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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">IDA 2026 PhD Forum</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">Call for papers</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">Leiden (Netherlands) April 22-24, 2026 (Wednesday - Friday)</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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IDA is organizing the 2026 edition of the PhD Forum, aimed at PhD students.<br>
This </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">mentoring program</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> aims to connect PhD students with senior scientists who share their experience to help advance the students’ research and academic careers.
Meetings will be arranged during the conference to allow discussion between the students and mentors.<br>
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</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">Objectives</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
The objectives of the PhD Forum are:</span></div>
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to provide doctoral researchers with the opportunity to present their ongoing work and receive constructive feedback from experienced researchers (e.g., IDA Senior Program Committee members),</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; margin: 2px 0px;">
to facilitate the establishment of contacts with research teams working in related areas,</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; margin: 2px 0px;">
to provide insights into current research trends related to the students' research topics, thereby expanding the scope of their knowledge.</li></ul>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Submission</span><br>
The PhD Forum welcomes original research in the field of Intelligent Data Analysis conducted by early-career researchers. Papers will be evaluated based on their relevance to the conference themes and the ability of the student to present:</div>
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the research problem and why it is important to address it,</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; margin: 2px 0px;">
the research objectives and questions,</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; margin: 2px 0px;">
the planned approach and methods to tackle the problem,</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; margin: 2px 0px;">
an outline of the current state of knowledge on the research problem,</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; margin: 2px 0px;">
the expected outcomes of the research, such as overviews, algorithms, improved understanding of a concept, a pilot study, a model, or a system.</li></ul>
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Short papers (2 pages, including references) must follow the general template provided by the IDA conference (</span><span style="color: rgb(18, 100, 163);"><a style="color: rgb(18, 100, 163);" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWAca7230f1-2093-8a10-f4b3-a59ac33e1aab" href="https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines">https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">).<br>
Submissions will be handled through CMT: </span><span style="color: rgb(18, 100, 163);"><a style="color: rgb(18, 100, 163);" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWA6c32d73a-fe5b-2b29-3a30-e72dd0c9d2b9" href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/IDA2026/">https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/IDA2026/</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
(Authors are requested to ensure that they select the IDA2026-PhDTrack).<br>
The authors of accepted presentations will be required to prepare a poster and a presentation. The poster will serve as a basis for discussions during the conference, while the presentation will be used in the mentorship program. Authors of accepted presentations
must register in order to participate in the mentorship program. All presentations and interactions will take place in person.<br>
Reduced registration fees are available for students:<br>
Early registration (Deadline: March 16): 249.00 € / Late registration: 399.00 €<br>
The registration fees include:</span></div>
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Lunches</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; margin: 2px 0px;">
Social events: opening reception, traditional social event.</li></ul>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Important dates</span><br>
Two-page paper submission deadline: <span style="font-weight: 700;">February 23, 2026 AOE (Monday)</span><br>
Notification to authors: <span style="font-weight: 700;">March 2, 2026 (Monday)</span><br>
Registration (for accepted submissions): <span style="font-weight: 700;">March 16, 2026 (Monday)</span></div>
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Conference dates: <span role="presentation" style="font-weight: 700;">April 22-24 2026</span></li></ul>
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