Your report and presentation must be of high quality. Each report and presentation will be reviewed by THREE panel members. For year 1 students, the presentation lasts for 20 minutes (including 10 minutes Q&A); for year 2 and 3+ students, the presentation lasts for 25 minutes (including 12 minutes Q&A). The detailed requirements and assessment criteria are listed below.

1st year study (1~12 months)	The report should include: Literature survey: a clear description of the most relevant background material you have learned so far; The tentative research questions to be explored; Description of the methods that will be used; Results obtained, even if preliminary ones; Future plan; References; Your co-authored publications if any (listed at a separate page). Presentation (20 minutes), suggested rundown for your reference: Introduction/Motivation: 2 minutes Literature survey: 3 minutes Research questions: 2 minutes Proposal/plan: 3 minutes Q&A: 10 minutes (must) Assessment criteria: Students should demonstrate their understanding of the field of study; Student have made a reasonable start to the specific project; Students can demonstrate an understanding of the direction of their project; Students should have the potential to pursue research.
2nd year study (13~24 months)	The report should include: Clear statement of your research problem and objectives; Detail the research methodology being used/proposed; Discuss the implications of any results obtained and how they relate to previous work; If the project has not reached the stage of generating significant amounts of results, more emphasis needs to be placed on the relevant design/building/theoretical issues; What you need to do to complete the work; References; Your co-authored publications if any (listed at a separate page). Presentation (25 minutes), suggested rundown for your reference: Introduction/Motivation: 2 minutes Related work: 3 minutes Proposed methodology: 4 minutes Results: 3 minutes Future plan: 1 minute Q&A: 12 minutes (must) Assessment criteria: Students should have understood the research problem; Students should have acquired the skills required to solve the problem; Students can write clearly about an scientific topic in their report; Students can explain and defend their work in the oral presentation; Students’ plan for completing the work within the deadline is realistic; Ideally the report can be turned into a published paper, or into a chapter of the student’s thesis.
3rd or 4th year study (25~ months)	The report should include: Clear statement of your research problem, which is to form the core of your thesis; Present relevant theoretical and methodological issues; Original contribution to knowledge in the field of study. The originality shall be shown by the discovery of new facts or theories, or the development of new methods; Technical and procedural aspects of data collection and analysis; Any significant results obtained and how they relate to previous work; What you need to do to complete the work; References; Your co-authored publications if any (listed at a separate page). Presentation (25 minutes), suggested rundown for your reference: Introduction/Motivation: 2 minutes. Related work: 2 minutes Proposed methodology: 4 minutes Results: 4 minutes Conclusion: 1 minute Q&A: 12 minutes (must) Assessment criteria: Students should demonstrate an advanced level of knowledge and understanding in the field of study; Students should have taken the initiative to develop and structure a research problem, rigorous solution, and analysis; Student should show high integrity in all tasks of collecting, analyzing, and presenting research data; Students can explain and defend their work in the oral presentation; Students’ plan for completing the work within the deadline is realistic; Students can write-up the research in a clear, organized and concise manner.

Template

• For year 1 students: minimum 6 pages (2 columns) + 1 page of your publications (since the start of your PhD study);
• For year 2 and year 3+ students: minimum 8 pages (2 columns) + 1 page of your publications (since the start of your PhD study).

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