This 4-day program brings together, PhD students of the School of Criminal Justice of the University of Lausanne as well as any PhD student from a university delivering a PhD in forensic science or criminology. The aim of the program is to allow PhD students to develop their network as well as generic cross-disciplinary skills for successfully conducting their PhD research, but also to prepare them to their professional career. It promotes the active participation of the PhD students, by allowing them to present their work through lectures and posters sessions.