Speaker: Bernardo Marques is a Research Assistant at the Institute of Electronics and Informatics Engineering of Aveiro – IEETA. Current research interests span over several fields, including Human-Centered Computing (HCC), Human-Centered Design (HCD), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), Virtual, Augmented, Mixed and eXtended Reality (VR, AR, MR, XR), 3D User Interfaces (3DUI), User Experience (UX), Information Visualization (IV), and others.
Abstract: In this talk, Bernardo will briefly introduce the theme of his PhD, concluded in 2021, and provide a list of relevant topics that may inspire new PhD students, despite their field of research. He will address why he decided to pursue a PhD, and present some advice regarding how to select a topic of interest, where to get a scholarship, how to select a supervisor, or how to start writing a research plan.
Bernardo will also elaborate on how to write a cover and a rebuttal letter, how to react when receiving a first rejection, as well as propose a list of relevant tools that may facilitate how to write publications. Also relevant, discuss the importance of keeping the thesis document up to date, advice for conducting a great pitch, as well as the importance of going beyond the PhD topic and acquire new skills.
Curious about some of these topics? Drop by to learn more.
Location and date: IEETA auditorium, 22th December 2023, 14h
