Expected Results

This page indicates the qualitative and quantitative results that are typically achieved by a ph.d. student. It can be used by the students as a reference. In all the cases, it must not be intended as a strict objective: research is largely unpredictable, and every ph.d. work has its own specific development along the three years. Always refer to your supervisor(s), tutor, the members of the phd board, and the coordinator to properly assess your research work in the context of the ph.d. studies.

End of the first year: Definition of the problem to be solved in the student’s research; justification why this problem is important, clear evidence that previous research and related work has not yet solved that problem. Publications: workshop/doctoral symposium paper, possible survey paper submitted.

End of the second year: Definition of the problem to be solved in the student’s research; justification why this problem is important, clear evidence that previous research and related work has not yet solved that problem. The research hypothesis or claim, and the expected contributions of the thesis. Intermediate research results. Publications: a conference/journal paper with the results achieved so far.

End of the Ph.D. Definition of the problem to be solved in the student’s research; justification why this problem is important, clear evidence that previous research and related work has not yet solved that problem. The research hypothesis or claim, and the contributions of the thesis. Clear evidence of the relevance of the contributions. Publications: a top conference/journal paper (e.g., consider A/A* CORE conferences, and Q1/Q2 Scimago journals) with the final results of the research.

Industrial ph.d. positions: these positions may naturally generate patents, and fewer publications. It is in all cases strongly recommended the publication of at least a conference/journal paper about the research work done (excluding the possible survey paper).

Publications: due to the length of the review processes, especially for journals, the expected result can also be interpreted in terms of the submission of the paper, and not necessarily its publication.