Deadline Extension: Doctoral Consortium at the International Conference on Computational Creativity 2017 (DC@ICCC17)

[k.grace]

The deadline for submissions to DC@ICCC17 has been extended until May 1st.  Please encourage your students or your self to submit!

CfP: 

Hey, are you a PhD student interested in making interesting things that make interesting things? Attend the Doctoral Consortium at the International Conference on Computational Creativity, at Georgia Tech in June! If you're from the US we might even be able to help pay for it.

Doctoral Consortium at the International Conference on Computational Creativity 2017 (DC@ICCC17)

The Doctoral Consortium (DC) is a one-day workshop designed to nurture PhD students by providing them with opportunities to explore the field, receive feedback on their emerging work, and connect with researchers and other students. We invite submissions from students at all stages of their candidature, from just starting out to writing up. Students will have the option of writing a one-page abstract on their work and delivering a lightning talk (2 minutes) on the main themes of their in-progress research, or of submitting a short paper (4 pages) and giving a longer (10 minute) talk. It is recommended, but not required, that those who are in the early-to-mid stages of their candidature choose the first option, while those whose work has begun producing results should opt for the second. We expect to accept ~5 short papers for presentations, and reserve the right to accept submitted papers at the lightning talk level. After the presentations we will break into small groups, each led by an experienced computational creativity researcher. The consortium will close with a panel of those researchers discussing issues pertaining to how to conduct computational creativity research.

Travel Awards

We have applied to the US National Science Foundation for support for the DC, including some funds that are allocated to support student travel expenses. If you are a student interested in these funds to attend the DC please contact the DC committee at dcic...@easychair.org. We welcome applications from PhD candidates worldwide, however this funding is only available to students who are either a) studying at a US institution or b) US citizens. We are actively seeking another source of funding to help support students from outside the US, and will provide an update if and when this becomes available.

Submissions

To apply, please submit the following materials, as a single PDF, via https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dciccc17:

1. A Cover Page (containing your PhD topic and area, your institution, when you started your candidature, and your supervisory team.
   
2. A CV (max 1 page) listing your education, background, experience, and (if you have them) publications.
   
3. ONE of the following two options:
   
1. (if the student wishes to give a 2-minute lightning talk on their research) An extended abstract (max 1 page) describing their research and situating it within the field of computational creativity OR
2. (if the student's research is advanced enough that they wish to give a 10 minute talk on their output): A short paper in ICCC format (as per http://computationalcreativity.net/iccc2017/call/ but with a max length of 4 pages) describing their research, situating it within the field of computational creativity, and presenting any preliminary results. 
4. A letter of recommendation (max 1 page) from your supervisor including an assessment of the status of your research and (if necessary) a justification of how it relates to computational creativity.
   

Important Dates

Submissions due: May 1st, 2017
Acceptance notifications: May 5th, 2017
Workshop: June 19th, 2017.
Conference: June 20th-23rd, 2017.

Workshop Program

Session 1 (~9:00-10:30):
* Introduction and Keynote
* 2-3 short paper presentations

[Tea/Coffee Break]

Session 2 (~11:00-12:30):
* 2-3 short paper presentations
* 8-10 lightning talks

[Lunch Break]

Session 3 (~1:30-3:00)
* Mentor-led small-group discussion

[Tea/Coffee Break]

Session 4 (~3:30-5:00): 
* Mentor panel

[c.guckelsberger]

Hi,

I'd have loved to apply for this DC! However, some of the workshops that are most relevant for my research happen at the same time, so I had to give them priority. This is a real shame, as I'm keen to present my research to other PhD students, learn about their work, and get advice from mature researchers. So for next year's ICCC, please consider scheduling this one day before the workshops / main conference. 

All the best,

Christian

[k.grace]

Thanks for the feedback.  This year is the first we've had an open call at ICCC for workshops and tutorials, and it looks like we're going to have a diverse and interesting set of sessions.  Unfortunately with just 1.5 days available there were always going to be some overlaps.  We'll see what we can do in future years!