[DMANET] [CfP Deadline Extension] Doctoral Consortium @ RuleML+RR 2026

*Call for Papers:* ******************************************************************************* *** Doctoral Consortium @ RuleML+RR 2026 *** *** 24-26 August 2026 *** *** Vilnius, Lithuania *** ******************************************************************************* *The RuleML+RR 10th Doctoral Consortium 2026 (DC)* is an initiative of the RuleML+RR community to attract and promote student research in Artificial Intelligence, especially research on rule-based formalisms and reasoning in such formalisms. It offers students a close contact with leading experts in the field, as well as the opportunity to present and discuss their ideas in a dynamic and friendly setting. We invite PhD students at an early or intermediate stage of their PhD studies, as well as exceptional master’s students who are interested in pursuing a PhD, to submit papers describing their research on any of the topics of RuleML+RR 2026 <https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr>. *Link:* https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr/doctoral-consortium *Venue:* The RuleML+RR 10th Doctoral Consortium 2026 will be held as a part of the RuleML+RR 2026 <https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr> in Vilnius, Lithuania from August 24th to 26th. It will be co-located with several events as part of Declarative AI 2026 <https://2026.declarativeai.net/>, including DecisionCamp <https://2026.declarativeai.net/decisioncamp>, the Reasoning Web Summer School <https://2026.declarativeai.net/reasoning-web>, and multiple other satellite events of RuleML+RR 2026 (Rule Challenge <https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr/rule-challenge>, Industry Track <https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr/industry-track>, and Networking Session <https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr/networking-session>). *Topics of Interest:* Macro areas are Ontologies and the Semantic Web, Rules and AI, Reasoning, Systems, Interoperability, Constraints, and Applications & Experiences. For the detailed list, please refer to https://2026.declarativeai.net/ruleml-rr/main-track. *Important dates* *(Anywhere on Earth - AoE):* *June 19th, 2026 (AoE)**:* Paper Submission *July 3rd, 2026 (AoE)**:* Notification of Acceptance *Submission Procedure: * RuleML+RR DC papers range between 5 and 9 pages, are written in English and will be published as part of CEUR proceedings. They are submitted electronically in PDF together with a CV of maximum 2 pages (the paper and the CV should be submitted together as one PDF file, but the CV is not counted within the 9-page limit and is not published in the proceedings if the paper is accepted). The submission should cover the following aspects: - The identification of a significant problem in a research field relevant to RuleML+RR 2026. - An outline of the current knowledge in the problem’s domain, as well as an overview of existing solutions. - A clear formulation of the research question and motivation. - A presentation of (possibly preliminary) ideas, the proposed approach, and the results achieved so far. - A sketch of the applied research methodology and its positioning in the field. - A description of the student’s contribution to the research. - A discussion of how the suggested solution is different, new, or better as compared to the state of the art. - A research plan and the potential achievements. The accepted DC papers will be presented to an interested audience and will be discussed with a panel of senior researchers from academia and the industry. *Submission Link: *cmt3.research.microsoft.com/DAI2026/ (select the “Doctoral Consortium” track). *Doctoral Consortium Chairs:* Sanja Lukumbuzya, TU Wien, Austria Virginijus Marcinkevičius, Vilnius University, Lithuania ********************************************************** * * Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to * * DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de * * Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be * addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The * original sender, however, is invited to prepare an * update of the replies received and to communicate it * via DMANET. * * DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET) * http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/ * **********************************************************