coefficients are estimated from the DW-MR data. Aft er briefly reviewing anisotropy and similarity measures of second order tensors\, we extend these ideas to develop a novel anisotropy measure. T ensor similarity measures are then used to extend scalar image segmentat ion algorithms in order to segment tensor images. Next\, we look at fibe r tractography\, a mechanism to non-invasively study the three-dimension al architecture of white matter tracts in the central nervous system\, a nd develop an adaptive seeding algorithm using tensor similarity measure s. The concept of fiber tractography is then used for clinical applicati on to investigate various features of white matter fiber tracts extracte d from DT-MR images in the cortico-striatal region of the brain in contr ol and Parkinson's disease subjects. Finally\, we investigate the limita tions of second order tensor model and extend the model to higher order tensors in order to correctly depict crossing\, fanning\, splitting and merging fiber tracts. In particular\, we develop a new technique to mode l fiber orientation distribution functions using higher order tensors. I n attempting to extend the rich set of algorithms developed for second o rder tensors\, we also derive a new anisotropy measure derived directly from fiber orientation distribution functions. \n\n\nPh.D. Examining Co mmittee:\nDr. M. Stella Atkins\, Senior Supervisor\nDr. Mirza Faisal Beg \, Supervisor\nDr. Manfred Trummer\, Supervisor\nDr. Torsten Moller\, In ternal Examiner\nDr. Kaleem Siddiqi\, External Examiner\nDr. Anoop Sarka r\, Chair\n LOCATION:ASB 9896 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:csgrada@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f28f584c-2bba-4eff-afa7-ed135be9155f SEQUENCE:6 DTSTAMP:20120308T185701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120308T185701Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120306T061500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120306T081500 SUMMARY:Hossein Jowhari\, PhD Defence\, Computing Science DESCRIPTION:Ph.D. Thesis DEFENSE \n\nHossein Jowhari \n\nMSc\, Cmpt Eng\, Sharif Univ. of Tech\, Tehran\, Iran 2005 \nBSc\, Cmpt Eng\, Teacher Tr aining University\, Tehran\, Iran 2002 \n\n\nTuesday March 6th\, 2012 10 :00 a.m. TASC1 9204 West \n\nTitle: \n\nMEASURING ORDER\, TRENDS AND REP ETITIONS IN DATA STREAMS \n\nAbstract \n\nHow much a given sequence is s orted? Is there a regular pattern in the arrangement of data? Are there periodic recurrences in a given sequence? Is there a repetition in a ser ies of data items? These are classical problems with broad applications in various areas of computer science. Inspired by the rise of interest i n sublinear computation in the past two decades\, this thesis examines t hese questions in the context of the data stream model where the input i s accessed in sequential manner and there are strict memory limitations. In specific\, we study algorithms for \n\nMeasures of sortedness. In th is category\, we study the problem of approximating the length of the lo ngest increasing subsequence of a stream\, and its dual problem\, known as distance to monotonicity where we estimate the number of necessary de letions to make a sequence sorted. \n\nMeasures of regularity. We study detecting periodicity and estimating closedness to periodicity in time-s eries data streams. \n\nFinding duplicates. In contrast to periodicity w hich concerns consecutive repetitions\, we study standard notion of repe tition as well and give algorithms for reporting a duplicate. \n\nFree E vent LOCATION:TASC1 9204 West CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:histgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:575c6f03-e0f9-4ce7-b2a5-4d613fa6262b SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120228T224310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120228T224310Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120306T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120306T123000 SUMMARY:M.Sc Thesis Defense\, Mark Nolette DESCRIPTION:Design and Fabrication of a Positioning System for an Intrava scular Electrode System\n LOCATION:TASC 2\, Room 7540 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:snugent@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d27a4e3c-0c16-4049-9aee-60425f06dfb8 SEQUENCE:6 DTSTAMP:20120313T164904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120313T164904Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120323T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120323T124500 SUMMARY:Alexey Antonitsin\, Thesis Defence\, MSc\, Statistics & Actuarial Science DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nBurnaby Campus \n\nAlexey Antonitsin - MSc Defenc e \n\nDepartment of Statistics & Actuarial Science \n\nRoom: ASB 10940 - IRMACS \n\nTitle: Statistical Methods in ReliabilityTesting \n\nStatist ic & Actuarial Science Defences CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:stat_grad_sec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:767e8964-da99-4974-85fe-def49672e7b1 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20120228T223057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120228T223057Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120316T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120316T120000 SUMMARY:Jeannine Soltys\, MA Thesis Defence\, Sociology DESCRIPTION:TITLE: \nInvisible and Undervalued: Understanding the Work Ex periences of Women Clerical Workers in a British Columbia Cancer Centre \n\nABSTRACT: \nThe purpose of this qualitative study is to understand t he experiences of oncology support staff through an examination of workp lace organization\, patient and team relationships\, and emotional impac t. In-depth interviews were conducted with seven medical secretaries and five nursing unit clerks. A critical-feminist interpretive lens is adop ted to facilitate focus on subjective perceptions and meanings of these work experiences. This approach allows exploration of how social identit ies in particular workplace settings are shaped by gender\, social class \, ethnocultural background\, age\, and disability. It also directs our attention to dominant discourses and inequities in the workplace that re nder women’s work invisible and undervalued. Indeed\, key findings ident ify issues of powerlessness\, lack of control and decision making\, self -reported stress and burnout\, and the perception that the work performe d is not recognized or valued. Implications for managers and those worki ng with support staff in oncology settings are also briefly highlighted. \n\nKeywords: Gender\; power\; invisible\; stress\; clerical\; oncology \n\nEXAMINING COMMITTEE: \nDefence Chair: Dr. Noel Dyck\, Professor\, A nthropology \nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Barbara Mitchell\, Professor\, Soci ology \nCommittee Member: Dr. Jane Pulkingham\, Professor\, Sociology \n Committee Member: Dr. Sharon Koehn\, Professor\, Gerontology \nExternal Examiner: Dr. Gillian Creese\, Professor\,Sociology\, University of Brit ish Columbia LOCATION:Ellen Gee Room (AQ 5067) CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradsecsa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cbad665f-ceb6-46eb-9bb8-f3d1b4b98e7f SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20120316T162137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120316T162137Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120321T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120321T130000 SUMMARY:Alreza Morshedian\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Earth Sciences DESCRIPTION:“Sedimentology\, Ichnology\, and Stratigraphy of the Sparky\, Waseca\, and McLaren Alloformations\, West-Central Saskatchewan\, Canad a” \n\nSenior Supervisor: \nDr. James MacEachern\n\nCo-Supervisor:\nDr. Shahin Dashgard \n\nCommittee Members:\nDr. Kerrie Bann – Adjunct Profes sor\, SFU\nDr. George Pemberton – University of Alberta\nDr. Brent Ward - Internal Examiner\nDr. Luis Alberto Buatois – University of Saskatchew an\, External Examiner\n\nChair: Dr. Dan Gibson LOCATION:Library Thesis Room 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:eascgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:43d008e0-8cf5-4f7d-be51-9cbf4bd11a0f SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20111109T002434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111109T002434Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120106T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120106T143000 SUMMARY:Stephanie Vlachos\, Ph.D. Thesis Defense\, MBB DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, January 6\, 2012 \n\nTime: 10:00am - 2:30pm \n \nDefense Location: SSB 7172 \n\nThesis Title: Character of the p21-acti vate kinase Pak during Drosophila oogenesis \n\nDr. N. Harden (Sr. Super visor) \nDr. E. Verheyen \nDr. N. Hawkins \nDr. S. Gorski (Public Examin er) \nDr. D. Godt - University of Toronto (External Examiner) \n\nDr. J. Scott (Chair) LOCATION:SSB 7172 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mbb@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:082679cb-6304-44af-b64e-9f72d7c6e974 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20120103T231325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120103T231325Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120112T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120112T110000 SUMMARY:Deirdre Annett\, EdD Oral Examination DESCRIPTION:\nName of Student: Deirdre Annett \nDegree: EdD \n\nThesis Ti tle: The Experiential Journey of Korean Mothers of International Student s Living in Delta\, Canada \n\nDate: Thursday\, January 12\, 2012 \nTime : 10:00 AM - 12 Noon \nOral Examination Location: SFU Vancouver (Harbour Centre) room 2200 \n\n\nExamining Committee \n\nChair: Dr. Allan MacKin non \nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Milton McClaren \nCo-Supervisor: Dr. Cindy Xin \nMember: Dr. Geoff Madoc-Jones \nInternal Examiner: Dr. David Zandv liet \nExternal Examiner: Dr. Zhenyi Li\, Associate Professor\, Royal Ro ads University \n\n\n LOCATION:VAN-SFU Harbour Centre CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:sschiede@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:df691b9a-0bcc-440c-8b01-23b2a90cf7d4 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20111222T200033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111222T200033Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120125T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120125T140000 SUMMARY:Kaitlyn McLachlan\, PhD Defense\, Psychology DESCRIPTION: \n\nKaitlyn McLachlan (PhD) Defends Dissertation \n \n\n \n\ n\n \n\nDate: \n\nJanuary 25\, 2012 (Wednesday) \n \n\nLocation: \n\nL B 2020 \n \n\nTime: \n\n10:00 a.m. \n \n\n \n\n\n \n\nThesis Title: \n \nAn Examination of the Abilities\, Risks\, and Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults with FASD in the Criminal Justice System \n \n\n \n\n\n \n \nChair: \n\nDr. Kathleen Slaney \n \n\nCommittee: \n\nDr. Ronald Roes ch\, Senior Supervisor \nDr. Jodi Viljoen \nDr. Kevin Douglas \n \n\nInt ernal Examiner: \n\nDr. Julian Somers\, Faculty of Health Sciences \n \ n\nExternal Examiner: \n\nDr. Christine Loock\, Department of Pediatric s\, University of British Columbia \n LOCATION:LB 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:eka28@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ff04809c-9e35-42b5-9d6b-9738147f58ad SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20120131T000219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120131T000219Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120125T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120125T130000 SUMMARY:MSc Defense: Andrew Top\, Computing Science DESCRIPTION:M.SC. THESIS DEFENSE AND SEMINAR \n\nAndrew Top \n\nBMath\, U niversity of Waterloo\, Ontario\, Canada\, 2007 \n\nWednesday\, January 25\, 2012 11:00 a.m. TASC1 9204 West \n\nTitle \n\nAUTOMATED CONFIDENCE- BASED USER GUIDANCE FOR INCREASING EFFICIENCY IN INTERACTIVE 3D IMAGE SE GMENTATION \n\nAbstract \n\nIn this thesis\, we improve the standard 3D medical image interactive segmentation workflow. Drawing from the field of Active Learning\, we propose a method for automating the process of d eciding where the user should provide input next for optimally improving the segmentation. Specifically\, we evaluate a given intermediate segme ntation by constructing an uncertainty field over the image domain based on a multitude of segmentation quality metrics. We then find the plane that intersects with maximal uncertainty\, and present it to the user fo r segmentation as an active batch query. We demonstrate the method throu gh two embodiments\, one using the Random Walker segmentation algorithm\ , and the other using the 3D Livewire method as seen in the software too l\, TurtleSeg. We show that in both implementations\, our method makes b etter decisions than user intuition and greatly reduces user interaction time. \n\nM.Sc. Examining Committee: \nDr. Ghassan Hamarneh\, Senior Su pervisor \nDr. Rafeef Abugharbieh\, UBC\, Supervisor \nDr. Torsten Mölle r\, Supervisor \nDr. Richard Hao Zhang\, Examiner \nTBA\, Chair \n\n LOCATION:TASC1 9204 West CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO: dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b0795095-4bec-486d-8145-878efafff7d5 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20120103T211102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120103T211102Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120103T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120103T123000 SUMMARY:Luping Li\, MSc Thesis Defence and Seminar\, Computing Science DESCRIPTION:M.SC. THESIS DEFENCE AND SEMINAR \n\nLuping Li \n\n\nB.Sc.\, Renmin University\, Beijing\, China\, 2009 \n\nTuesday\, January 3\, 201 2 10:30 a.m. TASC1 9204 West \n\nTitle \n\nEFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE AGGRE GATE KEYWORD SEARCH ON LARGE RELATIONAL DATABASES \n\nAbstract \n\nKeywo rd search on relational databases is useful and popular for many users w ithout technical background. Recently\, aggregate keyword search on rela tional databases was proposed and has attracted interest from both acade mia and industry. However\, two important problems still remain. First\, aggregate keyword search can be very costly on large relational databas es\, partly due to the lack of efficient indexes. Second\, finding the t op-k answers to an aggregate keyword query has not been addressed system atically\, including both the ranking model and the efficient evaluation methods. \n\nIn this thesis\, we tackle the above two problems to impro ve the efficiency and effectiveness of aggregate keyword search on large relational databases. We design indexes efficient both in size and in c onstructing time. We propose a general ranking model and an efficient ra nking algorithm. We also report a systematic performance evaluation usin g real data sets. \n\nM.Sc. Examining Committee: \nDr. Jian Pei\, Senior Supervisor \nDr. Wo-Shun Luk\, Supervisor \nDr. Ke Wang\, Examiner \nDr . Jiangchuan Liu\, Chair \n LOCATION:TASC1 9204 West CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO: dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eecb5a0c-00a7-4b1f-a593-b605d442054c SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20120103T211114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120103T211114Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120113T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120113T140000 SUMMARY:Yiwei Zhang\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Physics DESCRIPTION:\nIn a Fermi liquid there are well established temperature de pendences for the low temperature resistivity and the specific heat. The ratio of these temperature dependences\, the Kadowaki-Woods ratio (KWR) \, has been found to be roughly constant within families of strongly cor related electron materials. A recently introduced related ratio [Jacko e t al. Nature Phys. 5\, 422 (2009)] that takes into account band structur e effects\, was found to be roughly constant over a wide range of famili es of strongly correlated electron materials. Previous theoretical work on these ratios has assumed that the electron self-energy is momentum in dependent. We relax this assumption and consider a variety of phenomenol ogical forms of the self-energy that have been proposed for strongly cor related electron materials. This leads us to investigate ratios analogou s to the KWR for a variety of proposed electron self-energies from both a theoretical and a phenomenological point of view. In particular\, we c ollate experimental data from heavy fermion compounds that have non-Ferm i liquid phenomenology and investigate the KW-like ratio for those compo unds. \n\nExamining Committee \n\nChair: Eldon Emberly \n\nSenior Superv isor: Malcolm Kennett \nSupervisor: Igor Herbut \nSupervisor: David Brou n \nExaminer: J. Steven Dodge \n LOCATION:Room 2020 Bennett Library CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO: dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3d24512c-4ea9-4f20-adb9-139677d4f0d9 SEQUENCE:4 DTSTAMP:20120103T211125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120103T211125Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120116T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120116T133000 SUMMARY:PhD Defence: Lin Wang\, LIB-2020 DESCRIPTION:\n\nChair: Dr. Michael Eikerling \nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Pau l C.H. Li \nSupervisors: Dr. George Agnes\, Dr. Peter Wilson \nInternal Examiner: Dr. Bonnie Gray \nExternal Examiner: Dr. Edward P.C. Lai\, Car leton University \n CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO: dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ff108a5c-3762-436c-aa95-e68fad2cea90 SEQUENCE:4 DTSTAMP:20120105T170529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120105T170529Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120116T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120116T160000 SUMMARY:Farnaz Badiee MA Defence\, Education DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n LOCATION:EDB 9511 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:educmast@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0bda1c13-3ffe-4d72-aeaa-17d53b96662c SEQUENCE:4 DTSTAMP:20120103T211132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120103T211132Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120120T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120120T173000 SUMMARY:PhD Defence: Razieh Eskandari\, LIB2020 DESCRIPTION:\n\nChair: Dr. Tim Storr \nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Mario Pinto \nSupervisors: Dr. Peter Wilson & Dr. Steven Holdcroft \nInternal Exami ner: Dr. Andrew Bennet \nExternal Examiner: Dr. Jeffrey Keillor\, Univer sity of Ottawa \n\n CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO: dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:21896836-f03b-4a81-b527-8b79a4d37088 SEQUENCE:4 DTSTAMP:20120103T211143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120103T211143Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120127T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120127T180000 SUMMARY:PhD Defence: Michael Damiani\, LIB-2020 DESCRIPTION:\n\nChair: tba \nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Mario Pinto \nSupervi sors: Dr. Byron Gates\, Dr. Erika Plettner \nInternal Examiner: Dr. Edga r Young\, MBB \nExternal Examiner: Dr. David Sanders\, University of Sas katchewan \n\n CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO: dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7c7ffebf-1ab9-48bb-a4f9-8e2521778fb2 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20120103T232256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120103T232256Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120131T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120131T140000 SUMMARY:M.A. Thesis Defence - Ms. Amira Gostomski - CRIM DESCRIPTION:School of Criminology \nM.A. Thesis Defence \nMs. Amira Gosto mski \n“Vancouver Police Department – the effect of the Crisis Intervent ion Training on police officers and the mental health consumers” \n\nJan uary 31\, 2012 at 11:00AM in Library Thesis Defence Room 2020 \n\nAll ar e welcome to attend. \n\nAbstract: The purpose of this research was to e xamine the effectiveness of the Vancouver Police Department’s (VPD) Cris is Intervention Training (CIT) course in equipping police personnel with the knowledge and skills to effectively intervene with mental health co nsumers by encouraging non-violent\, non-lethal crisis intervention and the minimal use of force. This study examined 83 (n=83) course evaluatio n questionnaires completed by the recipients of the CIT course at the VP D\, statistical data from the Office of the Police Complaint Commissione r (OPPC)\, and coroner’s and media reports of deaths involving the menta lly ill that resulted from police encounters. The analysis of the feedba ck from the CIT course participants revealed their enhanced awareness an d knowledge about mental illness as well as an increased confidence in t he disposition of skills and techniques learned during the training. The OPCC statistical data indicated a diminished number of complaints filed against the VPD. The analysis of the deaths of the mentally ill killed by the VPD officers showed a decreased number of deaths after the enactm ent of the CIT course. Results of the study highlighted the necessity fo r the adoption of the VPD’s CIT course model by all of the police depart ments in the province. Further recommendations for collaboration between law enforcement agencies in the province\, mental health resources\, an d the implementation of various policies related to the CIT course were addressed. \n LOCATION:Library Thesis Defence Room 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:crimgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:553c5d5f-5567-4d40-b7af-141ef321ad0c SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20120118T230054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120118T230054Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120131T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120131T113000 SUMMARY:Marzban\, Marjan\, PhD Defence\, CMPT SCI DESCRIPTION:\nPh.D. Thesis DEFENSE \n\nMarjan Marzban \n\nBSc. Computer S cience\, Tarbiat Moallem University\, Tehran\, Iran.1999 \nMSc. Computer Science\, Tarbiat Modares University\, Tehran\, Iran.2004 \n\nTuesday\, January 31st\, 2012 9:30 a.m. TASC1 9204 West \n\nTitle: \nCOMPUTATIONA L STUDY FOR DOMINATION PROBLEMS IN PLANAR GRAPHS \nAbstract \n\n  The DO MINATING SET problem is one of the most widely studied problems \nin gra ph theory and networking. For a graph G(V\,E)\, The subset of V(G)\,D\, \nis a dominating set of G if each vertex v of G is either in D or \nhas a neighbour in D. Finding a minimum dominating set for arbitrary \ngrap hs is NP-hard and remains NP-hard for planar graphs. Recently\, based \n on the notion of branch-decompositions\, there has been significant \nth eoretical progress towards fixed-parameter algorithms and polynomial \nt ime approximation schemes (PTAS) for the problem in planar graphs. \nHow ever\, little is known on the practical performances of those algorithms \nand a major hurdle for such evaluations is lack of efficient tools fo r \ncomputing branch-decompositions of input graphs. We develop efficien t \nimplementations of algorithms for computing optimal branch-decomposi tions \nof planar graphs. Based on these tools\, we perform computationa l studies \non a fixed-parameter exact algorithm and a PTAS for the DOMI NATING SET \nproblem in planar graphs. Our studies show that the fixed p arameter exact \nalgorithm is practical for graphs with small branchwidt h and the PTAS \nis an efficient alternative for graphs with large branc hwidth. We also \nperform analytical and computational studies for a bra nch-decomposition \nbased fixed parameter exact algorithm for the CONNEC TED DOMINATING SET \n(CDS) problem in planar graphs. We prove a better u pper bound for the \nbranchwidth in terms of the minimum size of CDS. Us ing this improved upper \nbound\, we achieve an improved time complexity for the exact algorithm \nfor the CDS problem. Finally\, we show that t he density of the CDS problem \nin planar graphs is 1/2.2 in bidimension ality theorem. \n\n\nPh.D. Examining Committee: \nDr. Qianping Gu\, Seni or Supervisor \nDr. Mohamed Hefeeda\, Supervisor \nDr. Jiangchuan Liu\, Internal Examiner \nDr. Cao An Wang\, External Examiner \nDr. Wo-Shun Lu k\, Chair \n LOCATION:TASC1 9204 West CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:csgrada@sfu.ca":MA ILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:43d1d522-441a-4257-9731-0e5ca38e842a SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120112T230251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120112T230251Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120123T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120123T123000 SUMMARY:Yu (Lilian) Xia\, Thesis Defence\, MSc\, Statistics & Actuarial S cience DESCRIPTION:Burnaby Campus \n\nYu (Lilian) Xia - MSc Defence \nRoom: ASB 10901 \n\n\nTitle :Analysis of Long-term Disability Insurance Portfolios with Stochastic Interest Rates and Multi-state Transition Models \n\nAb stract: A general long-term disability insurance portfolio with semiannu al disability payments and a lump sum death benefit payment is studied i n this thesis. The transitions for policyholders in this portfolio\, bet ween the healthy\, temporarily disabled\, permanently disabled and the d eceased statuses\, are assumed to follow a continuous-time Markov proces s. The cash flow method is applied to study the first and second moments of the present value of future benefit payments and evaluate the total riskiness of the general insurance portfolio\, which is decomposed into its insurance risk and investment risk. An alternative recursive method based on the term of the annuity policy is also demonstrated for the mom ent calculations of a single policy case. Two stochastic interest rate m odels\, binomial tree model and AR (1) process\, and a deterministic int erest rate model are considered and illustrated. \n\nKeywords: Long-term Disability Insurance Portfolio\; Multi-state Transition Models\; Binomi al Tree Model\; AR (1) process\; Investment Risk\; Insurance Risk \n CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:stat_grad_sec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:53e13ff0-b8b4-49a5-8bd1-d78edb0b58b6 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120118T212125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120118T212125Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120126T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120126T113000 SUMMARY:Qianzheng Wang\, MA Project Defence\, Economics DESCRIPTION:Senior Supervisor: Brian Krauth\nTitle: Estimating the Effect of Obtaining a Ph.D. Degree in Economics in U.S. Universities\nAbstract :\nIt is meaningful to explore the effect of obtaining a PhD degree\non the finding a faculty job after graduation. Two factors are important:\n the first is observable ranking of the PhD degree granting department\;\ nthe second is the unobservable research potential or ability. This pape r\ntries to find an indicator for the unobservable factor so that the om itted\nvariable problem is solved. LOCATION:West Mall Centre 4602 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:kva10@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:133aff9d-830c-44dd-83e3-ffeb5c8bad48 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20120131T000225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120131T000225Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120126T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120126T123000 SUMMARY:MSc Defense\, Pashootan Vaezipoor\, Computing Science DESCRIPTION:M.SC. THESIS DEFENSE AND SEMINAR \n\nPashootan Vaezipoor \n\n \nB.Sc.\, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic)\, Tehr an\, Iran\, 2008 \n\nThursday\, January 26\, 2012 10:30 a.m. TASC1 9204 West \n\nTitle \n\nAPPLICATIONS OF LOGVINENKO’S COLOR ATLAS \n  \nAbstra ct \n\n"Recent emergence of effective solvers for propositional satisfia bility (SAT) and related problems has led to new methods for solving com putationally challenging industrial problems\, such as NP-hard search pr oblems in planning\, software design\, and hardware verification. This h as produced a demand for tools which allow users \nto write high level p roblem specifications which are automatically reduced to SAT. We conside r the case of specifications in first order logic with reduction to SAT by grounding. For realistic problems\, the resulting SAT instances can b e prohibitively large. A key technique in SAT solvers is unit propagatio n\, which often significantly reduces instance size before search for a solution begins. \nWe define "lifted unit propagation"\, which is execut ed before grounding. \nWe show that instances produced by a grounding al gorithm with lifted unit propagation are never larger than those produce d by normal grounding followed by UP\, and demonstrate experimentally th at they are sometimes much smaller." \n\n\nM.Sc. Examining Committee: \n Dr. David Mitchell\, Senior Supervisor \nDr. Evgenia Ternovska\, Supervi sor \nDr. James Delgrande\, Examiner \nDr. Oliver Schulte\, Chair \n LOCATION:TASC1 9204 West CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;CN="Grad Studies Department";SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO: dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eb12aeed-5b47-4ee1-a0cd-4241f72bb82c SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120207T223137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120207T223137Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120416T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120416T130000 SUMMARY:Juliana Li\, Ph.D. Thesis Defense\, MBB DESCRIPTION:Thesis Title: Structural characterization of Vibrio cholerae toxin-coregulated pilus \n\nDr. Lisa Craig (Sr. Supervisor) \nDr. Rosema ry Cornell \nDr. Michel Leroux \nDr. Edgar Young (Public Examiner) \nDr. Mark Yeager - University of Virginia (External Examiner) \n\nDr. Mark B rockman (Chair) LOCATION:Library Thesis Defence Room 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mbb@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:34bac132-3b84-48d3-9cc3-bf83db4ead83 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120228T175908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120228T175908Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120416T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120416T130000 SUMMARY:Joanna (Kuei-Yen) Chen\, M.Sc. Thesis Defense\, MBB DESCRIPTION:Thesis Title: Homeodomain-Interacting Protein Kinase (Hipk) r egulates Yki activity to promote growth\n\nDr. Esther Verheyen (Sr. Supe rvisor)\nDr. Nicholas Harden\nDr. Nancy Hawkins\nDr. Sharon Gorski (Publ ic Examiner)\n\nDr. Andrew Bennet (Chair) LOCATION:SSB 7172 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mbb@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0feb4439-e7d3-46ab-b9b3-a9f9414911a3 SEQUENCE:5 DTSTAMP:20120313T163805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120313T163805Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120416T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120416T113000 SUMMARY:Jean Shin\, Thesis Defence\, PhD\, Statistics & Actuarial Science DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nBurnaby Campus \n\nJean Shin - PhD Defence \n\nDepartme nt of Statistics & Actuarial Science \n\nRoom: ASB 10900 - IRMACS \n\nTi tle: Inferring gene-environment interaction from case-parent trio data: Evaluation of and adjustment for spurious GxE and development of a data- smoothing method to uncover true GxE \n\n\nStatistic & Actuarial Science Defences \n CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:stat_grad_sec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2987c0e6-8aac-4664-a4db-527e3580b6af SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120307T235215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120307T235215Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120416T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120416T120000 SUMMARY:Sherri Elwell\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:Sherri Elwell (Supervisor Dr. E. Elle)\, MSc Thesis Defence\n \nThesis Title: The effects of livestock grazing and habitat type on pl ant-pollinator communities of British Columbia's endangeed shrubsteppe\n \nLocation: Burnaby Campus\, Department of Biological Sciences\, Biolog ical Sciences Seminar room B9242 LOCATION:B9242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:biscgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d1dd9e17-3a3d-44e2-b0ab-0487ab5070e4 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120308T191917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120308T191917Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120416T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120416T133000 SUMMARY:Steven Kieffer\, M.Sc. Thesis Defence\, Mathematics DESCRIPTION:Sr. Supervisor: Michael Monagan\n\n\nTitle: Computability in Principle and in Practice in Algebraic Number\nTheory: Hensel to Zassenh aus\n\nAbstract:\nIn the early years of algebraic number theory\, differ ent\nmathematicians built the theory in terms of different objects\, and \naccording to different rules\, some seeking always to demonstrate that \nthe objects were computable in principle. Later\, prominently in the\n era in which electronic computers were becoming available for academic\n research\, efforts were initiated by some to compute the objects of the\ ntheory in practice. By examining writings\, research\, and\ncorresponde nce of mathematicians spanning these early and late\ncomputational perio ds\, we seek to demonstrate ways in which ideas from\nthe old tradition influenced the new. Among the connections we seek\nare personal influen ce on problem selection\, and borrowing of\ncomputational methods. In pa rticular\, we examine such links among the\nworks of Kurt Hensel\, Helmu t Hasse\, Olga Taussky\, and Hans Zassenhaus. LOCATION:Room 8500 PIMS TASC II Burnaby Campus CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mathgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5138048f-641e-4b28-94ff-c81b6655e5b5 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20120327T181723Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120327T181723Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120416T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120416T130000 SUMMARY:Dominic Pistor\, MA Thesis Defence\, History LOCATION:AQ6229 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:histgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b08169f1-1ce9-4d0f-87e2-15357e872c50 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120322T211939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120322T211939Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120416T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120416T173000 SUMMARY:Teresa Cheung\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Physics DESCRIPTION:Applications and Analysis Strategies of Magnetoencephalograph y Imaging \n\nMagnetoencephalography (MEG) is a device that measures tem poral changes in magnetic fields with a sensitivity range of femto-Tesla to nano-Tesla. It is well suited for measuring the very small magnetic fields generated by neuronal brain activity as well as any small varying magnetic fields. MEG is a versatile tool with untapped potential. It is emerging as a particularly powerful modality for the analysis of the ty pical and atypical brain’s functional connectivity dynamics across 5 dim ensions\, including the brain network’s oscillation dynamics and correla tions across frequency and time. This thesis explores three aspects of M EG: instrumentation\, application\, and new directions. The clinical rel evance was expanded with the development and demonstration of a phantom source as a device ground truth to help with standardization of the inst rument as a clinical tool. A portable magnetic dipole phantom with a con stant current generator was developed that can be independently driven w ithout reliance on system specific hardware. Data was collected from sev eral MEG laboratories using this phantom to study variability between ma chines at different sites and from different manufacturers. Extending th e phantom design to a multi-dipole model\, a potential ground truth for MEG source imaging was developed. Methods developed to model and localiz e the magnetic dipoles showed high and consistent accuracy well within t he 2-3 mm spatial resolution expected from MEG. \n\nInverse analysis of MEG data for dipole and beamformer strategies were studied and applied s pecifically to the properties and neural generators for facial processin g. Event-related activity between the perception of face and non-face ob ject stimuli appears as a difference in amplitude between the two condit ions peaking around 170 ms over the posterior regions of electroencephal ography scalp recordings (N170) and MEG sensor recordings (M170). The pe ak is larger for face than non-face stimuli and typically greater in the right hemisphere. The anatomic origins of this face-selective 170 ms pe ak remains unresolved. Functional magnetic resonance imaging revealed a core facial network involving the facial fusiform area (FFA)\, occipital facial area (OFA) and superior temporal sulcus (STS). It has been propo sed that the M170 peak may originate from the FFA\, STS\, or both. MEG d ata from five different face-processing studies were analyzed and compar ed. The results confirmed the paradigms are sensitive to the M170 peak a nd is modulated by changes in the presentation of the visual stimuli suc h as changing spatial frequency\, emotion and dynamic versus static imag es. Equivalent dipole analysis of individual participant recordings requ ired 1 to 3 pairs of bilateral dipoles in the posterior regions to model the M170 peak\, representing the locations of the FFA\, OFA and STS. Ev ent-related beamformer results also revealed a similar network. In both the beamformer and dipole results\, the FFA accounted for a larger porti on of the M170 signal than the OFA and STS but all three were needed in some cases to model the individual subject data. \n\nFinally\, a novel t echnique was developed to extend the usage of MEG for magnetic nanoparti cle imaging. There is potential to utilize the magnetic properties of th ese particles for internal imaging of living organisms using MEG. Statio nary samples of magnetic nanoparticles in liquid suspensions were measur ed within the MEG helmet. While the net effect was difficult to detect i n the time domain\, they appeared as a distinct increase in baseline noi se in the frequency domain - highest in the low frequencies and decaying to below the noise floor above 500 Hz. Bandwidths of up to 4000 Hz were studied. A method using beamformers to localize these particles using t his rise in frequency rather than time provided a robust technique for t he potential localization of magnetic nanoparticles in vivo and offers b etter signal to noise constraints for future applications. \n\nExamining Committee \n\nChair: Dr. Paul Haljan \nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Karen Kav anagh \nSupervisor: Dr. Ash Parameswaran \nSupervisor: Dr. Urs Ribary \n Internal Examiner: Dr. Faisal Beg \nExternal Examiner: Dr. Bernhard Ross \, University of Toronto \n LOCATION:Room 2020 Bennett Library CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eb5be7d3-e72b-4371-b88e-5edcd8c0ec71 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120214T215538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120214T215538Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120411T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120411T130000 SUMMARY:Samantha Franks\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:Samantha Franks (Senior Supervisor Dr. Ron Ydenberg)\, PhD Th esis Defence\n\nThesis Title: Population connectivity and the causes an d consequences of differential migration in a long-distance migratory sh orebird\, the western sandpiper\n\nDefence Location: Burnaby Campus\, D epartment of Biological Sciences\, Biological Sciences Seminar room B924 2 LOCATION:B9242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:908701b8-5803-42ab-9103-36c8d3ff29b8 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120229T223137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120229T223137Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120411T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120411T160000 SUMMARY:Chris Ford\, M.Sc. Thesis Defense\, MBB DESCRIPTION:Thesis Title: Molecular Mechanism of CTX phage uptake into V. cholerae \n\nDr. Lisa Craig (Sr. Supervisor) \nDr. Frederic Pio \nDr. J amie Scott \nDr. Ralph Pantophlet (Public Examiner) \n\nDr. Jonathan Cho y (Chair) LOCATION:SSB 7172 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER:MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:947afe39-7c5c-4155-a778-bb19873badff SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120301T180910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120301T180910Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120411T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120411T160000 SUMMARY:Jane Wodlinger\, M.Sc. Thesis Defence\, Mathematics DESCRIPTION:\nSr. Supervisor: Jonathan Jedwab\n\nTitle: COSTAS ARRAYS\, G OLOMB RULERS AND WAVELENGTH ISOLATION SEQUENCE PAIRS\n\nAbstract\nThis t hesis studies two combinatorial objects arising from applications in dig ital commu-\nnications engineering. We ?rstly consider \\wavelength isol ation sequence pairs" (WISPs)\,\na type of binary sequence pair introduc ed by Golay in 1951 but largely neglected since.\nTwo previously overloo ked examples of such sequence pairs are presented. We construct\nall kno wn examples of WISPs from perfect Golomb rulers\, and give partial class i?cation\nresults. We secondly consider Costas arrays\, a generalisation of Golomb rulers dating from\n1965. We examine whether a Costas array c an contain every possible toroidal distance\nvector\; contrary to claims elsewhere\, this is still an open question. We constrain the (non-\ntor oidal) distance vectors in Costas arrays by introducing \\mirror pairs". Structural prop-\nerties of all Costas arrays are established via the n umber and type of their mirror pairs\,\nwith stronger results for G-symm etric Costas arrays\, Welch Costas arrays and Golomb\nCostas arrays.\n LOCATION:IRMACS 10908 Burnaby Campus CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mathgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0ddf7780-6357-41b6-93c3-2846f8d7dcd0 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120314T201250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120314T201250Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120411T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120411T130000 SUMMARY:Thesis defence\, Education. Rachel Madu\, MA LOCATION:Burnaby Campus\, EDB 8508 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER:MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6c45d5e9-2373-42ca-a3a8-1c70c71b66fc SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120329T164928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120329T164928Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120411T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120411T193000 SUMMARY:Colleen J. Allison\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Psychology LOCATION:LB 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:eka28@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eea7c770-e645-4593-bc2e-d31b6714343b SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120404T170032Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120404T170032Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120411T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120411T193000 SUMMARY:Colleen J. Allison\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Psychology LOCATION:LB 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a35c207a-0b41-4e39-9993-86f6b46a18d5 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20120321T214809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120321T214809Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120411T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120411T160000 SUMMARY:Kahir Lalji\, MA Project Defence\, Gerontology DESCRIPTION:Title: Exploring the Role of Social Capital on Quality of Lif e Among South Asian Shia Muslim Immigrant Older Adults in Canada \n LOCATION:Harbour Centre Room 2200 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:897c90e6-7e33-4134-81b5-f19a0195c2ab SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120216T190713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120216T190713Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120410T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120410T170000 SUMMARY:Nancy Marcus\, Ph.D. Thesis Defense\, MBB DESCRIPTION:Thesis Title: Distinct Cell Guidance Pathways Control the Ext ension of the Excretory Canals in C. elegans\n\nDr. David Baillie (Sr. S upervisor)\nDr. Eve Stringham (Co-Supervisor)\nDr. Nancy Hawkins\nDr. Es ther Verheyen\nDr. Jack Chen (Public Examiner)\nDr. Ian Chin-Sang - Quee n's University (External Examiner)\n\nDr. Frederic Pio (Chair) LOCATION:LIB 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mbb@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2ecad735-512b-47c0-9dfa-9c45ed650154 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20120306T211634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120306T211634Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120410T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120410T120000 SUMMARY:Farshid Marbouti Defence DESCRIPTION:Please note it is not the 12 April but the 10 April. \n LOCATION:EDB 9511 - Education Building CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER:MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8329f553-4e17-4e86-b324-4a2c3c3f0248 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120322T230035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120322T230035Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120410T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120410T143000 SUMMARY:Yuval Maduel\, MA Thesis Defence\, Sociology DESCRIPTION:Thesis title:\nIn Search of the Promised Land: The Role of Re ligion and Spirituality in the Lives of Transnational Israeli Migrants i n Greater Vancouver\n\nAbstract: \nStudies of religious activities of im migrants in Western society have usually focused on their experiences in religious institutions. This ethnographic exploratory study is based on detailed interviews with eleven Israeli immigrants residing in Greater Vancouver who speak about their religious and spiritual experiences both inside and outside of institutional religion. The aim of this study is to examine the various religious and spiritual activities of these immig rants as well as the role these play in their lives. The findings sugges t that most study participants appear to engage in these practices for r easons that involve but also transcend religion and are related to their Israeli identity. Being transnational migrants\, the Israeli interviewe es also use their spiritual and religious practices as means to construc t their transnational identities. This study suggests that religious and spiritual activities of transnational migrants should be examined in th e context of their relationships with their homeland.\n\nExamining Commi ttee:\nDefence Chair: Dr. Michael Kenny\, Professor of Anthropology\nSen ior Supervisor: Dr. Noel Dyck\, Professor of Anthropology\nCommittee Mem ber: Dr. Barbara Mitchell\, Professor of Sociology and Gerontology\nInte rnal/External Examiner: Dr. Peter V. Hall\, Associate Professor in Urban Studies\n\nAll are welcome to attend. LOCATION:AQ 5067 (Burnaby Campus) CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradsecsa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1d4f70af-6bb8-4324-876d-7e365a3d5366 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120323T180842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120323T180842Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120410T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120410T153000 SUMMARY:Deborah Carvalho\, MA Thesis Defence\, Latin American Studies DESCRIPTION:Thesis Title:\nPatriarchy\, Culture and Land: Challenges in S ecuring Women’s Ownership and Titling Rights in La Paz\, Bolivia\n\nAbst ract:\nBolivia has some of the most advanced gender-sensitive land laws in Latin America. Yet\, their full implementation and recognition remain s a challenge. Studies recognize that land ownership for poor rural wome n provides numerous socio-economic benefits\, as well as a sense of empo werment and security. Using a qualitative approach based on field resear ch in La Paz\, Bolivia\, this thesis examines how socio-cultural practic es and norms of some indigenous groups\, combined with institutional obs tacles\, hinder rural indigenous women’s ability to assure their land ri ghts are respected and recognized. The design and implementation of land policies and land-titling programs should take into account local socio -cultural norms and practices that often discriminate against women’s ri ghts\, if gender criteria are to be translated from theory into practice . Ultimately\, the success of gender-equity policies and land-titling pr ograms depends on community members\, both women and men\, actively disc ussing and engaging in questions of local culture and tradition.\n\nExam ining Committee:\nDefence Chair: Dr. Alexander Dawson\, Professor\, Hist ory\nSenior Supervisor: Dr. John Brohman\, Professor\, Geography\nCommit tee Member: Dr. Hannah Wittman\, Professor\, Sociology\nInternal/Externa l Examiner: Dr. Habiba Zaman\, Professor\, Gender Sexuality and Women's Studies\n\nAll are welcome to attend. LOCATION:AQ 6217 (Dept of History) CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:gradsecsa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5c5b0293-6280-458f-9d78-7472c783d252 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120323T225730Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120323T225730Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120410T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120410T133000 SUMMARY:Mani Ranjbar\, PhD defence\, Computing Science DESCRIPTION:\nPh.D. Thesis DEFENSE\n\nMani Ranjbar\n\nB.Sc. of Computer E ngineering from Sharif University of Technology\,\nTehran\, Iran\, 2005\ nM.S. of Computer Architecture from Sharif University of Technology\,\nT ehran\, Iran\, 2007\n\nTuesday\, April 10th\, 2012 10:30 a.m. TASC1 9204 West\n\nTitle:\nOPTIMIZING NON-DECOMPOSABLE LOSS FUNCTIONS IN STRUCTURE D PREDICTION\n\nAbstract: \nLearning functional dependencies (mapping) b etween arbitrary input and output spaces is one of the main challenges i n computational intelligence. There have been two main threads in the li terature for solving this problem -- one focusing on designing more disc riminative representation of the input and another one focusing on desig ning flexible mapping functions.\n\nInterestingly\, for many application s\, the outputs follow a structure\, which can be exploited to narrow do wn the space of possible (most likely) outputs and consequently boost th e overall mapping performance. Applications with this property include o bject detection (computer vision)\, object category segmentation (comput er vision)\, parsing (natural language processing)\, etc.\n\nCurrent alg orithms for learning the parameters of the model in structured predictio n iteratively find the most confusing output configuration – the configu ration that receives high score according to the model\, but is very dif ferent from the ground truth output -- and update the model parameters t o suppress its score. Here\, finding the most confusing configuration is the most expensive procedure in learning.\n\nIn this thesis we propose two algorithms for approximately finding the most confusing configuratio n when the model is a Markov network. Each algorithm works for a large g roup of non-decomposable performance measures that arise in many real-wo rld applications.\nWe first design a baseline that achieves state-of-the -art results in our main application of object category segmentation on person class by introducing fine and coarse clothing texture cues as a s et of new features.\nThen\, we propose our first algorithm that approxim ates the non-decomposable loss function in false positive and false nega tive space with a piecewise planar function and finds the most confusing output in each piece.\nOur second proposed algorithm decomposes the dua l of the objective into a supermodular Markov random field and the loss function augmented with a linear term -- both being efficient to optimiz e.\n\nWe empirically show the superiority of the two proposed algorithms over our baseline and another strong baseline -- both used widely in th e literature -- on two main applications\, object category segmentation (on PASCAL VOC 2009 and 2010 and H3D datasets) and action retrieval (on our nursing home dataset).\n\nPh.D. Examining Committee:\nDr. Greg Mori\ , Co-Senior Supervisor\nDr. Ze-Nian Li\, Co-Senior Supervisor\nDr. Anoop Sarkar\, Internal Examiner\nDr. Ben Taskar\, External Examiner\nDr. Bri an Funt\, Chair\n\nFree Event\n\n LOCATION:TASC1 8204 West CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:csgrada@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ead1eb83-c800-4f6a-9f25-3b7243ec67e9 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120222T233639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120222T233639Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120405T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120405T130000 SUMMARY:M.A. Thesis Defence - Mr. Ehsan Jozaghi - Criminology LOCATION:SWH 10121 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:crimgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:63fcd8a8-c386-4263-ae2e-6b5bdea6d011 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120223T232235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120223T232235Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120405T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120405T120000 SUMMARY:William Atlas\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:William Atlas (Senior Supervisor Dr. W. Palen)\, MSc Thesis D efence\n\nThesis Title: Resource subsidies\, top predators\, and commun ity regulation in stream ecosystems\n\nLocation: Burnaby Campus\, Benne tt Library 2020 LOCATION:LiB 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1c83c47a-03ef-471c-b1cd-c7485d181f1e SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120314T161656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120314T161656Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120405T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120405T160000 SUMMARY:Mehwish Bashir\, Masters Defence\, Computing Science DESCRIPTION:Mehwish Bashir \n\nB.Sc. University of Agriculture\, Pakistan \, 2000 \nMSc. University of Agriculture\, Pakistan\, 2003 \nMS. Univers ity of Agriculture\, Pakistan\, 2007 \n\n\nThursday\, April 5\, 2007 2:0 0 p.m. TASC1 9204 West \n\n\nGRAPH DECOMPOSITION BASED ALGORITHMS FOR OP TIMIZATION PROBLEMS IN NETWORKS \n\n\nThe maximum path coloring (Max-PC) problem in a graph G is that given a set \n P of paths in G and k color s find a maximum subset of P and assign a color to \n each path such tha t the paths with the same color are edge-disjoint. A carving- \ndecompos ition of G is a system of edge-cuts which decomposes G into subgraphs. W e give a carving-decomposition based exact algorithm and 1.58-approximat ion algorithm for the Max-PC problem. Let L be the maximum number of pat hs in P on any edge of G and let γ be the maximum cardinality of any edg e-cut in a given carving-decomposition. Our exact algorithm and approxim ation algorithm run in O((L+1)1.5kγn2) and O((L+1)1.5γkn2) time\, respec tively. Our computational study shows that the exact algorithm can solve the Max-PC problem for small k and γ in a practical time and the approx imation algorithm gives solutions close to optimal ones for practical va lues of k and L\, and small γ. \n\n\nM.Sc. Examining Committee: \nDr. Qi anping Gu\, Senior Supervisor \nDr. Joseph Peters\, Supervisor \nDr. Art hur L. Liestman\, Chair \n\n\nFREE EVENT LOCATION:TASC 1 9204 West CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER:MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7b267c4a-6dfb-4464-99d3-6a966b8efda5 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120228T230504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120228T230504Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120420T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120420T143000 SUMMARY:PhD Defence: Baldip Kang DESCRIPTION:“Applications of ɑ-Chloroaldehydes toward the Synthesis of Na tural Products: \nThesis Defence Room LIB 2020\, Bennett Library (Bby ca mpus) \nFriday\, April 20\, 2012 \n1:30-2:00 pm set-up time\; pre-defenc e meeting in SSB-8114 \n2:00-6:00pm presentation \nChair: Dr. David Voca dlo \nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Rob Britton \nCommittee Member: Dr. Byron G ates \nCommittee Member: Dr. Pete Wilson \nInternal Examiner: Dr. Bob Yo ung \nExternal Examiner: Dr. Dennis Hill\, University of Alberta LOCATION:LIB-2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:96a51f51-d6d5-4a32-827c-5587e3bedf44 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120306T205043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120306T205043Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120420T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120420T130000 SUMMARY:Yuk Yin (Yvonne) Lai\, Ph.D. Thesis Defense\, MBB DESCRIPTION:Thesis Title: Evolution and Characterization of the Fatty Aci d-binding Proteins in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)\n\nDr. William David son (Sr. Supervisor)\nDr. Christopher Beh\nDr. Norbert Haunerland\nDr. J ack Chen (Public Examiner)\nDr. John S. Taylor - University of Victoria (External Examiner)\n\nDr. Nicholas Harden (Chair) LOCATION:Library Thesis Defence Room 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mbb@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a1c8272f-0f21-4595-907a-deff0442032b SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120306T221818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120306T221818Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120420T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120420T160000 SUMMARY:Ph.D. Thesis Defence - Ms. Valerie Spicer - Criminology LOCATION:SWH 10121 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:crimgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ce64e065-5c27-437d-8704-8f43f3c1817c SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20120313T164741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120313T164741Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120420T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120420T151500 SUMMARY:Kyle Vincent\, Thesis Defence\, PhD\, Statistics & Actuarial Scie nce DESCRIPTION:\nBurnaby Campus \n\nKyle Vincent - PhD Defence \n\nDepartmen t of Statistics & Actuarial Science \n\nRoom: ASB 10900 - IRMACS \n\nTit le: Strategies for Estimating the Size and Distribution of Hard-to-Reach Populations with Adaptive Sampling \n\nStatistic & Actuarial Science De fences CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:stat_grad_sec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8f4729a8-df19-4342-8aa8-b1a34ec52cce SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120320T163327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120320T163327Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120420T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120420T153000 SUMMARY:Tammy K. Baylis\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:Tammy K. Baylis (Supervisor Dr. Jim Mattsson)\, MSc Thesis De fence\n\nThesis Title: The roles of short internodes/stylish genes\, re gulators of auxin homeostasis\, during leaf vein development in Arabidop sis thaliana\n\nDefence Location: Burnaby Campus\, Department of Biolog ical Sciences\, room B8271 LOCATION:B8271 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f5f03564-8592-45c1-8e66-20ff10b41d7b SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20120320T182329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120320T182329Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120420T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120420T150000 SUMMARY:Eric Palm\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:Eric Palm (Supervisor Dr. Ron Ydenberg)\, MSc Thesis Defence \n\nThesis Title: Trophic\, energetic\, and physiological responses of w intering white-winged scoters (Melanitta fusca) to habitat variation \n\ nDefence Location: Burnaby Campus\, Department of Biological Sciences\, Biological Sciences Seminar room B9242 LOCATION:B9242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f216d024-1340-4a63-aa01-b099e10090d2 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120301T180131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120301T180131Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120403T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120403T130000 SUMMARY:Eric Rinne\, M.Sc. Thesis Defence\, Mathematics DESCRIPTION:\nSr. Supervisor: Stephen Choi\n\nTitle: \nRiemann Zero Spaci ngs and Montgomery's Pair Correlation Conjecture.\n\nAbstract:\nThe firs t chapter introduces the Riemann Zeta function\, discussing Riemann's te chniques and the Riemann Hypothesis.\nThe second chapter introduces Mont gomery's Pair Correlation Conjecture and some of his results.\nThe third chapter discusses the Gaussian Unitary Ensemble of Random Matrix Theory and its connection to the Riemann Zeta Function.\nThe fourth chapter co ncerns empirical results obtained by computation. Some historical resul ts and especially Odlyzko's work is discussed.\nThe fifth and final chap ter extends the discussion to other ensembles in Random Matrix Theory\, and their connections to L-functions.\n LOCATION:K9509 Burnaby Campus CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mathgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:303f9baf-110f-4623-b5b9-3c0041fb7560 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120305T192057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120305T192057Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120402T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120402T160000 SUMMARY:Rachel Gardiner\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:Rachel Gardiner (Supervisor Dr. Ron Ydenberg)\, MSc Thesis De fence\n\nThesis Title: Comparative stopover ecology of least (Calidris Minutilla) and western Sandpipers during southward migration\n\nDefence Location: Burnaby Campus\, Department of Biological Sciences\, Biologic al Sciences Seminar room B9242 LOCATION:B9242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f6b97d12-4ae0-4dc7-bc9b-2ce07672fe66 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120306T222842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120306T222842Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120402T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120402T153000 SUMMARY:Xuefei Wang\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Economics DESCRIPTION:Senior Supervisor: Alexander karaivanov\nTitle: Three Essays on Applied Microeconomics\nAbstract:\nThe Effect of Parental Migration o n the Educational Attainment of Their Left-behind Children in Rural Chin a \nThis paper adds to the empirical work on human capital investment de cision by investigating the effect of migrant parents on the educational attainment of their left-behind children in rural China. I use a probit model with educational enrolment as the dependent variable run separate ly for boys and girls. I find evidence of a negative effect of parental migration on children’s school enrolment. The negative effect of parenta l migration is larger on the school enrolment of boys than on girls’. Al so\, the longer the father’s absence is\, the bigger the negative impact on rural boys’ enrolment. The effect of parental migration is robust to the use of instrumental variable analysis\, and the effect of migratory duration is robust to the use of a different definition of migratory du ration.\n\nLand Tenure versus Land Redistribution in China\nAfter the la nd policy reform in China\, the central government introduced land tenur e policy. However\, periodical farmland redistributions can be found in almost every village having been studied. This paper sets up a theoretic al model trying to investigate this puzzle and study the policy implicat ion on long-run investment. I propose a limited liability model of land tenancy in an overlapping generations setting. Three land tenure scenari os are studied: no farmland redistribution (strict land tenure)\, land r edistribution according to demographic changes only\, and land redistrib ution based on both demographic changes and farming failure. The model i mplies that without soundly established insurance institutions and farml and rental market and stable off-farm job opportunities\, individual far ming households may be better off under a land redistribution regime. Es pecially the households with more children prefer the land redistributio n regimes. In terms of long-run investment\, redistribution according to demographic changes discourages long-term investment\, yet redistributi on based on farming failure may mitigate the negative effect of redistri bution on long-run investment. The model is consistent with the empirica l evidence.\n\nGeneralists\, Specialists: Who Get to the Top\nThis paper tries to analyze the three aspects of organizational hierarchy: (1) gen eralists or specialists: which should get to the top? (2) How many agen ts should get to the top? (3) Can the agents who should be at the top i n the optimal hierarchy really get to the top? Using a T-period model w ith promotion\, the paper finds that the optimal hierarchy form depends on the size of the externality of coordinating multiple assets by genera lists. How many agents should be at the top depends on the elasticity o f the externality of coordinating multiple assets. Finally\, promotion opportunity gives agents who should at the top more incentive to exert e ffort\, and thus are more likely to get promoted.\n\n LOCATION:West Mall Centre 4602 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:kva10@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4ae1bccc-95ae-4872-8197-14c4d4a958d3 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120314T160812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120314T160812Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120402T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120402T123000 SUMMARY:Youngchan Kim\, Masters Defence\, Computing Science DESCRIPTION:M.Sc. Thesis DEFENSE\n\nYoungchan Kim\n\nB.Sc.\, University o f Toronto\, Toronto\, 2009\n\nTuesday April 2nd\, 2010 10:30 a.m. TASC1 9204 West\n\n\nBIDIRECTIONAL SEGMENTATION FOR ENGLISH-KOREAN MACHINE TRA NSLATION\n\n Unlike English or Spanish\, which has each word clearly seg mented\, morphologically rich languages\, such as Korean\, do not have c lear optimal word boundaries for machine translation (MT). Previous work has shown that segmenting such languages by incorporating information a vailable from parallel corpus can improve MT results. In this paper we s how that this can be improved further by segmenting both source and targ et languages and present improvement in BLEU scores for English-Korean t ranslation.\n\n\n\nM.Sc. Examining Committee:\nDr. Anoop Sarkar\, Senior Supervisor\nDr. Veronica Dahl\, Supervisor\nDr. Fred Popowich\, Interna l Examiner\nChair TBA\n\n\nFREE EVENT LOCATION:TASC 1 9204 West CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:csgrada@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d6801290-0c00-4e4d-af2c-903a047b8639 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120308T182024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120308T182024Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120404T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120404T110000 SUMMARY:Paulo Amaral\, MA Thesis Defence DESCRIPTION:"Tomorrow's Dream or Yesterday'S Nightmare: Politics and the Meaning of Youth in Postrevolutionary Mexico"\n\nApril 4\, 2012\, 10:30 am \n2200 RBC Dominion securities Executive Meeting Room - Harbour Centr e CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:82f73b53-bde6-45bd-92d4-bdadb24908ba SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120307T000023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120307T000023Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120404T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120404T160000 SUMMARY:Scott Cheng-Hsin Yang\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Physics DESCRIPTION:Title: Modelling the DNA Replication Program in Eukaryotes \n \nAbstract: \nDNA replication in higher organisms starts at many places across the genome and throughout S (synthesis) phase. In order to unders tand replication in eukaryotes\, one needs to know not only how the repl icative machineries function on the molecular level but also how the mac hineries are organized genome wide to ensure complete duplication. Over the past fifteen years\, advances in technology have allowed researchers to perform genome-wide experiments that probe the state of replication in many organisms. These datasets make possible quantitative modelling o f the replication process. \n\nThe kinetics of DNA replication is formal ly analogous to a physical phase-transformation process. In replication\ , the DNA is transformed from a "non-replicated" phase to a "replicated" phase\, just as freezing water is transformed from a liquid phase to a solid phase. Using this analogy\, we map the replication process onto a stochastic nucleation-and-growth model introduced in statistical physics to describe first-order phase transitions. Extending the model\, we dev elop a mathematical framework that is flexible enough to describe the ki netics of replication in eukaryotes. \n\nWe demonstrate the usefulness o f our theory to three applications. In the first\, we apply the theory t o a recent dataset on budding yeast to extract its genome-wide replicati on program. Based on this study\, we give the first proposal to explain how the temporal aspect of the replication program can be controlled mec hanistically. In the second application\, we address the "random-complet ion problem\," which asks how replication-completion times can be contro lled when replication starts at random places and times. We find that th e strategy adopted in frog embryos to solve the problem also nearly mini mizes the use of certain replicative machineries. In the last applicatio n\, we study possible ways to extract information from a popular techniq ue used to probe replication in multicelular eukaryotes ranging from wor ms to humans. We show some preliminary results that can be extended to r eal experiments in the near future. \n\nExamining Committee \n\nChair: J . Steven Dodge \n\nSenior Supervisor: John Bechhoefer \nSupervisor: Mart in Zuckermann \nSupervisor: Eldon Emberly \nSupervisor: Nick Rhind \n\nI nternal Examiner: Levon Pogosian \n\nExternal Examiner: John Marko\, Bio chemistry\, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology/Physics (joint)\, Northwe stern University LOCATION:P8445.1\, Shrum Science Centre CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:569a9ed0-ad0e-48c4-a77b-d93d7bf30e32 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20120308T191423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120308T191423Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120412T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120412T123000 SUMMARY:James Ratcliffe\, M.Sc. Thesis Defence\, Mathematics DESCRIPTION:\nTitle: SUMS OF RATIONAL FUNCTIONS \n\nSr. Supervisor: Jason Bell \n LOCATION:K9509 Burnaby Campus CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mathgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4fb2edb4-c17f-4cb9-bd4c-3d24b3cedd37 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120315T153726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120315T153726Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120412T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120412T123000 SUMMARY:Da Huang\, M.Sc. Thesis Defence\, Computing Science DESCRIPTION:Thesis Poster\n\nFREE EVENT LOCATION:TASC 1 9204 West CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:csgrada@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8fd94b94-65e3-4362-9161-2deba52d4c08 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20120326T194913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120326T194913Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120412T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120412T160000 SUMMARY:Mark Nelson - MSc Thesis Defence\, Earth Sciences LOCATION:Library Thesis Room 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:eascgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:15082d06-b76d-4ffd-a01b-3b50a3861a3e SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20120410T211207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120410T211207Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120412T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120412T163000 SUMMARY:Angela Ferreira\, MFA Thesis Defence\, School for the Contemporar y Arts DESCRIPTION:Senior Supervisor: Steven Hill \n\nTitle: Theatricalizing Fer nando Pessoa and His Heteronyms: The Research\, Writing\, Rehearsal\, an d Performance of "The Last Seven Words of Fernando Pessoa" \n\nAbstract: This document focuses on the playmaking process of The Last Seven Words of Fernando Pessoa\, a theatre piece that examines identity through a f ictionalized story of Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa and his literary c oncept of heteronyms. The process includes two years of research\, works hops\, various collaborations\, several drafts\, and seven weeks of rehe arsal. This ensemble piece weaves text\, movement\, and music together t o represent Pessoa’s life of multiplicity. The creative process employed a mixed method (hybrid) of traditional script creation\, devising\, and a de-hierarchization of performance modes. The play questions tradition al staging in order to engage the audience. \n\nKeywords: Theatre\; dire cting\; playwriting\; devising\; multiplicity\; heteronym \n LOCATION:Room 2205\, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts (Woodwards)\, 149 West Hastings Street\, Vancouver CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mfagrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:68c50520-6f6f-470f-8a00-9881c97454be SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120312T222617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120312T222617Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120418T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120418T130000 SUMMARY:EdD Defence\, Christine Savage DESCRIPTION:Name of Student: Christine Savage\nDegree: EdD\n\nThesis Titl e:\nAdvancing the Educational Mission of International Education: A Pro vincial Government Case Study\n\n\nDate: Wednesday\, April 18\, 2012\nTi me: 10:00 AM\nLocation: SFU Vancouver\, Room 1500\n\nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Ian Andrews\nMember: Dr. Stephen Smith\nMember: Dr. Daniéle Moore\nI nternal Examiner: Dr. Michael Ling\nExternal Examiner: Dr. Roopa Desai T rilokekar\, York University\n\nChair: Dr. Geoff Madoc-Jones\n\n LOCATION:SFU Vancouver (Harbour Centre) room 1500 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:sschiede@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:adac6652-ecd1-446f-852e-b2254669dbab SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120413T211752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120413T211752Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120418T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120418T120000 SUMMARY:M.Sc Thesis Defense\, Avleen Randhawa DESCRIPTION:\nWednesday\, April 18th\, 2012\nASB 9896\, 10:00 am\n\nCandi date: Avleen Randhawa\n\nTitle of Thesis:\nLoss of muscle performance in seniors: changes to the dynamic muscle structure and muscle gearing\n\n Examining Committee:\nDr. Matt White\, Chair\nDr. James Wakeling\, Seni or Supervisor\nDr. Daniel Marigold\, Supervisor\nDr. Dawn Mackey\, Exter nal Examiner\n\nABSTRACT\nMuscle structure changes with ageing in a mann er that can alter its contractile mechanics\, resulting in a reduction i n strength and mobility. Fascicles within a pennate muscle shorten at sl ower velocities than the muscle belly\, in a process known as belly gear ing. Belly gearing allows the fascicles to produce a greater force when they contract. However\, it may be compromised when we age.\nThe gastroc nemii muscles in the calf were imaged in young adults and seniors using ultrasound. Their muscle structures were compared during standing and du ring ankle extensions.\nThe overall gearing of a muscle-tendon-unit was largely determined by the belly gearing\, but its variability was driven by changes in tendon stretch that in turn was a factor of the muscle ac tivation and coordination. The decrease in performance and power output in seniors may be associated with reduced gearing due to atrophy of the muscles.\n\nNote: A copy of the full thesis is available for review by t he fax machine. \n****************************************************** *****\n LOCATION:ASB 9896 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:snugent@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:18e2b73c-6b1a-4866-8df4-e3d575159115 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20120412T201153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120412T201153Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120419T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120419T160000 SUMMARY:M.A. Thesis Defence - Ms. Richelle Isaak - Criminology LOCATION:Library Thesis Defence Room 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:crimgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d24b0c85-a6c1-4a8c-a7a3-dfd37a37470d SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20120319T230635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120319T230635Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120423T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120423T160000 SUMMARY:Dominique N. Wagner\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:Dominique N. Wagner (Supervisor Dr. Tony Williams)\, MSc Thes is Defence \n\nThesis Title: Impact of hydroelectric operations on the p hysiology of songbirds during fall migration \n\nDefence Location: Burna by Campus\, Department of Biological Sciences\, room B8271 LOCATION:B8271 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0ae723ea-b3de-4273-8529-3e6e855d634f SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120405T193045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120405T193045Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120423T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120423T160000 SUMMARY:EdD Defence\, Heidi Hansen DESCRIPTION:Name of Student: Heidi Hansen\nDegree: EdD\n\nThesis Title:\n An Urban Organization’s Approach to Aboriginal Child Welfare Practice\n\ nDate: Monday\, April 23\, 2012\nTime: 1:00 PM\nLocation: SFU Vancouver\ , Room 2200\n\nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Dan Laitsch\nMember: Dr. Mary-Elle n Kelm\nInternal Examiner: Dr. Michelle Pidgeon\nExternal Examiner: Dr. Grant Charles\, UBC\n\nChair: Dr. Geoff Madoc-Jones\n CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:sschiede@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:207f1450-915c-44da-bcc7-3a96714ac488 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120321T163933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120321T163933Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120425T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120425T120000 SUMMARY:Rosanna Wijenberg\, MPM Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:Rosanna Wijenberg (Supervisor Dr. Gerhard Gries)\, MPM Defenc e\n\nThesis Title: The effect of electrostatic stimuli on German cockro ach behaviour\n\nDefence Location: Burnaby Campus\, Department of Biolo gical Sciences\, Biological Sciences Seminar room B9242 LOCATION:B9242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:466ef542-fd4b-446b-b724-fca27824258e SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20120419T180949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120419T180949Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120425T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120425T130000 SUMMARY:Gordon Hiscott\, M.Sc. Thesis Defence\, Mathematics DESCRIPTION:\nSr. Supervisor: Nilima Nigam \n\nTitle: \nAge-structured po pulation models in cyclical neutropenia: a numerical investigation. \n\n Abstract: \nBlood is composed of a variety of cells which play important roles in the health of an \norganism. Among these cells are white blood cells which are responsible for the body's \nimmune response. An import ant type of white blood cell is the neutrophil. In this thesis\, \nwe in vestigate a model of cyclical neutropenia\, a hematological disease char acterized by \nabnormal oscillations in the neutrophil count of an organ ism. A standard treatment for this \ndisease is to inject an apoptosis-i nhibiting hormone\, G-CSF\, at periodic intervals. \nMathematical models to simulate the dynamics of neutrophil populations with and without \nG -CSF treatment were developed by C. Foley\, [4]. These models include th e populations \nin the cell line from stem cells to neutrophils\, and co nsist of a nonlinear hyperbolic system \nof coupled integro-di?erential equations. The author then reduces the model to a system of \ndelay di?e rential equations which are then discretized to yield approximate soluti ons. \nIn this thesis\, we ?rst provide a quick overview of age-structur ed population models. \nWe then discuss the origin of of the PDE models in [4]\, and highlight some of their features \nwhich render their simul ation very challenging. We describe some numerical approximation \nstrat egies employed by other authors for age-structured population models whi ch did not \nconverge for our model\, and provide some insight into the reasons. We then discuss the \nmodi?cation of a splitting strategy\, whi ch does provide a convergent method for the system \nof PDE. We ?nally p rovide some numerical results\, and compare our ?ndings to those \nobtai ned in [4] on the DDE model. \n LOCATION:K9509 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mathgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d8b16e34-20c2-4f9d-bb09-902ad16a9dc2 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120321T173620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120321T173620Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120424T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120424T120000 SUMMARY:Carolyn Teasdale\, MPM Thesis Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:Senior Supervisor: Dr. Gerhard Gries\n\nThesis Title: The r ole of sound and pheromone in the sexual communication of the raspberry crown borer (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae): Implications for monitoring and ma nagement\n\nLocation: Burnaby Campus\, Department of Biological Science s\, Biological Sciences Seminar room B9242 \n LOCATION:B9242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:bisc-grad-pa@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:53fbf52f-b6af-4d07-b373-f75e6a95769b SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120306T190436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120306T190436Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120424T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120424T173000 SUMMARY:PhD Defence: S. Chakladar\, LIB2020 DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, April 24\, 2012 \n\n1:30-5:30 p.m. \n\n1:30pm set-u p time \n\n2:00pm presentation \n\nSenior Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Bennet \n\nCommittee Member: Dr. Robert Britton \n\nCommittee Member: Dr. Georg e Agnes \n\nInternal Examiner: Dr. B.Mario Pinto \n\nExternal Examiner: Dr. David Palmer\, Associate Professor\, University of Saskatchewan CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:we@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0a39daf0-fce9-4486-91c1-0cd9e9488c84 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20120404T170620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120404T170620Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120426T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120426T120000 SUMMARY:M.A. Thesis Defence - Ms. Kila Joffres - Criminology LOCATION:SWH 10121 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:crimgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bf5a622e-aadc-4fc4-9a50-76c6dc74ec14 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20120420T221945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120420T221945Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120430T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120430T163000 SUMMARY:Amir Ghahary\, MA Thesis Defence\, SIAT DESCRIPTION:Monday\, April 30\, 2012 \n\n2:30-4:30 p.m. \n\nSenior Superv isor: Dr. Diane Gromala \n\nCommittee Member: Dr. Chris Shaw \n\nExterna l Examiner: Dr. Kate Hennessy \n\nSFU Surrey\, Podium 2\, Room 2735 \n\n Abstract: \n\nThrough a principled exploration of the implications of ri tual interaction\, multimodal aesthetics\, and computational technology within the intersection of spiritual and technological cultures\, this t hesis describes a contemporary approach towards the creation of sacred s pace. Specifically\, a multivalent aesthetic environment constituting an immersive architecture is described in the form of the Sacred Sound Tem ple\, which was presented at the Burning Man Festival in 2011. Indeed\, when it comes to the human endeavor of grappling with the Sacred\, art h as always been an indispensable vehicle for the experience and expressio n of the Numinous. The long precedent of traditional culture frames art not simply in terms of its aesthetic dimensions\, but also for its trans cendental utility in binding the material realm to the intelligible real m of the Divine. In fact\, there has always been a fundamental relations hip between technology and the creation of sacred art\, especially withi n the Persian artistic tradition. In more recent times\, electronic and digital media have grown to constitute an emerging technological palette with which traditional principles of art may be reinvigorated through a contemporary effort towards technosacred art. Through participatory des ign research guided by traditional principles in art\, this thesis chart s an exploration of the symbolic and aesthetic agency of the visual\, so nic\, and architectonic dimensions of immersive architecture and describ es modes of embodied engagement within sensuous space as a form of ‘aest hetic practice’ adjacent to traditional modes of ritual interaction. A g rounded interpretation of the aesthetic and ritual dimensions of the Sac red Sound Temple based on hermeneutical knowledge from Sufism as well as modern efforts in neurotheology also elucidates an understanding of the relationship between aesthetic experience and the phenomenological dime nsions of sacred experience. In this way\, the design of technosacred sp ace clarifies a use of technological art which is as much concerned with the Sacred as it is with the emergence of new modes of presiential know ledge. Through the interfusion of the premodern with the modern\, as wel l as the real and the virtual in a mixed reality environment\, this rese arch points towards the use of art as a sacred media – a technology whic h mediates between our outer and inner realities and therefore aids us t o come into a greater awareness of our ontological position of being – r eifying our sense of ‘being in the world.’ CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:siatgrad_admissions@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7818468f-1b12-4a91-8312-e7e3f501d34e SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20120425T191301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120425T191301Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120427T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120427T163000 SUMMARY:Julie MacArthur PhD defence DESCRIPTION:Repowering Electricity? The Political Economy of Co-operative s in a Neoliberal Canada LOCATION:Library Thesis Room CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:polgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cada6a88-d8a8-449b-b066-ba84f889f43b SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120308T221525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120308T221525Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120514T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120514T140000 SUMMARY:Ph.D. Thesis Defence - Ms. Petra Jonas Vidovic - Criminology LOCATION:Library Thesis Defence Room 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:crimgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bc80b538-f227-4470-9323-356df4560013 SEQUENCE:4 DTSTAMP:20120321T170619Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120321T170619Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120514T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120514T123000 SUMMARY:Pinar Colak\, Ph.D. Thesis Defence\, Mathematics DESCRIPTION:Sr. Supervisor: Jason Bell\n \nTitle: Two-sided ideals in Lea vitt path algebras\n \nAbstract: \nLeavitt path algebras are a natural g eneralization of the Leavitt \nalgebras\, which are a class of algebras introduced by Leavitt in 1962. \nFor a directed graph $E$\, the Leavitt path algebra $L_K(E)$ of $E$ with \ncoefficients in $K$ has received muc h recent attention both from algebraists \nand analysts over the last de cade\, due to the fact that they have some \nimmediate structural connec tions with graph $C^*$-algebras. \n\nSo far\, some of the algebraic prop erties of Leavitt path algebras have \nbeen investigated\, including pri mitivity\, simplicity and being Noetherian. \nWe explicitly describe two -sided ideals in Leavitt path algebras associated \nto an arbitrary grap h. Our main result is that any two-sided ideal $I$ of a \nLeavitt path a lgebra associated to an arbitrary directed graph is generated \nby eleme nts of the form $(v+\\sum_{i=1}^n \\lambda_i g^i)(v - \\sum_{e \\in S} \ nee^*$)\, where $g$ is a cycle based \nat vertex $v$\, and $S$ is a fini te subset of $s^{-1}(v)$. We first use this \nresult to describe the \nn ecessary and sufficient conditions on the arbitrary-sized graph $E$\, su ch \nthat \nthe Leavitt path algebra associated to $E$ satisfies two-sid ed chain \nconditions. Then we show that this result can \nbe used to un ify and simplify many known results for Leavitt path algebras \nsome of which have been proven by using established methodologies from \n$C^*$-a lgebras. \n LOCATION:K9509 Burnaby Campus CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mathgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c6d128ff-b72f-40f0-9a68-cb7265cb2d7b SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120316T230440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120316T230440Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120501T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120501T143000 SUMMARY:Robert Adam Hill\, PhD Thesis Defence\, History LOCATION:Library Thesis Defence Room CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:histgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:abb91f1a-7789-48de-8074-edacb5a8b249 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120322T185142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120322T185142Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120509T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120509T130000 SUMMARY:Tracy D. Zahradnik\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:Supervisor: Dr. Gerhard Gries\n\nThesis Title: Exploitation of electromagnetic radiation as a foraging cue by conophagous insects\n \nLocation: Bennett Library 2020 (Thesis Defence Room) LOCATION:Library 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:biscgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:065b3b55-73ea-4f70-a8a7-54ddfc7ed54e SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120418T222145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120418T222145Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120529T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120529T160000 SUMMARY:M.A. Thesis Defence - Ms. Jordana Gallison - Criminology LOCATION:SWH 10121 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:crimgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2a15e924-de42-415d-8a80-cc2e09ad85d4 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120419T221751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120419T221751Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120525T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120525T133000 SUMMARY:Gurpreet Sekhon\, Ph.D. Thesis Defense\, MBB DESCRIPTION:Thesis Title: Exploring cleavage and repair DNA enzymes using a novel biochemical cross-linking technique\n\nDr. Dipankar Sen (Sr. Su pervisor)\nDr. Peter Unrau\nDr. Edgar Young (Public Examiner)\nDr. Yingf u Li - McMaster University (External Examiner)\n\nDr. Andrew Bennet (Cha ir) LOCATION:SSB 7172 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mbb@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e0dc20da-429b-4571-a411-735a476b11bc SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20120430T164827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120430T164827Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120531T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120531T163000 SUMMARY:Kelly (Hyojin) Kim\, Ph.D. Thesis Defense\, MBB DESCRIPTION:\nThesis Title: Structural Analysis of the Escherichia Coli b eta-barrel Assembly Machinery Complex \n\nDr. Mark Paetzel (Sr. Supervis or) \nDr. Rosemary Cornell \nDr. Edgar Young \nDr. Lisa Craig (Public Ex aminer) \nDr. Rachel Fernandez - UBC (External Examiner) \n\nDr. Sharon Gorski (Chair) LOCATION:SSB 7172 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mbb@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1d37c738-8b74-4761-9480-39cd160f1d7a SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20120503T213120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120503T213120Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120531T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120531T140000 SUMMARY:Feng WANG\, Thesis Defence\, PhD\, Computing Science LOCATION:TASC1 9204 West CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:csgrada@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cb66c540-41e2-43db-8163-fb9b7c4517d3 SEQUENCE:5 DTSTAMP:20120515T185617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120515T185617Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120531T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120531T120000 SUMMARY:Paulina Semenec\, MA Thesis Defence\, Faculty of Education LOCATION:SFU Burnaby\, Library 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:educmast@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:98aa74bb-2c97-43ba-a4b0-dc40e57969b3 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120426T214643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120426T214643Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120523T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120523T160000 SUMMARY:Matthew J.W. Huntley\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:Matthew J.W. Huntley (Supervisor Dr. Rolf Mathewes) MSc Thesi s Defence\n\nThesis Title: High-resolution late holocene climate change and human impacts on a hypermaritime peatland on Haida Gwaii\, BC\, Can ada\n\nLocation: Burnaby Campus\, Department of Biological Sciences\, B iological Sciences Seminar room B9242 LOCATION:B9242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:biscgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d472e373-8596-482c-94b1-feba009c4c0d SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20120502T211346Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120502T211346Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120516T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120516T113000 SUMMARY:Michele Battisti\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Economics DESCRIPTION:Title: Essays in Labour Economics \nSenior Supervisor: Simon Woodcock \nAbstract: \nMy thesis investigates the determinants of human capital accumulation and wage differentials. I analyse some of the immed iate causes for wage differentials across workers and wage patterns for the same worker over time. Since we find that in order to understand pov erty and intergenerational wage inequality for marginalized groups we ne ed to look at academic achievement in early schooling\, I also investiga te the possible role of targeted funding for specific educational goals on reading achievement. \n\nThe first chapter focuses on the effect of i ndustry experience on wages. I estimate a simultaneous equation model us ing a large panel of Italian workers for the years 1986-2004. Results sh ow that wage returns to industry experience are much higher than wage re turns to job seniority\, and that returns to general labour market exper ience dominate the effects of both industry experience and job tenure. \ n\nThe second chapter investigates the effect of coworker characteristic s on wages. The effect of interest is identified from within-firm change s in workforce composition\, controlling for person effects\, firm effec ts\, and sector-specific time trends. My estimates are based on a very l arge linked employer employee dataset of workers and firms from the Ital ian region of Veneto for the years 1982-2001. I find that a 10-percent i ncrease in the average labour market value of coworker skills is associa ted with a 3.6 percent wage premium. \nDecomposing the immigrant wage ga p shows that between 10 and 15 percent of the immigrant wage gap can be explained by differences in coworker characteristics. \n\nThe last chapt er of this thesis investigates the effects of providing school districts with supplemental funding to support the language development of studen ts who speak a non-standard English dialect. In practice\, the students funded under this policy are almost exclusively students who also self-r eport Aboriginal identity. Exploiting the staggered uptake of this fundi ng across school districts in British Columbia we find that the policy s ubstantially improved the reading scores of Aboriginal students. \n\n LOCATION:West Mall Centre 4602 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:kva10@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:16f27028-56bf-4616-9897-99dda33c19fc SEQUENCE:4 DTSTAMP:20120511T224554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120511T224554Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120518T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120518T150000 SUMMARY:Mohsen Javdani Haji\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Economics DESCRIPTION:Title: Three Essays In Labour Economics And The Economics Of Education \nSenior Supervisor: Simon Woodcock \nAbstract: \nThis thesis consists of three empirical essays. The first chapter is focused on the economics of gender\, and the other two chapters are focused on the econ omics of education. \nThe first chapter examines whether women face an e conomy-wide glass ceiling in the labour market. The existence of an econ omy-wide glass ceiling would imply that females are under-represented in high wage regions of the wage distribution\, and their under-representa tion becomes more pronounced as we up the wage distribution. I also meas ure the extent to which the economy-wide glass ceiling comes about becau se women are segregated into lower-paying firms (glass doors)\, or becau se they are segregated into lower-paying jobs within firms (within-firm glass ceilings)\, compared to their male counterparts. I find clear evid ence that women experience an economy-wide glass ceiling that is driven mainly by their disproportionate sorting across firm types rather than s orting across jobs within firms. I find no evidence that gender differen ces in sorting across firms can be accounted for by compensating differe ntials. However\, my results are consistent with predictions of an effic iency wage model where high-paying firms discriminate against females. \ nThe second chapter estimates the effect of publicly-disseminated inform ation about school achievement on school choice decisions. We find that students are more likely to leave \ntheir school when public information reveals poor school-level performance. Some parents’ school choice deci sions respond to information soon after it becomes available. Others\, i ncluding non-English-speaking parents\, alter their school choice decisi ons only in response to information that has been disseminated widely an d discussed in the media. Parents in low-income neighbourhoods are most likely to alter their school choice decisions in response to new informa tion. \nThe third chapter measures the extent to which cross-sectional d ifferences in schools’ average achievement on standardized tests are due to transitory factors. Test-based measures of school performance are in creasingly used to shape education policy\, and recent evidence shows th at they also affect families’ school choice decisions. There are\, howev er\, concerns about the precision of these measures. My results suggest that sampling variation and one-time mean reverting shocks are a signifi cant source of cross-sectional variation in schools’ mean test scores. LOCATION:West Mall Centre 4602 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:kva10@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:29116bda-2599-4a9e-aceb-4669cd11f0c0 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120509T183647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120509T183647Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120524T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120524T173000 SUMMARY:Laura Fay Ramsay\, M.Sc. Thesis Defense\, MBB DESCRIPTION:\nThesis Title: Investigating the Role of the Small Heat Shoc k Protein\, HSP-12.6\, in Longevity in Caenorhabditis elegans \n\nDr. Ev e Stringham (Sr. Supervisor) \nDr. Michel Leroux (Co-Supervisor) \nDr. D avid Baillie \nDr. Harald Hutter (Public Examiner) \n\nDr. William David son (Chair) CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER:MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ec132a78-56c5-4a70-a6d5-3af200e639a0 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20120517T184518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120517T184518Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120530T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120530T153000 SUMMARY:M.Sc Thesis Defense\, Bao Tran\, BPK DESCRIPTION:Transvascular Nerve Stimulation Electrodes LOCATION:ASB 9896 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:snugent@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2b445cd4-0de0-454b-8cde-cd59b40cd0e4 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120403T172325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120403T172325Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120625T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120625T120000 SUMMARY:Jodi Yager\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Psychology LOCATION:LB 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:eka28@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f411ec71-1cb4-4aa1-b548-f9bee53d8e5c SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120420T191428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120420T191428Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120604T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120604T130000 SUMMARY:Alex Yuen\, Ph.D. Thesis Defense\, MBB DESCRIPTION:Thesis Title: Characterization of Colonization Factors from E nteric Pathogens Vibrio cholerae and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli \n \nDr. Lisa Craig (Sr. Supervisor) \nDr. Mark Paetzel \nDr. Frederic Pio \nDr. Julian Guttman (Public Examiner) \nDr. Lori Burrows - McMaster Uni versity (External Examiner) \n\nDr. Esther Verheyen (Chair) LOCATION:SSB 7172 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mbb@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1bf2eab4-6bf3-4085-a1dc-a754b6a08560 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20120517T192115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120517T192115Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120604T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120604T140000 SUMMARY:EdD Defence\, Paule Desgroseilliers DESCRIPTION:\n\nSenior Supervisor: Geoff Madoc-Jones \n\nName of Student: Edith Kirkpatrick \nDegree: EdD \n\nThesis Title: \nFrom Government Dep artment to Independent\, Business-Focused\, Not-for-profit Corporation: The Experience of Leading Through Transition in the Creation of the Brit ish Columbia Safety Authority \n\nDate: Monday\, June 4\, 2012 \n\nTime: 10:00 AM \n\nLocation: SFU Vancouver (HC) room 1500 \n\nSenior Supervis or: Dr. Geoff Madoc-Jones \nCo-supervisor: Dr. Bruce Beairsto \nInternal Examiner: Dr. Steve Marshall \nExternal Examiner: Dr. Evert Lindquist\, School of Public Administration\, University of Victoria \n\nChair: Dr. Fred Renihan \n LOCATION:VAN: SFU Van (HC) room 2250 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:sschiede@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d95de606-d6ce-42a7-85d4-41d0079bf530 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120420T195642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120420T195642Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120606T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120606T140000 SUMMARY:Suraaj Aulakh\, M.Sc. Thesis Defense\, MBB DESCRIPTION:\nThesis Title: The protein-protein interactions involved in the periplasmic components of the beta-barrel assembly machinery (BAM) c omplex of Escherichia coli \n\nDr. Mark Paetzel (Sr. Supervisor) \nDr. C hristopher Beh \nDr. Jack Chen \nDr. Peter Unrau (Public Examiner) \n\nD r. Lisa Craig (Chair) LOCATION:SSB 7172 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER:MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c2362153-b63b-4a49-a155-6aab83684586 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120423T181929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120423T181929Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120601T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120601T133000 SUMMARY:Kristopher Schmidt\, Ph.D. Thesis Defense\, MBB DESCRIPTION:Thesis Title: Molecular interactions reveal multiple roles fo r UNC-53/NAV-2 in cell migration\, trafficking and innate immunity in Ca enorhabditis elegans \n\nDr. Nancy Hawkins (Sr. Supervisor) \nDr. Eve St ringham (Co-Supervisor) \nDr. Christopher Beh \nDr. Nicholas Harden \nDr . Harald Hutter (Public Examiner) \nDr. Nathalie Pujol - Aix-Marseille U niversity (External Examiner) \n\nDr. Barry Honda (Chair) LOCATION:Library Thesis Defence Room 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mbb@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a39a95d6-132b-49af-90a1-1fa07a4ce5f0 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120502T185132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120502T185132Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120628T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120628T130000 SUMMARY:Ph.D. Thesis Defence - Ms. Andrea Curman - Criminology LOCATION:SWH 10121 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:crimgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:733cb10f-dd01-49c9-91b7-7d05f8d15f91 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20120510T203342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120510T203342Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120612T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120612T113000 SUMMARY:Pierre Nguimkeu\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Economics DESCRIPTION:Title: Essays in Econometrics and Entrepreneurship \nSenior S upervisor: Pascal Lavergne \nAbstract: \nThis thesis proposes new semi-n onparametric methods for estimation and testing of models \ndefined by c onditional moments restrictions\, develops third-order likelihood based statistical \ntools for accurate parametric inference in small samples m odels\, and apply econometric \ntechniques to provide a rigorous analysi s of entrepreneurship in developing economies. The \nresearch proceeds a long five chapters. \nThe first chapter develops a Hausman-type specific ation test statistic for conditional moment \nrestrictions (CMR) models. These models cover one of the largest ranges in empirical studies\, \ni ncluding\, for instance\, regression models\, simultaneous equations mod els\, and models of \noptimizing economic agents under uncertainty. The proposed test statistic is asymptotically \nchi-squared distributed unde r correct specification. A general bootstrap procedure for \ncomputing c ritical values in small samples where asymptotics may fail is also propo sed. The \ntest statistic is easy to implement and simulations show that it works well in small samples. \nThe second and third chapters develop third-order likelihood based procedures for estimation \nand inference in small sample models. Chapter two proposes a statistical technique to derive \nhighly accurate p-value approximations when testing for autocor relation in dynamic \nnonlinear regression models. The proposed techniqu es are particularly accurate for small \nsamples whereas commonly used m ethods can be misleading. Two Monte Carlo simulations \nare provided to show how the proposed method outperforms existing ones and an empirical \nexample applied to population census data is given to illustrate their implementation and \nusefulness in practice. Likewise\, Chapter three u ses similar techniques to develop a procedure \nto obtain highly accurat e confidence interval estimates for the functional R = P(X > Y ) where \ nX and Y are data from independent normal distributions of unknown means and variances \nwith only few observations. The proposed method is comp ared to existing ones and its \nsupreme accuracy in terms of coverage pr obability and error rate is confirmed by numerical \nsimulations. \nThe fourth and fifth chapters examine entrepreneurship and occupational choi ces in Africa. \nThe fourth chapter investigates how skills and limited access to credit influence occupational \npatterns and explain the extre me heterogeneity observed in the informal sector of developing \ncountri es using structural\, reduced form and nonparametric techniques over a c ross-sectional \nsample of households from the Cameroon informal sector. Structural estimates and \ncounterfactual numerical simulations are the n used to show that microfinance can improve \nthe operational efficienc y of the informal sector and strengthen its income-enhancing effects \no n the urban poor. The fifth chapter\, however\, argues that in the Afric an context\, obstacles \nhindering entrepreneurship are not only limited to access to credit or availability of skills. In \nthe absence of a pu blic safety net\, Africans have developed a culture of "forced mutual he lp" \n(Firth 1951) that obliges them to share their resources with their needy relatives and extended \nfamily. Since becoming an entrepreneur m arks economic success\, it inevitably involves \nsubstantial family taxa tion. The study combines theoretical and empirical analysis to show \nho w the mutual help constraint influences entrepreneurship and adversely e ffects the growth \nof the African formal economy\, using a database com piling enterprises surveys from several \nAfrican countries. LOCATION:Library Thesis Room LB 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:kva10@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d61086bc-f13d-4e66-8f7e-b121c2bb4d1c SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20120504T220010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120504T220010Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120608T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120608T170000 SUMMARY:Brittany Froese\, Ph.D. Thesis Defence\, Mathematics DESCRIPTION:Sr. Supervisor: Adam Oberman \n\nTitle: \nNumerical Methods f or the Elliptic Monge-Ampere Equation and Optimal Transport \n\nAbstract : \nThe problem of optimal transport\, which involves finding the most c ost-efficient way of \ntransporting mass from one location to another\, is a widely-studied problem going back \nto the late eighteenth century. Recent years have revealed numerous applications in areas \nsuch as med ical imaging\, meteorology\, cosmology\, oceanography\, and economics. D espite the \nimportance of optimal transport\, computation of solutions remains an extremely challenging \nproblem. In the simplest case\, where the cost function is quadratic\, the problem takes on \nadditional stru cture. In this setting\, the constraint that mass must be conserved can be \nexpressed as a fully non-linear partial differential equation known as the elliptic Monge- \nAmpere equation. \nThe numerical solution of t he Monge-Ampere equation has received a great deal of \nattention in rec ent years\, yet the correct and efficient computation of solutions remai ns \na challenge. Because of the nonlinearity of the equation\, solution s can be singular and \nstandard numerical approaches can fail. This mea ns that novel solution techniques are \nneeded to correctly capture the behaviour of weak solutions. We describe a monotone finite \ndifference discretisation\, which provably converges to the viscosity solution of t he Monge- \nAmp?ere equation. The accuracy of the discretisation is impr oved by combining higher-order \nschemes with the monotone scheme needed to capture the correct behaviour of solutions near \nsingularities. In doing this\, we provide a general result about the convergence of higher order \nfinite difference methods for elliptic equations. The resulting nonlinear equations are \nsolved efficiently using Newton's method. \nTo ensure that mass is mapped into the desired region\, the Monge-Ampere e quation \nmust be coupled to a transport boundary condition. This type o f boundary condition is \nnon-standard\, and previously has been impleme nted only in very simple cases (such as transporting \na square to a squ are). We propose a new method for implementing the transport \ncondition by solving a sequence of more tractable Monge-Ampere equations with Neu mann \nboundary conditions. To demonstrate the e?ectiveness and effcienc y of the resulting methods\, \nwe provide computational results for a nu mber of challenging problems including the \nrecovery of inverse maps\, mapping onto unbounded density functions\, mapping from a disconnected \ ndomain\, and mapping onto non-convex sets. \nKeywords: Monge-Ampere\; o ptimal transport\; partial differential equations\; viscosity solutions\ ; \nboundary conditions\; finite difference methods LOCATION:K9509 Burnaby Campus CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mathgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d1db25ec-113b-4ca1-acbf-43cdb1c1dbce SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120509T214623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120509T214623Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120615T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120615T130000 SUMMARY:Ph.D. Thesis Defence - Mr. Mark Lokanan - Criminology LOCATION:Harbour Centre 1500 - Xerox Conference Room CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:crimgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e3f63907-3c54-4a35-a707-e72e27e7ddfd SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20120518T194913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120518T194913Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120615T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120615T120000 SUMMARY:Samuel Johnson\, M.Sc. Thesis Defence\, Mathematics DESCRIPTION:\nSr. Supervisor: Marni Mishna\n\nTitle: \nAnalytic combinato rics of planar lattice paths\n\nAbstract:\nLattice paths effectively mod el phenomena in chemistry\, physics and probability theory. Asymptotic e numeration of lattice paths is linked with entropy in the physical syste ms being modelled. Lattice paths restricted to different regions of the plane are well suited to a functional equation approach for exact and as ymptotic enumeration. This thesis surveys results on lattice paths under various restrictions\, with an emphasis on lattice paths in the quarter plane. For these paths\, we develop an original systematic combinatoria l approach providing direct access to the exponential growth factors of the asymptotic expressions. LOCATION:K9509 Burnaby Campus CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mathgsec@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4d922f53-2fee-4763-b659-7875cffcfdae SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120523T171940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120523T171940Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120615T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120615T120000 SUMMARY:Tony Botelho\, MA. Thesis Defence\, Education LOCATION:ED 9511 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER:MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e1d5d5df-a89e-49c1-90f8-1124a66d69d9 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20120510T225422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120510T225422Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120605T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120605T160000 SUMMARY:Claire Li Loong\, MSc Thesis Defence\, Biological Sciences DESCRIPTION:Claire Li Loong (Supervisor Dr. Richard Routledge\, MSc Thesi s Defence \n\nThesis Title: A comparison of the growth histories of pre- and post-decline brood years of sockeye salmon (oncorhynchus nerka) fro m Rivers Inlet based on otolith analysis\, and in relation to environmen tal conditions \n\nLocation: Bennett Library 2020 (Thesis Defence room) LOCATION:Library 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:biscgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4f324064-2df9-4725-aa66-dbdec7c25e18 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120514T221828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120514T221828Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120613T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120613T130000 SUMMARY:M.A. Thesis Defence - Mr. Evan McCuish - Criminology LOCATION:SWH 10121 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:crimgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:75a53cd4-4434-4a12-a879-456fe1b93d94 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120518T165935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120518T165935Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120613T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120613T140000 SUMMARY:Lisa Raeburn\, M.Sc. Thesis Defense\, MBB DESCRIPTION:Thesis Title: Characterizing TCRb sequence diversity in color ectal carcinoma \n\nDr. Robert Holt (Sr. Supervisor) \nDr. John Webb \nD r. Jack Chen \nDr. Jonathan Choy (Public Examiner) \n\nDr. Rosemary Corn ell (Chair) LOCATION:Library Thesis Defence Room 2020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:mbb@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2357d93b-3106-4276-85e3-571c247d8a4c SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20120516T223624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120516T223624Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120621T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120621T140000 SUMMARY: MA Thesis Defence - Allison Kilgannon - History LOCATION:Library Thesis Defence Room CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:histgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8baab5c3-f5f5-4f2d-bd0e-28566d951e37 SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20120518T185921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120518T185921Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120622T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120622T130000 SUMMARY:Kelly Cheung\, PhD Thesis Defence\, Physics DESCRIPTION:Bound State Energies and Phases in Dirac-like Structures\n\nG raphene has been actively researched since its low energy Hamiltonian is the relativistic Dirac equation with vanishing rest mass. It was first fabricated in 2004 by Geim and Novoselov allowing experiments that were initially thought impossible. Although graphene is a semi-metal\, electr onic applications require knowledge regarding how to change its phase fr om a semi-metal to an insulator. For spinless fermions on graphene\, den sity imbalance\, coupling between its Dirac points\, and directed next n earest neighbor hopping can lead to charge density wave\, Kekule bond de nsity wave\, and quantum hall effect insulating phases. Furthermore\, to pological defects such as line defects and vortices allow bound-state so lutions within the gap giving rise to fractional charge. Another example where a Dirac linear dispersion is found is spinless fermions on the Li eb lattice. At one-third filling\, the Lieb lattice is a semi-metal. Den sity imbalance\, staggered nearest neighbour hopping\, and directed next nearest neighbor hopping can change this lattice from semimetal to an i nsulating phase characterized by a charge density wave\, staggered hoppi ng\, broken pi/2 rotation symmetry\, or broken time reversal symmetry. I n both graphene and Lieb lattice\, by adding and adjusting the strengths of nearest and next nearest neighbour interactions\, many of these inte resting phases can be energetically favourable in mean-field theory. \n\ nExamining Committee \n\nSenior Supervisor: Igor Herbut \nSupervisor: Ma lcolm Kennett \nSupervisor: Levon Pogosian \n\nSFU Examiner: Howard Trot tier \n\nExternal Examiner: Mona Berciu\, University of British Columbia \n\nExamining Committee Chair: J. Steven Dodge \n LOCATION:P8445.1\, Shrum Science Centre CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:physgrad@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c0d8e58c-cb3a-4473-853e-6fdb4a7bee45 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20120523T205406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120523T205406Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120626T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120626T130000 SUMMARY:Ying-Ting Hsiao\, MA\, Thesis Defence\, Education LOCATION:Burnaby campus\, Room EDB 9511 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:educmast@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ba5a5ee-6d5f-4466-95de-880bdf2ff0e9 SEQUENCE:2 DTSTAMP:20120306T211411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120306T211411Z CREATED:20120525T120857Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20100410T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20100410T120000 SUMMARY:Farshid Marbouyti Defence MA Education LOCATION:EDB 9511 Education Building CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="MAILTO:educmast@sfu.ca":MAILTO:dgsit@sfu.ca END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR