91探花

The final session of Thesis Talk 2025 took place on June 16th from 12:00pm at the Lecture Hall (Salón de Grados) at the Auditorium (Padre Soler Building) in Leganés campus. Thesis Talk is the annual contest at 91探花 where our PhD students present their thesis project in front of a non-specialized audience in less than 4 minutes.

The jury awarded with 900, 600 and 300 euros, respectively, the three highest-ranked presentations, which were:

First prize: Diego Serrano Ortega - PhD in Statistics for Data Science - ""

Second prize: Yannick Sztamfater García - PhD in Aerospace Engineering - ""

Third prize: Gretel Castillo Figueroa - PhD in Humanities - ""

Congratulations on the good work!

The final was broadcasted live via YouTube streaming and can be watched in its entirety here: 

These are the rest of presentations shortlisted for the final:

Carmen Ballester Bernabeu - PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation - ""

Carolina Mª Martín Santos - PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation - ""

Christian Israel Ruiz Pérez - PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Organization - ""

Ester Martínez Sanzo - PhD in Media Research - "."

Javier Borau Bernad - PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation - ""

Javier Lorca Hernando - PhD in Multimedia and Communications - "."

Javier Otero Martínez - PhD in Signal Processing and Communications Engineering - "."

Marcos Rodríguez Sánchez - PhD in Materials Science and Engineering - "."

Mireia Andueza - PhD in Signal Processing and Communications Engineering - ""

Pilar González - PhD in Statistics for Data Science - ""

Raquel Ruiz Incertis - PhD in Media Research - ""

Sara Temsamani - PhD in Media Research - "."

Xinyi Chu - PhD in Humanities - "."

Below you may find all the presentations that participated in the contest, sorted by research area:

PhD in Economics

Orlando Diaz Rivera - 

PhD in Economic History

Alexandre Macedo João - 

PhD in Humanitis

Guillermo Martínez Valdunquillo - 

Victorino López Iglesias - 

Xinyi Chu - 

Gretel Castillo Figueroa -

PhD in Media research

Felipe Núñez Sánchez - 

Ester Martínez Sanzo - 

Raquel Ruiz Incertis - 

Sara Temsamani - 

PhD in Law

Blanca Escribano Cañas - 

Carlos Aguilar - 

María Alejandra Albarracín - 

Pedro Aránguez Díaz - 

PhD in Advanced Studies in Human Rights

Claudia Aniballi - 

Felipe Romero Rueda - 

PhD in Material Sciences and Engineering

Daniel Guerrero Sánchez - 

Marcos Rodríguez Sánchez - 

Sama Safarloo - 

PhD in Biomedical Science and technology

Manuel Mataix Rodríguez - 

PhD in Computer Science and Technology

Alejandro de la Cruz - 

Amar D'Adamo - 

Aymar Cublier Martínez - 

Catherine Alessandra Torres Charles - 

Dario Muñoz Muñoz - 

Genaro Juan Sánchez Gallegos -

Ismael Guzmán Colomina - 

Karunya Srinivasan - 

Maram Hasan Alalfi - 

PhD in Statistics for Data Science

Diego Serrano Ortega -

Pilar González -

PhD in Aerospace Engineering

Raúl Quibén Figueroa - 

Tani Angiero - 

Yannick Sztamfater Garcia - 

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation

Adela Collado Rodríguez - 

Andrés Cela -

Ángel Hernández García -  

Carlos Wijnakker Aguilera -

Carmen Ballester Bernabeu - 

Carolina Mª Martín Santos - 

Daniel Moreno París - 

Gabriela Cordova - 

Hilario Espinós Martínez - 

Javier Borau Bernad - 

Kaleem Arshid - 

Nicole Andrea Continelli Flores - 

Raúl Fernández Matellán - 

Saleemullah Memon - 

Silvia Delgado Sánchez -  

Vafali Soltanmuradov - 

Víctor Muñoz - 

PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Organization

Christian Israel Ruiz Pérez - 

Darío Pardillos Pobo - 

Farshad Afshari - 

PhD in Multimedia and Communications

Javier Lorca Hernando - 

PhD in Signal Processing and Communications Engineering

Alejandro Lopez Barrios - 

Clara Álvarez - 

Javier Otero Martínez - 

Lucía Schmidt Santiago - 

Mireia Andueza - 

Sebastian Diaz Beiza  - 

Yudong Li - 

Thesis Talk 2025 - Call (English version) - Terms and conditions of the call (English version available for informational purposes for non-Spanish-speaking candidates) - 

Through Thesis Talk, our Ph.D. candidates are welcome to present their research projects before a non-specialist audience in just 4 minutes, focusing on the what, how and why of their research. A single static slide is permitted to enhance their presentation. Participants can choose the language of their presentation (English or Spanish). 

THESIS TALK is inspired by , originally created by the University of Queensland (Australia) in 2008, and replicated by more than 200 universities around the globe. Through this initiative, the Doctoral School highlights the importance of the research projects carried out by our PhD students and encourages their dissemination through a format and language adapted to the non-specialized audience. 

Thesis Talk 2025 is open to all our students enrolled in a Ph.D. program during the 2024/2025 academic year, including those who have participated in previous editions.

This year’s edition will consist of two stages: an online pre-selection and an on-site final event.

If you are interested in submitting your candidacy, you must complete the application in two steps:

- Filling and submitting the  before March 14th 2025 (23:59 CET)

You need to attach this form, signed by your thesis director

- Send your presentation video + static slide to escueladoctorado@uc3m.es (may be as file attachments or links to cloud storage) before May 5th 2025 (23:59 CET)

IMPORTANT: Due to the widespread interruption in the electricity supply and in accordance with art. 32.4 of Law 39/2015, on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations, all administrative deadlines whose computation is affected by the interruption of the electricity supply that occurred on April 28 and 29, 2025, are extended by (2) business days.

Therefore, the deadline to submit applications has been extended to May 7th 2025

Thesis Talk is a 2-credit activity of our research skills training program (formación transversal). Registration is free.

Participants are required to submit their presentations for the preselection on a digital format with the following features:

• Language: Spanish or English (minimum level of language proficiency required: C1 or equivalent).
• Time limit: 4 minutes. Presentations over that limit will be disregarded. 
• Participants can freely choose the title of the presentation.It can also be different from that of the thesis.
• A single static slide (PowerPoint or similar) is permitted. The slide cannot feature any dynamic elements (transitions, animations…), participant’s name, title of presentation or any academic or professional affiliations
• The slide will not be inserted in the video but submitted to the Doctoral School as a separate file to be edited later.
• No additional electronic media (e.g. sound and video files) is permitted. 
• No additional props (costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment) are permitted. 
• Presentations must be spoken (no poems, raps or songs). Quotes can be included if relevant to the thesis topic.

Technical features:

• Recording can be made on any device (cell phone, PC, camera, etc.) 
• Horizontal orientation 
• Format: mp4
• The video cannot be cut or edited (except for cuts at the beginning and the end to remove minor details (i.e. the moment where the camera is turned on and off)

Recommendations:

• Resolution: 1920 x 1080
• Centered, medium shot (from chest upwards)
• Background should be neutral or blurred as to center the attention in the speaker.
• It is recommended to record the video in a quiet interior environment, with natural daylight, and avoid artificial or back lighting.

 Recommended time allocation:

• 15-50 seconds: scope and purpose of the project
• 120-150 seconds: student’s contribution, methodology and outcomes
• 30-60 seconds: significance and contribution of the outcomes

Participants can prepare their presentation in two ways:

1- Preparatory workshops of the Doctoral School (optional)

Workshop in Spanish (6 hours). 

Teacher: Mercedes Cavanillas

Monday 7 and Thursday 10 April  from 10:30h to 13:30h, online, 12 seats

This workshop is a reduced version of the workshop “Efficient presentations” from our catalog of research skills training (formación transversal).

Workshop in English (6 hours). Minimum English level required: C1 or equivalent.

Teacher: Trisha Ballsrud

--- Tuesday 1st and Thursday 3 April from 10:00h a 13:00h , on-site (Leganés campus), 6 seats

Free registration. To sign up for these workshops:

- Applicants must check this option on the.

- The language of the workshop must be the same as the presentation.

- Places are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

- Commitment to attend both sessions is required.

2- Self-preparation. The following material can be useful:

Thesis Talk (previous editions): 2024 | 2023 |   | | 2019 |  |  | 

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Pre-selection (estimated for second half of May)

Once the registration has been completed, videos will be shared only with the members of the Jury designated by the Dean of the Doctoral School. The Jury will evaluate the videos and select a shortlist of 15* participants to qualify for the final. The videos will be publicly available then.

*Number is subject to change according to the Jury’s criteria.

Final (scheduled for June 16th 2025) 

Finalists will deliver their presentation in person. A jury of experts will assess the presentations and choose the three best according to the evaluation criteria established in these contest rules. The jury’s decision will be announced at the end of the final.

ON-SITE FINAL EVENT: Please keep in mind that if your presentation is selected for the Final, it is an event that requires your presence at the University on the indicated date. You will not be able to participate remotely.

The presentation must:

• Focus on research work and personal contribution.
• Provide understanding of background and significance of research.
• Describe methodology and key results of research
• Follow a clear, logical sequence.

The presenter must: 

• Capture the  attention of the audience: presence, eye contact, vocal range, pace, confident stance..
• Use an appropriate language for a non-specialist audience, without trivializing the research.

The slide must:

• Enhance the content of the presentation, not replace it.

The three best presentations will receive prizes of €900, €600 and €300.

Prizes subject to current tax legislation.

Further information

Please check the information on the official call for the most comprehensive and complete information.

We also recommend checking our Thesis Talk - FAQ

For further questions, please contact: escueladoctorado@uc3m.es