ICDE 2026 Ph.D. Symposium
The ICDE 2026 Ph.D. Symposium provides a forum for Ph.D. students to present their research ideas and interact with and receive feedback from senior members of the research community, in academia and industry. The focus of the Symposium is on mentorship and providing constructive feedback to the students. The Symposium fosters a collaborative environment, encouraging constructive discussions and sharing of ideas.
Submissions are encouraged from students who have not yet received their Ph.D. degrees. Submissions from students who are in the early stages of their research should provide a clear statement of the problem being addressed, and a clear outline of the planned methodology. Submissions from students who are farther into their research should clearly state the contributions made so far, and the work lying ahead.
Important Dates
All deadlines are 11:59PM Anywhere on Earth (AoE).
- Submission deadline: January 15th, 2026
- Notification of acceptance: February 15th , 2026
- Camera-ready copy due: March 1st, 2026
- Symposium date: TBD
Submission Guidelines
- Must be single-authored by the student.
- Must specify the student’s name as the sole, primary author
- Must provide the expected Ph.D. graduation date, in parenthesis next to the name.
- Must specify the name of the supervisor(s), marked as "Supervised by", under the author's name.
- The manuscripts should contain the statement of the problem being addressed, an outline of the planned methodology, contributions made so far, and the work lying ahead.
- Ph.D. Symposium papers must not exceed 5 (five) pages including the bibliography. The five-page manuscripts must be prepared following the submission guidelines for them to be included in the IEEE proceedings and follow the IEEE format ( https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html).
- Manuscripts must be submitted to the Ph.D. Symposium Track of the ICDE 2026 submission website (https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ICDE2026) .
After Acceptance:
Accepted papers will be published by IEEE as an ICDE workshop and will be indexed by DBLP and IEEE Xplore.
- Students with accepted papers will be required to make a brief presentation, as well as prepare and present a poster during the poster presentation event of the main conference.
Format:
- Morning session (90 mins): (after any keynote)
- Student presentations (60 mins)
- ~5 10-min presentations
- Panel (30 mins)
- ~Topic TBD
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Lunch session (60 min):
- Pair students one-on-one or one-on-two with an expert in a reserved seated area.