{"id":1584,"date":"2026-04-20T09:41:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T09:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synasc.ro\/2026\/?page_id=1584"},"modified":"2026-07-21T15:40:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:40:35","slug":"phd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/synasc.ro\/2026\/special-sessions\/phd\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD \u2013 Special Session for PhD students"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1584\" class=\"elementor elementor-1584\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af0f3b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af0f3b4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c25a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6c25a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AIM<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5c0502 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5c0502\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This special session aims to provide an opportunity for PhD students to present their ongoing or completed work, receive constructive feedback from experts with different perspectives, and engage with the broader research community. By participating to this session, the PhD students will not only disseminate their results but will also have the possibility to identify new ideas and refine their future research directions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We welcome submissions from all areas of computer science, spanning theoretical foundations to applied and interdisciplinary work. Contributions from MSc students are also encouraged, especially those pursuing research-oriented projects or considering doctoral studies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ac2e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8ac2e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CHAIRS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fff0c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fff0c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Mihaela Breab\u0103n<\/strong>, A.I. Cuza University, Iasi, Romania<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Gabriela Czibula<\/strong>, Babes Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Liviu Dinu<\/strong>, University of Bucharest, Romania<\/span><b><\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5879a31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5879a31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IMPORTANT DATES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab84b53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab84b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>July 6, 2026 (AoE):<\/strong> Paper submission (extended deadline)<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>July 28, 2026 (AoE):<\/strong> Notification of acceptance<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>September 4, 2026:<\/strong> Registration\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>September 4, 2026:<\/strong> Revised papers according to reviews<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>September 14-17, 2026<\/strong>: Symposium<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>All deadlines are 11:59 pm, AoE time (Anywhere on Earth).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97506ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97506ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PAPER SUBMISSION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ea4e76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ea4e76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We welcome original research contributions in the following formats:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full papers: 6\u20138 pages, presenting mature research results.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Short papers: 4 pages, suitable for work-in-progress, early-stage results, or demonstrations of software prototypes.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All submitted papers will undergo a peer-review process. Selected papers presented during the conference will be published in the SYNASC 2025 post-proceedings, edited by the Conference Publishing Service (CPS) and submitted for indexing in ISI Web of Science, DBLP, and SCOPUS.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best student contribution will be honored with the \u201cSYNASC 2026 Best Student Paper Award.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The evaluation criteria include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Novelty and originality of the research<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quality of the paper (writing, methodology, results)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clarity and effectiveness of the presentation<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af00276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af00276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SUBMISSION GUIDELINES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5adce8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5adce8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All submissions must follow the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ieee.org\/conferences_events\/conferences\/publishing\/templates.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CPS Conference Style<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Submissions should highlight the research problem, methodology, key results (even preliminary), and future research directions. Papers must be submitted electronically via <a style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\" href=\"https:\/\/easychair.org\/conferences\/?conf=synasc2026\"><span>EasyChair<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba2aea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba2aea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROGRAM COMMITTEE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f96c7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f96c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Alexandra-Ioana Albu<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania<\/li><li><strong>Andrei Arusoaie<\/strong>, University \u201cA.I. Cuza\u201d, Iasi, Romania<\/li><li><strong>Andrei B\u0103utu<\/strong>, &#8220;Mircea cel Batran&#8221; Naval Academy, Romania<\/li><li><strong>Elena B\u0103utu<\/strong>, Ovidius University, Constan\u021ba, Romania<\/li><li><strong>Maria-Iuliana Bocicor<\/strong>, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania<\/li><li><strong>Claudia Borg<\/strong>, University of Malta, Malta<\/li><li><strong>Mihaela Breab\u0103n, <\/strong>University \u201cA.I. Cuza\u201d, Iasi, Romania<\/li><li><strong>Anamaria Briciu, <\/strong>Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania<\/li><li><strong>Alin Br\u00eendu\u0219escu, <\/strong>West University of Timisoara, Romania<\/li><li><strong>Istvan Czibula<\/strong>, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania<\/li><li><strong>Ioan Dr\u0103gan, <\/strong>West University of Timisoara, Romania<\/li><li><strong>Cristian Frasinaru<\/strong>, University \u201cA.I. Cuza\u201d, Iasi, Romania<\/li><li><strong>Darius Gali\u0219<\/strong>, West University of Timisoara, Romania<\/li><li><strong>Laszlo-Barna Iantovics<\/strong>, UMFST, Romania<\/li><li><strong>Adrian Iftene, <\/strong>University \u201cA.I. Cuza\u201d, Iasi, Romania<\/li><li><strong>Anca Ignat<\/strong>, University \u201cA.I. Cuza\u201d, Iasi, Romania<\/li><li><strong>Florin Leon<\/strong>, Gheorge Asachi Technical University of Ia\u0219i, Romania<\/li><li><strong>Arthur Molnar<\/strong>, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania<\/li><li><strong>Zsuzsanna Onet-Marian<\/strong>, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania<\/li><li><strong>Camelia Pintea<\/strong>, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, North University Center at Baia Mare, Romania<\/li><li><strong>M\u0103d\u0103lina R\u0103schip<\/strong>, University \u201cA.I. Cuza\u201d, Iasi, Romania<\/li><li><strong>Andreea Vescan<\/strong>, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AIM This special session aims to provide an opportunity for PhD students to present their ongoing or completed work, receive constructive feedback from experts with different perspectives, and engage with the broader research community. 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