Motivation

This workshop is combined with the doctoral symposium, both addressing the same group of participants.

PhD students in an early stage of their work should take part in the workshop, while PhD students who are nearly finished should attend the doctoral symposium.

The topics are derived from the area of interest and work of the PhD students. For each participant, this is an opportunity to present his/her research to a knowledgeable audience working in a similar context, and to share his/her ideas on hot-topics or new trends. In this way, the participants may receive insightful comments on their research, learn about related work, and initiate future research collaborations.

Workshop for PhD Students in Object-Oriented Systems

To attend the workshop, a participant should send a short paper (ten pages or less) and be prepared to give a 30 minutes talk at the workshop itself (see the Submission guidelines). After the presentations, there will be room for discussions and work in smaller subgroups of PhD students working on similar topics. This will be followed by an invited talk about how to do PhD work.

Doctoral Symposium

To participate in the doctoral symposium, a PhD student should send a brief description of their work and a letter of recommendation (see the Submission guidelines). He/she will discuss their work mainly with senior researchers with a strong background on some area of object-orientation.

Review Process

The review process for the doctoral symposium, as for the workshop as well, is not designed to select the few very best papers, but to ensure that every participant is able to present some relevant material, and is well prepared.