Business Intelligence

BI Day (13.01.2026)

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, uploaded at least 24h before the meeting, i.e., before 12.01.2025, 9am; file name <Surname>.pdf),
• 📢 you are expected to present something interesting about your research activity related to Business Intelligence, e.g., preliminary results of your Master thesis, a BI-type project from another curriculum, or a BI-type project from your internship.

Panelists from the industry

Kamila Brylak (Associate at dotlaw)

Emanuele Fabbiani (Founder, Head of AI at xtream)

Marek Malinowski (Strategy Innovation Expert)

Paulina Muszyńska (Head of StartUp Wroclaw, ARAW)

Vitaliy Rudnytskiy (Principal Architect, Developer Advocacy, SAP)

Ernest Szydelski (CEO of Hustro)

Valeria Zuccoli (AI Scientist at Bettini)

Panelists from the academia

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

Schedule (tentative)

• 09.00-09.15 - Rafał Weron "Rules of the game"
• 09.15-12.00 - 3-minute talks (with Q&A sessions and a discussion after each block) and 15-minute presentations by the industry partners (with Q&A sessions)
  • Emanuele Fabbiani "TabPFN and Chronos: Foundation models for tabular data" [Slides 6.3 MB]
  • Block #1 (🎓🎓🎓 randomly selected students) ‍
  • Speaker no. 2 "TBA"
  • Block #2 (🎓🎓🎓 randomly selected students)
  • Speaker no. 3 "TBA"
  • Block #3 (🎓🎓🎓 randomly selected students)
• 12.00-13.30 - Lunch break
• 13.30-15.00 - 3-minute talks (with Q&A sessions and a discussion after each block) and 15-minute presentations by the industry partners (with Q&A sessions)
  • Valeria Zuccoli "Vibe coding: The good, the bad, the ugly" [Slides 0.8 MB]
  • Block #4 (🎓🎓🎓 randomly selected students)
  • Speaker no. 5 "TBA"
  • Block #5 (🎓🎓🎓 remaining students)
• 15.00-15.30 - 🏆 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

Non-presenting participants

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/graduateresearch/getinvolved/3-minute-thesis-competition)

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