Doctoral Consortium

Consortium Event: Tuesday 29th November 2016

The OzCHI Doctoral Consortium offers PhD students the opportunity to present their research plans, and discuss them with peers and senior researchers in a supportive and constructive environment. The consortium in 2016 is a half-day event held on the 29th November, 2016.

PhD candidates wishing to attend the consortium should submit a research proposal that provides a concrete outline of the research, is based on established literature, describes a clear method of inquiry, and presents early data if available. Positions at the consortium will be offered based on a review of the submitted proposals.

There is no fee to attend the consortium, however you must register for at least one day of the OzCHI conference (30th Nov, 1st Dec, 2nd Dec). The doctoral consortium includes catering (morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea). It is arranged by HCI academics as a service to support our doctoral student community and the research discipline. As we consider this a very important event, each year we invite and support one or two of our keynote speakers to act as responders.

Submissions should be in PDF format (see submission template below) and emailed directly to the doctoral consortium chairs at dc.chair@ozchi.org.

Doctoral Consortium Chairs

Rainer Wasinger (University of Tasmania)
Jianlong Zhou (Data61, CSIRO)
Fang Chen (Data61, CSIRO)

Panellists

To be advised.

Important Dates

Submission deadline: 26th August 2016DEADLINE EXTENDED: 14th September 2016
Acceptance notification: 23rd September 2016 Camera-ready: 7th October 2016

Submission Format

Submissions must include a research proposal of no more than 4 pages, using the OzCHI paper template (OzCHI Proceedings Template), with the following structure:

• Working Title
• Abstract
• Context/Background: What is the research about? What is its scope? Why is it important?
• Prior Work: What do the experts in this field say about your area of research? What similar work has been conducted?
• Gap & Research Question: What is the gap in prior work that needs addressing? What research question will your project answer?
• Research Method: How do you propose to answer your question? Justify your method. How long will each stage take? (include timeline with dates)
• Current Situation: How far have you progressed? (include summary of data/results if appropriate) What are your key concerns and obstacles at the moment?
• Bio: Provided a brief biography, including names and affiliation of supervisors, PhD start date and date of expected completion.