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Doctoral Symposium

26 - 28 October, 2026 - Angers, France

Within the 32nd International Conference on Cooperative Information Systems - CoopIS 2026

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CO-CHAIRS

Elhadj Benkhelifa
Staffordshire University
United Kingdom

 
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Noura Faci
Université Lyon 1
France

 

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The Doctoral Symposium on Cooperative Information Systems is intended to bring together Ph.D. students within the cooperative information systems field to discuss their research in an international forum. More precisely, the Doctoral Symposium will provide students with an opportunity to:
- Present their research work in a relaxed and supportive environment;
- Receive feedback and suggestions from peers and experienced faculty members;
- Gain an overview of the breadth and depth of Cooperative Information Systems;
- Obtain insight into directions for cooperative information systems research taken by other doctoral candidates;
- Discuss concerns about research, supervision, the job market, and other issues;
- Network with peers and future colleagues

Thus, the symposium will help shape ongoing and future research projects aimed at Cooperative Information Systems, will promote scholarship and networking among new researchers in this emerging interdisciplinary area, and will expose these promising young researchers to the larger global community.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

The Doctoral Symposium welcomes submissions aligned with the main CoopIS topics, including (but not limited to):
  • Knowledge Graphs, Data Engineering, and Intelligent Knowledge Systems
  • Inductive Learning, Machine Learning, and Trustworthy AI
  • Intelligent Process Analytics and AI-Driven Automation
  • Semantic Interoperability, Open Standards, and Data Ecosystems
  • Ethical, Privacy-Preserving, and Secure Information Systems
  • Internet of Things, Cyber-Physical Systems, and Digital Twins
  • Architecture, Engineering, and Management of AI-Enabled Information Systems
  • Human-Centric AI and Socio-Technical Information Systems
  • Services, Cloud in Information Systems and Distributed AI Platforms
  • Applications of AI-Augmented and Autonomous Information Systems
  • Software Engineering and AI Engineering for Information Systems
The symposium is intended for PhD students at different stages of their research, from early-stage problem formulation to more advanced work nearing completion.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Doctoral Symposium Submission: July 17, 2026 (extended)
Author Notification: September 3, 2026
Camera Ready and Registration: September 11, 2026

PAPER SUBMISSION

Submissions must be written in English, follow the LNCS format, and must not exceed 8 pages (including references). Each submission should clearly present the student’s research and include:
  • Title and author information (including affiliation and contact details)
  • Research problem and motivation
  • Objectives and research questions
  • Methodology and proposed approach
  • Preliminary results (if available)
  • Planned contributions and expected impact
  • Current status and future work
  • References

Doctoral Symposium submissions will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
  • Title and author information (including affiliation and contact details)
  • Fit with CoopIS topics;
  • Clarity of problem definition and research objectives;
  • Soundness of the proposed methodology;
  • Originality and potential impact;
  • Quality of presentation and writing;
  • Stage of research and potential to benefit from feedback;
  • Doctoral Symposium Format.
Accepted students will present their work during the symposium and receive feedback from a panel of senior researchers. The symposium will also provide opportunities for discussion and interaction with peers and experts.

Benefits for Participants
  • Constructive feedback from experienced researchers;
  • Opportunity to refine research direction and methodology;
  • Increased visibility within the CoopIS community;
  • Networking opportunities with academics and practitioners;
  • Services Provided;
  • Integration into the CoopIS 2026 program;
  • Access to conference activities;
  • Visibility on the conference website and communications.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Fatma Abdelhedi, TRIMANE, CBI², France,
Faten Atigui, Independent Researcher, France,
Nadia Bennani, INSA de Lyon, LIRIS LAB , France,
Ismael Bouassida, University of Sfax, Tunisia,
Larbi Boubchir, University of Paris 8, France,
Vanilson De Arruda Buregio, UDST, Qatar,
Chirine Ghedira, IAE - University Jean Moulin Lyon 3, France,
Nawal Guermouche, LAAS-CNRS, INSA de Toulouse, France,
Giancarlo Guizzardi, University of Twente, Netherlands,
Brij Gupta, Asia University Taiwan , Taiwan, Republic of China,
Joyce El Haddad, Université Paris Dauphine-PSL, LAMSADE Lab, France,
Tatiana Kalganova, Brunel University, United Kingdom,
Ali Kashif, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom,
Haithem Mezni, Jendouba University, SMART Lab, Tunisia,
Ateeq ur Rehman, University of Staffordshire, United Kingdom,
Tamara Zhukabayeva, Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan,

PUBLICATIONS

After thorough reviewing by the program committee, all accepted papers will be published in a special section of the conference proceedings book. The proceedings will be published by Springer Verlag in their Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). Author instructions can be found at: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines The conference proceedings will be published by Springer in the conference proceedings, under an ISBN reference. The proceedings will be abstracted/indexed in DBLP, Google Scholar, EI-Compendex, INSPEC, Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST), Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals and Series, Mathematical Reviews, SCImago, Scopus and zbMATH. CCIS volumes are also submitted for the inclusion in ISI Proceedings.

SECRETARIAT CONTACTS

CoopIS Special Sessions - CoopIS-DT 2026
e-mail: coopis.secretariat@insticc.org
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