[agents] AAMAS2022 : Final Call for Applications - Doctoral Consortium - Deadline : January 7 2022 (Today)

[Brian Ravenet]

************Final Call for AAMAS-22 Doctoral Consortium Applications
(Deadline Extended to Jan 7 UTC-12)******** 

Submission Deadline: January 5 January 7 (23:59 UTC-12) 

Author Notification: February 5 (23:59 UTC-12) 

Camera Ready Deadline: February 28 (23:59 UTC-12) 

Doctoral Consortium: May 9 - 10 

UPDATE: AAMAS 2022 and the doctoral consortium to be held as fully
virtual events.

DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM PROGRAM: 

The doctoral consortium (DC) of AAMAS 2022 is intended to provide Ph.D.
students the opportunity (1) to receive feedback on their research (from
established researchers in their fields), (2) to interact closely with
established researchers/mentors, and (3) to build their professional
network.  

Each accepted student to the program will be matched with an established
researcher/mentor in the field who will assist the student with research
and career management advice. An informal lunch will be organized
between the students and their mentors allowing for in-depth discussion
and exchange. 

Each student will be given ample time to orally present their work and
therefore be able to fully benefit from direct feedback from the
assigned senior researcher mentor and their peers. Furthermore, the
students will also present a poster of their PhD work during the poster
session of the main conference. Apart from extra feedback, this will
also help provide students with new contacts and professional networking
opportunities. In addition, the students will work in groups in a Social
Good Idea Challenge. 

The DC is intended for PhD students who have a specific research
proposal and some preliminary results, but who have sufficient time
prior to completing their dissertation to benefit from the consortium
experience. Preference will be given to students satisfying these
criteria, but well-motivated applications from students who are at
earlier or later stages of their doctoral studies will also be
considered. 

Program Format: It is our hope to hold the DC program in person and host
our attendees at the conference venue. However, we are aware of the
ongoing global public health situation and will be considering any
safety protocols in place at the time when implementing the DC program.
As such, we are also planning the possibility of running the DC program
as a partly or fully virtual event. 

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: 

The submission package should include the following items in one single
pdf file: 

	* 

A cover sheet containing: the student's name, email address, homepage,
university affiliation, gender, citizenship, PhD start date, expected
graduation date, name and email of PhD supervisor, at least three mentor
suggestions (should be chosen from the list of PCs, SPCs, or ACs in
(this year and past) AAMAS and related conferences, for example, the
list of PCs, SPCs, and ACs for AAMAS can be found on current and 
previous AAMAS conference webpages.  
	* 

A 1-page letter of support from the supervisor. 
	* 

A 2-page (short) CV that includes the list of publications of the
student. 
	* 

A 2-page extended abstract of the student's thesis or thesis topic (in
AAMAS submission format) 
	* 

A 1-page personal statement citing around five favorite papers in the
field and briefly describing how they influenced the students' work. 

Applications should be submitted via easychair [Link [1] or
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aamas2022dc [1]].  

The selection process will consider the quality of the submitted
proposal and the stage of the student's PhD project. Doctoral students
who submit to the DC are encouraged to submit papers to the associated
workshops. 

Important: All students, including DC applicants, should apply for
student scholarships separately on the scholarship website. While
acceptance to the DC may play a role in scholarship decisions, those
decisions are made by the scholarship chairs and are subject to
available funding support. 

AAMAS will be hosting a list of diversity and inclusion activities. We
strongly encourage everyone to participate in these activities as well
as other conference activities (which will be decided at a later date). 

For any questions, please contact the doctoral consortium co-chairs. 

ORGANIZERS: 

Hau Chan (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States)  

Stacy Marsella (Northeastern University, United States) 

Links:
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[1] https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aamas2022dc
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