Accepted proposals for the COMSNETS 2015 PhD forum have been announced. Click here to see the list.

The Ph.D Forum will provide a friendly and supportive environment for doctoral students(in various stages of their Ph.D)to present and discuss their dissertation research both with their peers and experienced researchers from academia and industry. In addition to providing technical feedback and advice, this forum will provide an excellent opportunity for students to network as well as to practice presenting their research, clearly and concisely.

The topics of interest are the same as the main COMSNETS conference. See Call for Papers.

Who can participate:

To be eligible to submit your work to the Ph.D forum for evaluation and presentation, you must be a Ph.D student (in any stage of your Ph.D). However, B.Tech/ Masters students considering doing a Ph.D in future, and junior Ph.D students yet to define their research area, are also strongly encouraged to attend the forum for inspiration and guidance.

Why you should participate:

Honest feedback on your Ph.D work: Whether you are in first year of Ph.D, struggling to define a concrete problem, or in your middle years fighting procrastination or in your final stages, worried about impressing your dissertation examiners, brainstorming can be of help at all stages. The submission will not be part of any proceeding.

Interaction with industrial researchers: Internships during early and middle years of Ph.D can broaden your outlook and technical skills. In the closing years, information on open positions can broaden your future job prospects. This venue will see a lot of participation from industrial researchers with great opportunities to interact.

There will be a waiver of registration fees for the main conference for the Ph.D forum presenters. Also the candidates are eligible to apply for travel grants.

There will be a best presenter award, based on judgement by a panel in the audience. The award will include a certificate and a cash prize.

Submission Components:

Name	Limit	Purpose	Format
Resume	1 page	To inform which stage of Ph.D you are in, internship experiences, publications, etc.	PDF
Abstract	2 pages	To give an overview of dissertation research problem, why the problem is important and interesting, current results, future plan	PDF
Presentation	8-10 slides	To draw attention of the audience in a 12 minute talk about your work, and to get useful feedback to make your research meaningful and productive	PDF

How to Submit:

1. Create a .ZIP file with candidate details called surname_name_institute.zip with the three PDF files (Resume, Abstract and Presentation)
2. Email the .ZIP file to [email protected]

Participant Travel Grants

Ph.D Forum candidates are eligible to apply for travel grants. Preference will be given to candidates having an accepted PhD proposal on or before Nov. 15.

If granted, the participant needs to present Original accepted Ph.D proposal on the Institutes's letter head along with a photocopy of the same.

Evaluation Committee:

Tricha Anjali	IIT Mandi, India
Tarun Banka	Acelio Inc., USA
Mainak Chatterjee	Univ. Central Florida, USA
Sushanta Das (Co-chair)	NIIT University, India
Swades De (Co-chair)	IIT Delhi, India
R. Venkatesha Prasad	TU Delft, The Netherlands
Venkatesh Sarangan	TCS Innovations Labs, Chennai, India
Amarjeet Singh	IIIT Delhi, India