Call for Papers and Participation: Organic Computing Doctoral Dissertation Colloquium (OC-DDC 2026)
The Organic Computing Doctoral Dissertation Colloquium (OC-DDC) is organised by the Special Interest Group on Organic Computing within the Gesellschaft für Informatik.
In 2026, the 14th edition the will take place at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany from Thursday, June 11th to Friday, June 12th.
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 have not defended their thesis before June 2026. 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. 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.
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
Important Dates
| Paper Submission Deadline: | March 30, 2026 |
| Review Deadline: | May 15, 2026 |
| Conference Dates: | June 11+12, 2026 |
Colloquium Details
- Participation cost (includes lunch, drinks, book publication, etc.): approx. 150 EUR
- Participants have to organise travel and accommodation themselves
- Details on the event (and its predecessors) are available at: sites.google.com/view/ocddc-2026
Organization
- Elia Henrichs, Universität Hohenheim, Germany
- Ghassan Al-Falouji, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany
Steering Committee
- Christian Krupitzer, Universität Hohenheim, Germany
- Sven Tomforde, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany
Advisory Committee
- Jörg Hähner, Universität Augsburg, Germany
- Christian Müller-Schloer, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany
- Bernhard Sick, Universität Kassel, Germany
Local Orga Chair
- Stefan Wildermann, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
Proceedings Chair
- Connor Schönberner, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany
Publicity Chair
- Pia Schweizer, Universität Hohenheim, Germany