2019

Master’s Thesis

This award recognizes a graduating master’s student who has written an outstanding thesis that has made or is expected to make a significant contribution to his or her field of study.

2019 Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award recipient

Leanne Elliott
Thesis title: Parents’ Perspectives of the Secondary Effects of an Early Motor Skill Intervention for Their Four-Year-Old Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Master of Health Sciences in Kinesiology

2019 Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award nominees

Sarah Ibaid
Thesis title: An Exploration of Muslim Canadians’ Perceptions Towards Law Enforcement Authorities and Their Willingness to Cooperate in General Crime Control and Counterterrorism Efforts
Master of Arts in Criminology

Chirag Paladiya
Thesis title: Apprehension of Resistive Characteristics of Plasma Ionized Hybrid Nano Fibrous Silicon
Master of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering

Prateek Panwar
Thesis title: Recommendations in Visual Analytics Using Emotions: A Mixed-Initiative Interaction Approach
Master of Science in Computer Science

Doctoral Thesis 

This award recognizes a graduating PhD student who has written an outstanding doctoral thesis that represents a remarkably impactful contribution to his or her field of research.

2019 Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award recipient

Shady El-Batawy
Thesis title: Intelligent Integration of Prosumers with Battery Energy Storage in Smart Distribution Systems Using Optimal Design and a Transactive Energy Framework
PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering

2019 Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award nominee

Rafael Veras
Thesis title: Visual Encoding Quality and Scalability in Information Visualization
PhD in Computer Science