UbiComp/ISWC 2026 Call for Doctoral Colloquium [Extended Deadline]

[Extended] Submission Deadline: June 19, 2026 (AoE)


The joint UbiComp / ISWC doctoral colloquium is a unique opportunity for PhD
students to present their key concepts and ideas to a premier scientific
audience and to receive high-quality feedback from excellent external
reviewers, a global scientific audience, and some of the best of their
peers. The doctoral colloquium offers PhD students the valuable opportunity
to engage in in-depth discussion on their work and gain exposure to a
variety of perspectives that can help to strengthen and shape their work as
they progress towards their degrees. Lively discussions, insights, novel
ideas, and new opportunities for cooperation between research groups are
also likely outcomes from participation.

PhD students/candidates are invited to present, discuss, and defend their
work-in-progress or preliminary results in the ubiquitous computing or
wearable computing fields at the doctoral colloquium. PhD students and
candidates at all stages in the process are invited to submit a thesis
position paper, but preference is given to students who are still 1-2 years
away from completing their PhDs. Preference will be given to applicants who
are at a stage where a substantial portion of the research has been
completed but are still far enough away from completion that feedback
received can still influence the remaining research. Participants will be
expected to give short, informal presentations of their work during the
colloquium, to be followed by a discussion.


Summary of Key Dates*


*	June 19, 2026: Submission Deadline
*	July 15, 2026: Author Notification Date
*	July 22, 2026: Camera Ready Deadline
*	October 12, 2026: Doctoral Colloquium (TBD)

*All times are in Anywhere on Earth (AoE) time zone. When the deadline is
day D, the last time to submit is when D ends AoE.
<https://time.is/Anywhere_on_Earth> Check your local time in AoE.


Submission Guidelines


Doctoral Colloquium submissions must be up to 4 pages (excluding references)
and are required to use the 2-column, ACM proceedings format (please refer
to the  <https://www.ubicomp.org/ubicomp-iswc-2026/formatting/> UbiComp/ISWC
templates and formatting).

The submission should clearly describe the following aspects:

*	Problem statement
*	Related Work
*	Methodology
*	Evaluation
*	(Expected) Contribution

For relevant sections, clearly state what has been carried out so far and
what is being proposed. Please observe the following additional guidelines:
Your submission should clearly describe the following aspects:

*	Provide CCS keywords (see the template for explanation); you may
provide additional keywords if you wish to do so.
*	We suggest using the five aspects listed above as chapter headings;
if you think you have to divert from this skeleton, make sure that the five
aspects come out clearly in your submission.
*	Please also submit an additional page with a short biographical
sketch, including the names and affiliations of your research advisor(s),
the date when you began your PhD, and the expected date of completion.
*	Use graphics and add references wisely.


Submission


Submissions should be made electronically through the Online Submission
System PCS. Please select “SIGCHI” as Society, “UbiComp/ISWC 2026” as
Conference/Journal, and “UbiComp/ISWC 2026 Doctoral Colloquium” as the track
on the submission page.

Accepted papers will be published in the UbiComp / ISWC 2026 adjunct
proceedings, available through the ACM Digital Library.


Doctoral Colloquium Chairs


Sarah Clinch, University of Manchester, United Kingdom

Silvia Santini, Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland

Yingjie Xia, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China

Xing Xie, Microsoft Research Asia, China


Doctoral Colloquium Panel


In order to ensure high-quality feedback and lively discussions for every
presentation, we will convene a panel of globally renowned experts with a
strong background in PhD supervision. The panel composition will be
announced in due time.


For more information, please visit
<https://www.ubicomp.org/ubicomp-iswc-2026/doctoral-colloquium-2026/>
https://www.ubicomp.org/ubicomp-iswc-2026/doctoral-colloquium-2026/. 

 


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