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IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca PhD thesis (phdimt)

The phdimt class for PhD theses at IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca (an update of the 2008 template), A5 with Palatino and PDF/A-2b output, with a sample thesis: title and reviewers pages, dedication, contents and lists, acknowledgements, vita and publications, abstract, chapters with a figure and a per-chapter bib file, an appendix, biblatex author-year references and the copyright page.

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Thesis
Document class
phdimt (phdimt.cls) — ships with TeX Live
Workflow
Thesis / dissertation — submissions and revision rounds
Author
IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca (official)
Source
IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca (official)
Licence
phdimt.cls: Creative Commons. The sample text is IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca (official)'s, provided for authors preparing a submission.

These are the publisher’s own files. This project starts from IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca (official)’s package for this publication — their manuscript, their phdimt.cls, their bibliography style — so what compiles here is what they would have given you.

IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca (official) serves this exact file to IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca. Check IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca (official)’s author pages for the current instructions.

What you get

  • appendix/A/appA.tex · 77 B
  • backmatter/by-nc-sa.png · 22 KB
  • backmatter/by.png · 2 KB
  • backmatter/cc_logo.pdf · 8 KB
  • backmatter/logo_imt.png · 31 KB
  • backmatter/nc.png · 2 KB
  • backmatter/sa.png · 2 KB
  • frontmatter/abstract.tex · 410 B
  • frontmatter/acknowledgement.tex · 721 B
  • frontmatter/dedication.tex · 65 B
  • frontmatter/vita.tex · 2 KB
  • mainmatter/1/introduction.tex · 489 B
  • mainmatter/2/figures/path_distribution.pdf · 14 KB
  • mainmatter/2/methods_and_methods.bib · 430 B
  • mainmatter/2/methods_and_methods.tex · 527 B
  • mainmatter/5/conclusion.tex · 41 B
  • phdimt.cls · 6 KB
  • references.bib · 2 KB
  • thesis.tex — the file that is compiled · 2 KB

These become your files. Editing them afterwards changes your project and nothing else — a project owns its files from the moment it is made.

Source

appendix/A/appA.tex · 77 B
% !TEX root =  ../../thesis.tex

\chapter{Appendix Title}\label{app:nobel}


backmatter/by-nc-sa.png — binary, 22 KB

backmatter/by.png — binary, 2 KB

backmatter/cc_logo.pdf — binary, 8 KB

backmatter/logo_imt.png — binary, 31 KB

backmatter/nc.png — binary, 2 KB

backmatter/sa.png — binary, 2 KB

frontmatter/abstract.tex · 410 B
% !TEX root =  ../thesis.tex
\begin{abstract}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Abstract}
% Max 1 page. The abstract consists of:

% - a brief statement of the problem;
% - a brief exposition of the method or procedures used;
% - a condensed summary of the findings of the study.
% The abstract is published without further editing or revisions and special care must be taken in its preparation.


\end{abstract}
frontmatter/acknowledgement.tex · 721 B
\begin{acknowledgements}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Acknowledgements}

% Acknowledgments may be optional except in either of the following circumstances.
%
% 1. The student reproduces/reprints copyrighted material requiring permission
%    to be reprinted/reproduced in which case the student isresponsible for
%    acquiring and acknowledging each permission to reprint/reproduce.
% 2. The student uses as text in a chapter either material based on co-authored
%    published or about to be published articles or material based on co-authored
%    papers in progress.
%    The student should identify all co-authors, the journal where the article
%    can be found and the journal publisher.

\end{acknowledgements}
frontmatter/dedication.tex · 65 B
% !TEX root =  ../thesis.tex
\begin{dedication}

\end{dedication}
frontmatter/vita.tex · 2 KB
% !TEX root =  ../thesis.tex
% Don't modify the following
% Note that if the table is too long, it will flow out of the page. If you have a very long CV, maybe you're smart enough to solve this problem by yourself! :)
\begin{center}
\vspace*{0.5cm}
{\Large \bf  Vita}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Vita and Publications}
\end{center}
\begin{table}[h!]
\begin{center}
\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.25}
\begin{tabular*}{1\textwidth}{l p{8.5cm}}

% Edit content of this part (just the content!)
{\bf Mach 14, 1879} & Born, Ulm (W\"urttemberg), Germany \\
& \\
{\bf 1900} & Degree in Physics\\
& Final mark: 110/110 cum laude\\
& ETH Z\"urich, Z\"urich, Switzerland \\
& \\
{\bf 1903} & Assistant Examiner\\
& Federal Office for Intellectual Property\\
& Bern, Switzerland \\

% Don't modify the following
\end{tabular*}
\end{center}
\end{table}
% Comment the following if you do not prefer the publications to start on a different page
\clearpage
\begin{center}
\vspace*{0.5cm}
{\Large \bf  Publications}
\end{center}
\vspace*{0.5cm}
{\small
\begin{enumerate}

% Edit content of this part (just the content!)

\item A.~Einstein, ``Conclusions Drawn from the Phenomena of Capillarity,'' in \emph{Annalen der Physik}, vol.~4, pp.~513, 1901.

\item A.~Einstein, ``On a Heuristic Viewpoint Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light,'' \emph{Annalen der Physik}, vol.~17, pp. 132 -- 148, 1905.

% Don't modify the following
\end{enumerate}
}
% Comment the following if you do not prefer the publications to start on a different page
\clearpage
\begin{center}
\vspace*{0.5cm}
{\Large \bf  Presentations}
\end{center}
\vspace*{0.5cm}
{\small
\begin{enumerate}

% Edit content of this part (just the content!)

\item A.~Einstein, ``On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies,'' at \emph{University of Z\"urich}, Z\"urich, Switzerland, 1905.

% Don't modify the following
\end{enumerate}
}
mainmatter/1/introduction.tex · 489 B
% !TEX root =  ../../thesis.tex
\graphicspath{{mainmatter/2/figures/}}


\chapter{Introduction}\label{chapt:introduction}


This is some text which will cite \citet{Einstein:1905:EBK}.
Note that the you can use \texttt{natbib} commands to mark up citations (i.e. \texttt{citet}, \texttt{citep}, \texttt{citeauthor})
Also, you can add a footnote with the "footnote" command. \footnote{This is a footnote.}
Footnote numbering is automatically managed.\footnote{This is the second footnote.}

mainmatter/2/figures/path_distribution.pdf — binary, 14 KB

mainmatter/2/methods_and_methods.bib · 430 B
@article{Torvik2009,
author = {Torvik, Vetle I. and Smalheiser, Neil R.},
doi = {10.1145/1552303.1552304},
issn = {15564681},
journal = {ACM Transactions on Knowledge Discovery from Data},
mendeley-groups = {Scimob/Temporal Network (IPC)},
month = {7},
number = {3},
pages = {1--29},
title = {{Author name disambiguation in MEDLINE}},
url = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=1552303.1552304},
volume = {3},
year = {2009}
}
mainmatter/2/methods_and_methods.tex · 527 B
% !TEX root = ../../thesis.tex

\graphicspath{{mainmatter/2/figures/}}

\chapter{Methods, Methods and more Methods}\label{ch:methods}

Here I will cite \citet{Torvik2009} a references saved in \texttt{mainmatter/2/methods\_and\_methods.bib} which has been loaded in the root file \texttt{thesis.tex}

\begin{figure}[htbp]
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=0.95\textwidth]{mainmatter/2/figures/path_distribution.pdf}
    \caption{The distribution of career path lengths.}
    \label{fig:path_distribution}
\end{figure}

mainmatter/5/conclusion.tex · 41 B
\chapter{Conclusion}\label{ch:conclusion}
phdimt.cls · 6 KB
% Author: Alessio Botta 2008
% Luca Verginer 2019
% Andrea Ceravolo 2020

\ProvidesClass{phdimt}[]
\DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{book}}
\ProcessOptions\relax
\LoadClass[pdftex,a5paper]{book}

% Packages and some basic initialisation

\usepackage{subfigure}
\usepackage{graphics}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage[margin=10pt,font=small,labelfont=bf]{caption}
\setlength{\belowcaptionskip}{5pt}
\setlength{\abovecaptionskip}{5pt}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames]{color}
\usepackage[backend=biber,natbib=true,style=authoryear]{biblatex}
\usepackage{csquotes}
\usepackage{etoolbox}
\usepackage{ifthen}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage[nottoc,numbib]{tocbibind}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage[twoside=false,a5paper,bottom=1.5cm,top=1.8cm,right=1.8cm,left=1.8cm,includefoot]{geometry}
\usepackage{pifont}
\usepackage{palatino}
\usepackage[ pdftex, plainpages = false, pdfpagelabels,
pdfpagelayout = useoutlines,
bookmarks,
bookmarksopen = true,
bookmarksnumbered = true,
breaklinks = true,
linktocpage,
colorlinks = false,
linkcolor = blue,
urlcolor  = blue,
citecolor = red,
anchorcolor = green,
hyperindex = true,
hyperfigures
]{hyperref}
\DeclareGraphicsExtensions{.png, .jpg, .jpeg, .pdf, .gif}
\usepackage[pdftex]{graphicx}
\pdfcompresslevel=9

% Compile using the PDF/A-2B standard
\usepackage[a-2b]{pdfx}
\usepackage{colorprofiles}

% A5 settings

\pdfpageheight=210mm
\pdfpagewidth=148mm
\setlength{\marginparsep}{0pt}
% \setlength{\marginparwidth}{0pt}

% DECLARATIONS
% These macros are used to declare arguments needed for the
% construction of the title page and other preamble.

\def\program#1{\gdef\@program{#1}}
\def\track#1{\gdef\@track{#1}}
\def\curriculum#1{\gdef\@curriculum{#1}}
\def\cycle#1{\gdef\@cycle{#1}}
\def\pubyear#1{\gdef\@pubyear{#1}}
\def\mail#1{\gdef\@mail{#1}}

\def\advisor#1{\gdef\@advisor{#1}}
\def\coadvisor#1{\gdef\@coadvisor{#1}}
\def\secondcoadvisor#1{\gdef\@secondcoadvisor{#1}}
\def\advisorinst#1{\gdef\@advisorinst{#1}}
\def\coadvisorinst#1{\gdef\@coadvisorinst{#1}}
\def\secondcoadvisorinst#1{\gdef\@secondcoadvisorinst{#1}}

\def\coordinator#1{\gdef\@coordinator{#1}}
\def\coordinatorinst#1{\gdef\@coordinatorinst{#1}}

\def\firstreviewer#1{\gdef\@firstreviewer{#1}}
\def\firstreviewerinst#1{\gdef\@firstreviewerinst{#1}}
\def\secondreviewer#1{\gdef\@secondreviewer{#1}}
\def\secondreviewerinst#1{\gdef\@secondreviewerinst{#1}}
\def\thirdreviewer#1{\gdef\@thirdreviewer{#1}}
\def\thirdreviewerinst#1{\gdef\@thirdreviewerinst{#1}}

\newcommand{\insertblankpage}{
\newpage
{\ \par}
\newpage
}

% TITLE PAGE
% The title page is generated by overloading the \maketitle command
% added a more granular title block

\newcommand{\IMT}{IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca}

\renewcommand{\maketitle}{%
% \null\vfill
\begin{center}
%    {\vspace*{1.5em} \includegraphics[width=6cm]{backmatter/logo_imt.png} \vspace*{2cm}}\\
    {\large \bf IMT School for Advanced Studies, Lucca \par }
    {\large Lucca, Italy \par \vspace*{3em}}
    {\large \bf \@title \par \vspace*{3em}}
    {\large PhD Program in \@program \par \vspace*{0.5em}}
    \ifcsdef{@track}{\large Track in \@track \par \vspace*{0.5em}}{}
    \ifcsdef{@curriculum}{\large Curriculum in \@curriculum \par \vspace*{1em}}{}
    {\large \@cycle { Cycle} \par \vspace*{12em}}
    {\large \bf {By} \par \vspace*{1em}}
    {\large \bf \href{mailto:\@mail}{\@author} \par \vspace*{1em}}
    {\large \bf \@pubyear}
\end{center}
\null\vfill
\insertblankpage
}

% REVIEWERS PAGE
% Some extra comments or customizations should be added in case of more/less than three reviewers and/or no cosupervision

\newcommand{\makereviewerspage}{
\null\vfill
\begin{center}
    {\large \bf The dissertation of \@author { is approved.} \par \vspace*{2em}}
\end{center}

\begin{flushleft}
{PhD Program Coordinator: \@coordinator, \@coordinatorinst \par \vspace*{2em}}
{Advisor: \@advisor, \@advisorinst \par \vspace*{2em}}
\ifcsdef{@coadvisor}{Co-Advisor: \@coadvisor, \@coadvisorinst \par \vspace*{2em}}{}
\ifcsdef{@secondcoadvisor}{Co-Advisor: \@secondcoadvisor, \@secondcoadvisorinst \par \vspace*{4em}}{}
\end{flushleft}

\begin{center}
    {The dissertation of \@author { has been reviewed by:} \par \vspace*{2em}}
\end{center}
{\@firstreviewer, \@firstreviewerinst \par \vspace*{2em}}
\ifcsdef{@secondreviewer}{\@secondreviewer, \@secondreviewerinst \par \vspace*{2em}}{}
\ifcsdef{@thirdreviewer}{\@thirdreviewer, \@thirdreviewerinst \par \vspace*{2em}}{}
\begin{center}
    {\IMT \par}
    {\@pubyear}
\end{center}
\null\vfill
\insertblankpage
}

% DEDICATION

\newenvironment{dedication}{
\begin{center}
    \vspace*{1.5cm}
    {\LARGE }
\end{center}
\vspace{0.5cm}
\begin{quote} \begin{center}
    }
    % content
    {
\end{center} \end{quote}
\insertblankpage
}


% ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

\newenvironment{acknowledgements}{
\begin{center}
    \vspace*{0.5cm}
    {\Large \bfseries Acknowledgements}
\end{center}
\vspace{0.5cm}
\begin{quote}
    }
    % content
    {
\end{quote}
}

% ABSTRACT

\newenvironment{abstract} {
\begin{center}
    \vspace*{0.5cm}
    {\Large \bfseries  Abstract}
\end{center}
\vspace{0.5cm}
\begin{quote}
    }
    % content
    {
\end{quote}
}

% COPYRIGHT STATEMENT

\newcommand{\makecopyright}{

\pagestyle{empty}
\insertblankpage
\null\vfill
\begin{center}
    \href{https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/it/}{\includegraphics[width=2in]{backmatter/by-nc-sa.png}}
\end{center}

\begin{quote}
    \small{
Unless otherwise expressly stated, all original material of whatever nature created by \@author \ and included in this thesis, is licensed under a \href{https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/it/}{Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share Alike 3.0 Italy License}.

Check on Creative Commons site:

\href{https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/it/legalcode/}{https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/it/legalcode/}

\href{https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/it/deed.en}{https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/it/deed.en}}

\href{mailto:\@mail}{Ask the author} about other uses.

\end{quote}

}

% Page numbering
\usepackage{chngcntr}
\pagestyle{plain} % show only page numbers
\counterwithout{figure}{chapter} % unbind figures from chapters
\counterwithout{table}{chapter} % unbind tables from chapters
references.bib · 2 KB
@Article{Einstein:1905:EBK,
  author =       "Albert Einstein",
  title =        "{Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter K{\"o}rper}. ({German})
                 [{On} the electrodynamics of moving bodies]",
  journal =      {Annalen der Physik},
  volume =       "17",
  number =       "??",
  pages =        "891--921",
  year =         "1905"
}

@Article{Einstein:1905:EVL,
  author =       "Albert Einstein",
  title =        "{{\"U}ber einen die Erzeugung und Verwandlung des
                 Lichtes betreffenden heuristischen Gesichtpunkt}.
                 ({German}) [{On} the production and conversion of light
                 from a heuristic viewpoint]",
  journal =     {Annalen der Physik},
  volume =       "17",
  number =       "??",
  pages =        "132--148",
  year =         "1905"
}

@Article{Einstein:1905:MTW,
  author =       "Albert Einstein",
  title =        "{{\"U}ber die von der molekularkinetischen Theorie der
                 W{\"a}rme gefordert Bewegung von in ruhenden
                 Fl{\"u}{\ss}igkeiten suspendierten Teilchen}.
                 ({German}) [{On} the molecular-kinetic theory of the
                 movement by heat of particles suspended in liquids at
                 rest]",
  journal =      {Annalen der Physik},
  volume =       "17",
  number =       "??",
  pages =        "549--560",
  year =         "1905"
}

@PhdThesis{Einstein:1905:NBM,
  author =       "Albert Einstein",
  title =        "{Eine Neue Bestimmung der Molek{\"u}ldimensionen}.
                 ({German}) [{A} new determination of molecular
                 dimensions]",
  type =         "Inaugural dissertation",
  school =       "Bern Wyss.",
  address =      "Bern, Switzerland",
  year =         "1905"
}

@Article{Einstein:1905:TKS,
  author =       "Albert Einstein",
  title =        "{Ist die Tr{\"a}gheit eines K{\"o}rpers von seinem
                 Energieinhalt abh{\"a}ngig?}. ({German}) [{Does} the
                 inertia of a body depend on its energy content?]",
  journal =     {Annalen der Physik},
  volume =       "18",
  pages =        "639--641",
  year =         "1905"
}
thesis.tex — the file that is compiled · 2 KB
\documentclass[final,10pt]{phdimt}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}





% list here the bibfiles you want to use
% note that you have to add the extension since the template uses
% biblatex and biber to compile the references
\addbibresource{references.bib}
\addbibresource{mainmatter/2/methods_and_methods.bib}

% LaTex metadata (used in the frontmatter)

\title{Your paper}
\author{<Author Name>}
\mail{<Author Email Address>}
% Specify PhD progam, track name, and/or curriculum, as needed. Comment track or curriculum if not needed.
\program{<QUALCOSA>}
%\track{}
%\curriculum{}
\coordinator{<coordinator>}
\coordinatorinst{\IMT{}}
\cycle{<Cycle Number>}
\pubyear{<Defense Year>}

%% Uncomment the following section if you want to set PDF Metadata
% \pdfinfo{
% 	/Title  ()
% 	/Creator (VSCode)
% 	/Producer (pdfTeX)
% 	/Author ()
% 	/Subject (<subjects>)
% 	/Keywords (<mobility>)
% }
% \pdfcatalog{
% 	/PageMode (/UseOutlines)
%       /OpenAction (fitbh)
% }


\advisor{Prof.\ <Advisor>}
\advisorinst{<Advisor Institution>}
\coadvisor{Prof.\ <Co-Advisor>}
\coadvisorinst{<Co-Advisor Institution>}
\secondcoadvisor{Prof.\ <2nd Co-Advisor>}
\secondcoadvisorinst{<2nd Co-Advisor Institution>}


% Set revieweres here. Comment unneeded reviewer entries.
\firstreviewer{<Reviewer 1>}
\firstreviewerinst{<Reviewer 1 institution>}
\secondreviewer{<Reviewer 2>}
\secondreviewerinst{<Reviewer 2 institution>}
%\thirdreviewer{}
%\thirdreviewerinst{}

\begin{document}

% Let's do not cheat on line spacing
\renewcommand\baselinestretch{1}
\baselineskip=14pt


\frontmatter

\pagestyle{empty} % following pages do not require page numbering
\maketitle{}
\makereviewerspage{}
\include{frontmatter/dedication}
\pagestyle{plain} % numbering is shown from now on

\tableofcontents
\listoffigures
\listoftables
\include{frontmatter/acknowledgement}
\include{frontmatter/vita}
\include{frontmatter/abstract}


\mainmatter{}

\include{mainmatter/1/introduction}
\include{mainmatter/2/methods_and_methods}
\include{mainmatter/5/conclusion}

\appendix
\include{appendix/A/appA}

\printbibliography{}
\makecopyright{}


\end{document}

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