Alessandro De Simone wins "My Thesis in 180 Seconds" competition

26. At the Rolex Forum today, 14 finalists in the "My Thesis in 180 Seconds" competition presented their research in lively, engaging and understandable terms. Alessandro De Simone's presentation on DNA organizers in stem cells earned the most votes from the jury - A road trip to Madagascar to learn more about deforestation, a superheroine who improves particle collisions at CERN, optical signals to avoid distress calls from overly taxed computers - the list is long. At the final stage of EPFL's "My Thesis in 180 Seconds" competition held this evening, the oratorical talents of 14 PhD students managed to turn sober topics into captivating listening for a non-specialist audience. In other words, a fun way for some 600 spectators to expand their knowledge. Three minutes and not one second more. According to the rules governing this competition, the students have 180 seconds to talk about their research to a decidedly diverse crowd.
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