Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Doctoral Conference

Code

8929

Academic unit

Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Department

Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica

Credits

6.0

Teacher in charge

Luís Manuel Camarinha de Matos

Weekly hours

4

Total hours

45

Teaching language

Português

Subject matter

Unit 1: Conference preparation

  • Tutorials on the basics of conference planning and organization
  • Scientific program preparation
  • Organizational logistics
  • Dissemination and support seeking

   Modus operandi:

-          3 tutorial sessions introducing summarizing the needs and mechanisms.

-          Organization of a list of tasks to be performed by the students, under supervision of the responsible professors (task forces)

-          Organization of a series of periodic meetings where task forces report their progress and next steps are discussed.

 

Unit 2: Conference realization

  • The conference will run during 3 or 5 days, tentatively scheduled for Feb 2011.
  • Sessions will include:

-          Tutorials by invited experts on scientific, methodological, or soft skills topics.

-          Presentation and discussion of the base ideas of the thesis plans.

-          Discussion of the scientific and technical challenges in the several Electrical and Computer Engineering specialization areas.

-          Sharing of experiences among PhD students from different geographical regions.

-          Forum on practical aspects (e.g. Publications, job market, careers, etc.).

-          Creation of collaborative (social) networks.

   Modus operandi:

-          Plenary and parallel track sessions

-          PhD students to have an active involvement in the logistics of the event.

 

Unit 3: Synthesis and assessment

  • Brief synthesis of the technical / scientific findings in the conference.
  • Assessment of the operational aspects.

   Modus operandi:

-          Preparation of a report by the PhD candidates after the conference.

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