Monitoring PhD Student Progress
PhD Programme on Information and Communications Technology (DocTIC)
University of Vigo
Date: June 10, 2026
Place: Salón de actos – EE de Telecomunicación
This is the event where the Annual Evaluation of student progress takes place. The Annual Evaluation is compulsory for all the enrolled students in the PhD programme. Student have to prepare and present a poster about their ongoing research plan. Feedback by the attendees and members of the committees will be given. The working language is English.
Procedure of evaluation | Calendar
Program
June 10, 2026 (Wednesday)
| 9:15 - 9:30 |
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| 9:30 - 9:45 |
Opening Dr. Cristina López Bravo DocTIC coordinator Venue: Salón de actos |
| 9:45 - 10:00 |
Mobility Grants Calls Dr. Cristina López Bravo DocTIC coordinator Venue: Salón de actos |
| 10:00 - 11:30 |
Poster session 1 with spotlights Chair: Dr. Miguel Rodríguez Pérez Venue:
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| 11:30 - 12:00 | Coffee break |
| 12:00 - 13:00 |
Lecture by: Rui Lopes Campos Chair: Dr. Rebeca Díaz Redondo Venue: Salón de actos |
| 13:00 -14:00 |
Poster session 2 with spotlights Chair: Dr. Juan Manuel Santos Gago Venue:
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Invited speaker
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Rui Lopes Campos |
| Lecture topic |
From Networks We Build to Networks That Understand, Reason, and Adapt |
| Lecture summary | In this talk, I will discuss emerging paradigms for wireless connectivity in extreme environments, grounded on more than a decade of research developed at the University of Porto and INESC TEC. The talk will explore how autonomous mobile networks, supported by robotic aerial and maritime platforms, can dynamically create and adapt communications infrastructures in scenarios where traditional networks are unavailable, damaged, or insufficient, while addressing the convergence of wireless communications, robotics, and artificial intelligence. Particular emphasis will be given to semantic communications and the transition from bit-oriented networking towards systems capable of understanding the context and relevance of information, paving the way for more adaptive, resilient, and mission-oriented communication systems. |
| Short Bio |
Rui Campos has a Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computers Engineering in 2011 from the University of Porto. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, where he teaches courses in telecommunications, and a senior researcher at INESC TEC. From 2022 to 2024 he was the coordinator of the Centre for Telecommunications and Multimedia (CTM) at INESC TEC and between 2012 and 2021 the head of the Wireless Networks area at CTM. Since 2023 he has been the leading member of Steering Committee of the Communications scientific domain at INESC TEC. He has been an IEEE Senior Member since 2018 and he is the author of 120+ scientific publications in international conferences and journals with peer review. He has been the advisor of 50+ M.Sc. students and 15+ Ph.D. students, and he has coordinated 23 R&D projects and participated in more than 50.
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Session 1
| Name | Committee |
|---|---|
| Cajaraville Aboy, Diego | 1 |
| Gesto Gayoso, Anxo | 1 |
| Marante Boado, María | 1 |
| Vázquez Rodríguez, Álvaro | 1 |
| Rúa Estévez, José Manuel | 2 |
| Conde Lagoa, David | 2 |
| Boado Mallón, María | 2 |
| Vila Portela, Diego | 2 |
| Ahmadpanah, Zahra | 3 |
| Lopéz Valverde, Jacobo | 3 |
| Sucasas Hermida, Aránzazu | 3 |
| Airado Vilar, Nerea | 4 |
| Flores García, Fernando | 4 |
| Yarovenko Kuzminykh, Nina | 4 |
| Giménez López, Antonio | 4 |
Session 2
| Name | Committee |
|---|---|
| Abdellatif, Ahmed Abdelkader Sayed | 1 |
| Abreu Dias, Ricardo | 1 |
| Rivas López, Jose Luis | 1 |
| Yang , Guang | 2 |
| Hermoso Lopez, Guillermo | 2 |
| Romualdo Carvalho, António Aristides | 2 |
| Martins Durães, Daniel Filipe | 3 |
| Silva Oliveira, Tiago Emanuel | 3 |
| Tubío Figueira, Pedro | 3 |
| Maouni, Seifeddine | 4 |
| Salhi, Aissa | 4 |
| Romero , Valentina Mariana | 4 |
List of students unable to attend
An on-line session will be arranged with the committee to proceed with the evaluation
| Name | Committee |
|---|---|
| Bellis García, Daniel Owen | 1 |
| Biliaminu, Karamot Kehinde | 1 |
| Mostafa Hany, Mennat Allah | 1 |
| Rodríguez Gajardo, Antonio Enrique | 1 |
| Alves Sousa, Pedro | 1 |
| Ahmad Tareq Ali, Alflahat | 1 |
| Abu Rbeian, Alsharif Hasan | 2 |
| Carmona Parra, Jose Ángel | 2 |
| Conde Acereda, David | 2 |
| González Pena, Mariña | 2 |
| Maraziotis, Orestis | 2 |
| Platas Casais, José Manuel | 2 |
| Abumohsen Abdulmutie Hassan, Mobarak | 3 |
| Rodríguez Ortiz, Miguel Angel | 3 |
| Álvarez Pérez, David | 3 |
| Álvarez Morales, José Luis | 3 |
| Ruanova Lea, José Luis | 3 |
| Jara Saltos, Juan Diego | 3 |
| Ahmad Ahmad Abdelmo'Ti | 3 |
| Mayou, Omar | 4 |
| Moreira Faria, Ricardo Gil | 4 |
| Mernizi Joncart, Inés | 4 |
| Camblor García, Alfonso | 4 |
| Otero Mosquera, Javier | 4 |
| Juwaied Al-Rwajawi, Mohammed Hussain | 4 |
| Campanioni Morfi, Silvia | 1 |
Procedure for the Evaluation of the Research Plan or Annual Defence
PhD Program on Information and Communications Technology of the University of Vigo
Academic year 2025-26
General Considerations:
- This activity is compulsory for all the students enrolled in the academic year.
- The working language is English.
- A rubric for evaluation is approved by the Academic Committee of the PhD program (CAPD). This rubric will be used for all students. Nevertheless, evaluation committees will take into consideration the actual dedication of the students: Full- time students, Part-time students, etc. This rubric is available at Moovi.
- This rubric will be completed by the Evaluation Committee, and by the advisor(s) of the thesis. In case of more than one advisor, all advisors must agree on a single rubric.
- The Evaluation Committee will propose a Score to the Academic Committee of the PhD Program. CAPD will be in charge of delivering the final score.
- Each student will be assigned to one of the evaluation committees. This assignment is made by the CAPD.
- There will be three Evaluation Committees:
Committee no 1
- María Soledad Torres Guijarro
- Manuel Caeiro Rodríguez
- Pablo Fondo Ferreiro
Committee no 2
- Silvia García Méndez
- Rebeca Díaz Redondo
- Laura Docío Fernández
Committee no 3
- Eduardo Rodríguez Banga
- Ana Vázquez Alejos
- Raúl Rodríguez Rubio
Committee no 4
- Roberto López Valcarce
- Luis Álvarez Sabucedo
- Ana Fernández Vilas
Evaluation procedure and calendar:
- All students must prepare a poster. The pdf file of the poster must be uploaded to the Moovi server by 14:00 (CET) of June 1, 2026, Monday. Your file should be named as Poster_2026_Name_FamilyName.pdf. DocTIC will be in charge of the printing of the poster for those students who will attend the session.
- Those students unable to attend the workshop will let the DocTIC coordinator know by answering the corresponding survey in Moovi by June 1, 2026, Monday, explaining the reason for his/her absence. Upon acceptance, one member of the corresponding evaluation committee will contact the student in order to set up an appointment for on-line evaluation. The students will receive the instructions about how the evaluation will be conducted. These students do not have to send the slide.
- The advisors must upload one rubric by June 1, 2026, Monday to the Moovi server. A positive evaluation by the advisor is required to continue the evaluation procedure. The file should be named as Rubric_2026_Name_FamilyName.pdf.
- Students attending the evaluation day must upload to the Moovi server one slide of the poster presentation (just 1 page in landscape orientation) by 14:00 (CET) of June 8, 2026, Monday.
- The evaluation by the committees will take place during the poster sessions of the workshop (June 10, 2026, Wednesday).
- The evaluation committees will deliver the score by June 22, 2026, Monday. Those students who fail will be granted with a two-week period to correct the observed deficiencies.
Instructions for the preparation of the material
POSTER LAYOUT
- Poster orientation should be portrait (vertical).
- Poster size should be A0 (841 mm x 1189 mm).
- The title should be ideally in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, 72 pt. font. Author, Thesis Advisor(s) and affiliation should be in 42 pt. font
- Use colour for highlighting and to make your poster attractive.
- Use pictures, diagrams, figures, etc., rather than only text wherever possible.
- Minimum font size for all text: 24 pt.
- Sections to be included:
- Motivation of the work
- Thesis Objectives
- Research Plan
- Results & Discussions (if available yet)
- Next Year Planning
- References
POSTER SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATION
At the beginning of each Poster session, the students will have the opportunity to show 1 (ONE) slide in landscape orientation MAXIMUM to focus attention on the topic of their poster. Please note that this slide is not meant to cover the whole research, BUT ONLY HIGHLIGHT THE MAJOR GOALS OF THE THESIS WORK.
This slide (in a pdf file) must be uploaded to the Moovi server.
| Date | Agent | Task |
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| June 1, Monday | Students | Uploading the poster describing the research plan to Moovi |
| June 1, Monday | Supervisors | Upload evaluation (rubric) to Moovi |
| June 1, Monday | Students | Notice of no attendance to the poster session |
| June 8, Monday | Students attending the poster session | Upload of the slide |
| June 10, Friday | All | Poster session |
| June 22, Monday | Committees | Delivery of evaluation (rubrics) |