Doctoral Mentoring Consortium at the 25th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI 2016)

该项目的目的是支持一批精选的美国博士生参加2016年国际人工智能联席会议(IJCAI)的博士联合体。IJCAI是人工智能(AI)领域的顶级会议，吸引了国内外的广泛参与，其中包括许多顶尖的研究人员。特别是，博士联盟寻求扩大这一研究领域中代表性不足的群体的参与，我们希望在性别、种族背景、学术机构和地理位置方面有不同的参与。除了技术接触，这次体验还将让学生有机会与涉及人工智能领域的广泛研究人员和教育工作者互动。这将有助于学生成为国际学者社区的一员，并发展成为未来所需的全球科学家。从长远来看，参与并了解情况的科学家将有助于推动美国的科学和高科技产业的发展。IJCAI上通常在技术项目和博士生联盟中展示的主题的广泛种类和重要性，将为学生提供一个分享、交换信息、相互学习和向该领域最优秀的人学习的绝佳机会。参加会议对研究生来说是一个很大的激励因素，我们预计IJCAI博士联盟将在研究生中产生更多的长期兴趣，使他们有兴趣从事人工智能方面的研究工作。博士联盟的参与者还将有机会从知名科学家那里获得关于他们博士研究的反馈，这些科学家将在整个过程中担任导师。

The purpose of this project is to support the participation of a select group of US-based PhD students in the doctoral consortium at the 2016 International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI). IJCAI is a premier conference in Artificial Intelligence (AI), drawing wide domestic and international participation, including many top researchers. In particular, the doctoral consortium seeks to broaden the participation of underrepresented groups in this field of research, and we expect to have diverse participation in terms of gender, ethnic background, academic institution, and geographic location. In addition to technical exposure, this experience will give students the opportunity to interact with a broad range of researchers and educators involved in the AI field. This will help the students to become members of the international community of scholars, and to develop into the global scientists that are needed for the future. In the longer term, having engaged and informed scientists will help advance science and high-tech industry in the US.The wide variety and significance of the topics typically presented at IJCAI, in both the technical program and the doctoral consortium, will provide a great opportunity for students to share, exchange information, and learn from each other and from the best in the field. Participation in a conference is a great motivator for graduate students, and we expect the IJCAI doctoral consortium will generate additional long-term interest among graduate students in pursuing a research-oriented career in artificial intelligence. Doctoral consortium participants will also have the opportunity to receive feedback on their doctoral research from established scientists who will serve as mentors throughout the proceedings.