[DL] Call for Applications - KR 2022 Doctoral Consortium

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KR 2022 Doctoral Consortium - Call for Applications

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Call for Applications

KR 2022 - Doctoral Consortium

Dates: 31 July - 5 August 2022
Haifa, Israel

* Submission deadline: 3 April 2022 *

Webpage: 
https://kr2022.cs.tu-dortmund.de/call_for_doctoral_consortium_applications.php
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The 19th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge 
Representation and Reasoning (KR 2022) invites PhD students to apply for 
the Doctoral Consortium program.

Aims and Scope

The Doctoral Consortium (DC) is a student mentoring program bringing 
together PhD students and senior researchers from the area of KR. 
The 
aims of the consortium are:
  - to provide a forum for students to present their current research, 
and receive feedback from other students and senior researchers;
  - to promote contacts among PhD students working in similar areas;
  - to support students with information and advice on academic, 
research, and industrial careers.

The DC is intended for PhD students who have a specific research 
proposal and some preliminary results, but who have sufficient time 
prior to completing their dissertation to benefit from the consortium 
experience. Preference will be given to students satisfying these 
criteria, but we also encourage students to apply who are at an earlier 
or more advanced stage of the completion of their thesis.
Accepted students will participate in several dedicated DC events, which 
will likely consist of a lightning talk session, a poster session, and a 
mentoring lunch (the precise format of the DC will be finalised closer 
to the conference). Each student will be given ample time to present 
their work and therefore be able to fully benefit from direct feedback 
from the assigned senior researcher mentor and the wider KR conference 
audience.

Application Submission

Applications must be submitted through the EasyChair conference 
system:
https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=kr2022

Each application must contain the following elements combined into a 
single PDF document:

	1. Thesis summary.
A description of the problem being addressed, your motivation for 
addressing the problem, proposed plan of research, the progress to date 
(what you have already achieved and what remains to be done), and 
related work. It must be four pages maximum and use the same style as 
for KR paper submissions (see submission page, 
https://kr2022.cs.tu-dortmund.de/submission.php).
	2. Curriculum Vitae.
A description of your background and relevant experience (research, 
education, employment), of two pages maximum.
	3. Letter of recommendation.
A letter from your thesis advisor that states that she/he supports your 
participation in the DC.
	4. Optionally, a suggestion of up to 5 potential mentors with similar 
research interests, who could give good advice on technical aspects 
related to the work, and/or career opportunities.

The selection process will consider the quality of the submitted 
proposal and the stage of the student's PhD project.
Doctoral students who submit to the DC are permitted to have previously 
published on their research, and are encouraged to submit papers to KR 
2022 and associated conferences and workshops.

Important Dates

	• Application deadline: April 3, 2022
	• Acceptance notification: April 17, 2022
	• Conference: July 31 - August 5, 2022

For further information, please contact the DC chairs:
dc_kr2022 at easychair.org
Jandson Santos Ribeiro (Universität Koblenz-Landau, 
Germany)  jandson.ribeiro at fernuni-hagen.de
Giovanni Casini (CNR, Italy)  giovanni.casini at isti.cnr.it