{"id":28179,"date":"2026-06-30T09:10:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T13:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/?p=28179"},"modified":"2026-06-30T09:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T13:12:00","slug":"phd-defense-ali-katooziani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/phd-defense-ali-katooziani\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Defense \u2013 Ali Katooziani"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Please join us for Ali Katooziani&#8217;s PhD Defense titled \u201cVirtuaAI-Safe: GPT-Enabled Personalized Situated Learning in Virtual Reality for Safety Education\u201d at <strong><em>10:00 AM on Wednesday, July 8, in Rinker 303.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-8bd1e0fc wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/06\/Ali-Katooziani-PhD-Announcement-1024x576.jpg ,https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/06\/Ali-Katooziani-PhD-Announcement.jpg 780w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/06\/Ali-Katooziani-PhD-Announcement.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/06\/Ali-Katooziani-PhD-Announcement-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A dissertation defense flyer for Ali Katooziani\u2019s PhD presentation at the M.E. 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