ICAPS 2018 Doctoral Consortium and Mentoring Program

The Organizing Committee of the International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS 2018) invites Ph.D. students to participate in this year’s Doctoral Consortium. The DC is open to all doctoral student attendees of the conference. The aim of the DC program is to provide a forum for students to discuss their work with other students and senior researchers working in similar areas, provide general advice regarding research skills and careers, and generally to accelerate the cohesion of new researchers with the ICAPS community and nurture the future of the field. Registering for the Doctoral Consortium will be part of the registration process for the conference.

We also encourage current doctoral students (students whose Ph.D. is in progress, but who are at least a year from defence/completion) to apply for the Mentoring Program that will take place as part of the Doctoral Consortium. The Mentoring Program is designed to provide senior graduate students with an opportunity to get in-depth advice and mentoring by senior members of the field regarding careers and research skills. Participants in the mentoring program will also present posters during the main ICAPS conference in a session open to all ICAPS participants. The Mentoring Program will take place as part of the ICAPS-18 Doctoral Consortium, which will be held on June 24th, one day prior to the workshops and tutorials conference. Students do not need to be accepted into the Mentoring Program to attend and participate in the Doctoral Consortium.

Student Funding

ICAPS will provide student support partly covering travel and/or registration costs through a separate scholarship application process. Students are not required to apply for the Mentoring Program to be considered for this support. Participation in the DC, however, is a requirement for students receiving travel assistance (as are some light service tasks during the conference).

Please visit https://icaps18.icaps-conference.org/students/student-support/ for more information.

Application Procedure for the Mentoring Program

Applicants for the Mentoring Program should submit a single PDF file at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icapsdc18 that contains:

A dissertation abstract (not a paper) of at most 4 pages, using AAAI style.
A CV.
An representative/exemplar conference publication (for sharing with mentor - optional).
A short recommendation letter from their Ph.D. supervisor verifying the applicant’s enrollment in a PhD program and summarizing why the DC and Mentoring Program will especially benefit the applicant.

For any questions or problems, please contact the DC chairs.