THE 12th INTERNATIONAL "ORGANIC COMPUTING DOCTORAL DISSERTATION COLLOQUIUM" (OC-DDC 2024)
June 13th and 14th, 2024 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany
OC-DDC 2024
The 12th International “Organic Computing Doctoral Dissertation Colloquium” (OC-DDC) will take place at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main in Frankfurt/Main, Germany from Thursday, June 13th to Friday, June 14th. The OC-DDC is organised by the Special Interest Group on Organic Computing within the Gesellschaft für Informatik.
We invite applications from PhD students at any stage of their doctoral studies on Organic Computing, Autonomic Computing, intelligent systems, self-adaptation and self-organisation, self-aware computing systems, autonomous learning, self-* mechanisms, trustworthy systems, and related research topics.
Important Dates
Abstract Submission Deadline: March 31st, 2024 April 15th, 2024 (extended)
Review Deadline: May 12th, 2024
Colloquium Dates: June 13-14, 2024
Colloquium Theme
The intent of the DDC is to bring together PhD students who have their research focus within the broader Organic Computing community and will not have defended their thesis before June 2024. The main goal of this colloquium is to foster excellence in OC-related research by providing students with feedback and advice that are particularly relevant to their doctoral studies and career development. Each participant will take part in the colloquium organisation and the review process for the other participants. Keynote speakers will present current research in the field. They will be available during the OC-DDC and participate in the feedback process for the PhD students.
The schedule includes:
Prepare an extended abstract or short paper of 6 pages (max.) reflecting your PhD concept
Participate in the review process
Participate in the (supervised) decision process (acceptance of submissions)
Present your work to an audience consisting mainly of other PhD students from your community
Identify points of contact between your work and others
Build your social research network
Meet experts in your research domain and listen to their invited talks and expertise
Enjoy the opportunity to improve your PhD work, overcome stipulations and learn from the experts
Submission
PhD students are invited to participate by submitting an extended abstract of up to 6 pages (written in English, in Springer's LNCS style). The colloquium will give participants the opportunity to present their ongoing research in a friendly forum. They will obtain valuable feedback from colloquium attendees in a constructively critical and informal atmosphere.
After the OC-DDC, each participant will be invited to prepare a book chapter for an edited book. The book chapter will contain approx. 14 pages. For instance, the book of the DDC's 2021 edition is available at: https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.17170/kobra-202202215780
A PDF version of the call for papers is available here.