End of the year report
Each student has to submit a few months before the end of the academic year a report describing the research activity that has been completed. The phd office sends students instructions for the preparation and submission of the report. Before submitting the report, the students must meet with their tutor to discuss the advances in the research work, based on the content of the report. Note that the meeting is not aimed to go into the actual details of the research, but it is meant to monitor if progresses are well aligned with expectations, and discuss any potential issue. First and second year students must also meet with the tutor to discuss the structure of the presentation to be given to access to the next year (see instructions below about the presentation).
In-Progress Presentations
First year students (usually 10 mins presentation and 5 mins for questions)
Main focus of the presentation
- The problem to be solved in the student’s research; justify why this problem is important and make clear that previous research and related work has not yet solved that problem.
Additional information (final part of the presentation)
- Expected publication venues
- Publications (if any)
- Courses taken and planned
- Name of your supervisor(s)
Second year students (usually 20 mins presentation and 10 mins for questions)
Main focus of the presentation
- The problem to be solved in the student’s research; justify why this problem is important and make clear that previous research and related work has not yet solved that problem,
- The research hypothesis or claim,
- The expected contributions of the research,
- How the student plans to evaluate the results and to present credible evidence of the results to the community,
- A description of the results achieved so far,
- The planned timeline for completion.
Additional information (final part of the presentation)
- Expected publication venues
- Publications
- Courses taken and planned
- Plans for your period abroad
- Thesis title proposal
Third year students (usually 30 mins presentation and 10 mins for questions)
Main focus of the presentation
- The problem attacked in the student’s research; justify why this problem is important and make clear that previous research and related work has not yet solved that problem,
- The research hypothesis or claim,
- The contributions of the research,
- A description of the results achieved so far, and of their relevance in the scientific field
Additional information (final part of the presentation)
- Publications