Coming licentiate seminars

Jan222021 Licentiate thesisApplication of the quantum approximate optimization algorithm to combinatorial optimization problemsThis licentiate thesis is an extended introduction to the accompanying papers, which encompass a study of the quantum approximate optimization algorithm (QAOA). It is a hybrid quantum-classical algorithm for solving combinatorial optimization prob... Author: Pontus Vikstål. Opponent: Sevag Gharibian, Paderborn Universitet, Tyskland.   10:00  Location: Kollektorn (A423). Onlinelink Application of the quantum approximate optimization algorithm to combinatorial optimization problemsThis licentiate thesis is an extended introduction to the accompanying papers, which encompass a study of the quantum approximate optimization algo... Author: Pontus Vikstål. Opponent: Sevag Gharibian, Paderborn Universitet, Tyskland.   10:00  Location: Kollektorn (A423). Onlinelink Jan222021 Licentiate thesisImproved Power Predictions of Ships Using Combined CFD/EFD Methods for the Form FactorPerformance prediction of a ship is one of the most important tasks during the design phase. Once the design is finalized, the speed attained at a certain power consumption has to be verified with the most accurate prediction as it is specified at... Author: Kadir Burak Korkmaz. Opponent: Dr. Hoyte Raven.   13:00  Onlinelink Improved Power Predictions of Ships Using Combined CFD/EFD Methods for the Form FactorPerformance prediction of a ship is one of the most important tasks during the design phase. Once the design is finalized, the speed attained at a ... Author: Kadir Burak Korkmaz. Opponent: Dr. Hoyte Raven.   13:00  Onlinelink Jan282021 Licentiate thesisDriving stability of passenger vehicles under crosswindsPassenger cars are a vital part of modern society, giving people the freedom of flexible travel. As technology advances, customers increase their demands for future products. The automotive industry must, therefore, adapt to society's requirements... Author: Adam Brandt. Opponent: Prof. Jeff Howell, Loughborough University, United Kingdom.   13:15  Location: Vasa B and online in Zoom (contact simone.sebben@chalmers.se for password). Onlinelink Driving stability of passenger vehicles under crosswindsPassenger cars are a vital part of modern society, giving people the freedom of flexible travel. As technology advances, customers increase their d... Author: Adam Brandt. Opponent: Prof. Jeff Howell, Loughborough University, United Kingdom.   13:15  Location: Vasa B and online in Zoom (contact simone.sebben@chalmers.se for password). Onlinelink Feb012021 Licentiate thesisAdaptiveness and Lock-free Synchronization in Parallel Stochastic Gradient DescentThe emergence of big data in recent years due to the vast societal digitalization and large-scale sensor deployment has entailed significant interest in machine learning methods to enable automatic data analytics. In a majority of the learning alg... Author: Karl Bäckström. Opponent: Hans Vandierendonck.   14:00  Onlinelink Adaptiveness and Lock-free Synchronization in Parallel Stochastic Gradient DescentThe emergence of big data in recent years due to the vast societal digitalization and large-scale sensor deployment has entailed significant intere... Author: Karl Bäckström. Opponent: Hans Vandierendonck.   14:00  Onlinelink Feb032021 Licentiate thesisExploring the future low-carbon electricity system: impacts of nuclear power and demand patternsTo achieve the climate goals set by the Paris Agreement, the global electricity system is expected to transition towards a low-carbon electricity system. The future low-carbon electricity system is uncertain regarding both generation and demand. F... Author: Xiaoming Kan. Opponent: Assistant Professor Marta Victoria, Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Aarhus University, Denmark.   13:00  Onlinelink Exploring the future low-carbon electricity system: impacts of nuclear power and demand patternsTo achieve the climate goals set by the Paris Agreement, the global electricity system is expected to transition towards a low-carbon electricity s... Author: Xiaoming Kan. Opponent: Assistant Professor Marta Victoria, Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Aarhus University, Denmark.   13:00  Onlinelink Feb032021 Licentiate thesisShip Behaviour and Ship Bridge Allision AnalysisThe demand for maritime transport has increased with the growing demand for worldwide trade. This has led to a major increase in maritime traffic and ship sizes over the last decades, which raises the probability of accidents. The methods used in ... Author: Axel Hörteborn. Opponent: Pentti Kujala, Alto University, Finland.   13:00  Onlinelink Ship Behaviour and Ship Bridge Allision AnalysisThe demand for maritime transport has increased with the growing demand for worldwide trade. This has led to a major increase in maritime traffic a... Author: Axel Hörteborn. Opponent: Pentti Kujala, Alto University, Finland.   13:00  Onlinelink Feb052021 Licentiate thesisDevelopment of speed-power performance models for ship voyage optimizationVarious measures, such as voyage optimization, performance monitoring and ship cleaning schedules, have been developed to help increase the energy efficiency of shipping operations. One of the most important elements needed for these measures is a... Author: Xiao Lang. Opponent: Associate Professor Ulrik Dam Nielsen, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark..   10:00  Location: Radion (meeting room), SB building, Hörsalsvägen 11, Göteborg.. Onlinelink Development of speed-power performance models for ship voyage optimizationVarious measures, such as voyage optimization, performance monitoring and ship cleaning schedules, have been developed to help increase the energy ... Author: Xiao Lang. Opponent: Associate Professor Ulrik Dam Nielsen, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark..   10:00  Location: Radion (meeting room), SB building, Hörsalsvägen 11, Göteborg.. Onlinelink Feb172021 Licentiate thesisLaser Based Powder Bed Fusion of Plain Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels: Microstructure and ProcessabilityDespite the prominence of laser based powder bed fusion (LB-PBF) as an additive manufacturing technique, the number of alloys that have been approved for the process remains limited. In traditional manufacturing, ferrous alloys are the most common... Author: William Hearn. Opponent: Dr. Henrik Karlsson, Volvo Group Trucks Technology, Volvo AB.   13:15  Location: VDL, Chalmers, Tvärgata 4C. Onlinelink Laser Based Powder Bed Fusion of Plain Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels: Microstructure and ProcessabilityDespite the prominence of laser based powder bed fusion (LB-PBF) as an additive manufacturing technique, the number of alloys that have been approv... Author: William Hearn. Opponent: Dr. Henrik Karlsson, Volvo Group Trucks Technology, Volvo AB.   13:15  Location: VDL, Chalmers, Tvärgata 4C. Onlinelink