MMMIGS Intro2PhD: Start of the doctorate & time and self-management
In the winter semester 2023 / 24, the Minds, Media, Machines Integrated Graduate School (MMMIGS) offers a seminar for doctoral candidates who have recently started their doctorate. The first session will discuss a range of useful skills for new doctoral students. These include tips on settling into a new workplace (and new city), discussing [...]
Talk by Professor Hung-yi Lee (NTU): "Towards a Speech Version of ChatGPT"
Title: Towards a Speech Version of ChatGPT Abstract: Over the past few months, the capabilities of large language models (LLM) like ChatGPT have sparked widespread discussion. They possess a general processing ability, and they can often accomplish the desired tasks with the right instructions. Speech, teeming with rich and hierarchical information, offers different needs for [...]
MMMIGS & mingle: Mental health during the PhD
MMMIGS & mingle is the name and motto of a new series of networking events for doctoral students of the Minds, Media, Machines Integrated Graduate School (MMMIGS). We will meet monthly in a hybrid format (onsite and online) to get to know each other and exchange ideas on topics of interest to a broader group of doctoral candidates. On December 8 [...]
MMMIGS & mingle: Research and sustainability
MMMIGS & mingle is the name and motto of a new series of networking events for doctoral students of the Minds, Media, Machines Integrated Graduate School (MMMIGS). We will meet monthly in a hybrid format (onsite and online) to get to know each other and exchange ideas on topics of interest to a broader group of doctoral candidates. On October 13 [...]
MMMIGS & mingle: Mental health during the PhD
MMMIGS & mingle is the name and motto of a new series of networking events for PhD members of the Minds, Media, Machines Integrated Graduate School (MMMIGS). There will be one event per month, usually in a hybrid format (both in person and online) and in English. Each event starts with a short input about [...]
MMMIGS & mingle: Working conditions in science
MMMIGS & mingle is the name and motto of a new series of networking events for doctoral students of the Minds, Media, Machines Integrated Graduate School (MMMIGS). We will meet monthly in a hybrid format (onsite and online) to get to know each other and exchange ideas on topics of interest to a broader group of doctoral candidates. On August 4 [...]
EASE Fall School 2023
The Collaborative Research Center EASE (Everyday Activity Science & Engineering) is hosting its annual Fall School for doctoral candidates from September 11-15, 2023. In lectures and hands-on courses, participants will learn about AI, robotics, and robot manipulation, all with a view to cognition-enabled everyday activity robotics. All events will take place at the University of [...]
MMMIGS Intro2PhD: Summary and support services
In the summer semester 2023, the Minds, Media, Machines Integrated Graduate School (MMMIGS) is offering a seminar for doctoral candidates who have recently started their doctorate. The fourteenth session will summarize the course content and provide an overview of resources and support services. A detailed description of the contents as well as the conditions of participation and registration formalities can be found at the [...]
MMMIGS Intro2PhD: Career options after the doctorate
In the summer semester 2023, the Minds, Media, Machines Integrated Graduate School (MMMIGS) is offering a seminar for doctoral students who have recently started their doctorate. The thirteenth session deals with life after the doctorate and provides initial information on career opportunities within and outside academia. Dealing with this topic is recommended from [...] at the latest.
MMMIGS Intro2PhD: Writing and defending your dissertation
In the summer semester 2023, the Minds, Media, Machines Integrated Graduate School (MMMIGS) is offering a seminar for doctoral students who have recently started their doctorate. The twelfth session will discuss writing and defending the dissertation. Topics include planning the writing process, structuring the dissertation, writing compelling introductory and concluding chapters, [...]