[iva] ACM IUI 2023 - Call for Doctoral Consortium

[Hauptmann, H.J. (Hanna)]

* We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CfP *
* For the online version of this Call, visit: https://iui.acm.org/2023/call_for_doctor_consortium.html *

The IUI 2023 Doctoral Consortium (DC) provides students an opportunity to present and receive feedback about their research in an interdisciplinary workshop, under the guidance of a panel of mentors selected from senior researchers in the field. We invite students who feel they would benefit from this kind of feedback—the ideal participant is a doctoral student about two years from finishing their Ph.D., but we also encourage advanced Master students and junior Ph.D students to apply.

Submissions will be selected by the DC chairs and potentially other reviewers. The strongest candidates will be those who have a clear topic and research approach and which have made some progress, but are not so far along in their research so that they can still reshape their research topic or approach.

The final version of accepted Doctoral Consortium submissions will be included in the main conference proceedings published in the ACM Digital Library. The Doctoral Consortium workshop will take place as a separate session in parallel to workshops and tutorials, and DC participants will have the opportunity to present their research in the poster session during the main program.

Complimentary/reduced conference registration will be available for students. Student Consortium participants will also be given high priority when applying for the student travel awards, under the precondition that they agree to assist as student volunteers in the organization of the event.

Objectives
The objectives of the Doctoral Consortium are to:

* Serve as a supportive setting to provide/receive feedback on students' current doctoral and masters' research as well as guidance on future research directions;
* Offer each student comments and fresh perspectives on their work from researchers and students outside of their own institution;
* Promote the development of a supportive community of scholars and a spirit of collaborative research;
* Contribute to the conference goals through interaction with other researchers and conference events.

Submission Instructions
If you are unsure about eligibility or submission requirements, please do not hesitate to email us at sc2023 at iui.acm.org !

To apply for the Doctoral Consortium, two steps are required:

1. Please submit a single PDF containing your technical submission (for details see below) via PCS by January 8.
2. In addition, your doctoral or thesis advisor should send a separate, brief letter of recommendation to the DC chairs at sc2023 at iui.acm.org by January 12.

For the technical submission, please upload a single PDF containing the following four items to https://new.precisionconference.com/iui23d/ by January 8:

1. Cover Letter (1 page max):
Please include your full name, contact details, affiliation, web page, expected graduation date and target degree, the name of your thesis advisor, gender (optional), home country (optional), and whether you are a member of an underrepresented minority group (optional).

2. SC Submission (4 pages max including references)
A document describing your thesis/dissertation topic and research plan and your progress thus far. Key points the submission should include: Motivation for your dissertation research, goal and research questions, related work that frames your research, methods/approach to reach the goal, results if any, and next steps for your research. Please follow the IUI paper submission templates (see https://iui.acm.org/2023/call_for_papers.html)

3. Questions to mentors and co-students (1 page max)

4. Your CV (3 pages max)
Please list the main questions and discussion points regarding your thesis/dissertation topic for which you expect to receive feedback from the Doctoral Consortium mentors/participants.