[CfP] Doctoral Consortium @ RuleML+RR 2026

*Call for Papers:*

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***   Doctoral Consortium @ RuleML+RR 2026 ***
***   24-26 August 2026   ***
***   Vilnius, Lithuania   ***
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*The RuleML+RR 10th Doctoral Consortium 2026 (DC)* is an initiative of the
RuleML+RR community to attract and promote student research in Artificial
Intelligence, especially research on rule-based formalisms and reasoning in
such formalisms. It offers students a close contact with leading experts in
the field, as well as the opportunity to present and discuss their ideas in
a dynamic and friendly setting. We invite PhD students at an early or
intermediate stage of their PhD studies, as well as exceptional master’s
students who are interested in pursuing a PhD, to submit papers describing
their research on any of the topics of RuleML+RR 2026
<https://2026.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr>.


*Link:*  https://2026.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/doctoral-consortium


*Venue:* The RuleML+RR 10th Doctoral Consortium 2026 will be held as a part
of the RuleML+RR 2026 <https://2026.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr> in
Vilnius, Lithuania from August 24th to 26th. It will be co-located with
several events as part of Declarative AI 2026
<https://2026.declarativeai.net/>, including DecisionCamp
<https://2026.declarativeai.net/events/decisioncamp>, the Reasoning Web
Summer School <https://2026.declarativeai.net/events/reasoning-web>, and
multiple other satellite events of RuleML+RR 2026 (Rule Challenge
<https://2026.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/rule-challenge>, Industry
Track <https://2026.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/industry-track>,
and Networking
Session <https://2026.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/networking-session>
).


*Topics of Interest:* Macro areas are Ontologies and the Semantic Web,
Rules and AI, Reasoning, Systems, Interoperability, Constraints, and
Applications & Experiences. For the detailed list, please refer to
https://2026.declarativeai.net/events/ruleml-rr/cfp.


*Important dates* (Anywhere on Earth - AoE):


June 12th, 2026 (AoE): Paper Submission

July 3rd, 2026 (AoE): Notification of Acceptance


*Submission Procedure: *


RuleML+RR DC papers range between 5 and 9 pages, are written in English and
will be published as part of CEUR proceedings. They are submitted
electronically in PDF together with a maximum 2 page-long CV (the paper and
the CV should be submitted together as one PDF file, but the CV is not
counted within the 9-page limit and is not published in the proceedings if
the paper is accepted).


The submission should cover the following aspects:



   - The identification of a significant problem in a research field
   relevant to RuleML+RR 2026.
   - An outline of the current knowledge in the problem’s domain, as well
   as an overview of existing solutions.
   - A clear formulation of the research question and motivation.
   - A presentation of (possibly preliminary) ideas, the proposed approach,
   and the results achieved so far.
   - A sketch of the applied research methodology and its positioning in
   the field.
   - A description of the student’s contribution to the research.
   - A discussion of how the suggested solution is different, new, or
   better as compared to the state of the art.
   - A research plan and the potential achievements.


The accepted DC papers will be presented to an interested audience and will
be discussed with a panel of senior researchers from academia and the
industry.


*Submission Link: *cmt3.research.microsoft.com/DAI2026/ (select the
“Doctoral Consortium” track).


*Doctoral Consortium Chairs:*


Sanja Lukumbuzya, TU Wien, Austria

Virginijus Marcinkevičius, Vilnius University, Lithuania

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