[agents] [AAMAS-14] 2nd Call for Doctoral Mentoring Program

[Matthew Taylor]

Call for Submissions to the
                       Doctoral Mentoring Program
part of
            The Thirteenth International Joint Conference on
           AUTONOMOUS AGENTS AND MULTIAGENT SYSTEMS (AAMAS 2014)
Paris, France

Symposium Date: May 5, 2014
Conference Dates: May 5-9, 2014
http://aamas2014.lip6.fr/

Following past  successful editions, AAMAS  2014 will again  include a
doctoral  mentoring program,  intended  for PhD  students in  advanced
stages of their research. This program will provide an opportunity for
students  to interact  closely with  established researchers  in their
fields,  to  receive feedback  on  their work  and  to  get advice  on
managing their careers.

Specifically, the goals of the program are:

* To  match  each  student  with  an  established  researcher  in  the
  community,  who will  act as  a  mentor.  The  mentor will  interact
  closely  with the  student,  to provide  feedback  on the  student's
  research, help form new contacts, etc.

* To allow students an opportunity to present their work to a friendly
  audience of other students as well as mentors.

* To  provide students  with suggestions  for managing  their careers,
  contacts and professional networking opportunities.

* To provide ample opportunities  for interactions between mentors and
  their  students  prior to  the  conference, as  well  as  a one  day
  doctoral symposium.

Those students selected to take  part in the mentoring program will be
invited to submit a 2-page extended abstract which will be included in
the AAMAS 2014 proceedings.

                             Submissions

We encourage submissions from PhD students in advanced stages of their
research within  the Autonomous Agents and Multi  Agent Systems field.
Based on the submissions, the organizing committee will select a group
of students that will be  invited to participate in the program. Those
students selected will be expected  to take active part in all program
activities.

Submissions  consist  of  documents  which  students  should  provide,
together with a recommendation letter from the advisor/supervisor. The
submission materials consist of:

1. A two-page extended abstract  of the student's thesis (in the AAMAS
   submission format)

2. A short (2-page) resume (Curriculum Vitae)

3. A recommendation letter from the advisor/supervisor.

The first two items should be submitted via EasyChair:

https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dcaamas14

The   student   advisor/supervisor  should   send   their  letter   of
recommendation  (third  item)  via  email to  the  Doctoral  Mentoring
Program chairs:

Edith Elkind (elkind at cs.ox.ac.uk )
Karl Tuyls (k.tuyls at liverpool.ac.uk)
Wamberto Vasconcelos (w.w.vasconcelos at abdn.ac.uk)

by February 9, 2014.

The  letter  should  address  the  expected  benefit  of  the  student
attending, the significance of the research, and the expected date for
thesis submission.   This letter can be  sent in either  plain text or
PDF  format. The student's  name must  be clearly  pointed out  in the
letter.

                              Important Dates

* February 9: Submission package due
* March 3: Acceptance notifications
* March 11: Camera-ready copy due
* May 5: Doctoral Mentoring Symposium

The one-day symposium will be held on one day.

Doctoral Mentoring Chairs

Edith Elkind
Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
elkind at cs.ox.ac.uk

Karl Tuyls
Department of Computer Science, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
k.tuyls at liverpool.ac.uk

Wamberto Vasconcelos
Department of Computing Science, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
w.w.vasconcelos at abdn.ac.uk

Web page:
http://aamas2014.lip6.fr/doctoral-symposium.php