PhD Final Examination: Agamdeep Chopra
Dissertation Title: Toward Reliable and Interpretable AI for 3D Medical Image Computing: Registration, Cross Modal Synthesis, and Resource Efficient Segmentation, Supervisory Committee Members: Mehmet Kurt | Committee Chair |Department of Mechanical Engineering, Meliha Yetisgen | GSR | Department of Biomedical Informatics & Medical Education, Krithika Manohar | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Joe Powers | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hesam Jahanian | Committee Member | Department of Radiology.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Agamdeep Chopra. Event Types: Academics.
Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Supporting disabled students in research: AccessComputing discussion
AccessComputing invites you to join us for an online (Zoom) community discussion about supporting disabled students in research.
We'll have an interactive discussion about the 2022 article Students with Disabilities in Life Science Undergraduate Research Experiences: Challenges and Opportunities by Gin, Pais, et al (check out the abstract below!) and how the computing community can benefit from the findings. Registrants may wish to read the paper in advance of the meeting.
Registration Required, Accommodation Note: Zoom auto captions will be enabled. For ASL, CART, or additional accommodations contact Brianna Blaser at blaser@uw.edu.
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Students with Disabilities in Life Science Undergraduate Research Experiences: Challenges and Opportunities. Gin LE, Pais D, Cooper KM, Brownell SE. CBE Life Sci Educ. 2022 Jun; 21(2): ar32.
Abstract: Individuals with disabilities are underrepresented in postsecondary science education and in science careers, yet few studies have explored why this…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: blaser@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Information Sessions. Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, July 30, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. PhD Final Examination: Bahetihazi Maidu
Dissertation Title: Physics-Informed and Data-Driven Inference of Cardiovascular Hemodynamics, Thrombosis Risk, and Model Parameters, Supervisory Committee Members:Juan C del Alamo | Committee Chair| Department of Mechanical Engineering, Patrick Boyle | GSR | Department of Bioengineering, Alberto Aliseda | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nazem Akoum | Committee Member | UW Medicine, Division of Cardiology.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: merecept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics.
Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
PhD Qualifying Examination: Ama Darkwah
Supervisory Committee Members:Alberto Aliseda | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering, John Kramlich | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Juan Carlos del Alamo | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dana Dabiri | Committee Member | Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: merecept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, August 21, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
PhD Qualifying examination: Tyson Lam
Supervisory Committee Members:Mehmet Kurt | Faculty Advisor | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ashish Manohar | Departmental Representative | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Per Reinhall | Committee Member | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Liz Wayne | Committee Member | Department of Bioengineering.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: merecept@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics.
Wednesday, September 2, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.