Doctoral SymposiumAPSEC 2026
Call for Submissions: Doctoral Symposium
APSEC 2026 — Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference
Overview
The APSEC 2026 Doctoral Symposium is an opportunity for PhD students in the field of software engineering to present and discuss their work and PhD study with other researchers and practitioners. The symposium aims to provide a venue for doctoral students to receive feedback from academics and industry experts on their research, and to network with other students and professionals in the field.
The Doctoral Symposium will be a half-day event where all attendees will present their work by focusing on one of their open research questions or PhD study reflection/methodology. There will be appropriate questions, discussions, and audience feedback after the presentations.
Important Dates
All deadlines are in UTC+8 time.
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Submission Deadline | October 5, 2026 |
| Acceptance Notification | October 19, 2026 |
Submission Categories
We invite submissions from PhD students in the following categories:
- Early Doctoral — for students in the early stages of their PhD, with no or few publications that are core to their PhD, who are looking for early feedback on how to continue their research.
- Late Doctoral — for students who already have results that they wish to present at the symposium.
- Post Doctoral — for graduated students or researchers who want to share their PhD journey with junior PhD students, or network with other professionals in the field.
Submission Instructions
Each Doctoral Symposium submission consists of two parts:
1. Personal Statement (required)
A short description about yourself, including: - Your name and affiliation - Research topic and advisor - Expected graduation time - What you wish to share or achieve in this symposium
The Doctoral Symposium does not require submissions to be double-anonymized for the review.
2. Letter of Recommendation (optional)
A letter from your advisor that includes: - The student’s name - An assessment of the current status of the student’s research
The letter must come directly from the student’s advisor and be submitted in PDF format.
General Requirements
- All submissions must be in English
- Submissions must be in A4 paper size PDF format
- There is no style or length requirement
- The personal statement and the letter of recommendation must be merged into a single document before submission
The Chair reserves the right to reject submissions (without review) that are not in compliance or are out of scope for the conference.
Evaluation Criteria
Submissions will be reviewed by the Doctoral Symposium Committee. Participants will be selected based on:
- Anticipated contribution to the goals of the symposium
- Potential benefits to the participants
- Potential quality and relevance of the research to software engineering
- Stage of the research
- Diversity of backgrounds, research topics, and approaches
How to Submit
The merged document (personal statement and optional letter of recommendation) should be submitted through EasyChair:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=apsec2026
Contact
For more information, please contact the APSEC Doctoral Symposium 2026 Co-Chairs:
Hestiasari Rante — hestiasari@pens.ac.id
For further information, please refer to the APSEC 2026 conference website.
| Mon 5 Oct 2026 Submission Deadline |
| Mon 19 Oct 2026 Acceptance Notification |