#62 - PhD in Computer Science

<p>In this episode of GeeksBlabla, we discuss with our guests Karim Mouhssine and Mohamed, who had experience in PhD before, everything about PhD and how to apply for it in Morocco.</p>
<h2><strong>Guests</strong></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/benzidanekarim">Karim Benzidane</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mlakhdissi/">Mouhssine Lakhdissi</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mohamed.ezzarghili">Mohammed Ez-zarghili</a></li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Notes</strong></h2>
<p>0:02 - Introduction</p>
<p>0:03 - What is PhD, How long does it take, Objective of a PHD and How to apply for a CS PHD in Morocco ?</p>
<p>0:06 - Do you have any advices for choosing a subject and the supervisor?</p>
<p>0:09 - Advice for getting an additional funding if possible</p>
<p>0:12 - When you apply for a PhD in university, are you affected automatically to another institution?</p>
<p>0:13 - Is ther a precise time of the year when we can start working on our PhD?</p>
<p>0:20 - What are the objectives and responsabilities of a PhD syudent during his cursus?</p>
<p>0:32 - One of the requirements to aply for PhD is having indexed articles</p>
<p>0:38 - Do salaried PhD students pay subscribtion fees to PhD program?</p>
<p>0:39 - Any advices on how to write a scientific article?</p>
<p>0:42 - Different categories of academic journals. How to know the reputation (or impact) of a given journal ? Is there a ranking of academic journals ? How is a researcher's impact calculated ?</p>
<p>0:49 - Work opportunities for PHDs in Morocco beside a career in academia. Does having a PHD make any difference for working in a multinational company in Morocco like Oracle or Microsoft ?</p>
<p>1:00 - Is it difficult to publish an article?</p>
<p>1:02 - For CS PhDs, are there subjects that englobe other fields? (Industrial for example)</p>
<p>1:03 - Are Maths a principal requirement to apply for PhD in CS?</p>
<p>1:04 - Are there any collaborations of Moroccan universities with foreign universities in computer science research</p>
<p>1:22 - Recent important research made by moroccan universities in computer science. Leading moroccan universities in computer science research</p>
<p>1:25 - Why industries are not pushing forward subjects to universities?</p>
<p>1:44 - Wrap up &amp; Goodbye</p>
<h2><strong>Links</strong></h2>
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<li><a href="https://labs.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=LABS:projects:0">Oracle Labs projects</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.research.ibm.com/university/awards/fellowships.html">IBM PhD Fellowship Award program</a></li>
<li><a href="http://portal.core.edu.au/conf-ranks/">Computer search &amp; education portal</a></li>
<li><a href="https://macece.ma">Erasmus Mundos</a></li>
<li><a href="//www.scimagojr.com">Scimago Journal &amp; Country rank</a></li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Prepared and Presented by</strong></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ismailtlemcani">Ismail Tlemçani</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MeriemZaid">Meriem Zaid</a></li>
<li><a href="https://web.facebook.com/MakrazHamza">Hamza Makraz</a></li>
</ul>