Track 11: PhD Symposium

Track Chair:
Tassawar Iqbal, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Pakistan

FIT 2026 PhD Symposium Submission Guidelines:

The students should submit a 3-4 pages short paper. The use of figures and/or diagrams is encouraged. Here are the essential sections you need to include:

Abstract: Introduce the broad research domain or trend; Mention what has been done so far; clearly state the specific gap or challenge your dissertation addresses; introduce your proposed framework, methodology, or approach;

Introduction & Problem Statement: Briefly introduce the domain; What is missing, inefficient, or unaddressed in the current state-of-the-art?; Explicitly state the core research challenge; clearly state your motivation; Big Picture of the proposed solution.

Literature Review & Motivation: Include following items very briefly: discuss the closest existing solutions; explain why these existing approaches fall short when applied to your specific problem statement; how does your work differentiate itself?

Proposed Methodology / Research Design: As your work is in progress, this is the core of your symposium paper: describe your conceptual framework or system architecture. It should include details about the framework, model, or methodology you are developing to address your RQs; briefly explain why you chose this specific technical design or approach over alternatives.

Preliminary Results: Fully polished results are not expected however, include early experimental data, pilot study results, or a proof-of-concept.

Research Roadmap & Expected Contributions: Explicitly state where you are in your PhD timeline; provide a clear timeline or breakdown of your remaining milestones; bullet out your contributions

References: All cited works must be fully and accurately referenced

Submissions will be judged on the basis of originality, significance, technical merit, presentation quality and relevance. Each paper will be reviewed by at least two members of the PhD Symposium Program Committee. Accepted papers will be published in the proceedings of the PhD Symposium and made available at the conference web site during the conference period. The authors of accepted papers must register for the conference, attend the Symposium and present their paper.