  This article presents an anatomy of PhD programmes in Hellenic universities'
departments of computer science/engineering from the perspective of research
productivity and impact. The study aims at showing the dynamics of research
conducted in computer science/engineering departments, and after recognizing
weaknesses, to motivate the stakeholders to take actions that will improve
competition and excellence. Beneficiaries of this investigation are the
following entities: a) the departments themselves can assess their performance
relative to that of other departments and then set strategic goals and design
procedures to achieve them, b) supervisors can assess the part of their
research conducted with PhDs and set their own goals, c) former PhDs who can
identify their relative success, and finally d) prospective PhD students who
can consider the efficacy of departments and supervisors in conducting
high-impact research as one more significant factor in designing the doctoral
studies they will follow.
