[RecSys 2026] Final Call for Doctoral Symposium Papers

Dear Colleagues,

The ACM RecSys 2026 Doctoral Symposium provides an opportunity for doctoral
students to explore and develop their research ideas and interests under
the guidance of distinguished researchers from both academia and industry.
Students who feel that they would benefit from this kind of feedback on
their work are invited to apply for this unique opportunity, which allows
them to share their work with peers and senior researchers in the field.


The strongest candidates will be those who have already made some research
progress, but still have the flexibility to adjust their research plans.
Typically, this means they have reviewed the state-of-the-art, defined
their topic, and completed some research. However, they still have at least
a year of research remaining before completing their dissertation (in many
universities, this corresponds to the dissertation proposal stage).
Feedback from previous attendees has been very positive, and the Doctoral
Symposium has been considered useful for providing research guidance.


The symposium has the following objectives:

● Provide a supportive setting for feedback on students’ current research
and guidance on future research directions.

● Offer each student feedback and fresh perspectives on their work from
faculty and students outside their existing peer groups.

● Promote the development of a supportive community of researchers and a
spirit of collaborative research.

● Contribute to the conference goals through interaction with other
researchers and conference events.

Student participants will have their extended abstracts included in the
conference proceedings. They will also present a poster of their work at
the conference.


Details & submission guidelines can be found here:

https://recsys.acm.org/recsys26/call/#content-tab-1-5-tab

Key Deadlines for Doctoral Symposium Submission (11:59 pm, AoE):

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   Doctoral Symposium Due: June 09, 2026
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   Doctoral Symposium Notifications: July 09, 2026
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   Camera-Ready Due: July 27, 2026

We encourage you to submit your contributions to the doctoral symposium of
ACM RecSys 2026. Looking forward to your contributions!

Best regards,
Noemi Mauro and Pan Li
On behalf of the ACM RecSys 2026 Organizing Committee

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