Doctoral Colloquium 2024
In Conjunction with The 17th International Conference on Knowledge Science, Engineering and Management (KSEM 2024)
General Information
We encourage submissions to the doctoral colloquium (DC) event in conjunction with KSEM 2024. Participating PhD students present their proposed dissertation work and receive feedback from other researchers. We encourage submissions which cross-disciplinarily with computing in business, Art and Design, Built Environment, Education and Engineering. The DC call is open to all PhD students at all phases of the Ph.D. process, preference will be given to students who will gain the most from the experience.
The colloquium will held on 16th of August at Birmingham City University. It will allow students to discuss their research directions in a supportive atmosphere with a panel of distinguished leaders and with their peers. Students can expect helpful feedback and fresh perspectives on their research topics and possible career paths and will have the opportunity to interact closely with expert researchers in their field. The colloquium will support community-building by connecting early-career and established researchers in a welcoming and mentorship-forward environment.
Proceeding
The submitted extended abstract will be published on the DC page. The best papers will get a recommendation to submit their work to Flagship conferences and Journals Special issues depending on available opportunities by the technical committee.
Dates
The deadline for DC submissions is June 30, July 10, 2024, at 11:59 pm (23:59).
Notification: July 15, 2024.
Technical Committee
Prof. Junaid Arshad, Birmingham City University, UK
Dr. Yonghao Wang, Birmingham City University, UK
Dr. Haitham Mahmoud, Birmingham City University, UK
Prof. Mark Josephs, Birmingham City University, UK
Dr. Syed Shah, Birmingham City University, UK
Prof. Dirk Draheim,TalTech, Estonia
Dr. Yuan Wen, University of Aberdeen, UK
Dr. Mohamed Ben Farah, Birmingham City University, UK
Dr. Faisal Saeed, Birmingham City University, UK
Dr. Khalid Ismail, Birmingham City University, UK
Dr. Sima Iranmanesh, Birmingham City University, UK
Dr. Hadeel Saddany, Birmingham City University, UK
Dr. Xi Guo, Birmingham City University, UK
Dr. Mario De Oliveira, Birmingham City University, UK
Dr. Vahid Javidroozi, Birmingham City University, UK
Dr. Florimond Gueniat, Birmingham City University, UK
Dr. Mohamed Mayouf, Birmingham City University, UK
Prof. Franco Cheung, Birmingham City University, UK
Prof Carlo Harvey, Birmingham City University, UK
Dr. Jassim Happa, Royal Holloway Research University of London, UK
Dr. Thomas Bashford-Rogers, Warwick University, UK
Dr Quanbin Sun, Birmingham City University, UK
Dr. Nouh Elmitwally, Birmingham City University, UK
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Submissions
An extended abstract describing their PhD research, including:
Title, the problem being addressed, methodology, output, and plan of research, and
A description of the progress to date
It is only a maximum of two-page A4 paper including references. The writing should be in a proposal format to facilitate feedback from the panellists as to the validity of your problem and the efficacy of your approach. The structure should follow the format used by most universities for a thesis proposal: an Introduction, a Related Work, Preliminary Methods, Preliminary Results, Proposed Work, Discussion, Questions for the Panel, and Conclusion.
Submit your extended paper via this link
The extended abstract shall be written in font ARIAL, single line spacing and 10 font size. İt should contain a maximum of 2000 words.
Feel free to contact ksem24dc@gmail.com if you have any inquiries.
