March 19, 2026
8h40-17h00
A day to promote informal exchanges, sharing of ideas and friendly interactions within the scientific melting pot of the PhD students from DS4H Graduate school. Also designed to give Licence and Master's students a taste of what thesis work is like.
You don’t have to provide any specific materials or produce any work as a participant in the Doctoriales.
Any participation will make PhD candidates benefit from "training hours" via ADUM. Find out more...
Fun Science and Networking!
What awaits you:
> Keynote Speaker
- Serena VILLATA (Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, i3S), Head of the Inria MARIANNE research team, Scientific Director of 3IA Côte d'Azur, member of the Artificial Intelligence and Digital Council of the French Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty.
> Pitch your thesis! Scientific speed datings
- Doctoral students volunteers present their research work in front of several successive groups of students from different backgrounds.
- After 10 minutes, the gong rings and the presenter/auditors groups mix... 3 times in a row!
- No specific support to prepare.
> What comes after a thesis: PhD career perspectives
A round table moderated by Michel BUFFA with:
- Frédéric PRECIOSO, full professor (Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, i3S and member of Inria MAASAI research team) - Academic careers
- Paolo SIMONELLI, European partnerships and innovation projects manager at Université Côte d'Azur's Inria center - European perspectives, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Fabien FERRERO, full professor (Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, LEAT) and founder of a deeptech startup
- Stéphanie MORALES, Startup Innovation Manager, Inria
ED STIC Best Theses Awards
We will have the pleasure of awarding the ED STIC thesis prizes. Join us in honoring these remarkable accomplishments and inspiring future PhD generations.