Business Intelligence

BI Day (14.01.2025)

BI Day student 3-minute talks

We will not be as restrictive as 3MT (https://threeminutethesis.uq.edu.au/home), but still there will be some limitations:

• ⏰ max 3 min / person,
• 🎞️ max 3 slides (static, no animations, only in PDF format, sent to me at least 24h before the meeting, i.e., before 13.01.2025, 9am; file name .pdf),
• 📢 you are expected to present something interesting about your research activity related to Business Intelligence, e.g., preliminary results of your Master thesis or a BI-type project from another curriculum.

Panelists from the industry (TBC)

Fridthjof-G Eriksen (Data Architect & Business Intelligence expert, formerly at BIS)

Emanuele Fabbiani (Founder, Head of AI at xtream)

Wojciech Gurgul (Entrepreneur & advisor, former CEO of Xebia Poland & PGS Software)

Łukasz Kliś (Director, Data Risk Management at BNY Mellon)

Piotr Magnuszewski (Science Director at Centre for Systems Solutions)

Panelists from the academia (TBC)

• Yash Chawla
• Katarzyna Maciejowska
• Dimitris Sotiros
• Rafał Weron

Schedule (tentative)

• 09.15-09.30 - Rafał Weron "Rules of the game"
• 09.30-11.30 - 3-minute talks (with Q&A sessions and a discussion after each block)
  • Block #1 (🎓 randomly selected students)
  • Industry speaker - TBA
  • Block #2 (🎓 randomly selected students)
  • Industry speaker - TBA
  • Block #3 (🎓 remaining students)
• 11.30-12.00 - Break
• 12.00-13.00 - Business presentations (ca. 15 minutes each, with Q&A sessions)
  • TBA
• 13.00-13.30 - 🏆 Award ceremony (for the best student presentations)

Judging criteria

• Comprehension & content graded on a scale of 😵‍💫 (1) to 🥳 (7) by each panelist
  • Presentation provided clear background and significance to the research question
  • Presentation clearly described the research strategy/design and the results/findings of the research
  • Presentation clearly described the conclusions, outcomes and impact of the research
• Engagement & communication graded on a scale of 😵‍💫 (1) to 🥳 (7) by each panelist
  • The oration was delivered clearly, and the language was appropriate for a non-specialist audience
  • The slides were well-defined and enhanced the presentation
  • The presenter conveyed enthusiasm for their research and captured and maintained the audience's attention
• Grading scale
  1. 😵‍💫 Does not meet expectations
  2. ☹️ Demonstrates competency but some major weaknesses
  3. 😕 Demonstrates competency but some significant weaknesses
  4. 😐 Good, but some flaws
  5. 😎 Very good, only very minor flaws
  6. 😁 Excellent, almost flawless
  7. 🥳 Outstanding, no flaws

Presenters

1. TBA

"How to win the 3MT" workshop materials

I encourage you to read the guidelines at:

• https://threeminutethesis.uq.edu.au/resources/3mt-competitor-guide
• https://pipettegazette.uthscsa.edu/2020/08/21/10-tips-for-3-minute-thesis-competition/

3MT Workshop delivered by Peter Browne and Megan Brewer (https://students.mq.edu.au/study/hdr/3-minute-thesis-competition)

• Workshop recording
• Megan's slides
• Peter's slides