CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS AT THE PH.D. FORUM

  • Ph.D. forum abstract submission deadline: EXTENDED to 11 May, 2019
  • Conference proceedings in IEEE Xplore
  • Intended for Ph.D. students at any stage of their research

The Ph.D. Forum at SMARTCOMP 2019 provides an opportunity for Ph.D. students to present their work in progress to the scientific community and obtain individual feedback from leading researchers in the field. This forum is intended to provide doctoral students with a platform to interact with established researchers from both academia and industry and get useful guidance on the broader impacts of their research.

The Forum will be structured as a poster presentation session by the students, followed by collective discussions. The student presentations will be interleaved with speeches by leading researchers, who will provide their own perspectives on current and future research in the field, as well as on how to best pursue a Ph.D. in this context.

Current Ph.D. students at any stage of their career are encouraged to submit a 2-page extended abstract about their research to be considered for the Ph.D. Forum. The student should be the sole author, although contributions of the advisor and others should be acknowledged.

Submissions will be reviewed by the Ph.D. Forum committee to ensure quality, relevance, and potential benefit from attendance to the Forum. There will be no separate registration fee for the Forum. Participating students will only need to register to the main SMARTCOMP conference. Authors of accepted submissions are expected to participate in person to the Forum.

Submission Guidelines
Ph.D. Forum abstracts should be no more than 2 pages in length, including figures, tables, and references.

Authors are requested to submit manuscripts in standard IEEE proceedings format in PDF. All submissions must be typeset in double-column IEEE format using 10pt fonts on US letter paper, with all fonts embedded. Submitted abstracts must include the contact information of the authors. Please make sure you use the latest version of the templates to prepare your submissions. IEEE provides corresponding formatting templates at IEEE conference template.

Submissions must be made via EasyChair. When submitting, please select the appropriate Track for your paper (i.e., “SMARTCOMP 2019: PhD Forum”).

Important Dates​
  • Abstract submission deadline: EXTENDED to 11 May, 2019
  • Notification of acceptance: EXTENDED to 12 May, 2019
  • Submission of camera-ready deadline: EXTENDED to 15 May 2019

SMARTCOMP 2019 Ph.D. Forum Chair
Nirupam Roy (University of Maryland College Park, USA)