{"id":1091,"date":"2022-11-24T02:08:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T02:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigir.org\/sigir2023\/?page_id=1091"},"modified":"2022-11-28T02:22:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T02:22:46","slug":"call-for-doctoral-consortium-papers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigir.org\/sigir2023\/submit\/call-for-doctoral-consortium-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Doctoral Consortium Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l96qjn6c-024c0a94805b0240543d019e12b25ee4\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-slideshow .av-slideshow-caption.av-l96qjn6c-024c0a94805b0240543d019e12b25ee4__0 .avia-caption-title{\nfont-size:45px;\n}\n#top .avia-slideshow .av-slideshow-caption.av-l96qjn6c-024c0a94805b0240543d019e12b25ee4__0 .avia-caption-content{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top .avia-slideshow .av-slideshow-caption.av-l96qjn6c-024c0a94805b0240543d019e12b25ee4__0 .avia-caption-content p{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .avia-slideshow .av-slideshow-caption.av-l96qjn6c-024c0a94805b0240543d019e12b25ee4__0 .avia-caption-title{\nfont-size:30px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-slideshow av-l96qjn6c-024c0a94805b0240543d019e12b25ee4 av-control-default avia-slideshow-featured av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1'  data-size='featured'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='slide'  data-conditional_play=''  data-ids='834'  data-video_counter='0'  data-autoplay='false'  data-bg_slider='false'  data-slide_height=''  data-handle='av_slideshow_full'  data-interval='5'  data-class=''  data-extra_class=' '  data-el_id=''  data-css_id=''  data-scroll_down=''  data-control_layout='av-control-default'  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption=''  data-autoplay_stopper=''  data-image_attachment=''  data-min_height='200px'  data-lazy_loading='disabled'  data-default-height='28.666666666667'  data-stretch=''  data-src=''  data-position='top left'  data-repeat='no-repeat'  data-attach='scroll'  data-img_scrset=''  data-av-desktop-hide=''  data-av-medium-hide=''  data-av-small-hide=''  data-av-mini-hide=''  data-id=''  data-custom_class=''  data-template_class=''  data-av_uid='av-l96qjn6c'  data-sc_version='1.0'  data-heading_tag=''  data-heading_class=''  data-min_width='698px'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 28.666666666667%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-l96qjn6c-024c0a94805b0240543d019e12b25ee4__0  av-single-slide slide-1 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><div class='av-slideshow-caption av-l96qjn6c-024c0a94805b0240543d019e12b25ee4__0 caption_fullwidth caption_center'><div class=\"container caption_container\"><div class=\"slideshow_caption\"><div class=\"slideshow_inner_caption\"><div class=\"slideshow_align_caption\"><h2 class='avia-caption-title '  itemprop=\"name\" >Call for Doctoral Consortium Papers<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-834 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-834\"  src=\"https:\/\/sigir.org\/sigir2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/banner_05-1500x430.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"430\" title='banner_05' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  style='min-height:200px; min-width:698px; ' \/><div class='av-section-color-overlay' style='opacity: 0.3; background-color: #000000; '><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-5lyajc-3134daf831fbcef5bc794ceffe33e473 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_slideshow_full  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1091'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5e722g-8fcf7aadf67cb36756a282f5a7cea639\">\n.flex_column.av-5e722g-8fcf7aadf67cb36756a282f5a7cea639{\npadding:0 40px 0 40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-5e722g-8fcf7aadf67cb36756a282f5a7cea639 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div '   ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-5565b4-a218a8632e359e2159feaddf3a754aef'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock text_justify'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The annual SIGIR conference is the major international forum for the presentation of new research results, and the demonstration of new systems and techniques, in the broad field of information retrieval (IR). The 46th ACM SIGIR conference, will run as a hybrid conference \u2013 in person in Taiwan, with support for remote participation, from July 23rd to 27th, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The SIGIR 2023 Doctoral Consortium (DC) provides an opportunity for doctoral students to explore and develop their research interests under the guidance of distinguished researchers from both academia and industry. We invite students to apply for this unique opportunity, which will allow them to share their work with their peers as well as with senior researchers in the field. The DC is particularly suited for candidates who have made some research progress, but who are not so far along that they can no longer make changes in their research plans. Typically, this means that they have defined their topic and have completed some research, but still have at least a year of research remaining before completing a dissertation (in many universities this corresponds to the dissertation proposal stage).<\/p>\n<p>The objectives of the Doctoral Consortium are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>To provide a forum where doctoral students can present and discuss their research with experienced IR researchers: the members of the Doctoral Consortium Program Committee.<\/li>\n<li>To provide students with an opportunity to establish a supportive community, including other doctoral students at a similar stage of their dissertation research.<\/li>\n<li>Contribute to the conference goals through interaction with other researchers and conference events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Student participants will have their extended abstracts published in the conference proceedings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style 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modern-quote  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  av-linked-heading'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Important Dates<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4oil7c-66a007c3864951ce006119e2f6214644\">\n#top .hr.av-4oil7c-66a007c3864951ce006119e2f6214644{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-4oil7c-66a007c3864951ce006119e2f6214644 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#e1e1e1;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4oil7c-66a007c3864951ce006119e2f6214644 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-6fyi4j-bc9038cebebf798989647a5b5cfcf4b2'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock text_justify'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Time zone: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/time\/zones\/aoe\"><em>Anywhere on Earth(AoE)<\/em><\/a><br \/>\nDC papers due: March 2, 2023<br \/>\nDC papers notification: March 30, 2023<br \/>\nDC camera-ready submission of invited extended abstract: Apr 26, 2023<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3k9ner-634e19144090228d80da4e4374c6226d\">\n.flex_column.av-3k9ner-634e19144090228d80da4e4374c6226d{\npadding:0 40px 0 40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-3k9ner-634e19144090228d80da4e4374c6226d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'   ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lauesaic-382e32faafe77614ce283ee2efe60637\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lauesaic-382e32faafe77614ce283ee2efe60637{\nmargin:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lauesaic-382e32faafe77614ce283ee2efe60637 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lauesaic-382e32faafe77614ce283ee2efe60637 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lauesaic-382e32faafe77614ce283ee2efe60637 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-9  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  av-linked-heading'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Consortium Format and Participation Expectations<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-31qus3-3f11abf99e50d6f0888d1ab880cab5e4\">\n#top .hr.av-31qus3-3f11abf99e50d6f0888d1ab880cab5e4{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-31qus3-3f11abf99e50d6f0888d1ab880cab5e4 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#e1e1e1;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-31qus3-3f11abf99e50d6f0888d1ab880cab5e4 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-4iyog0-678ed56e523f8005e4d7e76d069c1e25'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock text_justify'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The DC will take place the day before the main conference (on Sunday, July 23rd, 2023). We anticipate student presentations with plenary discussions, individual 1:1 meetings with experienced researchers, and interactive networking sessions. Nevertheless, due to the hybrid nature of the SIGIR 2023 conference, the final format is subject to change to effectively accommodate remote presentations and 1:1 mentoring meetings.<\/p>\n<p>To apply to participate in the DC, doctoral students should submit a paper of 4 to 6 pages (excluding references) along with a 1-page appendix (for details please see the submission guidelines below).<\/p>\n<p>Candidates will be selected based on the potential of their research for future impact on the field of information retrieval, as well as for the likely benefit to the student from participating in the DC. Note that SIGIR 2023 DC is deeply committed to improving the field of IR by making it more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. We highly encourage women and students from other underrepresented groups to apply.<\/p>\n<p>A high level overview of the work proposed by students accepted to the DC will be included in the SIGIR 2023 conference proceedings. Details of said overview will be shared with camera-ready instructions upon acceptance.<\/p>\n<p>Doctoral students who submit to the DC are allowed to have previously published their research and are encouraged to submit their work to the different SIGIR 2023 tracks and associated workshops.<\/p>\n<p>Priority is given to students chosen to attend the DC when travel grants are determined for the conference. Application details for travel grants will be available on the SIGIR 2023 website (you must apply for the grant to be considered).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-49iyi8-85aa6f14bec53db94858612378de3974\">\n.flex_column.av-49iyi8-85aa6f14bec53db94858612378de3974{\npadding:0 40px 0 40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-49iyi8-85aa6f14bec53db94858612378de3974 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'   ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4048u0-3578c5f5bd826f6bcc2804eb57e1076f\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-4048u0-3578c5f5bd826f6bcc2804eb57e1076f{\nmargin:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-4048u0-3578c5f5bd826f6bcc2804eb57e1076f .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-4048u0-3578c5f5bd826f6bcc2804eb57e1076f .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-4048u0-3578c5f5bd826f6bcc2804eb57e1076f av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-13  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  av-linked-heading'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Submission Guidelines<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-xhfns-bf3527757bf7571d5e7f2c1f7336d3b4\">\n#top .hr.av-xhfns-bf3527757bf7571d5e7f2c1f7336d3b4{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-xhfns-bf3527757bf7571d5e7f2c1f7336d3b4 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#e1e1e1;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-xhfns-bf3527757bf7571d5e7f2c1f7336d3b4 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-3sej5c-90b3df2cd2f4ed39f88f571dfcdcf17d'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock text_justify'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The submitted <strong>paper<\/strong>, solely authored by the student, will be the basis for selection to participate in the DC and subsequent detailed discussions at the DC. Therefore, the submitted paper should include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Motivation for the proposed research.<\/li>\n<li>Background and related work (including key references).<\/li>\n<li>Description of the proposed research, including main research questions.<\/li>\n<li>Research methodology and proposed experiments (where appropriate).<\/li>\n<li>Specific research issues for discussion at the DC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition, the paper should include a 1-page <strong>appendix<\/strong> (placed after the references) with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A detailed statement by the student explaining why they want to participate in the SIGIR 2023 DC at this point in their doctoral studies, and how they hope it will contribute to the development of their work and potential future career.<\/li>\n<li>A statement by the student\u2019s advisor\/supervisor saying how the student would benefit by attending the DC. Advisors should also specifically state whether the student has written, or is close to completing, a thesis proposal (or equivalent), and when they expect the student would defend their dissertation if they progress at a typical rate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-c7gtc-ce83e56adc1cc3da84d756d8b8cf62fc\">\n.flex_column.av-c7gtc-ce83e56adc1cc3da84d756d8b8cf62fc{\npadding:0 40px 0 40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-c7gtc-ce83e56adc1cc3da84d756d8b8cf62fc av_one_full  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'   ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-36h1uo-645873f62b7eedb64cc98cf33f33c63f\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-36h1uo-645873f62b7eedb64cc98cf33f33c63f{\nmargin:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-36h1uo-645873f62b7eedb64cc98cf33f33c63f .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-36h1uo-645873f62b7eedb64cc98cf33f33c63f .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-36h1uo-645873f62b7eedb64cc98cf33f33c63f av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-17  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  av-linked-heading'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Format Requirements<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-rn01k-7bd47f4f949091988c6c9e611938b675\">\n#top .hr.av-rn01k-7bd47f4f949091988c6c9e611938b675{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-rn01k-7bd47f4f949091988c6c9e611938b675 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#e1e1e1;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-rn01k-7bd47f4f949091988c6c9e611938b675 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2uoxc0-e07286fdf07a3f71fa4f5bd571bc9cd9'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock text_justify'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Doctoral students should submit their papers for review in a <strong>single-column format<\/strong>. Instructions for Word and LaTeX authors are given below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Microsoft Word:<\/strong> Write your paper using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.acm.org\/binaries\/content\/assets\/publications\/taps\/acm_submission_template.docx&amp;sa=D&amp;source=apps-viewer-frontend&amp;ust=1669339760416499&amp;usg=AOvVaw09RfEqEAi_LH4amESWdxuy&amp;hl=zh-TW\">Submission Template<\/a> (Review Submission Format). Follow the embedded instructions to apply the paragraph styles<br \/>\nto your various text elements. The text is in single-column format at this stage and no additional formatting is required at this point.<\/li>\n<li><strong>LaTeX:<\/strong> Please use the latest version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acm.org\/404\">Primary Article Template<\/a> \u2013 LaTeX to create your submission. <strong>You must use the \u201cmanuscript\u201d option<\/strong> with the \\documentclass[manuscript]{acmart} command to generate the output in a single-column format which is required for review. Please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acm.org\/404\">LaTeX documentation<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acm.org\/publications\/taps\/latex-best-practices\">ACM\u2019s LaTeX best practices guide<\/a> for further instructions. To ensure 100% <strong>compatibility<\/strong> with The ACM Publishing System (TAPS), please <strong>restrict the use of packages<\/strong> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/authors.acm.org\/proceedings\/production-information\/accepted-latex-packages\">whitelist of approved LaTeX packages<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The paper should be 4 to 6 pages in length (excluding references). The appendix does not count toward page limitations.<\/p>\n<p>The first page must contain the title of the paper, full author name, affiliation and contact details, an abstract of up to 250 words, ACM Computing Classification System (CCS) categories, and up to 3 keywords describing the topic areas. Information about categories and keywords can be found on ACM Web pages on the computing classification system.<\/p>\n<p>It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that their submissions use no unusual format features and are printable on a standard printer. Submissions will be reviewed by the members of the DC Program Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Authors are strongly encouraged to <a href=\"https:\/\/authors.acm.org\/proceedings\/production-information\/taps-production-workflow#accessibility\">provide \u201calt text\u201d (alternative text) for floats<\/a> (images, tables, etc.) in their content so that readers with disabilities can be given descriptive<br \/>\ninformation for these floats that are important to the work. The descriptive text will be displayed in place of a float if the float cannot be loaded. This benefits the author as well as it broadens the reader base for the author\u2019s work. Moreover, the alt text provides in-depth float descriptions to search engine crawlers, which helps to properly index these floats. Additionally, authors should follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/authors.acm.org\/journals\/accessibility-recommendations-for-publishing-in-color\">ACM Accessibility Recommendations for Publishing in Color<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sigaccess.org\/welcome-to-sigaccess\/resources\/describing-figures\/\">SIG ACCESS guidelines on describing figures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>DC <strong>submissions<\/strong> should be submitted in PDF through the EasyChair system (Doctoral Consortium track): <a href=\"https:\/\/easychair.org\/conferences\/?conf=sigir23\">https:\/\/easychair.org\/conferences\/?conf=sigir23<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2qo220-1c976e54a89b4800984e03c19c19b063\">\n.flex_column.av-2qo220-1c976e54a89b4800984e03c19c19b063{\npadding:0 40px 0 40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-2qo220-1c976e54a89b4800984e03c19c19b063 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'   ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2lks28-f021752bc9317a0091191dc4256ac6b0\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2lks28-f021752bc9317a0091191dc4256ac6b0{\nmargin:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2lks28-f021752bc9317a0091191dc4256ac6b0 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2lks28-f021752bc9317a0091191dc4256ac6b0 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2lks28-f021752bc9317a0091191dc4256ac6b0 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-21  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  av-linked-heading'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Review Process and Selection Criteria<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kpik8-24887dd8742e80202162cf171ec51f7e\">\n#top .hr.av-kpik8-24887dd8742e80202162cf171ec51f7e{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-kpik8-24887dd8742e80202162cf171ec51f7e .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#e1e1e1;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kpik8-24887dd8742e80202162cf171ec51f7e hr-custom  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2ajojc-c0164b3b1e9ef2221ccd636bb7b498c0'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock text_justify'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Confidentiality of submissions is maintained during the review process. All rejected submissions will be kept confidential in perpetuity. Submissions should contain no information or materials that are proprietary at publication time.<\/p>\n<p>Doctoral student papers will be evaluated by the DC Program Committee based on:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Originality of the work with respect to current concepts and techniques (provide relevant citations).<\/li>\n<li>Importance of the work with respect to fundamental issues in information retrieval (clearly identify the problems you are trying to solve).<\/li>\n<li>Rigor and validity of claims, argumentation, methodology, results, and interpretations.<\/li>\n<li>Clarity and persuasiveness of expression.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To provide maximum feedback to each student, participation in the DC is limited. Selection is based on three broad criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The degree to which the applicant is positioned to <strong>benefit from participation<\/strong>, including the student\u2019s position in the doctoral process (the greatest benefit is for students with a developed research idea but much of the work yet undone).<\/li>\n<li>The degree to which the student may otherwise <strong>lack access<\/strong> to a diverse set of feedback and input on their research plans (e.g., availability of local experts and advisors).<\/li>\n<li>Diversity of participation, including <strong>diversity by institution, country, research topic and approach, and demographics<\/strong>. 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