PhDRIM Event: PhD Turns 40!

A meeting–discussion–debate about past–present–future with those who made the history of robotics research in Italy back when they were still PhD students.

When and where: October 18th, 13:30, Aula Magna

“What was the biggest disagreement you had with your supervisor when you were still a PhD student? What was the research idea you were most proud of? And the biggest obstacle? Have you ever felt like someone stole your idea? What was the first paper you got accepted? What was the first paper you had high hopes for and that got rejected? Were you terrified during your first conference presentation? What was the harshest question anyone asked you? Is it true that the camera-ready version of a paper had to be printed and sent using a device called a Fax?”

This year, at IRIM 3D, all PhD students will, for the first time in forty years, have an incredible opportunity: to chat informally, off the record, with those who made the history of robotics research in Italy—poke their memories, listen to their stories, even the more forbidden ones, the ones they’re shy to tell. Together, we’ll try to understand what has happened over 40 cycles of PhDs in Italy—the good and the bad—in order to compare the present and the past, and to find new motivations and ideas for pursuing a PhD journey.

Students of robotics and intelligent machines, don’t miss out! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and those who skip it will regret it forever.

Speakers:

• Prof. Antonio Bicchi, Università di Pisa
• Prof. Alessandro De Luca, Sapienza Università di Roma
• Prof.ssa Mariagrazia Dotoli, Politecnico di Bari
• Prof. Enrico Pagello, Università di Padova
• Prof.ssa Loredana Zollo, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma

The event is sponsored by DRIM, PhD Program in Robotics and Intelligent Machines

PhDRIM Exams: admission to the PhD defense

What: Exams for the admission to the final defense fo PhD DRIM Students at the end of the third year.

When and where: October 19th, 9:00,  Aula Magna

How: Each presentation is scheduled for 10 minutes (you can use slides, and don’t forget to summarize your publications and courses/schools in one slide), followed by 4 minutes of questions from the evaluation board.

The board will include: Profs. Giovanni Berselli, Enrico Simetti, Salvatore Pirozzi, Maura Casadio, Gionata Salvietti, and Antonio Sgorbissa.