Series

PI Stories

2022 Second edition

14 March 2022
20 October 2022
The Doctoral Programme in Information Engineering and Computer Science (IECS) organizes the second edition of the PI Stories, a series of seminars aimed at providing the opportunity for PhD students to learn the success stories of some of the most talented researchers in the world. 
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Doctoral Programme in Information Engineering and Computer Science

Each speaker will present a research project he/she led as a principal investigator. The presentation will cover the scientific scope of the project and the most important results that the project has achieved. The speakers will also share their own experiences of turning a research idea into a successful project winning a competitive grant.

The events will take place either online or in presence from March to October 2022 and will be held in English.

All meetings are open to PhD Students, Undergraduate and Master students enrolled at DISI, as well as to people interested in the proposed topics.

Calendar

14 March, 1-2 pm on Zoom

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship: getting it and getting through 

  • Paolo Aversa, Bayes Business School, University of London

Free participation upon registration online by 14 March 2022Register online 

24 March, 11am-12pm on Zoom

Methodologies for assessing the privacy risks and transparency of mobile applications

  • Narseo Vallina-Rodriguez, IMDEA Networks Institute, Madrid 

Free participation upon registration online by 24 March 2022: Register online

14 April, 1-2 pm on Zoom

Getting MSCA IF project "MCAPEFA" at the University of Trento

  • Marko Barjaktarovic, University of Trento

Free participation upon registration online by 14 April 2022: Register online

11 May, 11am-12pm

Dos and don'ts of being a researcher: some lessons I've learned on the way

  • Marco Baroni, ICREA, Pompeu Fabra University

Free participation upon registration online by 10 May 2022: Register online

30 May, 1-2 pm on Zoom

Good practices learnt as a young PI

  • Fabio Poiesi, Fondazione Bruno Kessler

Free participation upon registration online by 30 May 2022: Register online

6 June, 10-11 am

Adventures in geometric deep learning

  • Emanuele Rodolà, Università La Sapienza 

Free participation upon registration online by 5 June 2022: Register online

20 October, 1-2 pm on Zoom

Reverse-engineering Drosophila action selection and movement control

  • ​​​Pavan Ramdya, EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

Free participation upon registration online by 20 October 2022: Register online