{"id":8538,"date":"2026-01-14T17:40:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T17:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/?page_id=8538"},"modified":"2026-04-24T08:46:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:46:52","slug":"call-for-early-career-researchers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/coming-soon\/call-for-early-career-researchers\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for early career researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8538\" class=\"elementor elementor-8538\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b9fbd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49b9fbd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24849b8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"24849b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size: 2em; text-align: center;\">Call For Early Career Researchers<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab79029 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ab79029\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11602b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11602b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1309735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1309735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key dates<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b96b020 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b96b020\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d2bc27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d2bc27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"color: #3996b9;\"><b style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">The call is currently open!<\/b><\/span><\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9527159 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9527159\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-831ccb6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"831ccb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc7e90a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cc7e90a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" 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class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size: 2em; text-align: center;\">What is the Early Career Mentoring Track?<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7a4f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a7a4f1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cec0d85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cec0d85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Are you in the final year of your PhD or have you been a postdoctoral researcher for up to six years?<\/strong><\/p><p>ACM IMX 2026 aims to give visibility to early career researchers in our community who are working toward developing their independence as researchers.<\/p><p>This part of the program will feature:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Several (short) invited talks<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Pitch presentations given by early career researchers<\/strong> <strong>(yes, that means you!)<\/strong> &#8211; a great opportunity to showcase your research!<\/li><li><strong>One-to-one mentoring sessions<\/strong> between early career and senior researchers.<\/li><\/ul><p>The (<strong>short) invited talks<\/strong> will be carefully chosen to inspire early career researchers, offering insights into different paths, strategies, and experiences that have worked for others.<\/p><p>The <strong>pitch presentations<\/strong> will offer <strong>early career researchers<\/strong> an excellent opportunity to introduce themselves to the community, showcase their research, and engage in meaningful discussions.<\/p><p>Finally, the <strong>one-to-one sessions<\/strong> will allow <strong>early career researchers<\/strong> to connect directly with senior researchers, providing the opportunity to discuss specific research challenges or potential collaborations.<\/p><p>Do you want to participate?<\/p><p>We look forward to seeing you in this session \u2014 <strong>apply through the application form<\/strong>!<\/p><p>Take part, share your work, and connect with researchers from this amazing community!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48c02db8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48c02db8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For further details on scope, submission route or any other issues, please get in touch with the early careers mentoring chairs at: <span style=\"color: #3996b9;\"><a style=\"color: #3996b9;\" role=\"link\" href=\"mailto:mentoring@imx.acm.org\">mentoring@imx.acm.org<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-452d62be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"452d62be\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1658593a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1658593a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f2dea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35f2dea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c381c7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c381c7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Pablo Cesar<\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Centrum Wiskunde &amp; Informatica<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16de99a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16de99a9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68b84233 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68b84233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/imx.acm.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Picture1-Marta-Orduna-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a93149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73a93149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Marta Orduna<\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nokia XR lab<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call For Early Career Researchers Key dates The call is currently open! Application form What is the Early Career Mentoring Track? Are you in the final year of your PhD or have you been a postdoctoral researcher for up to six years? 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