Friday 14 November 2025 09:15-13:30,
Stavanger universitetssjukehus, Våland,
Aula, 2. etasje, sørbygningen.
Philosophiae Doctor Disputation – Faculty of Science and Technology.
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Friday 14th November 2025, Umay Kiraz will defend her PhD thesis at the University of Stavanger. The public defense will take place in the Aula, 2nd floor, south building, Stavanger University Hospital in Våland.
- 09:15: Trial lecture: Digital Pathology and AI: Transforming Pathology – Revolution or Supplement?
- 11:00: Disputation: Improving the diagnosis and prognosis of triple-negative breast cancer using artificial intelligence
Both the disputation and trial lecture are open to all interested.
Assessment Committee:
- Johan Hartman, Professor, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
- Ying Chen, MD, PhD, Medical Director, Fürst Medical Laboratory, and Associate Professor, Oslo Metropolitan University.
- Mark van der Giezen, Professor, University of Stavanger
Supervisors:
- Main supervisor: Emiel Janssen, Professor II, University of Stavanger
- Co-supervisor: Einar Gudlaugsson, PhD, MD, Stavanger University Hospital
- Co-supervisor: Kjersti Engan, Professor, Universitety of Stavanger
Chair of the defense is Head of Department Päivi Annele Teivainen-Lædre, Department of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, University of Stavanger.