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Future Frontiers: PhD Conference on Emerging Technologies

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Elsa Triin Raidla

Welcome to the „Future Frontiers: PhD Conference on Emerging Technologies"! The conference is aimed at PhD students and their supervisors in the fields of engineering and biotechnology, and will be taking place from 6-7 May 2025.

The focus of the conference is to apply scientific research toward the development of innovative technologies. Participation in this event offers doctoral students their first conference experience, an opportunity to present their research to an interdisciplinary audience, and encourages collaboration among universities. To participate, please submit an abstract. The speakers and the program for the conference will be announced in April.

📌 Deadline for abstract submission and registration for doctoral students: March 31st, 2025, 23:59.

📌 Deadline for registration for supervisors: April 28th, 2025.

📌 Notification on abstract acceptance (oral or poster presentations): April 13th, 2025.

REGISTER TO THE CONFERENCE

The conference is organised by the Institute of Technology at the University of Tartu and will bring together doctoral students from several institutions, including the University of Tartu, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonian Academy of Arts, and Estonian Aviation Academy.

Title of Your Presentation

  • Choose a concise and descriptive title that clearly reflects the content of your research.
  • in your abstract title, only the first word of the title should start with a capital letter and the rest should be lowercase.

Main Author, Co-authors, and Affiliations

  • List the main author and co-authors along with their respective affiliations (e.g., Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia).

Body Text

  • Maximum of 3000 characters.
  • Please ensure that nothing is truncated due to character and word limits

Abstract Content

The abstract must address the following (usually 1–2 sentences per topic):

  1. Key Aspects of the Literature Review: Summarize the most relevant and recent studies related to your research topic.
  1. Problem Under Investigation or Research Question(s): Clearly state the problem your research addresses or the specific research questions you aim to answer.
  1. Hypothesis or Hypotheses: Present the hypothesis or hypotheses that your study tests.
  1. Methods Used: Briefly describe the study design, including the sample and sample size, as well as the data collection and analysis methods.
  1. Study Results: Summarize the key findings of your research.
  1. Implications: Explain the significance of your study, including potential applications of the results or findings and why this study is important.

Oral Presentation Guidelines

  • Duration of maximum of 10 minutes + 3 minutes for questions
  • Format: Slide size 16:9, in .ppt or equivalent (presentation file must be sent to EMAIL by May 5th the latest)
  • Your presentation should cover all the key points mentioned in your abstract.
  • Aim to convey your presentation to an interdisciplinary audience, starting with a brief introduction to your research field or topic.

Poster Presentation Guidelines

  • Format: A0 (printed by the presenter)
  • Your poster should cover all the key points mentioned in your abstract.

Estonian Doctoral School for Engineering and Technology.

The event is organised from the project "Cooperation between universities to promote doctoral studies" (2021-2027.4.04.24-0003), which is co-funded by the European Union.

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Until 07 May

Future Frontiers: PhD Conference on Emerging Technologies

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06 May 2025 10:00 –
07 May 2025 18:00
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