Public examinations of doctoral dissertations

Upcoming public examinations of doctoral dissertations at the University of Jyväskylä.

Past dissertations

5.6.2026 M.Sc Zhaonan Ma (Faculty of Information Technology, Computer Science and Engineering)

M.Sc Zhaonan Ma defends their doctoral dissertation in Computer Science and Engineering "Behavioural Efficiency Under Task Demands: Brain-Behaviour Coupling Across Engagement, Load, and Neural Modulation".

6.6.2026 FM Aleksi Eskelinen (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Finnish history)

FM Aleksi Eskelinen defends his doctoral dissertation in Finnish history "Kansalliseksi kerrottu ja valikoiden vaiettu. Muinaistieteellisen toimikunnan ja Suomen kansallismuseon rakentamat narratiivit vuosina 1916–1971".

8.6.2026 M.Sc. Yizhe Zhu (Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Department of Mathematics and Statistics)

M.Sc. Yizhe Zhu defends their doctoral dissertation “Mappings of Finite Distortion and Values of Finite Distortion: Uniqueness of Diffeomorphic minimizers, Global Integrability of the Jacobian, Reshetnyak's Theorem”.

11.6.2026 M.Sc. Maria Sukanen (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Physiotherapy)

M.Sc. Maria Sukanen defends the doctoral dissertation in Physiotherapy ”Achilles tendon and triceps surae muscle biomechanics in health and disease”.

12.6.2026 MA (Educ.) Faisal Channa (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Teacher Education)

MA (Educ.) Faisal Channa defends his doctoral dissertation in teacher education "Temporal and sequential dynamics of socially shared regulation in collaborative learning among pre- and in-service teachers".

12.6.2026 M.Sc. Minna Roine (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Physiotherapy)

M.Sc. Minna Roine defends the doctoral dissertation in Physiotherapy ”Direct Access Physiotherapy: Educational, Clinical and Experiential perspectives”.

12.6.2026 YTM Taija Nöjd (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, social work)

YTM Taija Nöjd defends their doctoral dissertation in social work "Exploring social welfare professionals’ views on the ecosocial approach in social work".

12.6.2026 M.Sc. Xinyu Tan (Faculty of Information Technology, Computer Science and Engineering)

M.Sc. Xinyu Tan defends their doctoral dissertation "A Design, Modeling, and Programming Framework for Resource-Constrained WSN Applications Starting from Statecharts".

12.6.2026 DSocSc Lauri Myllymaa (Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Department of Biological and Environmental Science)

DSocSc Lauri Myllymaa defends their doctoral dissertation "Principled Approaches to Theoretical Modelling in Evolutionary Biology”.

18.6.2026 FM Jaana Ruotsalainen (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, music therapy)

FM Jaana Ruotsalainen defends their doctoral dissertation in music therapy "Rhytmic multisensory activation in multidisciplinary neurological rehabilitation".

26.6.2026 M.Sc. Roope Suvinen (Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Department of Chemistry)

M.Sc. Roope Suvinen defends their doctoral dissertation "Experimental and Computational Investigations of Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Carbenes and their Transition Metal and Main Group Complexes”.

26.6.2026 M.Sc. Aagrah Agnihotri (Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Department of Physics)

M.Sc. Aagrah Agnihotri defends their doctoral dissertation "Study of Nuclear Weak Processes for Physics Beyond the Standard Model”.