Goal
The goal of the Symposium is to provide a supportive yet questioning
setting in which students can present their work; to provide an opportunity
for students to attend ICSE; and, to support the ICSE mission as a
world-leading venue for software engineering research. Students will
be able to discuss their goals, methods, and results at an early stage
in their research. The Symposium aims to provide useful guidance for
completion of the dissertation research and initiation of a research career.
Important Dates
- SUBMISSION: 5 December 2005
- NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: 9 January 2006
- CAMERA-READY COPY DUE: 24 February 2006
Submissions
To apply as a student participant in the Doctoral Symposium, you should
prepare a submission package consisting of two parts.
Both parts are required by the submission deadline.
Contacts
- Anthony Finkelstein, University College London,
a.finkelstein@cs.ucl.ac.uk
Scope
The technical scope of the Symposium is that of ICSE. The Symposium will
provide an opportunity for student participants to interact with other
students at a similar stage in their careers, established researchers,
and the broader software engineering community.
Students should consider participating in the Doctoral Symposium at least
six months before completion of their dissertations, but after having
settled on a research area or dissertation topic. Some students selected
to attend the Symposium, typically those at a later stage of their research,
will be asked to present a talk about their work. Other students selected
to attend the Symposium, typically those at an earlier stage of their
research, will be asked to present a capsule summary of their work.
Review and Evaluation Criteria
Each prospective student participant will submit a package of materials
for consideration by the Doctoral Symposium Committee.
The Doctoral Symposium Committee will select participants
using the following criteria: the potential quality of the research
and its relevance to software engineering; quality of the research
abstract; stage of the research (students will be selected across
a range of research stages); diversity of background, research
topic, and approach.
Acceptance
Accepted research abstracts will appear in the ICSE 2006 Proceedings.
All submitters will be expected to be able to meet the tight deadlines
for camera-ready submissions.
Student Support
Doctoral consortium attendees will have preferential access to the student
support and student volunteer schemes of ICSE 2006.
Committee Members
- Anthony Finkelstein (Co-Chair), University College London (UK)
- Bashar Nuseibeh
(Co-Chair), The Open University (UK)
- Licia Capra, University College
of London (UK)
- Jeff Kramer, Imperial University (UK)
- Patricia Machado, Universidade Federal
de Campina Grande (Brazil)
- Richard N. Taylor, University of California,
Irvine (USA)
- T. H. Tse, University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
This is the required template for submissions. Both parts
are required by the submission deadline.
Part 1: Research Abstract
The research abstract should be a maximum four (4) pages long,
formatted in accordance with the ICSE 2006 Format
and Submission Guidelines. It
should cover: the technical problem to be solved with a justification
of its importance; an account of related and prior work explaining why
this has not solved the problem; the research hypothesis or claim; a
sketch of the proposed solution; the expected contributions of your dissertation
research; progress in solving the stated problem; the methods you are
using or will use to carry out your research; a plan for evaluating your
work and presenting credible evidence of your results to the research
community.
Students at relatively early stages of their research will have some
difficulty addressing some of these areas. Nonetheless, each prospective
student participant should address them as well as possible.
The research abstract should be in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).
It should include the title of your work, your name and contact details,
a one paragraph short summary in the style of an abstract for a regular
paper. All submitted materials must be in English. All materials must
be submitted electronically in the formats specified above. Submissions
should contain no proprietary or confidential material and should cite
no proprietary or confidential publications. Submissions which exceed
the maximum length may not be considered.
Part 2: Letter of Recommendation
Ask your dissertation advisor for a letter of recommendation. This letter
should include your name and a candid assessment of the current status
of your dissertation research and an expected date for dissertation submission.
The letter should be in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), and sent
to: a.finkelstein@cs.ucl.ac.uk with a subject:
DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM RECOMMENDATION.
