Welcome to the

ISWC 2009 Doctoral Consortium

Chantilly, Virginia24 October, 2009

Aims of the symposium

Opportunity for PhD students to:• test research ideas among a wider audience• present current progress and future plans• receive constructive criticism and insight from

mentors and fellow students• gain a wider understanding of the field through

exposure to a number of different topics• practise presenting work in an informal setting

Some facts and figures• 19 submissions: identical to that of 2007 (Korea)

but fewer than last year (Karlsruhe)

• In 2008 submissions were high (27) due to large entry from Karlsruhe and other German institutions.

• Acceptance rate for full papers was 37%

• Acceptance rate for papers + posters was 68% (last year 51%)

• Acceptance figures are similar to 2007. But quality has improved!

Submission trends by country

• Germany 5 (15) (2)• UK 5 (6) (4)• Ireland 1 (2) (0)• Italy 1 (2) (2)

• Austria 1 (0) (2)

• US 2 (0) (0)• China 2 (0) (0)• S. Africa 1 (0) (0)• Norway 1 (0) (0)

Submission Trends (contd.)

• Switzerland 0 (2) (1)• Czech Republic 0 (2) (1)• Canada 0 (1) (0)• Malaysia 0 (1) (0)• Turkey 0 (1) (0)• Spain 0 (1) (0)

• Gaza 0 (1) (0)• Netherlands 0 (1) (0)• Malta 0 (1) (0)• Belgium 0 (1) (0)• Australia 0 (1) (0)

Accepted Papers

7 full papers + 6 posters

• Germany 5 (5)

• US 2 (2)

• Italy 1 (1)

• Austria 1 (1)

• UK 3 (5)

• China 1 (2)

Advice for future submissions

• Do a PhD in Germany :-)

• Last year, the advice was to do a PhD in Switzerland.

• So it pays to keep track of trends :-)

Some presentation advice

• Stick to the time limit.

• Give a general overview rather than precise details

• Stick to the time limit.

• Don't let your audience fall asleep.

• Stick to the time limit.

• Speak slowly and clearly.

• Stick to the time limit

Some suggestions for mentors• Mentors should lead the discussion after the

talk

• You may comment on not just the work presented, but the overall PhD plan, presentation, slides etc.

• You don't have to focus just on your assigned student(s)

• Please try to use the time in breaks and lunch for futher interaction with the students

Programme 9.30 - 9.45 Welcome and Introduction 9.45 – 11.15 Session I - oral presentations

11.15 – 11.45 Coffee break

11.45 - 12.45 Session II - oral presentations

12.45 - 14.00 Lunch

14.00 - 14.30 Session III - oral presentations

14.30 - 15.00 Session IV – short poster presentations

15.00 - 16.00 Coffee and poster presentations

16.90 - 16.30 Session V - closing discussion