PhD candidate in the Mechanical Engineering study program, Mr. Mahir Hafizović, will be defending his doctoral dissertation entitled:“Numerical Modelling of Turbulent Urban Flows for the Assessment of Outdoor Ventilation Efficiency” 

Mr. Nur Fulin, a student of the Computer Science and Engineering study program, will defend his master’s project titled: “Beyond Internal Metrics: Geometry-Aware Clustering and External Spatial-Statistical Validation Reveal Domain-Dependent Performance of DBSCAN, K-MEANS and HDBSCAN”. 

Ms. Halenur Hafsa Ozcan, a student of the ELT study program, will defend her master’s thesis titled: "English Teachers’ Views on the Integration of Artificial Intelligence in ELT: A Case Study at IUS ".Please find the date, time, and online defense link below:Defense date: September 3, 2026

Ms. Tülay Özdoğan a student of the Architecture study program, will defend her master’s thesis titled:"Biophilia-Based Design of a Resort Hotel in Istanbul". Please find the date, time, and online defense link below:Defense date: September 3, 2026

Mr. Tarik Tinjak, a student of the Computer Science and Engineering study program, will defend his master’s project titled:“Beyond Internal Metrics: Geometry-Aware Clustering and External Spatial-Statistical Validation Reveal Domain-Dependent Performance of DBSCAN, K-MEANS and HDBSCAN”. 

Ms. Sadžida Valjevac, a student of the Computer Science and Engineering study program, will defend her master’s thesis titled:"Design and Experimental Evaluation of an Agentic OCR-Based Document Understanding System for Elderly Healthcare Support". Please find the date, time, and online defense link below:

Ms. Aysenur Kalem, a student of the Integrated Study Program in English Language and Literature Teaching, will defend her master’s thesis titled “Clash of Teaching Cultures: How Turkish EFL Learners at IUS Experience Anxiety When Exposed to a “Delegator” Teaching Style”.Please find the date, time, and venue of the thesis defense below:

Mr. Anes Fazlibegović, a student of the Computer Science and Engineering study program, will defend his master’s thesis titled:"A Cost-Sensitive Hybrid Ensemble Learning Framework for Reducing False Positives in Financial Fraud Detection Under Extreme Class Imbalance". Please find the date, time, and online defense link below:

Ms. Dalila Kozlić, a student of the International Business and Finance study program, will defend her master’s thesis titled:"Exploring Gender Differences in Circular Entrepreneurial and Intrapreneurial Intentions: Insights from Students and Businesses in Bosnia and Herzegovina" Please find the date, time, and venue of the defense below:

Mr. Alem Aljović, a student of the Computer Science and Engineering study program, will defend his master’s thesis titled:"GovHire+: A Governance-Aware Agentic AI System for Automated Talent Acquisition with Human-in-the-Loop Decision Making". Please find the date, time, and online defense link below: