{"id":9112,"date":"2025-10-22T10:37:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T07:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.coeng.uobaghdad.edu.iq\/?p=9112"},"modified":"2025-10-22T10:37:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T07:37:12","slug":"discussion-of-msc-thesis-in-the-department-of-mechanical-engineering-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.coeng.uobaghdad.edu.iq\/?p=9112","title":{"rendered":"Discussion of MSc thesis in the Department of Mechanical Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The public discussion of the master&#8217;s student <strong>Ruba Khalil Yousif<\/strong>, from the <strong>Department of Mechanical Engineering \u2013 College of Engineering \/ University of Baghdad<\/strong>, was held for her thesis entitled:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cMulti-Objective Optimization (MOO) Based on TOPSIS-Quality Loss Function Approach of Laser Spot Welding Process\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The discussion took place in <strong>Dr. Ihsan Yahya Hussein Hall<\/strong> on <strong>Wednesday, September 10, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examination Committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prof. Dr. Qasim Muhammad Doos<\/strong> \u2013 Chairman<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prof. Dr. Fadhel Abbas Abdullah<\/strong> \u2013 Member<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lect. Dr. Ban Bakir Jawad<\/strong> \u2013 Member<\/li>\n<li><strong>Asst. 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