Programmed study plan for the academic year 2020/2021


List of courses / activities for the first year

titolocrediti
Seminars attendee 6
Teaching or tutoring in bachelor or master degree 0
Research activity 2
Courses attendee 4
PhD schools attendee 0

More information

Proposed courses:

Prof. Giuseppe Pirrò, "Knowledge Discovery from Graph Data" - February/March
Prof. Claudio Di Ciccio, "Temporal-logic Based Data Analysis" - February/March
Prof. Danilo Avola, "Computer Vision Applied in Robotics" - March/April
Dr. Luca Cosmo, "Geometric Deep Learning" - March/April
Dr. Riccardo Marin, "Spectral shape analysis" - April/May
Prof. Claudio Di Ciccio, "Process-oriented Blockchain Applications" - May/June
Dr. Simone Melzi, "Digital 3D Reconstruction for Augmented Reality" - May/June


Method of choosing the subject of the thesis

The thesis and the research project are assigned by the PhD Board after consultation with the PhD student and the professors potentially interested in the research project. A supervisor is assigned to the student upon assignment of the research project.

Admission to the second year

Admission to the second year is approved by the PhD Board by 31th of October 2021 on the basis of a report by the student about the research activities of the first year of the PhD.


List of courses / activities for the second year

titolocrediti
Seminars attendee 3
Courses attendee 3
PhD schools attendee 0
Teaching or tutoring in bachelor or master degree 0
Research activity 6

More information

Seminars on dissemination of science and broad-spectrum seminars offered by the Department and the University (Distinguished Lectures, STITCH Seminars, etc ...). This offer is focused on seminars that are compatible with and targeted on the main PhD research topics.

Method of preparation of the thesis

The PhD student starts preparing the thesis with the support of the tutor. The latter is chosen by the PhD Board during the first year. At the end of the year, the PhD student publicly presents his / her research work to the PhD Board and to the other professors of the Computer Science Department.

Admission to the third year

The verification for the admission to the third year is performed according to two elements:

1. A public seminar held by the student in the second half of September and first half of October.
2. A written report by the supervisor on the research activities done by the student during the year.



List of courses / activities for the third year

titolocrediti
Research activity 3
Final thesis and discussion 3

More information

1. Seminar-type activities: brown bag seminars organized by the students (in particular held by second and third year students) with the coordinator, the PhD commission and interested teachers, in which the students experiment and refine their skills: they present their work, share interesting read articles and results, dispense experiences they acquired, learn the ability to ask the right research questions and to develop research ideas starting from discussed topics. The aim is to foster the development of skills that underlie the daily work of researchers in the world of international R & D.
2. Participation in some Colloquium in Computer Science, a series of seminars to present research results by national and international experts in the main fields of computer science. Objective: to gain a thorough understanding of the state of the art at an international level in the main IT sectors.

the research activities carried out within the departmental research groups and laboratories, which constitute the most important daily tool for the training of the PhD students' skills, under the guidance of the supervisor are added to these activities. Everything is tought for supporting collaboration between students.

Participation in a series of seminars related to career development and job placement is also envisaged.


Method of admission to the final examination

The admission to the final exam is approved by the PhD Board in the 15th of December according to two elements:

1. A public seminar held by the student during the month of November.
2. A written report by the supervisor on the student's training and research activities during the three years of the PhD.


Final examination

The final examination is performed in front of the National Commission. The Commission evaluates the student according to the following elements:

1. CV of the PhD student
2. Supervisor's report
3. Review by two experts in the specific work of the PhD student. The two experts must be external to Sapienza University, and, at least, one of them must be affiliated with a foreign institution.

© Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" - Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma