HotMobile 2009 - Doctoral Consortium: HotMobile 2009 The Tenth Workshop on Mobile Computing, Systems, and Applications

Please find the call for submissions for the Doctoral Consortium at
HotMobile 2009. The deadline for submission is
Jan 19, 2009 5:00 PM PST.



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Doctoral Consortium: HotMobile 2009 The Tenth Workshop on Mobile Computing, Systems, and Applications
Hilton Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
http://www.hotmobile.org/2009/
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Important Dates:
Submission deadline: 19 Jan 2009, 5:00 PM (1700) PST
Acceptance notification: TBA

The HotMobile 2009 Doctoral Consortium provides an opportunity for doctoral
students to explore and develop their research interests in a small workshop
format, under the guidance of a panel of distinguished researchers. We
invite students who feel they would benefit from this kind of feedback on
their dissertation work to apply for this unique opportunity to share their
work with students in a similar situation as well as senior researchers in
the field.

The website for the workshop is http://www.hotmobile.org/2009/

It is likely (but not guaranteed yet) that doctoral consortium participants
will get part (or all) of their workshop registration fees waived.

The Consortium has the following objectives:

* Provide a supportive setting for feedback on students' current
research and guidance on future research directions.

* Offer each student comments and fresh perspectives on their work from
faculty and students outside their own institution.

* Promote the development of a supportive community of scholars and a
spirit of collaborative research.

* Contribute to the workshop goals through interaction with other
researchers and conference events.

About three doctoral students and four faculty will be invited to
participate. Students will give a
presentation providing an overview of their work and results to date.
Student participants will have
their abstracts published in the HotMobile 2009 Proceedings and a poster of
their work exhibited at
the main workshop.

Applying to the Doctoral Consortium

Submissions are invited from current graduate students pursuing a PhD
project who would benefit from detailed workshop discussions of their
doctoral research by a panel of established researchers. Students are also
expected to share in scribing, writing up summaries of each talk and
subsequent discussion, which will be published in a relevant journal.

Submission materials consist of:

* an extended abstract (see below),

* a one-page biographical sketch,

* a one-paragraph statement of expected benefits of participation (see
below),

* a letter of recommendation from the student's primary dissertation
advisor (this can be sent separately, if desired)

All materials should be sent to Rajesh Balan
(as a single PDF file) with the subject "HotMobile 2009 - Doctoral
Consortium
Submission" by 19 January 2009, 5:00 PM (1700) PST. Your file should be
named lastname_dc.pdf, where lastname is your family name. The file must be
no larger than 5 Mbytes in size.

Extended Abstract

Prepare a two-page extended abstract of your thesis work, including: title,
author information, abstract, keywords, thesis research summary, and
references. This extended abstract, if accepted for the Doctoral
Consortium, will be published in the HotMobile 2009 Post-proceedings. Thus
it will be widely available to conference delegates and those with access to
ACM publications.

The extended abstract should clearly specify:

* the problem(s) that the research is addressing; the research
question(s) you are trying to answer.

* the expected contribution(s) of the research to mobility

* the proposed solution(s), including a brief description of the
methodology adopted (for example, with the scheme
Method-Results-Discussion for experimental studies), of the current
status, and of a tentative plan for future work.

Statement of Expected Benefits of Participation

Prepare one paragraph explaining what specific guidance or other help you
expect to gain from participating in the consortium. For example, are you
looking for specific guidance on methods and approaches, help in thinking
through design issues, a forum to discuss empirical phenomena, etc.

Review Criteria

Doctoral Consortium submissions will be judged on the following criteria:

* Originality of the work with respect to current concepts and
techniques.

* Importance of the work with respect to fundamental issues and themes
in mobility

* Rigour and validity of claims, argumentation, methodology, results,
and
interpretations.

* Clarity and persuasiveness of expression.


Participants in the consortium will be selected by the Doctoral Consortium
Committee. The review process will retain the anonymity of reviewers. Due
to the nature of the doctoral consortium, submissions from students in the
beginning and middle of their dissertation process will be weighed more
favourably than those finishing up.

Checklist

Well in advance of the deadline (19 January 2009, 5:00 PM (1700) PST):

* Create your submission materials:

o Write an extended abstract. The abstract must print to no more
than 2 pages.

o Write a one-page biographical sketch

o Write a one-paragraph statement of expected benefits of
participation

o Obtain a letter of recommendation from your primary dissertation
advisor

* Package the materials above into a single PDF file. Name it according
to the following convention: lastname_dc.pdf. You may submit the
letter of recommendation as a separate file, sent directly by your
advisor.

* Test that your PDF prints correctly and that is it no larger than 5
Mbytes.

* Send your submission to Rajesh Balan
with the subject "HotMobile 2009 - Doctoral Consortium Submission" no
later than 19 January 2009, 5:00 PM (1700) PST.