Monday 16 June 2025 – 12:00 CEST
Salón de Grados (Auditorium), Padre Soler Building, Leganés Campus
Thesis Talk is UC3M’s annual challenge that asks doctoral students to explain their thesis to a non-specialist audience in under four minutes with just one static slide. Admission is free until capacity is reached, and the session will be streamed live on YouTube (Thesis Talk 2025 Final).
Finalists
After reviewing 62 submissions, the jury has selected 15 presentations for the on-campus showdown, including the PhD in Aerospace Engineering student Yannick Sztamfater García with a talk entitled ““Satellites, a species at risk of extinction.“
| Candidate | Programme | Talk title |
|---|---|---|
| Carmen Ballester Bernabeu | PhD in Electrical, Electronic & Automation Eng. | “Imitation is the sincerest form of admiration.” |
| Carolina M. Martín Santos | PhD in Electrical, Electronic & Automation Eng. | “Towards a stable and sustainable power grid.” |
| Christian I. Ruiz Pérez | PhD in Mechanical Eng. & Industrial Organisation | “How can we become better drivers?” |
| Diego Serrano Ortega | PhD in Statistics for Data Science | “Metric statistics.” |
| Ester Martínez Sanzo | PhD in Media Research | “The challenge of AI through the media.” |
| Gretel Castillo Figueroa | PhD in Humanities | “Classical antiquity in Cuban avant-garde painting.” |
| Javier Borau Bernad | PhD in Electrical, Electronic & Automation Eng. | “Smart infrastructures for more efficient mobility.” |
| Javier Lorca Hernando | PhD in Multimedia & Communications | “FM-OFDM: Beating Doppler with a new waveform.” |
| Javier Otero Martínez | PhD in Signal Processing & Communications Eng. | “Liquid antennas: flowing towards new forms of communication.” |
| Marcos Rodríguez Sánchez | PhD in Materials Science & Engineering | “Additive manufacturing of Fe-based metallic glasses.” |
| Mireia Andueza | PhD in Signal Processing & Communications Eng. | “Early pancreatic-cancer detection via liquid biopsy & AI.” |
| Pilar González | PhD in Statistics for Data Science | “Data that save lives: exploring the genetics of cancer.” |
| Raquel Ruiz Incertis | PhD in Media Research | “How do the media shape our image of the EU?” |
| Sara Temsamani | PhD in Media Research | “Film, nation and post-colonialism: Moroccan cinema (1956-1979).” |
| Yannick Sztamfater García | PhD in Aerospace Engineering | “Satellites, a species at risk of extinction.” |
Awards
The jury will honour the three highest-scoring talks with cash prizes of €900, €600 and €300. uc3m.es
How to attend
- In person: doors open 11:45; seating first-come, first-served.
- Online: follow the live stream on the UC3M YouTube channel (Thesis Talk 2025 Final).
Join us to celebrate clear, compelling research communication—and lend your applause to all the finalists!
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