Catarina Botelho, a PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, won the 1st edition of the “3-Minute Thesis” competition, for “Fala” project, a vocal biomarker for disease detection, developed at the Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores: Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa (INESC ID).
Matteu Pisanno is pursuing a PhD student in Physics at the Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (LIP), and won 3rd place for a presentation about his project that aims to better understand the beginning of the Universe. The final competition took place yesterday, May 30th, at the National Museum of Natural History and Science of Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa).
Twelve of the 150 initial candidates reached the final. Five Técnico students competed in the finals. In this competition, promoted by ULisboa in partnership with Público newspaper, the participants were challenged to explain the impact of their research – importance and impact – in three minutes and using a single slide. It is important to note that Catarina Botelho was one of the winners of the 6th edition of the Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo Award.
The Técnico students who competed in the finals were:
- Diogo Nunes – PhD student in Computer Science and Engineering at the Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores: Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa (INESC ID);
- João Januário – PhD student in Civil Engineering at the Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability (CERIS);
- Catarina Botelho – PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores: Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa (INESC ID);
- Matteo Pisano – PhD student in Physics at the Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics (LIP);
- Rita Castel’Branco – PhD student in Architecture at the Center for Innovation in Territory, Urbanism and Architecture (CiTUA).
