Call for Participants: PhD Forum during IEEE-IRIS2015 Conference in Langkawi (19th October 2015)

“It always seem impossible until it’s done”- Nelson Mandela

Are you facing difficulties during your PhD study?

Feeling like your path to PhD is a lonely journey?

Or you have just had your Viva and have lots of experience to share with others?

Come and join this special event for aspiring, current and future doctorates!

Completing a PhD is an odyssey. In fact, successfully undertaking a PhD degree requires self-determination, diligence, and the capacity for critical but constructive thinking as well as a thorough understanding of the relevant academic discipline.

The PhD (Doctoral) Forum is one of many special programs organized as part of the 2015 IEEE 3rd International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors (IEEE-IRIS2015). The 3-hour, interactive session will be held on the second day of the symposium (19^th October 2015).

PhD Forum aims to provide a setting for mutual feedback on participants' current research projects and guidance on future research directions.

The PhD Forum:

1) is an opportunity for participants to discuss their research interests and career objectives

2) will be the hub to develop a supportive community of scholars and a spirit of collaborative research support for a new generation of researchers

3) offers advice and tips about academic, research, industrial, and non-traditional career paths

This program will be divided into two parts: two Keynote Addresses by two eminent professors and the PhD Forum. Participants will also be given the opportunity for a Q&A session.

Keynote Speakers:

1) Prof Dr Ahmad Fauzi Ismail (Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation), UTM)

Deputy Vice Chancelor (Research & Innovation)

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

Title: The PhD Odyssey: Challenges at Local and International Universities

2) Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Saripan

Deputy Dean (Postgraduate Studies),

Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia

Title: Stepping into Borderless Research World for Young Scientists

Target Participants:

Postgraduate students, junior academicians, researchers and professors

  

Venue:

Berjaya Resort Langkawi

Registration and Fees:

All conference participants of IEEE-IRIS2015 are given automatic entry to the session.

External participants may register at the link available at http://www.ieee-iris2015.com/ or email to phdforum2015@gmail.com. 

The fee is RM 150 per person to be paid during registration on 19^th October 2015.

See you there!