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Doctoral Oral Exams for Nov. 9-13, 2026

The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:

Kishorekumar Suryaprakash, Ph.D., Economics, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 10 a.m., via Zoom. Dissertation: “State Informality and Peri-Urban Development in the Global South: A Case of Chennai Metropolitan Area, India.” Vamsicharan Vakulabharanam, chair.

Nathan Kwan-Ho Ng, Ph.D., Computer Science, Friday, Nov. 13, 10 a.m., LGRC A311. Dissertation: “Collaborative Resource Management for AI Applications in the Device-Edge-Cloud Continuum.” Prashant Shenoy, chair.

Jorge Murillo, Ph.D., Computer Science, Friday, Nov. 13, 2 p.m., LGRC A311. Dissertation: “Carbon-Aware Spatial Shifting for Internet-Scale Interactive Services.” Prashant Shenoy, chair.