
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.
Courses
- Specialty Enterprise Collaborative Networks
- Electrical and Computer Engineering - Specialty Telecommunications
- Specialty Robotics and Integrated Manufacturing
- Electrical and Computer Engineering - Speciallty Signal Processing
- Specialty Industry Information Systems
- Specialty Computer Systems and Perceptional
- Electrical and Computer Engineering - Specialty Energy
- Electrical and Computer Engineering - Specialty Control and Decision
- Electrical and Computer Engineering - Specialty Electronics