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<p> IJCAI 2021 Call for Doctoral Consortium</p>
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Students are invited to apply for admission to the doctoral
consortium to be held at the IJCAI conference in Montreal, Canada on
Aug. 21-26, 2021.<br>
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<p>The doctoral consortium provides an opportunity for Ph.D.
students to discuss their research interests and career objectives
with established researchers in AI, network with other
participants, and receive mentoring about career planning and
career options. The doctoral consortium will expose students to
different areas of research within AI and help build professional
connections within the international community of AI researchers.</p>
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<p>General Instructions</p>
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Applicants should submit (as a single PDF file) the following:<br>
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1. A two-page extended abstract that summarizes the research problem
being investigated, the specific contributions made, and directions
for the remaining work. In particular, please write about how the
research you are trying to do is done today; what are its limits;
what is new in your approach; why do you think it will be
successful; if successful, what difference will it make; and the
evaluations to check for success. The extended abstract has to be
formatted using the IJCAI 2-column format (downloadable here: <span
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.ijcai.org/authors_kit">https://www.ijcai.org/authors_kit</a></span>),
and is strictly limited to 2 pages, including references.
Submissions are not double blind, which means the author name and
affiliation should be included. When writing it, remember that the
audience is knowledgeable about AI, but not necessarily in the
narrow topic of your thesis. Be sure to introduce the content at a
level that the general IJCAI audience can understand it, but also
include enough low-level details for the experts to understand your
unique contributions. Accepted extended abstracts will be published
in the IJCAI Proceedings and be presented briefly at the doctoral
consortium.<br>
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2. A curriculum vitae (2 pages) with background (name, university),
education (degree sought, year/status in degree, previous degrees),
employment, and relevant experience in research (publications,
presentations, conferences attended, etc). <br>
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3. A personal statement (1-2 pages) with answers to the following
questions:<br>
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a) Have you attended the IJCAI DC previously? If not, have you
attended other DC? Please say which one(s) and what was most useful
to you?<br>
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b) Have you submitted an article to the main IJCAI 2021 conference
and/or an IJCAI 2021 workshop? If so, what is the title of the
article?<br>
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c) When do you expect to graduate?<br>
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d) What type of job do you desire after graduation (research,
teaching, development, etc) and what do you envision doing for the
next five years after graduation?<br>
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<p>Besides, we will require a letter from every applicant’
supervisor. This letter is to be sent to both of us via email (see
below),by the supervisor him/herself, with the subject
Recommendation Letter for XXXXX<br>
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<p>Submission Details</p>
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Template: <span class="moz-txt-link-freetext"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.ijcai.org/authors_kit">https://www.ijcai.org/authors_kit</a></span><br>
Submission site: <span class="moz-txt-link-freetext"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/IJCAIDC2021">https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/IJCAIDC2021</a></span><br>
Submission deadline: March 20, 2021<br>
A limited number of travel grants will be available. Details will be
posted later.<br>
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<p>Enquiries</p>
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Please send all enquiries about the DC program to the IJCAI 2021
Doctoral Consortium co-chairs:<br>
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– Ana Bazzan Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, <span
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bazzan@inf.ufrgs.br">bazzan@inf.ufrgs.br</a></span><br>
<span class="moz-txt-link-freetext"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.inf.ufrgs.br/~bazzan">http://www.inf.ufrgs.br/~bazzan</a></span><br>
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– Yang Yu, Nanjing University, <span
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:yuy@nju.edu.cn">yuy@nju.edu.cn</a></span> <span
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.lamda.nju.edu.cn/yuy">http://www.lamda.nju.edu.cn/yuy</a></span><br>
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