{"id":18838,"date":"2025-03-10T11:36:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T10:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=18838"},"modified":"2025-07-03T12:29:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T10:29:31","slug":"early-career-research-in-the-spotlight-at-the-fdef-research-awards","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/news\/early-career-research-in-the-spotlight-at-the-fdef-research-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Early career research in the spotlight at the FDEF Research Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/people\/denise-elaine-fletcher\/\">Prof. Denise Fletcher,<\/a> head of the FDEF Research Committee, spoke to a full house on 5 March 2025, welcoming around 60 professors, PhD students, postdocs, and research scientists to the annual FDEF Research Awards event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2025 edition, which celebrates research and individual accomplishments from 2024, broke from previous formats. With a spotlight on early career researchers (academics having completed their PhD with the last 7 years), Prof. Fletcher spoke about how the Faculty can assist and encourage young researchers. Acknowledging that the Faculty is a \u201cstepping stone\u201d for these postdocs and research scientists, she emphasised the need for a nurturing environment that helps to build confidence through providing opportunities for network building, knowledge dissemination and mentoring. The floor was then opened for a series of pitch presentations by postdocs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"alignfull wp-block-unilux-blocks-gallery-carousel\">\n    <div class=\"swiper swiper-gallery\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"A gallery of images\">\n        <!-- Swiper button Next & Prev -->\n        <div class=\"swiper-nav\">\n            <div class=\"swiper-nav__container\">\n                <div class=\"swiper-nav__grid\">\n                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"swiper-button-next\">\n                        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg>                    <\/button>\n                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"swiper-button-prev\">\n                        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-left \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-left\"><\/use><\/svg>                    <\/button>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- swiper slides -->\n        <ul class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n            \n<li class=\"swiper-slide\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image swiper-slide__bg object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_124509-scaled.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_124509-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_124509-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_124509-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_124509-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_124509-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>            <p class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image-caption\">\n            Dr. Elisabeth Kempter from the Department of Economics and Management (DEM) presented the research that she is carrying out with Professors Luisito Bertinelli and Arnaud Bourgain into the effect of cash crop price shocks on migration intentions in rural Africa.        <\/p>\n    <\/figure><\/li>\n<li class=\"swiper-slide\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image swiper-slide__bg object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_125203-scaled.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_125203-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_125203-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_125203-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_125203-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_125203-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; 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In her research, Dr. Goreeba asks the question \u201cwhat is a good job?\u201d and identifies the factors that are shaping employment conditions, ideals and expectations.        <\/p>\n    <\/figure><\/li>\n<li class=\"swiper-slide\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image swiper-slide__bg object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_125909-scaled.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_125909-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_125909-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_125909-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_125909-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_125909-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>            <p class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image-caption\">\n            Rounding out the group, Dr. Salom\u00e9 Lannier from the Department of Law took to the stage to speak about her research which looks at legal studies through a feminist lens. Dr. Lannier reminded the audience that \u201cresearch can stem from anger and frustration.\u201d        <\/p>\n    <\/figure><\/li>        <\/ul>\n\n        <!-- Swiper pagination -->\n        <div class=\"swiper-pagination\">\n            <div class=\"swiper-pagination__bullets\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p><strong>Senior researchers tell their stories<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event also gathered a panel of senior researchers from each department including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/people\/mahulena-hofmann\/\">Prof. Mahulena Hofmann<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/people\/tibor-neugebauer\/\">Prof. Tibor Neugebauer<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/people\/andreas-irmen\/\">Prof. Andreas Irmen<\/a> to reflect on their career journeys and offer a few words of wisdom to the next generation. Speaking from personal experience, Prof. Hofmann explained that \u201ca failure can lead to a success\u201d as she told the audience how a failed pilot exam led to her discovery of space and telecommunications law when she continued to volunteer in the library of her aviation club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Neugebauer stressed how essential it is to \u201cdo what you enjoy\u201d saying that \u201cyou have to be excited\u201d in order to defend your work. Prof. Neugebauer also implored the young researchers to build a network and expose themselves to an audience as early as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it was time for Prof. Irmen to speak, his message was \u201ctake risks and find your own way.\u201d Prof. Irmen told the story of how he found his PhD topic and thesis adviser after a serendipitous encounter at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. With an academic background in Industrial Organisation, Prof. Irmen followed his interests, leading him to macroeconomics and endogenous growth theory, which he studies today. All professors agreed that the keys to success lie in passion, personal and professional networks and risk-taking.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_130626-scaled.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_130626-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_130626-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_130626-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_130626-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_130626-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>Excellence in doctoral studies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year, the Faculty awards a PhD candidate from each department, singling them out for the quality of their research, academic performance, recognition and knowledge dissemination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year the awards went to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/people\/raian-kudashev\/\">Raian Kudashev,<\/a> <em>Department of Economic and Management<\/em>, whose thesis, supervised by Prof. Pierre Picard seeks to answer questions of local importance for Luxembourg, such as housing concerns, by employing structural urban modeling methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/people\/kalliopi-terzidou\/\">Kalliopi Terzidou<\/a><\/strong>, <em>Department of Law<\/em>, who is studying the use of artificial intelligence in judicial administration under Prof. Andr\u00e9 Pr\u00fcm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/people\/azamat-devonaev\/\">Azamat Devonaev<\/a><strong>,<\/strong> <em>Department of Finance<\/em>, who is looking at the efficiency of financial contracts and managerial compensation along with supervisor Prof. Roberto Steri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winning PhD candidates received an engraved trophy as well as a EUR 3,000 grant to be used to help pursue their research. Past winners have used the grant to attend international conferences, purchase data or pay for expenses related to thesis publishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outstanding research from Postdocs and Research Scientists<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A second category of awards was also presented, based on a recently submitted paper by an early career researcher. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winners of the Early Career Researcher Award were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/people\/cagil-kocyigit\/\">Dr. Cagil Kocyigit\u200b<\/a><strong>,<\/strong> <em>Department of Economics and Management<\/em>, Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management, for \u201cDistributionally Robust Optimal Allocation \u200bwith Costly Verification\u200b\u201d in Operations Research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uni.lu\/fdef-en\/people\/lorenzo-bernardini\/\">Dr. Lorenzo Bernardini<\/a>, <em>Department of Law<\/em>, for Criminalising the Violation of EU Restrictive \u200bMeasures: Towards (Dis)Proportionate Punishments vis-\u00e0-vis \u200bNatural Persons?\u201d in European Criminal Law Review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/people\/nora-paulus\/\">Dr. Nora Paulus<\/a><strong>,<\/strong> <em>Department of Finance<\/em>, for \u201cCollective bargaining about corporate \u200bsocial responsibility\u201d\u200b in the Canadian Journal of Economics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winners also received an engraved trophy, as well as a grant of EUR 5,000 to fund current and future research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"alignfull wp-block-unilux-blocks-gallery-carousel\">\n    <div class=\"swiper swiper-gallery\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"A gallery of images\">\n        <!-- Swiper button Next & Prev -->\n        <div class=\"swiper-nav\">\n            <div class=\"swiper-nav__container\">\n                <div class=\"swiper-nav__grid\">\n                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"swiper-button-next\">\n                        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg>                    <\/button>\n                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"swiper-button-prev\">\n                        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-left \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-left\"><\/use><\/svg>                    <\/button>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- swiper slides -->\n        <ul class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n            \n<li class=\"swiper-slide\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image swiper-slide__bg object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_124142-scaled.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_124142-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_124142-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_124142-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_124142-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/20250305_124142-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; 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