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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.
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