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<h1>Doctoral Consortium</h1>
<p>
The ASSETS 2025 Doctoral Consortium (DC) is expected to be held on Sunday, October 26,
2025, as an in-person event.
</p>
<p>
The overarching goal of the consortium is to encourage and prepare a group of promising
student researchers dedicated to accessibility and assistive technology by:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
Providing PhD students with a supportive forum to submit and receive high-quality
feedback about their accessibility-related dissertation work from researchers outside
their own institution, including student peers, faculty, and industry professionals.
</li>
<li>
Providing opportunities for participants to network with one another and with senior
members of the ASSETS community.
</li>
<li>
Enabling student participants to attend the ASSETS 2025 conference, to contribute to
the conference goals through interaction with other researchers and conference events,
and to learn of potential career paths within academia and industry.
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Who Should Apply</h2>
<p>
We encourage early-to-mid stage doctoral candidates to apply rather than students who
have already made substantial progress toward their dissertations. The DC focuses on
earlier-stage students because the goal is to provide feedback that can help guide and
shape dissertation research agendas.
</p>
<p>
Applicants may also submit to the Student Research Competition, but the work described
must be different.
</p>
<h2>Relevant Topics</h2>
<p>
Relevant topics for the Consortium are the same as for the conference. Read the
<a href="./call_for_papers.html">call for papers</a>.
</p>
<h2>Important Dates and How to Apply</h2>
<ul>
<li>All deadlines are 11:59 P.M. Anywhere on Earth (UTC -12:00).</li>
<li>
Each Doctoral Consortium applicant must submit a package of application materials and
also request a letter of recommendation from their advisor.
</li>
<li>
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 - The student’s Cover Letter, the Research Project Summary, and CV should be submitted
to PCS as a combined PDF document
</li>
<li>
Wednesday, July 2, 2025 - The Advisor’s Letter of Recommendation should be sent from advisor to [email protected]
</li>
<li>Wednesday, July 30, 2025 - Notification of Acceptance</li>
<li>Wednesday, August 20, 2025 - Video presentation deadline</li>
</ul>
<h2>Applicant's Materials</h2>
<p>Submissions are not anonymous; the applicant's name must appear on the documents.</p>
<ul>
<li>
<strong>Cover Letter:</strong> The cover letter should contain the following
information:
<ul>
<li>A statement of interest in participating in the Doctoral Consortium</li>
<li>
The full name of the University and Department where the candidate is earning
their doctorate degree
</li>
<li>The name of the primary supervisor</li>
<li>
Full contact information, including address, telephone number, and email address
</li>
<li>The title of the research and keywords pertinent to the research</li>
<li>The URL of the candidate's web page (if any)</li>
<li>
What the candidate hopes and expects to experience at the Doctoral Consortium
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<strong>Research Project Summary:</strong> The Research Project Summary should be
4,000 to 5,000 words. The Summary should include: title, author information, abstract,
keywords, thesis research summary, and references. Document format should be: single
column, 1.5 spaced, 12pt sans serif font. References do not count toward word count.
This extended abstract must clearly address:
<ul>
<li>The problem that the proposed research is addressing</li>
<li>
The motivation behind this research, including a broad comparison with the related
literature
</li>
<li>
The proposed solution, including a brief description of the proposed methodology
to the solution
</li>
<li>
The stage of the candidate's program of study, including the status of the
research (i.e., what has been done to date, and what still needs to be done)
</li>
<li>The envisioned contributions to the accessibility field</li>
<li>Bibliographical references</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<strong>The Candidate's CV:</strong> The candidate is required to submit a CV
(maximum of 2 pages) that relates to their background, relevant experience, and
research accomplishments.
</li>
<li>
<strong>Supervisor’s Letter of Recommendation:</strong> A letter on official
letterhead from the primary thesis advisor/supervisor that briefly states what the
advisor/supervisor expects the student to gain from and contribute to the consortium.
The letter should be sent directly from the advisor to
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Student Participant Selection Process</h2>
<p>
The Doctoral Consortium applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
</p>
<ul>
<li>The originality of the work</li>
<li>
The importance of the work and potential impacts on the accessibility field
</li>
<li>
The soundness and correctness of the proposed approach to address the problem
</li>
<li>Balance overall in terms of geographic areas and topics covered</li>
</ul>
<h2>Publication</h2>
<p>
Following the Doctoral Consortium, participants may be invited to submit revised and
updated papers for publication in a 2025 issue of the SIGACCESS Newsletter.
</p>
<h2>Posters</h2>
<p>
Doctoral Consortium participants are invited to share their work as a poster, to be
presented during the poster sessions at the conference. Presenters should follow the
poster presentation accessibility guidelines outlined in the Posters and Demos category.
</p>
<h2>Sign Language Interpreting or Captioning</h2>
<p>
Upon request, sign language interpreting or captioning will be provided for the Doctoral
Consortium and all other ASSETS events. Requests for an interpreter or captioner must be
indicated on the conference registration form when registering for ASSETS 2025.
</p>
<h2>Schedule</h2>
<p>
The main event is expected to start on Sunday, October 26, 2025. The specifics of the
schedule will be announced closer to the event.
</p>
<h2>Further Information</h2>
<p>
For further information or questions regarding the event or submissions, please contact
the Doctoral Consortium Chairs, Maitraye Das and Matthew Butler, at
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.
</p>
<h2>Mentors</h2>
<p>Please check back for information about the mentors.</p>
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