Kaitstud doktoritööd
Igal aastal kaitstakse Loodus- ja täppisteaduste valdkonnas üle viiekümne doktoritöö.
2025. aastal kaitstud doktoritööd:
Débora Aguiar Gomes „Theoretical and astrophysical aspects of extended general relativity“
Jorma Rahu „Novel insights into aerosol-cloud interactions by analysing the temporal evolution of strong anthropogenic cloud perturbations“
Laxmipriya Pati „The effects of non-Riemannian connection in teleparallel gravity“
Ye Wang „Investigating the properties of metal surfaces under high electric fields based on ab initio calculations“
Kateryna Kubrak „Towards user-centered prescriptive process monitoring systems“
Eerik Muuli „Automating the assessment and feedback processes in IT teaching – improving creation and maintenance from the teaching staff perspective“
Alireza Akhavi Zadegan „A multimodal approach for refining mapping and localization by integrating generative AI and pedestrian-centric data“
Mahmoud Kamel Akila Soliman Shoush „Prescriptive Process Monitoring Under Uncertainty and Resource Constraints“
Andre Tättar „Multilingual machine translation for under-resourced languages“
Mariia Bakhtina „A method for information security and privacy management in smart solutions“
Alejandra Duque Torres „Classifying, Constraining and Ranking Metamorphic Relations“
Katsiaryna Lashkevich „Data-Driven Analysis and Optimization of Waiting Times in Business Processes“
Rauno Sedrik Synthesis and investigation of polymers from different cyclic bio-based monomers
Kristiina Kurg Exploring the potential of a liquid biopsy approach for melanoma diagnostics and the role of extracellular vesicles in atherosclerosis development Tartu
Artjom Stepanjuk „Function of adhesion molecules and signalling pathways in human endometrial and embryonic models“
Mario Reiman „Placental transcriptome in normal and complicated pregnancies“
Marianne Kivastik Heterostylous plants in an era of global change: the role of local, landscape and climatic factors
Eleonora Beccari Mapping and exploring trait spaces across the tree of life
2024. aastal kaitstud doktoritööd:
Robert Valner „Design of TeMoto, a software framework for dependable, adaptive, and collaborative autonomous robots"
Ingrid Rebane „Structure-property relationships of moldable silicone foams"
Mailis Laht „Using the One Health approach for mapping the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria in Estonia"
Henri Ingelman „Systems-level characterisation and improvement of Clostridium autoethanogenum metabolism"
Siim Laanesoo „Novel high-performance biomass-based polymers"
Joonas Merisalu „Resistive switching in memristor structures with multilayerdielectrics"
Maria Maloverjan „Optimizing cell-penetrating peptide-based nanoparticles for delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics"
Iman Dadras „Low power neural network-based control and actuation solutions for insect-scale robots"
Chung-Yueh Yeh „Characterization of MPK and HT1 kinases in CO2-induced stomatal movements"
Mariliis Hinnu „In vitro methods for studying the mechanisms of ribosometargeting antibiotics"
Olena Zamora „Impacts of plant hormones on controlling stomatal conductance"
Sainan Wang „Structure-guided insights into the functions of CHIKV nsP2"
Ikechukwu Ofodile „Fault tolerant attitude control for nanosatellites: ESTCube-2 case"
Anneli Samel „Unveiling the characteristics of cancer-testis antigen MAGEA10"
Danat Yermakovich „The evolutionary history of complex traits: implications of archaic admixture"
Kertu Liis Krigul „The gut microbiome at the interface of human health and disease“
Arun Kumar Devarajan „Mikroobid ja kliimamuutused: taim-mikroob interaktsioonid riisi füllosfääris ja mulla mikrobioomid subarktilistes rohumaades“
Vi Ngan Tran „Rakkude dünaamika ja epiteeli morfogenees Drosophila tiiva arengus“
Sirelin Sillamaa „Helikaaside Hmi1 ja lrc3 roll pärmi mitokondriaalse DNA säilitamisel“
Natàlia Pujol Gualdo „Naiste reproduktiivtervisega seotud tunnuste geneetiliste seoste tõlgendamine“
Maarja Jõeloo„Arengud mikrokiibipõhiste koopiaarvu variatsioonide tuvastamises ja fenotüüpidega seostamises“
Artjom Berholts „Light-enhanced sensors of oxidizing gases based on single-layer CVD graphene“
Kristjan Müürsepp „Phenomenological implications of Standard Model extensions“
Helle-Mai Piirsoo „Mechanical properties of nanocomposites with artificial periodic structure“
Kristel Möls „Metastable TiO2-II in atomic layer deposited thin and ultrathin films: stabilization, properties and impact on film growth“
Dmytro Danilian „Photocatalytic materials for water treatment and antimicrobial applications“
Kaja Pae „Electron-phonon interactions in local degenerate electronic states in solids“
Bilal Gul Palaeotemperature reconstruction based on oxygen stable isotopic trends from the Ordovician-Silurian brachiopods of Baltoscandia
Raul Paat Groundwater and surface water interactions in peatlands: Hydrogeological insights from Estonian mires
Sylvester Ikenna Ofili Geochemistry and depositional environments of two black shale formations: the Baltoscandian Cambrian-Ordovician Alum Shale and the Cretaceous Lokpanta Oil Shale
Jan-Michael Cayme. Organic-inorganic interactions in experimental and archaeological ceramics
Silvester Jürjo. Separation of rare earth elements from Estonian phosphorite ore using liquid extraction followed by electrochemical reduction
Larissa Silva Maciel. Derivatization-targeted LC-MS analysis of compounds containing amino group
Akmal Kosimov. Template-assisted Mechanosynthesis (TAMS) for the production of bifunctional transition metal-based catalysts
Ritums Cepītis. Modelling Structural and Geometrical Effects in Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen Electrocatalysis
Kaarel Kisand. Resorcinol-derived carbon-based catalysts for polymer electrolyte fuel cell cathodes
Heigo Ers. Adsorption and Structuring Processes at Single Crystal Electrode – Ionic Liquid Interface – Insights from Simulations and in situ Studies
Kerli Martin. Recognition of carboxylates by synthetic receptors – from structure-affinity studies to solid-contact anion-selective electrode prototyping
Huy Qui Vinh Nguyen. Development of Carbon Supported Pt–CeO2 Catalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
Yiming Meng Plant mycorrhizal type and status in the global flora
Siqiao Liu The effect of anthropogenic disturbance on soil fungal communities
Slendy Julieth Rodríguez Alarcón Intraspecific trait diversity in plants: characterizing effects of trait variation on community assembly and ecosystem functioning
Iris Reinula Genetic variation of grassland plants in changing landscapes
Sanni Maria Aurora Färkkilä Methods for studying plant-fungal interactions – reflecting on the old, the new and the upcoming
Junming Ke Codes for Distributed Storage
Stefano Ciaci Transfinite geometric properties of the unit ball in Banach spaces
2023. aastal kaitstud doktoritööd:
Laura Sandra Lello „Unraveling the intricate nature of the alphavirus RNA replicase“
Isaac Newton Kwasi Buo „Multi-scale thermal remote sensing, machine learning and radiative flux modeling to assess urban overheating“
Daniyal Gohar „Diversity, genomics, and potential functions of fungus-inhabiting bacteria“
Meeli Arujõe-Sado „Structural effects in aza-peptide bond formation reaction“
Ahmet Ilker Topuz „Quantitative and qualitative investigations for muon scattering tomography via GEANT4 simulations: a computational study“
Rain Inno „Placental transcriptome and miRNome in normal and complicated pregnancies“
Andre Leesment „Quantitative studies of Brønsted acidity in biphasic systems and gas-phase“
Ciara Baines „Adaptation to oncogenic pollution and natural cancer defences in the aquatic environment“
Mohammad Anagreh „Privacy-preserving parallel computations for graph problems“
Kai Rausalu „Alphaviral nsP2 protease: from requirements for functionality to inhibition“
Madli Jõks „Biodiversity drivers in oceanic archipelagos and habitat fragments, explored by agent-based simulation models“
Azadeh Rezapour „The impact of climate change on fine root trait responses of deciduous and coniferous trees“
Ivo Sibul „Ground-penetrating radar in Estonia: from fieldwork to open data reuse“
Kristina Kiisholts „Peptide-based drug carriers and preclinical nanomedicine applications for endometriosis treatment“
Diego Pires Ferraz Trindade „Dark diversity dynamics linked to global change: taxonomic and functional perspective“
Ahto Agan „Interactions between invasive pathogens and resident mycobiome in the foliage of trees“
Toni Tuominen „Missing baryons and the large-scale structure of the universe“
Anton Savchenko „Taxonomic studies in Dacrymycetes: Cerinomyces and allied taxa “
Kristiina Nõomaa „Role of invasive species in brackish benthic community structure and biomass changes “
Egils Avots „Brain abnormality detection using statistical analysis of individual structural connectivity networks and EEG signals"
Kadir Aktas „Cosmic Ray Tomography based Object Reconstruction and Recognition"
Houman Masnavi „Visibility Aware Navigation"
Kai Rausalu „Alphaviral nsP2 protease: From requirements for functionality to inhibition"
Liubov Cherkashchenko „New insights into alphaviral nsP2 functions"
Kreete Lüll „Investigating the relationships between human microbiome, host factors and female health“
Abasi-amefon Obot Affia „A Framework and Teaching Approach for IoT Security Risk Management“
Pavlo Tertychnyi „Machine Learning Methods for Anti-Money Laundering Monitoring“
Nurlan Kerimov „Building a catalogue of molecular quantitative trait loci to interpret complex trait associations“
Ivan Slobozhan „Studying Online Social Media Engagement in SIC Countries during Protests, Mass Demonstrations and War“
Kristiina Rahkema „Quality Analysis of iOS Applications with Focus on Maintainability and Security Aspects“
Shakshi Sharma „Fighting Misinformation in the Digital Age: A Comprehensive Strategy for Characterizing, Identifying, and Mitigating Misinformation on Online Social Media Platforms“
Anti Ingel „Algorithms using information theory: classification in brain-computer interfaces and characterising reinforcement-learning agents“
Rahul Goel „Mining Social Well-being Using Mobile Data“
Mohamed Ragab Moawad Mohamed „Bench-Ranking: A Prescriptive Analysis Approach for Large Knowledge Graphs Query Workloads“
Nico Benincasa „Phase transitions and gravitational waves in models of dark matter“
Tanel Voormansik „Long-term datasets of dual-polarisation weather radar help detect and nowcast convective storms including extreme precipitation, lightning, and hail“
Elena Vinogradova „Optical centers and quantum entangled states of Nd3+ ions in doped fluoride crystals“
Ahmet Ilker Topuz „Quantitative and qualitative investigations for muon scattering tomography via GEANT4 simulations: a computational study“
Tõnn Paiste Early evolution of the genus Amorphognathus and updated Sandbian (Upper Ordovician) conodont biostratigraphy in Baltoscandia
Ivo Sibul Ground-penetrating radar in Estonia: from fieldwork to open data reuse
Yogesh Kumar. M-N4 makrotsüklilised katalüsaatorid hapniku redutseerumis- ja eraldumisreaktsiooni elektrokatalüüsiks
Shidong Chen. Unravelling prehistoric plant exploitation in eastern Baltic: organic residue analysis of plant-based materials by multi-method approach
Kalev Uiga. Modelling and experimental measurement of the closed equilibrium systems of CaS–H2O and SrS–H2O
Patrick Teppor. Obtaining platinum-free oxygen reduction catalysts through biomass valorization: a case study of peat
Ernesto De Jesus Zapata Flores. Derivatization reagents used in negative mode electrospray LC-MS
Peeter Valk. Methanol oxidation on platinum-rare-earth metal oxide activated catalysts
Patrick Teppor. Obtaining platinum-free oxygen reduction catalysts through biomass valorization: a case study of peat
Ernesto de Jesus Zapata Flores. Derivatization reagents used in negative mode electrospray LC-MS
Tõnis Laasfeld. Integrating image analysis and quantitative modeling for a holistic view of GPCR ligand binding dynamics
Jonas Mart Linge. Electrochemical
reduction of oxygen on silver-based catalysts
Meeli Arujõe-Sado. Structural effects in aza-peptide bond formation reaction
Linda Rusalepp The impact of environmental drivers and competition on phenolic metabolite profiles in hybrid aspen and silver birch
Maret Gerz The distribution and role of mycorrhizal symbiosis in plant communities
Shahid Mubasshar Natural vibrations of curved nanobeams
Alvin Lepik On Morita equivalence of semigroups
Laura Sandra Lello „Unraveling the intricate nature of the alphavirus RNA replicase“
Isaac Newton Kwasi Buo „Multi-scale thermal remote sensing, machine learning and radiative flux modeling to assess urban overheating“
Daniyal Gohar „Diversity, genomics, and potential functions of fungus-inhabiting bacteria“
Meeli Arujõe-Sado „Structural effects in aza-peptide bond formation reaction“
Ahmet Ilker Topuz „Quantitative and qualitative investigations for muon scattering tomography via GEANT4 simulations: a computational study“
Rain Inno „Placental transcriptome and miRNome in normal and complicated pregnancies“
Andre Leesment „Quantitative studies of Brønsted acidity in biphasic systems and gas-phase“
Ciara Baines „Adaptation to oncogenic pollution and natural cancer defences in the aquatic environment“
Mohammad Anagreh „Privacy-preserving parallel computations for graph problems“
Kai Rausalu „Alphaviral nsP2 protease: from requirements for functionality to inhibition“
Madli Jõks „Biodiversity drivers in oceanic archipelagos and habitat fragments, explored by agent-based simulation models“
Azadeh Rezapour „The impact of climate change on fine root trait responses of deciduous and coniferous trees“
Ivo Sibul „Ground-penetrating radar in Estonia: from fieldwork to open data reuse“
Kristina Kiisholts „Peptide-based drug carriers and preclinical nanomedicine applications for endometriosis treatment“
Diego Pires Ferraz Trindade „Dark diversity dynamics linked to global change: taxonomic and functional perspective“
Ahto Agan „Interactions between invasive pathogens and resident mycobiome in the foliage of trees“
Toni Tuominen „Missing baryons and the large-scale structure of the universe“
Anton Savchenko „Taxonomic studies in Dacrymycetes: Cerinomyces and allied taxa “
Kristiina Nõomaa „Role of invasive species in brackish benthic community structure and biomass changes “
Egils Avots „Brain abnormality detection using statistical analysis of individual structural connectivity networks and EEG signals"
Kadir Aktas „Cosmic Ray Tomography based Object Reconstruction and Recognition"
Houman Masnavi „Visibility Aware Navigation"
Kai Rausalu „Alphaviral nsP2 protease: From requirements for functionality to inhibition"
Liubov Cherkashchenko „New insights into alphaviral nsP2 functions"
Kreete Lüll „Investigating the relationships between human microbiome, host factors and female health“
Abasi-amefon Obot Affia „A Framework and Teaching Approach for IoT Security Risk Management“
Pavlo Tertychnyi „Machine Learning Methods for Anti-Money Laundering Monitoring“
Nurlan Kerimov „Building a catalogue of molecular quantitative trait loci to interpret complex trait associations“
Ivan Slobozhan „Studying Online Social Media Engagement in SIC Countries during Protests, Mass Demonstrations and War“
Kristiina Rahkema „Quality Analysis of iOS Applications with Focus on Maintainability and Security Aspects“
Shakshi Sharma „Fighting Misinformation in the Digital Age: A Comprehensive Strategy for Characterizing, Identifying, and Mitigating Misinformation on Online Social Media Platforms“
Anti Ingel „Algorithms using information theory: classification in brain-computer interfaces and characterising reinforcement-learning agents“
Rahul Goel „Mining Social Well-being Using Mobile Data“
Mohamed Ragab Moawad Mohamed „Bench-Ranking: A Prescriptive Analysis Approach for Large Knowledge Graphs Query Workloads“
Nico Benincasa „Phase transitions and gravitational waves in models of dark matter“
Tanel Voormansik „Long-term datasets of dual-polarisation weather radar help detect and nowcast convective storms including extreme precipitation, lightning, and hail“
Elena Vinogradova „Optical centers and quantum entangled states of Nd3+ ions in doped fluoride crystals“
Ahmet Ilker Topuz „Quantitative and qualitative investigations for muon scattering tomography via GEANT4 simulations: a computational study“
Tõnn Paiste Early evolution of the genus Amorphognathus and updated Sandbian (Upper Ordovician) conodont biostratigraphy in Baltoscandia
Ivo Sibul Ground-penetrating radar in Estonia: from fieldwork to open data reuse
Yogesh Kumar. M-N4 makrotsüklilised katalüsaatorid hapniku redutseerumis- ja eraldumisreaktsiooni elektrokatalüüsiks
Shidong Chen. Unravelling prehistoric plant exploitation in eastern Baltic: organic residue analysis of plant-based materials by multi-method approach
Kalev Uiga. Modelling and experimental measurement of the closed equilibrium systems of CaS–H2O and SrS–H2O
Patrick Teppor. Obtaining platinum-free oxygen reduction catalysts through biomass valorization: a case study of peat
Ernesto De Jesus Zapata Flores. Derivatization reagents used in negative mode electrospray LC-MS
Peeter Valk. Methanol oxidation on platinum-rare-earth metal oxide activated catalysts
Patrick Teppor. Obtaining platinum-free oxygen reduction catalysts through biomass valorization: a case study of peat
Ernesto de Jesus Zapata Flores. Derivatization reagents used in negative mode electrospray LC-MS
Tõnis Laasfeld. Integrating image analysis and quantitative modeling for a holistic view of GPCR ligand binding dynamics
Jonas Mart Linge. Electrochemical
reduction of oxygen on silver-based catalysts
Meeli Arujõe-Sado. Structural effects in aza-peptide bond formation reaction
Linda Rusalepp The impact of environmental drivers and competition on phenolic metabolite profiles in hybrid aspen and silver birch
Maret Gerz The distribution and role of mycorrhizal symbiosis in plant communities
Shahid Mubasshar Natural vibrations of curved nanobeams
Alvin Lepik On Morita equivalence of semigroups