Call for Papers and Participation: Organic Computing Doctoral Dissertation Colloquium (OC-DDC 2024)

We invite applications from PhD students at any stage of their doctoral studies on Organic Computing, Autonomic Computing, intelligent systems, self-adaptation and self-organisation, self-aware computing systems, autonomous learning, self-* mechanisms, trustworthy systems, and related research topics.

Colloquium Theme

The intent of the DDC is to bring together PhD students who have their research focus within the broader Organic Computing community and will not have defended their thesis before June 2024. The main goal of this colloquium is to foster excellence in OC-related research by providing students with feedback and advice that are particularly relevant to their doctoral studies and career development. Each participant will take part in the colloquium organisation and the review process for the other participants. Keynote speakers will present current research in the field. They will be available during the OC-DDC and participate in the feedback process for the PhD students. Details on the keynote speakers will be available as soon as possible (see website).

The schedule includes:

• Prepare an extended abstract or short paper of 6 pages (max.) reflecting your PhD concept
• Participate in the review process
• Participate in the (supervised) decision process (acceptance of submissions)
• Present your work to an audience consisting mainly of other PhD students from your community
• Identify points of contact between your work and others
• Build your social research network
• Meet experts in your research domain and listen to their invited talks and expertise
• Enjoy the opportunity to improve your PhD work, overcome stipulations and learn from the experts

PhD students are invited to participate by submitting an extended abstract of up to 6 pages (written in English, in Springer's LNCS style). The colloquium will give participants the opportunity to present their ongoing research in a friendly forum. They will obtain valuable feedback from colloquium attendees in a constructively critical and informal atmosphere.

After the OC-DDC, each participant will be invited to prepare a book chapter for an edited book. The book chapter will contain approx. 14 pages. For instance, the book of the DDC's 2021 edition is available at: dx.doi.org/doi:10.17170/kobra-202202215780

Important Dates

Submission

• Submission of 6 pages extended abstract (or short paper)
• Via EasyChair using the following link: easychair.org/my/conference

Colloquium Details

• Participation cost (includes lunch, drinks, book publication, etc.): tba
• Participants have to organise travel and accommodation themselves
• Details on the event (and its predecessors) are available at: sites.google.com/view/ocddc-2024

Organisation

• Christian Krupitzer (Universität Hohenheim, Germany)
• Sven Tomforde (Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany)

Local Organisation

• Mathias Pacher (Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
• Uwe Brinkschulte (Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Publication Chair

• Elia Henrichs (Universität Hohenheim, Germany)

Advisory Committee

• Jörg Hähner (Universität Augsburg, Germany)
• Christian Müller-Schloer (Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany)
• Bernhard Sick (Universität Kassel, Germany)