The third annual ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability and Transparency
(ACM FAT*) 2020, in Barcelona 27-29 January, invites PhD students in all
disciplines including computer science, statistics, law, social sciences, the
humanities, and education, to apply for the FAT* Doctoral Consortium (DC). The
FAT* DC offers PhD students doing research on fairness, accountability and
transparency in relation to socio-technical systems with a unique opportunity
to engage in substantive interaction with experienced researchers regarding
their proposed dissertation research and career objectives. It aims
- to provide a setting for feedback on the research of
participating PhD students;
- to provide PhD students with an opportunity to establish a
supportive community, including other PhD students working in related areas or
at a similar stage of their dissertation research;
- to stimulate interdisciplinary collaboration on shared
research interests; and
- to support a new generation of researchers by offering advice
about publishing and career paths.
The Doctoral Consortium will be held on Monday 27 January 2020, 9am-12 noon.
The DC will include presentations by all participating PhD students, with
plenary discussions, individual meetings with experienced researchers,
discussions over breaks, peer-feedback, and panel discussions. We will also
arrange lunch meetings for the participants on the other conference days.
PhD students will be selected who have already settled on their thesis
direction and who have made some progress in this direction, but still have
significant research to complete. Applications will be reviewed according to
the following criteria: clarity and completeness of application package, stage
of research, evidence of research progress (please give references or links to
published papers and/or technical reports) and assessment of contribution to
and likely benefit from participating in the DC. Applications require a
one-page thesis summary, a two-page CV, a one-page personal statement, and a
statement from your PhD supervisor, all in a single PDF.
Scholarships for travel funding will also be available through a separate
application process, designed to ensure the barriers to attendance are the
lowest possible for all those who could not otherwise afford to travel or
attend (https://fatconference.org/2020/scholarships.html).
More details on the doctoral consortium
https://fatconference.org/2020/callfordc.html
Enquiries to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
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Dr Michael Veale
Lecturer in Digital Rights & Regulation
Faculty of Laws, University College London
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | @mikarv | https://michae.lv
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