TITLE OF DOCTORAL THESIS Candidate: First name Last name Institution Supervisor: Professor First name Last name, PhD Month, year

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING THE PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL THESIS ELEMENTS OF THE PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL THESIS: 1. Title of doctoral thesis Candidate states the title of the doctoral thesis, adopted at the session of the Faculty Council 2. Contents (brief overview of the presentation) Present key points of the presentation in the contents overview Follow the presented order until the end of the presentation

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING THE PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL THESIS ELEMENTS OF THE PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL THESIS: 3. Subject of scientific research Briefly describe the problem addressed in the thesis and the fundamentals of the area of scientific research 4. Overview and assessment of existing research Candidate should present a critical assessment of existing research and synthesis of relevant facts gathered by searching information sources and literature List the areas which are not covered by existing research, i.e. unresolved issues

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING THE PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL THESIS ELEMENTS OF THE PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL THESIS: 5. Hypothesis Starting from the research problem and subject of scientific research, and based on results of searching information sources and literature, the candidate should formulate a hypothesis which is either confirmed or rejected in the doctoral thesis Candidate presents auxiliary hypotheses, if formulated in the doctoral thesis proposal

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING THE PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL THESIS ELEMENTS OF THE PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL THESIS: 6. Methodology of scientific research Candidate needs to describe procedures used for conducting scientific research in doctoral thesis, by applying scientific methods Candidate needs to list the scientific methods (e.g. induction and deduction method, analysis and synthesis method, experimental method, method of proofs and refutations, system theory, etc.) which were used in research for the purpose of confirming or rejecting the formulated scientific hypothesis Candidate should list all available tools and techniques which were used in applied scientific methods (e.g. mathematical tools, genetic algorithms, optimisation methods, fuzzy logic, neural networks, etc.)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING THE PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL THESIS ELEMENTS OF THE PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL THESIS: 7. Research contribution Candidate should emphasise the original research contribution of the doctoral thesis 8. Application of research results It is recommended that the candidate presents the application of results of scientific research on concrete examples  9. Conclusion At the end of the presentation, the candidate should give a conclusion and specify the area of further research

USEFUL REMARKS Length of presentation: up to 45 min It is recommended that 1-2 slides should be presented per minute Write in phrases (avoid full sentences) It is recommended to include up to 6 items (bullets) per slide Use minimum font size 18 Font size should be different for main and supporting items Use standard typeface

USEFUL REMARKS Check presentation for spelling mistakes and repeated words Excessive multimedia content and animations in the presentation can distract the audience from the subject of the presentation Kindly ask your supervisor and/or colleague to go over your presentation