Coordinator for this semester: Radek Ošlejšek

Seminar focus: Internal presentations of Lasaris members (students, post-docs, staff) supplemented by talks of external experts. The aim of this semester is primarily to inform labmates about your latest achievements, research directions, or state-of-the-art reviews.

Who should get involved:

• Group leaders (T. Pitner, R. Ošlejšek, B. Bühnová, B. Rossi) and senior researchers (B. Mbarek, K. Slavíček, H. Bangui, J. Sánchez).
• All Ph.D. students involved in Lasaris activities (mainly Ph.D. students of group leaders and senior researchers).
• Other interested students (Bc., Mgr., Ph.D.) from the faculty.

How should I get involved (expectations):

• All: (Almost) regular attendance at seminars.
• Group leaders and senior researchers: To give a talk or invite an external expert.
• Ph.D. students: To give a talk (see below for details).
• Bc/Mgr students: Active involvement in Lasaris activities. Each student must have a "supervisor" (a group leader, senior researcher, or Ph.D. student) who finally grades credits for completing the course. Possible activities:
• Working on a thesis under the supervision of somebody from the lab and regular delivery of results. 
• Formulation of a new thesis topic and starting work on the thesis during the semester.
• Study of a specific research paper and its presentation at the seminar.
• Training defense of the thesis at the very last seminar.
• Completing a small task (programming, review, etc.) assigned by a senior member, typically addressing his or her research project.
• Anything else - propose an activity to the course coordinator.

Talks:

• About 40 minutes (but this rule is not strict).
• Either a state-of-the-art overview of the research area or focused on specific results, e.g., a recently accepted paper. However, as the audience consists of people from different areas and with different expertise, its always necessary to provide a broader context and explain the application domain.