1st International Conference on eXplainable Artificial Intelligence (xAI 2023)
Call for Doctoral Consortium papers
(26/28 July 2023, Lisbon, Portugal)
The conference provides an opportunity for doctoral scholars to explore and develop their research interests under the guidance of distinguished researchers and industry practitioners from the field. Doctoral scholars should consider participating in the Doctoral Consortium (DC) at the beginning of their scientific journey. This forum will provide PhD scholars with an opportunity to:
| Present and discuss their research ideas to experienced scholars in a supportive, formative, and yet critical environment |
| Explore and develop their research interests under the guidance of distinguished researchers from the field who will provide constructive feedback and advice |
| Network and build collaborations with other members of the community |
| Explore career pathways available after completing their PhD degree |
PhD scholars are asked to submit a brief proposal outlining their doctoral research, which the consortium committee will evaluate. Good quality applications will be selected for presentation at a DC session as part of the conference. Each scholar with an accepted submission will be assigned a mentor who will provide feedback on their work and discuss the doctoral research with the student and the audience at the consortium.
| DC proposals must be submitted using the easy-chair platform here. |  |
Each proposal should be a single PDF with four required components:
| 1 | Six-page research description (excluding references) plus two extra pages for references (6+2 pages) containing: – name, surname, institution and email of the PhD scholar; – Context and motivation for your research; – Key related work that frames your research; – Specific research questions, hypothesis and objectives; – Research approach, methods, and rationale for testing the research hypothesis; – Results and contributions to date; – Expected next steps and final contribution to knowledge. The above sections can include diagrams, charts, pictures and formulas. |
| 2 | Benefits and contribution statement (1 page): – Your name, Advisor(s) name(s), and the university where you are conducting your doctoral work; – Current year of study and projected completion date (plus information about the regulations of your PhD program regarding length, any part-time study, etc.); – Describe what you hope to gain by participating in the DC and how your participation will benefit other students and faculty. |
| 3 | Letter of Recommendation (from primary PhD dissertation advisor) (1 page): Describe your interaction with the student and your assessment of the quality of their work. Please explain how the conference doctoral consortium would benefit this student at this point in their doctoral program, as well as the contributions you expect the student to make. Please explain the structure of your student’s program and their expected level of progress so far. Recall that students who cannot obtain a letter of recommendation from their dissertation advisor (or the equivalent) should instead include a short explanation and a description of where the student is in their doctoral progress and the anticipated timeline. |
| 4 | Curriculum Vitae (maximum 2 pages): A concise summary of your current curriculum vitae, including research publications, clearly separating those published papers from those under review or in press. |
Section 1 must be written using Springer’s Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) in the format provided here. Latex and word files are admitted: however, latex is preferred. All submissions and reviews will be handled electronically. Sections 2, 3, and 4 can be placed as an annexe to section 1 (after the reference section, starting on a new page). Please ensure your submission is complete and conforms to the format and content guidelines above. Because the DC Committee expects to receive many applications, submissions that do not meet these requirements will be desk-rejected.
A PhD scholar with an accepted doctoral proposal must register for the conference to participate in the Doctoral Consortium at the conference. The deadlines can be found below.
Publication & indexing
All the accepted doctoral consortium proposals “shall be submitted to CEUR-WS.org for online publication” in a dedicated free, open-access volume in CEUR Workshop Proceedings. All these proposals will also be indexed in Scopus since CEUR partners with it.
Note that “shall be submitted to CEUR-WS.org for online publication” means we do not have control over the decision taken by the CEUR-WS committee to approve them, as reported in the publishing guidelines by CEUR-WS.org. However, since the conference organisation is strictly adhering to these guidelines, we can be rather sure that our request shall be accepted by CEUR-WS.
*All dates are Anywhere on Heart time (AoE)
Article (main track & special tracks)
| Abstracts registration deadline* (easy-chair): | April 15, 2023 |
| Article submission deadline* (easy-chair): | April 20, 2023 |
| Notification of acceptance: | May 12, 2023 |
| Registration & camera ready: | May 19, 2023 |
| Publication (Springer CCIS series) | August 2023 |
Doctoral consortium (DC) proposal
| DC Proposal registration deadline (easy-chair): | April 16th 2023 |
| DC Proposal submission deadline (easy-chair): | April 30, 2023 |
| Notification of acceptance: | May 7, 2023 |
| Registration: | May 19, 2023 |
| Publication (planned with CEUR-WS.org*) | August 2023 |
Late-breaking work & demos
| Late-breaking work & demo registration (easy-chair): | May 21, 2023 |
| Late-breaking work & demo submission (easy-chair): | May 28, 2023 |
| Notification of acceptance: | June 06, 2023 |
| Publication (planned with CEUR-WS.org*) | August 2023 |
Special track proposal
| Proposal submission (contact): | Anytime before |
Panel discussion
| Panel Discussion proposals: | May 21, 2023 |
| Notification of acceptance: | May 28, 2023 |
| Registration of Panel Discussions facilitators: | June 06, 2023 |
Conference
| The World Conference on eXplainable AI | 26-28 July 2023 |
