TALKS Season 2

TALKS Season 2 is open only to UAJY undergraduate students, especially students from the Department of Informatics, who are interested in research, academic writing, innovation projects, publication opportunities, or student competitions such as GEMASTIK.

Students do not need to already have a complete research proposal before joining. The program is suitable for students who have early ideas, research interests, project concepts, or simply want to learn how to develop a stronger research direction.

No. Previous research experience is not mandatory. TALKS Season 2 is designed as a learning and mentoring space where students can gradually understand how to develop a problem statement, build a theoretical foundation, design a method, and prepare possible outputs.

Students with prior research, competition, or project experience are also welcome because the bootcamp can help refine their ideas into a more structured academic or innovation plan.

No. Opening ceremony registration is used for attendance confirmation and event reminders. Proposal submission is a separate process that must be completed through the official submission form.

Students should register for the opening ceremony first, attend the session to understand the program mechanism and mentor research areas, then prepare and submit their proposal before the proposal deadline.

The opening ceremony is scheduled for Monday, 18 May 2026 at 1:00 PM. The venue is Kampus 3, Gedung Bonaventura Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, Room 3303, 3rd Floor.

During this session, participants will be introduced to the goals of TALKS Season 2, the bootcamp flow, lecturer mentors, research areas, proposal requirements, and important program dates.

Each team may consist of three students. Students are encouraged to work collaboratively because the program involves proposal writing, presentation preparation, research development, and output finalization.

Each team should identify a team leader who will coordinate communication, proposal submission, and follow-up activities with the organizer or mentor.

Yes. Research ideas may come from students or lecturer mentors. Students may bring their own ideas based on academic interests, real-world problems, class projects, technology trends, or community needs.

Students may also explore lecturer-led research topics, especially if they want to join an existing research direction or need guidance in narrowing down a feasible topic.

Students can review the mentor profiles and research areas listed on this landing page, then identify mentors whose interests are closest to their proposed topic. Research areas include topics such as machine learning, data science, human-computer interaction, technology adoption, computing education, gamification, mobile computing, language education technology, and related interdisciplinary fields.

After identifying a potential mentor, students are expected to discuss their idea, ask for feedback, and refine the proposal direction before submitting the final proposal.

The proposal should clearly describe the team identity, proposal title, research area, background or problem, proposed solution or research direction, relevant references or theoretical foundation, method or development plan, expected output, and the role of student contributors.

Students should use the official proposal template so the submission format is consistent and easier for judges to review.

The proposal template and submission guideline are available in the Download Center and in the Proposal Submission section of this page. The proposal template is provided as a downloadable document, while the submission guideline can be opened for reading through the provided Google Docs link.

Students should read the guideline before submitting to make sure the proposal follows the expected format, deadline, and submission procedure.

Teams must download the official proposal template, complete the proposal based on the guideline, and upload the completed file through the official Google Form submission link.

The recommended Google Form fields include team name, proposal title, research area, team leader, student ID, study program, WhatsApp number, team members, proposal file upload, and template confirmation.

The proposal submission deadline is 1 June 2026. Teams are encouraged not to wait until the last day because they may need time to consult a mentor, revise the proposal, check the file format, and confirm that the upload was successful.

Late submissions may affect the review and selection process, so teams should follow the official deadline stated on this page.

The proposal presentation and selection are scheduled for 8 June 2026. During this session, teams will present their research ideas and receive feedback from the judges or selection panel.

The session is intended not only to select the best teams, but also to help students improve the clarity, feasibility, and potential impact of their proposed research or innovation project.

Proposals will be reviewed based on several aspects, including research problem clarity, topic relevance and urgency, theoretical foundation, methodological feasibility, potential output, student contribution, and alignment with publication or competition pathways.

Teams do not need to present a perfect final project at this stage. The most important point is to show a clear, feasible, and meaningful idea that can be developed further through mentoring.

The best 10 teams will be selected to continue to the collaborative research bootcamp phase. Selected teams will receive further mentoring and support to refine their research direction, proposal structure, project plan, manuscript draft, prototype, or competition-oriented deliverables.

The selected team section on this page can later be updated with official team photos, team names, members, and proposal titles.

Selected teams will join weekly mentoring sessions from July to September 2026. The July-August sessions are planned as hybrid mentoring sessions, while September sessions are planned as offline weekly mentoring sessions.

The mentoring phase may cover research question refinement, literature review, research design, data collection planning, prototype or project development, manuscript preparation, progress review, and final output preparation.

The expected outputs are flexible and mentor-guided. Depending on the topic, team readiness, and mentor direction, outputs may include international publication drafts, national publication drafts, conference or journal manuscripts, research-based project documents, prototypes, or GEMASTIK-oriented deliverables.

The final output does not have to be identical for all teams because each research idea may require a different development pathway.

Yes. Students are encouraged to become main contributors and may have the opportunity to become first authors in the resulting publication or project output, depending on their actual contribution.

Authorship or contributor order should be discussed transparently with the mentor and should reflect the contribution of each team member in idea development, writing, data collection, analysis, project development, and finalization.

Teams that are not selected can still benefit from the proposal development and presentation process. They will have gained experience in formulating a research idea, preparing a proposal, and receiving academic feedback.

Students are encouraged to continue improving their ideas independently, discuss possible continuation with lecturers, or use the feedback as a foundation for future research, coursework, competitions, or publication attempts.

Students can contact the organizer through the contact person listed on this page. For practical questions, students should prepare clear information such as team name, team leader, study program, and the specific question related to registration, proposal submission, mentor discussion, or program schedule.

The contact section also provides a WhatsApp link for easier communication with the organizer.