SCCS Colloquium

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The SC²S Colloquium is a forum giving students, guests, and members of the chair the opportunity to present their research insights, results, and challenges.

Do you need ideas for your thesis topic? Do you want to meet your potential supervisor? Do you want to discuss your research with a diverse group of researchers, rehearse your conference talk, or simply cheer for your colleagues? This is the right place for you!

When and where: Wednesdays at 3 pm, in the room 02.07.023 (Winter semester 2019/20: Thursdays at 3 pm, in the room 00.08.053). Guests are always welcome!

You don't want to miss a talk? Subscribe to our mailing list and our Colloquium calendar (iCal link, updated regularly).

Schedule

October

Wednesday, October 2
Deniz Candas: Auto-Tuning via Machine Learning in AutoPas Bachelor's thesis submission talk. Deniz is advised by Steffen Seckler and Fabio Gratl.	15:00-16:00 MI 02.07.023 Details
Martin Bogusz: Exploring Modern Runtime Systems for the SWE-Framework Bachelor's thesis submission talk. Martin is advised by Alexander Pöppl and Philipp Samfass.

Monday, October 7 (if October 9 is full)
Looking for a first talk - register here	15:00-16:00 MI 00.08.053 Details
Looking for a second talk - register here

Wednesday, October 9
Fritz Hofmeier: Applying the Spatially Adaptive Combination Technique to Uncertainty Quantification Bachelor's thesis submission talk. Fritz is advised by Michael Obersteiner.	15:00-16:00 MI 00.08.053 Details
Henri Rößler: Simulation of diffraction effects of sound waves Bachelor's thesis submission talk. Henri is advised by Carsten Uphoff.

Thursday, October 17
Manuel Dell'Antonio: Definition and Evaluation of a Flight Control System for Future VTOL Applications Master's thesis submission talk. Manuel is advised by Julian Rhein (TUM FSD) and Prof. Hans-Joachim Bungartz.	15:00-16:00 MI 00.08.053 Details
Nicol Fottner: Developing and Benchmarking a Molecular Dynamics Simulation using AutoPas Bachelor's thesis submission talk. Nicol is advised by Fabio Gratl.

Thursday, October 24
Ayman Noureldin: A Master-Slave Approach for Multi-Phase Fluid-Fluid Coupling of OpenFOAM and ATHLET Master's thesis submission talk. Ayman is advised by Gerasimos Chourdakis, in collaboration with GRS.	15:00-16:00 MI 00.08.053 Details
Looking for a second talk - register here

Past Colloquia

Colloquia from Winter Term 2018/19 to Winter 2007/08 can be found here.

Very old colloquium announcements can be found here.

Information for speakers

Registration

To register and schedule a talk, you should fill the form Colloquium Registration at least two weeks before the earliest desired date. Keep in mind that we only have limited slots, so please plan your presentation early. In special cases contact colloquium@mailsccs.in.tum.de.

• Students doing their Master's thesis at our chair are expected to give two talks:
  
  • The first talk presents the topic, the status quo, and the research plan. This should be placed early (first month of the work), such that colleagues can comment and give adequate feedback. It also helps students to structure their coming work. (10 minutes + 5 minutes discussion)
    
  • The second talk presents the thesis' results and insights. (20 minutes + 5 to 10 minutes discussions)
• Students doing their Bachelor's thesis, IDP, Guided Research, Semesterarbeit etc. at the chair are supposed to give one talk. This presents the thesis' results and insights. (20 minutes + 5 to 10 minutes discussions)
• Doctoral candidates and guest researchers are always very welcome to give a talk to our colloquium as well. We recommend the 20min talk + 5-10min discussion format, but we can also host longer talks.

Room and equipment

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Seminar room MI 02.07.023

The SCCS Colloquium takes place in the room 02.07.023, which offers 34 seats (5 rows). In case you want to rehearse your presentation, you can freely enter when the room is available.

The room is equiped with a projector EPSON EB-4650, which offers XGA resolution (1024x768, 4:3, laptop can connect at 1920x1080). Please note that only an HDMI port is available. You can also use a laptop we provide, which runs Linux (i.e. no Microsoft Office). We recommend that you export your slides in PDF format beforehand (a USB drive will be available).

We also provide you with a presenter/laser pointer (Logitech R400, USB) and Whiteboard markers. The room offers two sliding whiteboards.

What to expect

During the colloquium, things usually go as follows:

• 10-15min before the colloquium starts, the speakers setup their laptops or transfer the presentations to the moderator's laptop. The moderator currently is Gerasimos Chourdakis.
• The colloquium starts with an introduction to the agenda and the moderator asks the speaker's advisor/host to put the talk into context.
• Your talk starts. The scheduled time for your talk is normally 20min with additional 5-10min for discussion. Introduction talks are allocated 10min.
• The moderator keeps track of the time and shows two cards to the speaker: one for "5min left" and one for "time is up", after which you should try to wrap up the most important remaining points. Please remember to look for these cards. You can also tell the moderator if you prefer to keep track of time for yourself.
• During the discussion session, the audience can ask questions, which are meant for clarification or for putting the talk into context.
• Congratulations! Your talk is over and it's now time to celebrate! Have you already tried the parabolic slides that bring you from the third floor to the Magistrale?

Preparing a great talk

Do you remember a talk that made you feel very happy for attending? Do you also remember a talk that confused you? What was different between the two?

Here are a few things to check if you want to improve your presentation:

• What is the main idea that you want people to remember after your presentation? Do you make it crystal-clear? How quickly are you arriving to it?
• Which aspects of your work can you cover in the time frame, with a reasonable pace and good depth?
• What can you leave out (but maybe have as back-up slides) to not confuse or overwhelm the audience?
• How are you investing the crucial first two minutes of your presentation?
• How much content do you have on your slides? Is all of it important? Will the audience know which part of a slide to look at? Will somebody from the last row be able to read the content? Will somebody with limited experience in your field have time to understand what is going on?
• Are the figures clear? Are you explaining the axes or any other features clearly?
• Which questions would you like the audience to ask you? How can you trigger these?

In any case, make sure to start preparing your talk early enough so that you can potentially discuss it, rehearse it, and improve it.

Here are a few good videos to find out more:

• Simon Peyton Jones: How to Give a Great Research Talk (see also How to Write a Great Research Paper)
• Susan McConnell: Designing effective scientific presentations
• Jens Weller: Presenting Code

Did you know that the TUM English Writing Center can also help you with writing good slides?