“Thesis in 4 minutes” competition
Javier Argüello wins UPC competition to present his thesis in June Finale
The open day of the UPC Doctoral School was also the scene of the institutional final of the ‘Present your thesis in 4 minutes’ competition. The initiative, promoted by the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation (FCRI) with the support of the Generalitat de Catalunya, challenges doctoral students, from any scientific discipline, to explain their research in a 4 minutes max presentation in a format the is easily understood, using simple language and geared for a general audience.
Javier Argüello-Luengo, PhD student in the Theoretical Quantum-Nano Photonics Group led by ICREA Prof at ICFO Dr Darrick Chang has been selected to represent the UPC in the final competition with the presentation ‘Building Quantum Simulations’.
The Final contest will take place on June 22 at the Movistar Center Barcelona (Pl. Catalunya, 16). The event, which will bring together contestants who, like Javier have been selected to represent other Catalan Universities, will be open to the public and will also be streamed through the YouTube channel of the FCRI.