FAIRS'15 - Forum for AI Research Students 2015
Final Call for Participation
A full day of workshops and presentations on AI research, guidance on
completion of your PhD and insights from top level UK AI researchers
and academics. Includes complementary lunch and refreshments.
December 14th 2015, Cambridge, UK.
Deadline for applications: December 7th 2015
http://www.bcs-sgai.org/fairs2015/http://www.bcs-sgai.org/ai2015/***********************************************
AI-2015 is the latest in the leading series of UK-based international
conferences on Artificial Intelligence run by the BCS Specialist
Group on AI. In 2007 we launched the Forum for AI Research Students
to support student members of the AI community, and have repeated the
event each following year, this time at AI-2015. The event offers a
full day of workshops and presentations and includes complementary
lunch and refreshments, requiring just a small contribution of £15
(+VAT) to cover the cost of these to reserve a place.
A one day event, to students, offering PhD and MRes/MPhil students in
AI fields:
* Guidance on conducting research and writing their thesis
* Advice on undergoing the viva
* Advice and discussion on careers after a PhD
* The chance to meet other research students and develop networks
* An opportunity to discuss their work with senior researchers
and practitioners
Deadline for applications: December 7th 2015
Overview
FAIRS'15 is intended to allow PhD and MRes/MPhil students working on
AI related topics to discuss their research and issues around doing a
PhD with senior scholars in the field and with other Forum attendees.
The forum is aimed at those who have either completed a Master's
degree in an AI field and who are interested in progressing to a
PhD, or are current doctoral or research Masters students. Students
will be expected to contribute to small workshop discussions on
issues related to the conduct of the PhD. It will be a stand-alone
programme which will take place on December 14th, the day before the
main AI-2015 conference workshops and tutorials.
Programme
The Forum will include:
* Getting a PhD - Workshop on conducting research and developing
and writing a thesis.
* Student discussion groups
* Parallel streams, for students at different stages of the PhD.
* Discussion of issues and problems experienced by PhD students.
All encouraged to share and get involved!
* Panel sessions - Question and answer sessions with a panel
comprising recent PhD graduates, AI academics, industrial
representative and PhD employers. Focus on:
* doing a PhD
* careers and employment
* How To Survive your Viva! - A light-hearted presentation on how
to (and how not to) prepare for and perform at a Viva.
Further Information
Full details of the Forum, including the application process, are at
http://www.bcs-sgai.org/fairs2015/. As part of SGAI's aim to support
student members of the AI community, this event will have a minimal
cost to cover lunch and refreshments for student attendees, just £15
(+VAT). Please encourage research students to attend this event.
There is no need for attendees to register for AI-2015. However, a
special student rate has been arranged - full details at
http://www.bcs-sgai.org/ai2015/
