Doctoral Symposium and Early Career Track

The CCGrid 2026 Doctoral Symposium and Early Career Track provides researchers with opportunities for enhanced visibility, constructive feedback, mentorship, and professional networking with experts attending the conference.

Participants will present their research both orally during the symposium track and as a poster at the conference.

Outstanding research, evaluated based on the extended abstract, presentation and poster, will receive CCGrid2026 awards.

Submissions are welcome in all scopes aligned with the CCGrid2026 technical topics, as detailed in the Call for Conference Research Papers. Contributions may include preliminary approaches and results, novel work in progress, or a review of recent state-of-the-art.

Eligibility

Eligibility for the CCGrid2026 Doctoral Symposium requires authors to satisfy one of the following criteria:

Exceptional circumstances, such as parental leave or caregiving responsibilities, will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Submission guidelines

Review

All manuscripts will be reviewed and judged on novelty, technical strength, correctness, quality of presentation, and relevance to the conference attendees.

Accepted papers

Authors of accepted papers will be allocated short speaking slots to present their work as part of a session at the main conference.

Participants are also expected to present their work at an interactive poster session and talk one-on-one with the attendees.

At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference and present their work. Any no-shows will result in the accepted contribution being withdrawn from the conference proceedings.

Important dates