(Details are available upon request)
(57 in total; I: internal)
2021-present (7) 
(57) Delburt Alfred
(supervisor: Sheehan Reehman),
Brunel University of London (I), 2025
(56) Nora Neuteboom
(supervisor: George Kapetanios),
King’s College London, 2024
(55) Thy Chua
(supervisor: Yiannis Karavias),
University of Birmingham, 2024
(54) Zhe Li
(supervisor: Nick Tsitsianis),
Queen Mary, University of London, 2023
(53) Awon Almajali
(supervisor: Aris Kartsaklas),
Brunel University London (I), 2023
(52) Guido Bonatti
(supervisor: Andrea Carriero),
Queen Mary, University of London, 2022
(51) Alexandros Botsis
(supervisor: K. Mitra and I. Karavias),
University of Birmingham, 2021
2016-2020 (18)
(50) Janeeta Maunthrooa
(supervisor: J. Hunter and F. Menla-Ali),
Brunel University London (I), 2020
(49) Muhammad Azam
(supervisor: S. Rahman and B. Mase),
Brunel University London (I), 2020
(48) Harshit Agarwal
(supervisor: K. Vergos),
University of Portsmouth, 2020
(47) Ki-Dok Park
(supervisor: C. Martin),
University of Bath, 2020
(46) Abril Rosen Escuivel
(supervisor: N. Kellard and S. Price),
University of Essex, 2020
(45) Amer Al-Bkhetan
(supervisor: B. Atkinson),
University of Central Lancashire, 2019
(44) Trung Le
(supervisor: R. Markellos),
University of East Anglia, 2019
(43) Marcus Cobb
(supervisor: A. Carriero),
Queen Mary, University of London, 2019
(42) Hui Zhi
(supervisor: K. Vergos),
University of Portsmouth, 2018
(41) Tixin Liao
(superisors: J. Coakley and Neil Kellard),
University of Essex, 2018
(40) Piotr Zegadlo
(supervisors: Z. Psaradakis and R.Versteeg),
Birkbeck College, University of London, 2018
(39) Huthaifa Alquaralleh
(supervisor Alessandra Canepa),
Brunel University London, (I), 2018
(38) Spyridoula Tzima
(supervisor Jan Fidrmuc),
Brunel University London, (I), 2018
(37) Christos Argyropoulos
(supervisor Ekaterini Panopoulou),
University of Kent, 2016
(36) Xiaoyu Li
(supervisor James Davidson),
University of Exeter, 2016
(35) Fawaz Khaled
(supervisor Alessandra Canepa),
Brunel University, Internal (I), 2016
(34) Hasiando Manik
(supervisor Kaushik Mitra),
University of Birmingham, 2016
(33) Thaana Ghalia
(supervisor Jan Fidrmuc),
Brunel University, (I), 2016
Supervisor to PhD student: Your external examiner
will be Prof. Menelaos Karanasos
Left: External Examiner; Middle: Internal Examiner
Right: PhD Candidate
Viva Hysteria
External Examiner to the PhD Candidate:
PhD Candidate:
Tomorrow is my Viva
PhD Student:
I Paaaaaaassed my Viva!
Parents: Our child is a Doctor!
PhD Candidate: Now that I passed my Viva
I will travel around the World
2011-2015 (16)
(32) Jinu Lee
(supervisor George Kapetanios),
Queen Mary, University of London, 2015
(31) Massimo Sbracia
(supervisor Guglielmo Caporale),
Brunel University, London, (I), 2015:
Here is a photo of the four guys (the internal and external examiners, the chair and the student) during the viva:
(30) David Allen
(supervisors Steve Satchell and Colin Lizieri),
University of Cambridge, 2015
(29) Cheng Yang
(supervisor Kate Phylaktis),
CASS Business School, London, 2015
(28) Handy Tanuwijaya
(Neil Kellard),
University of Essex, 2014
(27) Sarah Mouabbi
(supervisor Andrea Carriero),
Queen Mary, University of London, 2014
(26) Mohaimen Mansur
(supervisor Andrea Carriero),
Queen Mary, University of London, 2013
(25) Agniezka Trzeciakiewicz
(supervisor Aydin Ozkan),
University of Hull, 2013
(24) Min-Ho Nam
(supervisor Kaushik Mitra),
University of St Andrews, 2013
(23) Yongden Hu
(supervisor Garry Phillips),
Cardiff University, 2013
(22) Michele Marzano
(supervisor Jerry Coakley),
University of Essex, 2012
(21) Fotis Papailias
(supervisor Richard Baillie),
Queen Mary, University of London, 2012
(20) Ourania Dimitraki
(supervisor: Guy Liu),
Brunel University London, (I), 2012
(19) Norzalina Ahmad
(supervisor Neil Kellard),
University of Essex, 2012
(18) Ozge Kandemir
(supervisor Mustafa Caglayan),
University of Sheffield, 2012
(17) Singh Chadha
(supervisor Stephen Satchell),
Birkbeck College, University of London, 2011
2006-2010 (12)
(16) Ahmad Saleh
(supervisor Nauro Campos)
Brunel University, London, (I), 2010
(15) Emmanuil Noikokyris
(supervisor Georgios Chortareas),
University of Essex, UK, 2010
(14) Zijian Yang
(supervisor Sheri Markose),
University of Essex, UK, 2010
(13) Hyunchul Lee
(supervisor Jerry Coakley),
University of Essex, UK, 2010
(12) John Beirne
(supervisor John Hunter),
Brunel University, London (I) 2009
(11) Christina Verra
(supervisor George Kapetanios),
Queen Mary, University of London, 2009
(10) Jian Dollery
(supervisor Jerry Coakley),
University of Essex, UK, 2008
(9) Silvia Lui
(supervisor: George Kapetanios),
Queen Mary, University of London, 2007
(8) Muslimin Anwar
(supervisor: Chris Martin),
Brunel University, London (I), 2007
(7) Vikentia Provizionatou
(supervisor: Sheri Markoze),
University of Essex, UK, 2007
(6) Edmund Spungin
(supervisor: Elias Tzavalis),
Queen Mary, University of London, UK, 2007
(5) Christian Conrad
(supervisors: E. Mammen and M. Karanasos),
University of Mannheim, 2006
After examining all these theses it is natural to feel exhausted:
Me as 2010 comes to an end
Me celebrating the arrival of 2011 (and of the next viva)
External to the PhD student:
Come a bit closer…
The Viva is Completed
External Examiner
PhD Candidate:
I passed my Viva
PhD Candidate: I am reading because tomorrow
I have my VVVVVVVVVVVVViva!
PhD Candidate:
I paaaaaaaaaassed my Viva!
A PhD student is two people in one body:
One person before the Viva and one after the Viva
Sunny, Big: External Examiner
Sunny, Small: Internal Examiner
Black: PhD Canditate
Cloudy: PhD student
Sunny: Supervisor:
Congratulations, you are a Doctor
2001-2005 (4)
(4) Anders Erikson
(supervisor Rolf Larsson),
Uppsala University, Sweden, 2005
(3) Soyeon Lee
(supervisor: James Davidson),
Cardiff University, UK, 2005
(2) Benjamin Warner
(supervisor: Professor Peter N. Smith),
University of York, UK (I), 2003
(1) Steve Lawford
(supervisor: Professor Karim Abadir),
University of York, UK (I), 2001
I advise all the PhD students to:
But if you are a PhD student and you are overstressed then I would advise you to
Sleep (Koala style) while others are…
