Call for Applications
Students are invited to apply for admission to the doctoral
consortium to be held at the ICICT
conference, Karachi, Pakistan, December 30-31, 2017.
The ICICT 2017 Doctoral Consortium will provide an opportunity for
doctoral students to explore and develop their research interests in
an interdisciplinary workshop, under the guidance of a panel of
distinguished researchers. We invite students who feel they would
benefit from this kind of feedback on their dissertation work to
apply for this unique opportunity to share their work with students
in a similar situation as well as senior researchers in the field.
The strongest candidates will be those who have a clear topic and
research approach and have made some progress, but who are not so
far along that they can no longer make changes. In addition to
stating how you will benefit from participation, both you and your
advisor should be clear on what you can contribute to the Doctoral
Consortium. We encourage you to submit your paper to one of the
following tracks:
- ALGORITHMS
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
- COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
- INFORMATION SYSTEMS
- BIG DATA
- ICT & SOCIETY
- NETWORKS
What is the Doctoral Consortium
The Consortium has the following objectives:
- Provide a setting where students can present their work and meet
other students
- Provide feedback on students' current research and guidance on
future research directions
- Offer each student comments and fresh perspectives on their work
from researchers and students outside 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
re searchers and conference events
The Doctoral Consortium will be held as a workshop on December 30th,
2017, in parallel with the ICICT conference. Student participants in
the Doctoral Consortium will have to register for the conference and
will be provided full access to all the sessions of ICICT-2017.
Important Dates
- Deadline for applications: November 10, 2017
- Notification of acceptance: November 25, 2017
- Registration deadline: December10, 2017
Submission Guidelines
Students that meet the eligibility requirements should submit the
following as a single pdf file:
1. The applicant's CV.
2. A 4-6 page (including references) research description covering
central aspects of your PhD work. Key points include:
a) Context and motivation that drives your dissertation
research b) Research objectives/goals/questions
c) Background/literature review of key works that frames your
research d) Hypothesis/thesis and/or problem statement
e) Your research approach and methods, including relevant
rationale f) Results to date and their validity
g) Dissertation status and next steps
h) Current and expected contributions
3. List of up to 5 keywords to help us select reviewers for your
application .
4. A letter of nomination from your primary dissertation advisor .
Registration Fee
PKR 1500/-
At the Conference
All participants selected to present their work at the Doctoral
Consortium are expected to be present throughout the consortium. A
senior member of the community will be assigned as a mentor for each
student based on the student's preference or similarity of research
interests. All students and mentors will attend a Doctoral
Consortium meeting/luncheon, giving the students an opportunity to
discuss their ongoing research and career plans with their mentor.
Each student will present his or her work to the gr oup with
substantial time allowed for discussion and questions by
participating researchers and other students. Detailed instructions
will be provided to participants upon acceptance.
Formatting Guidelines
Submission should follow standard IEEE two column paper style.
Submission Site
Send your consortium papers and/or related inquiries at
dc_icict@iba.edu.pk
