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

Alireza Bahramali, Ph.D., Computer Science, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2:15 p.m., via Zoom. Dissertation: “Towards Encrypted Network Traffic Analysis.” Amir Houmansadr, chair.

Briana Kubik, Ph.D., Microbiology, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 10:30 a.m., Life Science Lab N410. Dissertation: “Investigating Factors Impacting Interspecies Microbial Competition in Deep-Sea Nutrient-Limited Environments.” James Holden, chair.

Dario Rosenstock, Ph.D., Physics, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 10 a.m., Lederle 1033 and via Zoom. Dissertation: “Towards Understanding Performance Limitations of Superconducting Qubit Systems.” Chen Wang, chair.

Eric Vazquez Sanchez, Ph.D., Comparative Literature, Friday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m., via Zoom. Dissertation: “Slippages of the Collective Present: The Aesthetic and Political Frictions of Oil in the Twenty-First Century.” Kathryn Lachman, chair.