PhD Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering

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PhD Program in

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Luis M. Camarinha Matos [email protected]

6 Jan 2015

INAUGURAL SESSION

2014 / 2015

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Edition of the PhD program on Electrical and Computer Engineering since the introduction of the Bologna model

2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014

2014/2015

WELCOME: 2014/2015 EDITION

Pre-Bologna Post-Bologna

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GENERIC CONTEXT

Compliance with Bologna model

Aim: Preparation of well-trained PhDs in engineering, with a good mix of scientific and soft skills

- A legal requirement

Law 74/2006

“Doctoral education has always been one of the core missions of the universities”

EUA Report 2005

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3 BOLOGNA PROCESS

1. Ensuring a qualityhigher education system

2. Adopting a two- or three-cycle system of study (BA, MA, PhD)

3. Promoting the mobilityof students and academic and administrative staff 4. Introducing a credit system (ECTS) for the assessment of study performance

5. Recognition of levels: adopting a system of easily identifiable and comparable levels 6. Active involvement of higher education institutions, teachers and students in the

Bologna Process and student participation in the management of higher education 7. Promoting a European dimension in higher education

8. Promoting the attractivenessof the European higher education area 9. Lifelong learning

10. A European higher education area and a European research area –two pillars of a

Priorities for 2010-2020:

Bologna Declaration, 1999

Aims to create the European higher education area by harmonising academic degree standards and quality assurance standards throughout Europe for each faculty and its development

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BOLOGNA PROCESS ...

http://www.ond.vlaanderen.be/hogeronderwijs/bologna/

To become an independent researcher ?

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WHY BECOMING A DOCTOR ?

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To know more ?

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WHAT IS A DOCTOR ?

The PhD degree is awarded to those candidates that show:

a. The capacity for a systematic understanding of his / her specialization area.

b. Skills and clear mastery of the engineering research methods.

c. Autonomous capacity for conceiving, designing, adapting, and realizing significant research, as autonomous researcher or member of a team, respecting the usual academic levels of quality, rigor and integrity.

d. Aptitude for contributing to widen the knowledge frontiers through the development of a significant amount of original research duly accredited by publication in selected international Conferences and or Scientific Journals with peer reviewing.

e. Capacity to analyze with a critical spirit, to evaluate, and to synthesize new and complex ideas in a context of fast technological and socio-organizational change.

f. Capacity to communicate with his / her peers and the academic community as well as the society in general, both at national and international levels, regarding his / her specialization area.

g. Capacity to promote, both in the academic and professional contexts, the technological, socio-economic and cultural progress under the framework of a knowledge- and collaboration-based society.

NEW REQUIREMENTS

Training in core and transferable skills

1. Scientific training in core research skills (research

methodology and techniques, research management, analysis &

diffusion, problem solving, scientific writing and publishing, awareness of scientific ethics, IPR, etc.)

2. Training in transferable (generic) personal and professional skills and competencies (writting and communication skills, networking and team-working, resources management,

leadership skills, time management, career management, etc.)

European University Association Report www.eua.be

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PhD: a degree not focused on acquiring more (existing) knowledge … but rather on how to create new knowledge

Main objective: to become a competent researcher who can conduct independent research in a chosen area

Learn to properly formulate a problem and apply suitable techniques to produce results that further the state of understanding about that problem

It certainly also requires deep knowledge in the chosen area, knowledge about related areas, and the experience of working on research problems

How to identify &

formulate a research question?

How to formulate a research hypothesis?

How to establish a research plan?

How to publish research results ?

How to launch and manage research projects?

How to create impact?

How to assess research results ?

And ...?

PhD GOAL

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Not only research skills ...

We want to help you building your career

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PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

Research and thesis development

Courses

Thesis defense 60 ECTS

1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year

Scientific Research Methodologies and Techniques Scientific Research Methodologies and Techniques

Entrepreneurship Methods Entrepreneurship Methods

Doctoral Conference Doctoral Conference

Free Option Free Option Advanced Topics in ...

Advanced Topics in ...

Research Planning (Preparation of Thesis Plan)

Scientific Research Methodologies and Techniques Entrepreneurship Methods

Doctoral Conference

Free Option Advanced Topics in ...

Research Planning (Preparation of Thesis Plan) 5 x 6 ECTS30 ECTS

Thesis Plan defense

SPECIALIZATIONS

Control and Decision Electronics

Energy

Signal Processing

Enterprise Collaborative Networks

Robotics and Integrated Manufacturing Computational and Perceptional Systems Industry Information Systems

Telecommunications

A large spectrum of options:

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PROGRAM IN DETAILS

Group 1: Formal lectures

Group 2: Guided studies

Group 3: Hands-on

Scientific Research

Methodologies and Techniques Entrepreneurship Methods Free Option

Advanced Topics in ...

Research Planning

Doctoral Conference

• Formal lectures

• Concentrated mode

• Work assignments

• Classical course

•1st or 2nd semester

• Guided by various professors

• Work assignments

• Guided by supervisor

• Thesis Plan preparation

• Initial tutorial sessions

• Task forces

• Periodic meetings

• Conference

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DETAILS – GROUP 1

Unit 1: INTRODUCTION Unit 2: SCIENTIFIC METHOD Unit 3: LITERATURE REVISION Unit 4: PUBLICATION OF RESULTS

Unit 5: THESIS ORGANIZATION AND VALIDATION Unit 6: RESEARCH IN COLLABORATION

Unit 7: PROJECT PROPOSAL PREPARATION Unit 8: RESEARCH PROJECT MANAGEMENT Unit 9: ASSESSMENT OF RESEARCH RESULTS Unit 10: RESEARCH ETHICS

Unit 11: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Unit 12: ROADMAPPING AND FUTURE PLANNING (1) Unit 13: ROADMAPPING AND FUTURE PLANNING (2) Unit 14: PROJECT PROPOSAL PREPARATION - Examples

Scientific Research Methodologies and Techniques

15 x 2 h sessions

January 2015

(concentrated in 2~3 weeks)

1. Short questions (homework)

2. Preparation of a technical paper (acting as an author).

3. Evaluation of a technical paper (acting as a referee).

4. Preparation of a research project proposal in response to a national or European Call for proposals.

Assignments:

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DETAILS – GROUP 1

Entrepreneurship Methods

Unit 1: INTRODUCTION Unit 2: BASIC CONCEPTS Unit 3: BUSINESS PLAN

Unit 4: ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES Unit 5: NEW VENTURE FINANCING

Unit 6: PRODUCTIZATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS Unit 7: INCUBATORS AND TECHNOLOGICAL PARKS Unit 8: MANAGEMENT OF CREATIVITY

Unit 9: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Unit 10: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (1) Unit 11: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (2) Unit 12: INNOVATION IN NETWORKS Unit 13: SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP Unit 14: STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP Unit 15: ELEVATOR PITCH

15 x 2 h sessions February 2015

(concentrated in 2~3 weeks) External + Internal experts

1. Select promising research results from a recently finished (or ongoing) research project. Elaborate a plan for impact creation / exploitation of those results.

2. Participate in the competition “Learn to be an entrepreneur”.

Assignments:

DETAILS – GROUP 1

Free Option

Selected from any other course (or set of courses totaling 6 ECTS) from the MSc or PhD programs offered by FCT/UNL or any other university, subject to approval by the Scientific Committee of the PhD Program.

1st or 2nd Semester

Examples:

• Intelligent Supervision (from MSc in ECE)

• Renewable Energy and Transport (from MSC in EnvEng)

• ...

• Courses from NOVA Doctoral School or

2nd Advanced Topics in ....

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INDUSTRY INFORMATION SYSTEMS COMPUTATIONAL & PERCEPTIONAL SYSTEMS ROBOTICS & INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING

COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS SIGNAL PROCESSING

ENERGY ELECTRONICS

DETAILS – GROUP 2

Advanced Topics in ...

CONTROL AND DECISION

To choose

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according to Specialization Area Each AT includes a number of UNITS

- Topics

- Recommended references - Contact professors

Different evaluation schemas

At least 2 professors involved in the evaluation

Schedule: START NOW

It might include lectures!

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DETAILS – GROUP 2

Research Planning

Schedule:

START ASAP, not later than Mar 2015 Work Unit 1: Analysis of the state of the artand elaboration

of a synthesis clearly identifying the current challenges.

Special emphasis is put on the production of added value by the student.

Work Unit 2: Elaboration of the work planfor the 2nd phase of the PhD Program, including:

- Definition of objectives (research questions) & motivation.

- Definition of the approach, methods and tools to be adopted.

-Preliminary identification of the potential contributions and their putting in context, including intermediate results.

- Definition of the activity plan and its scheduling.

Work Unit 3: Elaboration of the thesis validation strategyand plan.

Work Unit 4: Elaboration of the plan for disseminationand validation in the scientific community.

Work Unit 5: Integration of the research plan into the activities of the host research group.

Work Unit 6: Integration, if planned, of the activities in a national or international project.

Work Unit 7: Preparation of a report and public presentation and defense of the Thesis Plan.

Abstract

1. Introduction / background 2. Research question and

general approach 3. Literature review 4. Research methodology

Aimed contribution Detailed work plan and

scheduling

Validation methodology Dissemination plan Integration with other

research activities 5. References

Abstract

1. Introduction / background 2. Research question and

general approach 3. Literature review 4. Research methodology

Aimed contribution Detailed work plan and

scheduling

Validation methodology Dissemination plan Integration with other

research activities 5. References

THESIS PLAN

35 – 60 pages

Individual work in interaction with

Supervisor(s)

Do it BEFORE starting your thesis!

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RELATIONSHIPS

Advanced Topics in ...

R e s e a rc h P la n n in g

Broad understanding of an area (set of strongly related topics) that

give a general context and a comprehensive perspective of the

challenges

Deep study & analysis of the state of the art in the specific topic selected for the thesis, characterization of the research

question and research planning

BROAD

FOCUSED

DETAILS – GROUP 3

Doctoral Conference

Unit 1: Conference preparation Unit 2: Conference realization Unit 3: Synthesis and assessment

PREPARATION

• Tutorial sessions

• Task forces (several) on

•Scientific Program

•Associated activities

•Organizational logistics

•Dissemination & sponsors

•Periodic meetings

• Start: May 2015

CONFERENCE REALIZATION

• Apr 2016 ?

•Open to other PhD students

•Proceedings – book / journals CONFERENCE REALIZATION

• Apr 2016 ?

•Open to other PhD students

•Proceedings – book / journals EVALUATION:

1. Performance of the preparatory tasks

2. Contribution to the technical content of the conference 3. Assessment report

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DoCEIS – Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems

http://sites.uninova.pt/doceis/

Proceedings:

SPRINGER

Indexed in:

Web of Science SCOPUS

DBLP

Emerging Trends In Technological Innovation

DoCEIS’10 DoCEIS’11

Typically:

Over 100 Submissions From 20~25 Countries 80~100 attendants

DoCEIS’12 DoCEIS’13

DoCEIS’14

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DoCEIS ‘13

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DoCEIS ‘10

Free Option

DETAILS – INTER-RELATIONSHIPS

Research Planning Scientific Research

Methodologies and Techniques

Entrepreneurship Methods

Doctoral conference Advanced Topics ...

General knowledge of the area and its challgences Methods

Paper on Thesis Plan

IPR & ethics

Dissemination plans

Thesis Preparation SoA & Plan

Dissemination &

exploitation plans

Background

Dissemination experience

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SCHEDULE – 1st year

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct

Inaugural session

Scientific Research Methodologies and Techniques Entrepreneurship Methods

Doctoral Conference

Advanced Topics in ...

Free Option

Research Planning Thesis

Plan defense

2015

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DETAILS - THESIS

•Supervisor appointment

•Registration of thesis topic

•TAC appointment

•Thesis plan preparation

•Finish courses

•Public presentation of

Thesis Plan

•Evaluation by TAC

•Progress report (+ Assessment by supervisor & CAT)

Progress report (+ Assessment by supervisor & CAT)

Favorable recommendation by TAC

Thesis Submission Examination board appointment

Corrections / final submission

Public defense

Publications(conferences with peer-reviewing, journals in SCI) e.g. IEEE, IFIP, IFAC, ...

1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year

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DIPLOMAS

Courses component

Thesis component

WHEREABOUTS

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INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

DEE

Electrical Engineering Department

Institutional link Professors / Supervisors Labs & Research

Laboratories Research projects

CTS (ISEL) (IPS) ...

Other faculties

Other departments

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GOVERNANCE BODIES

Rector of UNL

Scientific Council of FCT-UNL

Scientific Commission of EE Department

Scientific Committee of ECE PhD Program

Approval of Program structure Individual Study plans

Acceptance of thesis for defense

Daily management of the Program Strategic proposals

regarding the Program Election of Coordinator Program approval

Examination boards nomination ...

(Simplified model)

Thesis Accompanying

CommitteeThesis Accompanying

Committee Supervisor

Supervisor Supervisor PhD students

Academic Services (Post-Grad)

Prof. António Rendas

Prof. Fernando Santana

Rector

Dean FCT

EE Dept Secretariat

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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Energy & Control Computer

Engineering

DEE

Energy & Electrical Machines Control & Decision Manufacturing Systems & Collaborative Networks Digital & Perceptional Systems Electronics Telecommunications

Council of DEE

Electronics &

Telecommunications Executive

Committee (12 members)

CENTER OF TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS (CTS)

Microelectronics &

Telecommunications

Industrial Systems &

Energy Efficiency

CTS

Microelectronics Telecommunications & Signal Processing

External Advisory Board

Computer Engineering

Thematic Research Lines Reconfigurable & Embedded Systems Energy Efficiency Intelligent control & decision support systems Industrial systems Collaborative networks & distributed industrial systems (CoDIS) Interoperability & complex systems Decision based systems

A B C

Microelectronics DesignMicroelectronics Material & Process Research Groups

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PROGRAM GOVERNANCE BODIES

Scientific Committee of the ECE PhD Program

Program Coordinator

Other members

Luis M. Camarinha-Matos

Rui Neves Silva José Barata Paulo Pinto

Secretarial Support

Helena Inácio

TAC - Thesis

Accompanying Committee

• One per PhD candidate

•Composition:

•Supervisor

•Co-supervisor (if any)

•1 Professor from EE Depart.

(will chair the Committee)

•1 External Doctor

Thesis

Examination board

•Composition:

• Rector (chair) [might delegate]

• At least 3 Professors or Researchers with a PhD

(experts in the topic of the thesis)

• Supervisor (or co-supervisor) Note:

TAC members are part of this board

Supervisor

João Goes João Martins Ricardo Gonçalves

+ Co-supervisor (optional, max 2)

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PhD CANDIDATES - 2013/2014

Phase 1:

Phase 2: ? [12 Jan – 7 Feb 2015]

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António Jorge Teixeira Falcão

(Portugal)

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Esmaeil Kondori (Iran)

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Raquel Alexandra Abrantes Melo (Portugal) 46560

Artem Artemovych Nazarenko (Ukraine)

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Francisco Xavier dos Santos Fonseca (Portugal)

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Vagner Savegnago Schaefer

(Brazil) 46316

Bruno Augusti Mozzaquatro (Brazil)

46472 Miguel Duarte Madeira Fernandes (Portugal)

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Bruno Miguel Pereira de Almeida

(Portugal)

PhD CANDIDATES - 2014/2015

Phase 1

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Pedro Oliveira e Costa Gomes de Oliveira (Portugal)

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Ana Paula Pinto Correia (Portugal)

46575 Milica Marikj

(Macedonia) Nazanin Vafaei

(Iran)

Not enrolled yet 1st Semester2nd Semester

Phase 2: ??

Shirin Najdi (Iran)

PREVIOUS YEARS

2008/2009

20 registered

7

finished

2009/2010

47 registered

20

finished 3 cancelled

2010/2011

21 registered

1

finished 4 cancelled

2011/2012

19 registered

4

finished 2 cancelled

Ongoing

(including 2014/2015):

13 + 24 + 16 + 14 + 16 + 13 + 14 =

110 A good critical mass ! 2012/2013

17 registered 1 cancelled

2013/2014

13 registered

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RECENTLY FINISHED THESES

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2010

2011

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Nº Name Supervisor Co-supervisors Finished in 2010

33103 Regina Maria Frei Santos Barbosa José Barata Oliveira 17-05-2010

653 João Almeida Rosas Luis Camarinha Matos 15-06-2010

33253 Ana Sofia Fachada Fernandes José Manuel Fonseca Paulo Jorge Gomes

Lisboa 08-10-2010

705 João Murta Pina Leão Rodrigues 25-11-2010

647 Ana Rita Campos Rui Neves-Silva 26-11-2010

676 Anikó Costa Luis Gomes 30-11-2010

33332 Silviano Francisco Santos Rafael Armando Pires Steiger Garção / Paulo

José da Costa Branco 13-12-2010 32555 Anabela Monteiro Gonçalves Pronto M.Ventim Neves Leão Rodrigues 14-12-2010

673 André Mora José Manuel Fonseca 16-12-2010

704 Rui Tavares Nuno Paulino 17-12-2010

32734 João Pedro Abreu de Oliveira Adolfo Steiger Garção João Goes 20-12-2010

32626 Patricia Alexandra Pires Macedo Luís Camarinha Matos 13-07-2011

525 Raúl Dionísio Leão Rodrigues 13-12-2011

32606 José Rui Barbosa Custódio João Goes 21-12-2011

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RECENTLY FINISHED THESES ...

2012

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2013

32632 Maria do Carmo Marques Rui Neves-Silva 12-01-2012

30066 Luís Domingos Ferreira Ribeiro José Barata Oliveira 12-01-2012

38972 Raúl Eduardo Capela Tello Rato (Auto-proposto) 02-03-2012

32607 Michael Figueiredo João Goes Guiomar G. Andrade

Evans 09-03-2012

32550 Tiago Oliveira Machado de Figueiredo

Cardoso Luís Camarinha Matos 17-04-2012

32564 Manuel Augusto Vieira Paula Louro Antunes (ext) Adolfo Steiger Garção 9-10-2012

30074 Carlos Manuel de Melo Agostinho Ricardo Gonçalves 15-10-2012

32617 Miguel Ramos Pereira Luís Bernardo Rui Dinis 08-01-2013

30073 João Filipe dos Santos Sarraipa Ricardo Gonçalves 10-01-2013

38744 Carlos Eduardo Dias Coutinho Ricardo Gonçalves Adina-Georgeta Bratu

Cretan 10-01-2013

32577 Pedro Miguel Figueiredo Amaral Paulo Pinto 11-01-2013

32571 Gonçalo Moreira Cândido José Barata Oliveira 03-12-2013

30067 Pedro Miguel Ramos Pereira Maria Helena Fino M. Ventim Neves 17-12-2013

33101 Pedro Miguel Negrão Maló Steiger Garção 20-12-2013

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RECENTLY FINISHED THESES ...

Nº Name Supervisor Co-supervisor(s) Theses in 2014

33270 Francisco José Dinis de Sousa

Fernandes Ganhão Rui Dinis Luís Bernardo 06-06-2014

32618 Carlos Manuel Ferreira Carvalho Nuno Paulino 15-07-2014

32574 Filipe de Carvalho Moutinho Luís Gomes 24-07-2014

33271 José Miguel Ferreira Preto Marques

Luzio Rui Dinis Paulo Montezuma 10-11-2014

29768 Ruben Duarte Dias da Costa Celson Lima Steiger Garção 24-11-2014 38050 Massimiliano Zanin Pedro Sousa Stefano Boccaletti 05-12-2014

37772 Tahereh Nodehi Ricardo Gonçalves 09-12-2014

32608 Edinei Santin João Goes Luís Oliveira 16-12-2014

29760 David Inácio M.Ventim Neves João Murta Pina /

Alfredo Álvarez Garcia 18-12-2014

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PROGRAM INFORMATION

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PROGRAM INFORMATION ...

http://sites.fct.unl.pt/doutoramento-engenharia-electrotecnica-computadores

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SOME FORMAL ISSUES

FINALIZE REGISTRATION

PROPOSE SUPERVISOR ...

[specific form] ... till March 2015 -Specialization Area ? Advance Topics in ....

- Free Option course ?

- Credits transfer request (if applicable) [specific form + justification]

Definition of individual study plan CLIP

- Register for selected courses

[Program coordinator]

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B

PROPOSE TAC...

[specific form] ... Preferably before end of the year

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CLIP

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SUPERVISOR

CO-SUPERVISOR(S) ? When?

How many?

SUPERVISOR PROPOSAL

Approval process?

SUPERVISORS

Limits

A supervisor should not have more than 6PhD students under his/her supervision.

In the case of co-supervision, each student counts 50%.

Required experience and activity

Similar to what is practiced in many other universities, the Scientific Committee considers that junior doctors without supervision experience should not start as main supervisors. Furthermore, a PhD supervisor needs to be an active researcher with adequate productivity.

Therefore, in order to qualify

as main supervisor

a doctor should:

Have successfully supervised / co-supervised at least onestudent.

Have at least 2 journal papers indexed in the Science Citation Index during the last 3 years.

Unexperienced doctors candidate to a first supervision should:

Be co-supervisors (naturally in collaboration with an experienced supervisor).

Have at least 2journal papers indexed in the Science Citation Index during the last 3 years.

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TAC PROPOSAL

To be proposed by your supervisor

To be approved (or not) by the Scientific Committee of the PhD Program

Proposal to be submitted during the first year [before you submit the Thesis Plan]

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EVERY YEAR

ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT ANNUAL ASSESSMENT REPORT

YOU TAC

+

Registration for all non- finished courses After finishing all courses, every year you must register

for the special course

“Thesis”

[and pay annual fees !!!]

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