PhD Defense

A Historic Month for i3 lab: Celebrating Two Outstanding PhD Defenses in September 2026!
The i3 lab family is bursting with pride as both Dr. Juan Diego Gutiérrez Gallardo and Dr. Francisco Javier Melchor González successfully defended their PhD theses with the highest distinction of Sobresaliente Cum Laude.
Sep 4, 2026 2 min read
A Historic Month for i3 lab: Celebrating Two Outstanding PhD Defenses in September 2026!
Major Celebration at i3 lab! Francisco Javier Melchor Successfully Defends His PhD Thesis Bridging Software Engineering and Data Science
The i3 lab team celebrates with immense joy the brilliant PhD defense of our dear colleague Fran Melchor, culminating five years of hard work, dedication, and research excellence.
Sep 3, 2026 2 min read
Major Celebration at i3 lab! Francisco Javier Melchor Successfully Defends His PhD Thesis Bridging Software Engineering and Data Science
Is there a doctor in the room? Doctor doctor to the rescue! Juan Diego Gutiérrez Gallardo defends his second PhD thesis on AI and prompt optimization
Celebrating a remarkable milestone at i3 lab with Juan Diego’s second PhD thesis defense, where he presents the PROBE framework to explore the limits of foundation models in software engineering.
Sep 2, 2026 3 min read
Is there a doctor in the room? Doctor doctor to the rescue! Juan Diego Gutiérrez Gallardo defends his second PhD thesis on AI and prompt optimization