COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE – POLICY ON DISSERTATION/THESIS DEFENSE
The dissertation/thesis defense must be open to the public and announced two weeks prior to the date of the defense. You can submit your notice through this form.
Virtual dissertation/thesis defenses (off-campus defenses) are permitted. When entering your defense information, please enter your building as “Virtual” and the room area should be your Zoom link. Face-to-Face defenses are still an option for students and their committees.
Requests to deviate from the above policies due to extenuating circumstances will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Formal requests for exceptions (especially if the two-week lead time for the announcement was missed) should be sent by the student’s advisor to Dr. Ali Gordon at ali@ucf.edu.
Submitting a Defense Announcement
To submit a graduate thesis or dissertation defense, please
The dissertation/thesis defense must be open to the public and announced two weeks prior to the date of the defense.
College Policy on Dissertation/Thesis Defenses
Thesis/Dissertation Approval Form
Thesis/Dissertation Approval Form – This form is used by Thesis and Dissertation students who have successfully defended. It will be started by the student once they have completed their defense and automatically sent from member to member. Students MUST complete their final submission before Graduate Studies will approve this form.
Upcoming Defenses
Archives
2025 – 2024 – 2023 – 2022 – 2021 – 2020 – 2019 – 2018 – 2017 – 2016 – 2015 – 2014 – 2013 – 2012
Mar 31 2025
- Mechanical and Aerospace Defense - Hamil Patel
- Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering Defense - Javed Ali
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Defense - John Patten
- Modeling & Simulation Defense - Yanlai Wu
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense - Kwasi Opoku
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Defense - Ahmed Safdari
- Materials Science and Engineering Defense - Ross Osborne
Apr 1 2025
Apr 2 2025
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Defense - Taylor Brown
- Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering Defense - Madison Giuntoli
- Computer Science Defense - Gabriela Shamblin
- Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering Defense - Christopher Hagglund
- Materials Science and Engineering Defense - Hayat Soufiani
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Defense - Max Fortin
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense - Mohammad Safayet Hossain
- Computer Science Defense - Zihang Zou
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense - Jose-Valentin Sera-Josef
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Defense - Eric Frankle
Apr 3 2025
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Defense - Steven Schroeder
- Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering Defense - Juthika Roy
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Defense - Nancy Zheng
- Materials Science and Engineering Defense - Shanza Nusrat
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Defense - Diana Rodriguez De Francisco
- Industrial Engineering and Systems Management Defense - Valeria Laynes Fiascunari
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense - Yousef Abudyak
- Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering Defense - Jorge Eliecer Ballesteros Ortega
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Defense - Sanjay Gandham
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Defense - Joseph Ciurca