AAMAS 2015: Call for Doctoral Mentoring Program Submissions

[Amit Chopra]

*------------------------------------------------------------Call for
Doctoral Mentoring Program Submissions at
AAMAS'15------------------------------------------------------------Associated
with the 14th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent
Systems (AAMAS’15) in Istanbulhttp://www.aamas2015.com/
<http://www.aamas2015.com/>Symposium date: May 5thBuilding upon the success
of previous years, AAMAS 2015 will again include a doctoral mentoring
program, intended for PhD students in advanced stages of their research.
This program will provide an opportunity for students to interact closely
with established researchers in their fields as well as with other
students, to receive feedback on their work and to get advice on managing
their careers.-------------------------------------------Specifically, the
goals of the program are:-------------------------------------------- To
match each student with an establish researcher in the community (who will
act as a mentor). The mentor will interact closely with the student, will
provide feedback on research, help form new contacts, etc.- To allow
students an opportunity to present their work to a friendly audience of
other students as well as mentors.- To provide students with insights,
contacts and professional networking opportunities for their future
career.The doctoral mentoring program will consist of opportunities for
interactions between mentors and their mentorees prior to the conference,
as well as a one day doctoral symposium.-----------------------Submission
Requirements-----------------------We encourage submissions from PhD
students at advanced stages of their research within the Autonomous Agents
and Multiagent Systems field. Based on the submissions, the organizing
committee will select a group of students that will be invited to
participate in the program. Participants will be expected to take active
part in all doctoral mentoring program activities.Each submission should
include a set of documents from the students, and a recommendation letter
from the advisor. The submission package consists of:1. A two-page extended
abstract of the student’s thesis (in the AAMAS submission format, including
abstract and keywords)2. A short (2-page) application document including
the following: - gender- country and institute of study- area of study
(provide 1-3 keywords)- whether you have participated in the AAMAS DMC
before- one or two names of suggested mentors- CV3. A recommendation letter
from the advisor/supervisor. The letter should address the expected benefit
of attending (to the student), the significance of the research, and the
expected date for thesis submission. This letter can be sent in either
plain text or PDF format. The student’s name must be clearly pointed out in
the letter.Submissions of the first two items should be submitted in pdf
via easychair here: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aamas15dmp
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aamas15dmp>. The letter of
recommendation should be sent by e-mail to the doctoral mentoring
co-chairs:Kobi Gal <kobig at bgu.ac.il <kobig at bgu.ac.il>>M. Birna van
Riemsdijk <m.b.vanriemsdijk at tudelft.nl
<m.b.vanriemsdijk at tudelft.nl>>---------------Important
Dates---------------February 11, 2011: Submission package due March 10:
Acceptance notifications March 19: Camera-ready copy due May 5: Doctoral
Mentoring Symposium*
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