Public defence of doctoral thesis

Okt252021 Doctoral thesisSteering control for haptic feedback and active safety functionsSteering feedback is an important element that defines driver–vehicle interaction. It strongly affects driving performance and is primarily dependent on the steering actuator's control strategy. Typically, the control method is open loop, that is ... Author: Tushar Chugh. Opponent: Dr. David Cole, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.   10:15  Location: Room KC, Kemigården 4. Onlinelink Steering control for haptic feedback and active safety functionsSteering feedback is an important element that defines driver–vehicle interaction. It strongly affects driving performance and is primarily depende... Author: Tushar Chugh. Opponent: Dr. David Cole, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.   10:15  Location: Room KC, Kemigården 4. Onlinelink Okt272021 Doctoral thesisNetworks of urban interaction - Growth and centrality in the complex geography of urban activityHow cities and regions grow and decline depend on technological, social and economic factors. Understanding the interplay of these forces is central in research efforts aiming to improve urban and transport planning. The purpose of this thesis is ... Author: Alexander Hellervik. Opponent: Marc Barthelemy, Institut de Physique Theorique (CEA), Saclay och Centre d'Analyse et de Mathematique Sociales (EHESS), Paris, Frankrike.   16:30  Location: KA-salen, Kemihuset, Kemigården 4, samt zoom: https://chalmers.zoom.us/j/65813664054, Password: 465103. Onlinelink Networks of urban interaction - Growth and centrality in the complex geography of urban activityHow cities and regions grow and decline depend on technological, social and economic factors. Understanding the interplay of these forces is centra... Author: Alexander Hellervik. Opponent: Marc Barthelemy, Institut de Physique Theorique (CEA), Saclay och Centre d'Analyse et de Mathematique Sociales (EHESS), Paris, Frankrike.   16:30  Location: KA-salen, Kemihuset, Kemigården 4, samt zoom: https://chalmers.zoom.us/j/65813664054, Password: 465103. Onlinelink Okt282021 Doctoral thesisGas and dust in early galaxy evolutionIn order to study the content of distant galaxies without focusing solely on the brightest objects -- the tip of the iceberg -- I developed a tool:  LineStacker. As its name indicates this tool was designed to perform spectral stacking analyses. S... Author: Jean Baptiste Jolly. Opponent: Prof, Linda Tacconi, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Germany.   13:00  Location: EE-salen, Edit-huset, Elektrogården 1, Göteborg. Onlinelink Gas and dust in early galaxy evolutionIn order to study the content of distant galaxies without focusing solely on the brightest objects -- the tip of the iceberg -- I developed a tool:... Author: Jean Baptiste Jolly. Opponent: Prof, Linda Tacconi, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Germany.   13:00  Location: EE-salen, Edit-huset, Elektrogården 1, Göteborg. Onlinelink Okt282021 Doctoral thesisChlorophyll fluorescence as a biological feedback signal -for optimized plant growth conditions and stress diagnosisThe use of light emitting diodes (LEDs) instead of traditional high pressure sodium lamps, in greenhouses and indoor growing facilities, enables tuning and optimization of both light intensity and light spectrum. This opens for an energy saving po... Author: Linnéa Ahlman. Opponent: Prof. Per-Olof Gutman, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.   14:00  Location: KB-salen, Kemigården 4, and online.. Onlinelink Chlorophyll fluorescence as a biological feedback signal -for optimized plant growth conditions and stress diagnosisThe use of light emitting diodes (LEDs) instead of traditional high pressure sodium lamps, in greenhouses and indoor growing facilities, enables tu... Author: Linnéa Ahlman. Opponent: Prof. Per-Olof Gutman, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.   14:00  Location: KB-salen, Kemigården 4, and online.. Onlinelink Okt292021 Doctoral thesisModular Learning and Optimization for Planning of Discrete Event SystemsOptimization of industrial processes, such as manufacturing cells, can have great impact on their performance. Finding optimal solutions to these large-scale systems is, however, a complex problem. They typically include multiple subsystems, and t... Author: Fredrik Hagebring. Opponent: Professor Spiridon Reveliotis, Georgia Tech, USA.   10:00  Location: ED-salen, Hörsalsvägen 11. Onlinelink Modular Learning and Optimization for Planning of Discrete Event SystemsOptimization of industrial processes, such as manufacturing cells, can have great impact on their performance. Finding optimal solutions to these l... Author: Fredrik Hagebring. Opponent: Professor Spiridon Reveliotis, Georgia Tech, USA.   10:00  Location: ED-salen, Hörsalsvägen 11. Onlinelink Nov042021 Doctoral thesisSystems biology of protein synthesis and secretion in yeastProtein synthesis and secretion is a vital process to maintain cell function. As it demands numerous building blocks, cofactors and chaperones generated from metabolism and translation, the process is intertwined with metabolic and regulatory netw... Author: Qi Qi. Opponent: Professor Paola Branduardi, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy.   09:00  Location: 10:an, Kemigården 4, Göteborg. Onlinelink Systems biology of protein synthesis and secretion in yeastProtein synthesis and secretion is a vital process to maintain cell function. As it demands numerous building blocks, cofactors and chaperones gene... Author: Qi Qi. Opponent: Professor Paola Branduardi, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy.   09:00  Location: 10:an, Kemigården 4, Göteborg. Onlinelink Nov042021 Doctoral thesisConstraint-based modeling of yeast metabolism and protein secretionYeasts are extensively exploited as cell factories for producing alcoholic beverages, biofuels, bio-pharmaceutical proteins, and other value-added chemicals. To improve the performance of yeast cell factories, it is necessary to understand their m... Author: Feiran Li. Opponent: Steve Oliver, University of Cambridge, UK..   13:30  Location: 10:an,Kemigården 4, Chalmers.. Onlinelink Constraint-based modeling of yeast metabolism and protein secretionYeasts are extensively exploited as cell factories for producing alcoholic beverages, biofuels, bio-pharmaceutical proteins, and other value-added ... Author: Feiran Li. Opponent: Steve Oliver, University of Cambridge, UK..   13:30  Location: 10:an,Kemigården 4, Chalmers.. Onlinelink Nov052021 Doctoral thesisDetached Eddy Simulation for Aerospace ApplicationsWith the continuous growth in air traffic that we see nowadays, comes an increase in the requirements needed to be satisfied in order to certify an aircraft for operation. These stricter regulations affect aspects such as CO2 emissions, sound poll... Author: Gonzalo Montero Villar. Opponent: Prof. Paul G. Tucker, Cambridge University, United Kingdom.   10:00  Location: KA lecture hall, Kemigården 4. Detached Eddy Simulation for Aerospace ApplicationsWith the continuous growth in air traffic that we see nowadays, comes an increase in the requirements needed to be satisfied in order to certify an... Author: Gonzalo Montero Villar. Opponent: Prof. Paul G. Tucker, Cambridge University, United Kingdom.   10:00  Location: KA lecture hall, Kemigården 4. Nov122021 Doctoral thesisFacilitating the Implementation of Smart MaintenanceInnovations and rapid advancements in digital technologies in the manufacturing industry are setting high expectations of highly automated, intelligent and interconnected production systems. To bring these expectations to realisation and secure pr... Author: Camilla Lundgren. Opponent: Tomohiko Sakao, Linköping University.   09:00  Location: Online at Zoom (link below, contact clarissa.gonzalez@chalmers.se for password) and Virtual Development Laboratory. Onlinelink Facilitating the Implementation of Smart MaintenanceInnovations and rapid advancements in digital technologies in the manufacturing industry are setting high expectations of highly automated, intelli... Author: Camilla Lundgren. Opponent: Tomohiko Sakao, Linköping University.   09:00  Location: Online at Zoom (link below, contact clarissa.gonzalez@chalmers.se for password) and Virtual Development Laboratory. Onlinelink Nov122021 Doctoral thesisDecision-Making in Autonomous Driving using Reinforcement LearningThe main topic of this thesis is tactical decision-making for autonomous driving. An autonomous vehicle must be able to handle a diverse set of environments and traffic situations, which makes it hard to manually specify a suitable behavior for ev... Author: Carl-Johan E Hoel. Opponent: Professor Ville Kyrki, Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Aalto University, Finland.   10:00  Location: Lecture room FB, Fysikgården 4, Chalmers. Decision-Making in Autonomous Driving using Reinforcement LearningThe main topic of this thesis is tactical decision-making for autonomous driving. An autonomous vehicle must be able to handle a diverse set of env... Author: Carl-Johan E Hoel. Opponent: Professor Ville Kyrki, Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Aalto University, Finland.   10:00  Location: Lecture room FB, Fysikgården 4, Chalmers. Nov122021 Doctoral thesisProduction and investigation of highly thermophilic multi-domain carbohydrate-active enzymesWith the looming threat of climate change caused largely by an excess of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, recent scientific efforts have focused on the substitution of fossil fuels and other polluting compounds with more environmentally conscious... Author: Daniel Krska. Opponent: Prof. Maija Tenkanen, University of Helsinki, Finland.   10:00  Location: 10-an, Forskarhus 1, Kemigården 4, Chalmers. Onlinelink Production and investigation of highly thermophilic multi-domain carbohydrate-active enzymesWith the looming threat of climate change caused largely by an excess of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, recent scientific efforts have focused o... Author: Daniel Krska. Opponent: Prof. Maija Tenkanen, University of Helsinki, Finland.   10:00  Location: 10-an, Forskarhus 1, Kemigården 4, Chalmers. Onlinelink Nov192021 Doctoral thesisCollision-free path coordination and cycle time optimization of industrial robot cellsIn industry, short ramp-up times, product quality, product customization and high production rates are among the main drivers of technological progress. This is especially true for automotive manufacturers whose market is very competitive, constan... Author: Domenico Spensieri. Opponent: Prof. Steven M. LaValle, Center for Ubiquitous Computing, University of Oulu, Finland.   09:00  Location: Virtual Development Laboratory, Chalmers, Hörsalsvägen 11, Göteborg. Onlinelink Collision-free path coordination and cycle time optimization of industrial robot cellsIn industry, short ramp-up times, product quality, product customization and high production rates are among the main drivers of technological prog... Author: Domenico Spensieri. Opponent: Prof. Steven M. LaValle, Center for Ubiquitous Computing, University of Oulu, Finland.   09:00  Location: Virtual Development Laboratory, Chalmers, Hörsalsvägen 11, Göteborg. Onlinelink Nov192021 Doctoral thesisImproving Thermoelectric Properties of Inorganic Clathrates by Atomic and Microscale Structure EngineeringAs more countries are aiming for a carbon-neutral economy, technologies that utilize renewable energies are increasingly being considered. Thermoelectric materials enable the direct conversion between a thermal gradient and an electrical potential... Author: Yifei Zhang. Opponent: Nini H. Pryds, Professor from Technical University of Denmark.   09:00  Location: 10:an, Kemigården 4, Chalmers.. Improving Thermoelectric Properties of Inorganic Clathrates by Atomic and Microscale Structure EngineeringAs more countries are aiming for a carbon-neutral economy, technologies that utilize renewable energies are increasingly being considered. Thermoel... Author: Yifei Zhang. Opponent: Nini H. Pryds, Professor from Technical University of Denmark.   09:00  Location: 10:an, Kemigården 4, Chalmers.. Nov192021 Doctoral thesisMarine Propulsion System Performance Beyond the Propulsive FactorsThe marine propulsion system often operates in the wake of the ship it is mounted on. This implies that the propulsion system affects the flow around the hull, and the inflow to the propulsion system is dependent on the hull shape. Due to the comp... Author: Jennie Andersson. Opponent: Prof. Tom van Terwisga, TU Delft / MARIN, Netherlands.   10:00  Location: SB-H1, Sven Hultins gata 6. Onlinelink Marine Propulsion System Performance Beyond the Propulsive FactorsThe marine propulsion system often operates in the wake of the ship it is mounted on. This implies that the propulsion system affects the flow arou... Author: Jennie Andersson. Opponent: Prof. Tom van Terwisga, TU Delft / MARIN, Netherlands.   10:00  Location: SB-H1, Sven Hultins gata 6. Onlinelink Nov192021 Doctoral thesisDesign, Synthesis and Evaluation of Photoswitches for Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage SystemsTo meet the future energy demands and handle climate changes, new sustainable energy sources must be developed. Over the last decades, great scientific progress on harvesting solar energy has been made, but storing the energy is still a challenge.... Author: Maria Quant. Opponent: Grace Han, Brandeis University, USA.   13:00  Location: HA2. Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Photoswitches for Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage SystemsTo meet the future energy demands and handle climate changes, new sustainable energy sources must be developed. Over the last decades, great scient... Author: Maria Quant. Opponent: Grace Han, Brandeis University, USA.   13:00  Location: HA2. Nov192021 Doctoral thesisCollaborative production planning with BIM – Design, development and evaluation of a Virtual Production Planning systemConstruction projects have for a long time been characterized by increased specialization, low productivity, and a fragmented information exchange culture, resulting in inefficient work processes, with time delays and budget overruns. Research wit... Author: Mikael Viklund Tallgren. Opponent: Professor Timo Hartman, Civil Engineering Institute, Technical University Berlin, Germany .   13:00  Onlinelink Collaborative production planning with BIM – Design, development and evaluation of a Virtual Production Planning systemConstruction projects have for a long time been characterized by increased specialization, low productivity, and a fragmented information exchange ... Author: Mikael Viklund Tallgren. Opponent: Professor Timo Hartman, Civil Engineering Institute, Technical University Berlin, Germany .   13:00  Onlinelink Nov192021 Doctoral thesisKey Signal Processing Technologies for High-speed Passive Optical NetworksWith emerging technologies such as high-definition video, virtual reality, and cloud computing, bandwidth demand in the access networks is ever-increasing. Passive optical network (PON) has become a promising architecture thanks to its low cost an... Author: Lei Xue. Opponent: Dora van Veen, Nokia Bell Labs, USA.   14:00  Location: Room EC, Hörsalsvägen 11, 5th floor, Chalmers University of Technology, Johanneberg campus, and Via Zoom. Onlinelink Key Signal Processing Technologies for High-speed Passive Optical NetworksWith emerging technologies such as high-definition video, virtual reality, and cloud computing, bandwidth demand in the access networks is ever-inc... Author: Lei Xue. Opponent: Dora van Veen, Nokia Bell Labs, USA.   14:00  Location: Room EC, Hörsalsvägen 11, 5th floor, Chalmers University of Technology, Johanneberg campus, and Via Zoom. Onlinelink Nov262021 Doctoral thesisBrownfield Factory Layout Planning using Realistic Virtual ModelsTo stay competitive in an increasingly digitalised and global context, manufacturing companies need to increase productivity and decrease waste. This means their production systems must improve; something they can achieve in a multitude of ways. F... Author: Daniel Nåfors. Opponent: Associate Professor Luis Ribeiro, IEI, Linköping University, Sweden.   14:00  Location: Virtual Development Laboratory, Chalmers tvärgata 4c, Gothenburg. Brownfield Factory Layout Planning using Realistic Virtual ModelsTo stay competitive in an increasingly digitalised and global context, manufacturing companies need to increase productivity and decrease waste. Th... Author: Daniel Nåfors. Opponent: Associate Professor Luis Ribeiro, IEI, Linköping University, Sweden.   14:00  Location: Virtual Development Laboratory, Chalmers tvärgata 4c, Gothenburg. Dec032021 Doctoral thesisSqueak and Rattle Prediction for Robust Product Development in the automotive industrySqueak and rattle are nonstationary, irregular, and impulsive sounds that are audible inside the car cabin. For decades, customer complaints about squeak and rattle have been, and still are, among the top quality issues in the automotive industry.... Author: Mohsen Bayani. Opponent: Professor Mohamad Qatu, Eastern Michigan University, United States.   14:00  Location: Virtual Development Laboratory (VDL), Hörsalsvägen 7A, and Via Zoom. Squeak and Rattle Prediction for Robust Product Development in the automotive industrySqueak and rattle are nonstationary, irregular, and impulsive sounds that are audible inside the car cabin. For decades, customer complaints about ... Author: Mohsen Bayani. Opponent: Professor Mohamad Qatu, Eastern Michigan University, United States.   14:00  Location: Virtual Development Laboratory (VDL), Hörsalsvägen 7A, and Via Zoom.