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

[Hau Chan]

************Final Call for AAMAS-22 Doctoral Consortium Applications********


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:


   1.

   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.
   2.

   A 1-page letter of support from the supervisor.
   3.

   A 2-page (short) CV that includes the list of publications of the
   student.
   4.

   A 2-page extended abstract of the student’s thesis or thesis topic (in
   AAMAS submission format)
   5.

   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
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aamas2022dc> or
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aamas2022dc].

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)
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