[Apologies for multiple copies. Please distribute to interested Ph.D. students.]
CALL FOR DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM at the 26th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVA 2026) Consortium Date: September 11, 2026 (Day after the main conference) Website: https://iva.acm.org/2026/call-for-doctoral-consortium/ We invite Ph.D. students working on intelligent virtual agents to apply for the IVA 2026 Doctoral Consortium. This track offers student researchers personalized mentoring from expert panelists, valuable feedback on their ongoing thesis work, and career networking opportunities. We particularly encourage applications from Ph.D. candidates who have a settled topic and research approach but are not yet too close to graduation to benefit from guidance. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Please submit/email the following components by the deadline: 1. A 4-page extended abstract of your thesis work (via the IVA submission site, DC track). 2. A 2-page CV (emailed to Chairs). 3. A recommendation letter from your advisor, sent directly by them (emailed to Chairs). IMPORTANT DATES: * Submission Deadline: July 1, 2026 * Notification: July 31, 2026 * Doctoral Consortium: September 11, 2026 DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM CHAIRS & CONTACT: * Timothy Bickmore ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) * Stefán Ólafsson ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) Full details and formatting guidelines: https://iva.acm.org/2026/call-for-doctoral-consortium/
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