We invite contributions to the PhD Symposium at The Web Conference 2025 (formerly known as WWW). The conference will take place in Sydney, Australia, from 28 April to 2 May, 2025.
The PhD Symposium of The Web Conference 2025 welcomes submissions from PhD students on their ongoing research related to the main conference topics (for example, see also the research tracks). We are particularly interested in submissions aimed to enhance our understanding of the Web, provide intuitive access to Web information and knowledge, strengthen the positive impact of the Web on society, take advantage of the Web of Things and enhance security, privacy protection, and trust.
The goal of the PhD Symposium is to provide a platform for PhD students to present and receive feedback on their ongoing research. Students at different stages of their research will have the opportunity to present and discuss their research questions, goals, methods, and results. The symposium aims to provide students guidance on various aspects of their research from established researchers and other PhD students working in research areas related to the World Wide Web. Finally, the symposium aims to enable PhD students to interact with other participants of The Web Conference and potential collaborators by stimulating the exchange of ideas and experiences.
All submission deadlines are end-of-day in the Anywhere on Earth (AoE) time zone.
AUTHORS TAKE NOTE: The official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the first day of the conference. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work.
The PhD Symposium is open to all PhD students. PhD students at the beginning stages of their doctoral work are particularly welcome when they have a well-defined problem statement and ideas about the solutions they would like to discuss. PhD students in a more advanced stage of their work are also welcome to share and discuss their research results and experiences, and practice job talks.
Formatting Requirements. Submissions must be written in English, in double-column format, and must adhere to the ACM template and format (also available in Overleaf). Word users may use the Word Interim Template. The recommended setting for LaTeX is:
\documentclass[sigconf, review]{acmart}.
Submission must be as a single PDF file: 4 (four) pages in length, including references.
Submission Site. Submissions must be made through the EasyChair system at: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=www25companion (select the WWW25 - PhD Symposium track).
Authorship. Submissions must be single-author, non-anonymous and be on the topic of the doctoral work. The supervisor’s name must be clearly marked (« supervised by … ») on the paper, under the author‘s name.
Structure. Submissions should be written based on the following structure, which focuses on the key methodological components required for a sound research synthesis:
All submissions will be reviewed by the members of the Program Committee of the PhD Symposium, who are experienced researchers in the relevant areas. Students of accepted submissions will have the opportunity to discuss their submissions in more detail and receive additional feedback from mentors.
Publication. Each accepted paper will be included in the Companion Proceedings of the Web Conference 2025. In addition, each paper is required to submit a brief pre-recorded video, which will appear on ACM Digital Library, along with the PDF.
They are considered non-archival for publication purposes, which means that the research presented at the symposium can be published somewhere else.
Registration. To be included in the proceedings, every accepted paper must be covered by a distinct conference registration. This registration must be Full Conference (5-day) or Workshops/Tutorials (2-day) registration, payment of which must be completed by the camera-ready deadline.
Presentation. Due to the mentoring component, PhD symposium presenters are expected to register for the conference and be physically present. Each participant will have a slot for presenting their research, followed by a Q&A session as well as a discussion with the mentors from the panel.
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