PerCom PhD forum 2016: Eightieth annual PhD forum on pervasive computing and communications, 2016 - Welcome and committees: Welcome message from the PhD forum chairs

Abstract

We are pleased to introduce the Ph.D. Forum on Pervasive Computing and Connmmications, 2016. The Ph.D. Forum provides an opportunity for Ph.D. students to present their ongoing disse11ation research and receive valuable feedback from reputed intemational researchers. The Forum is organized in two phases. During the first phase the students participate in a day-long pre-conference workshop, present and discuss their research agenda with a mock thesis committee, and attend two invited talks on how to do good systems research in pervasive computing. During the second phase the students provide a one minute 'pitch' on their research and then resent their research at a poster session during the main conference. After a careful review process, we accepted 8 papers for presentation at the Forum out of 11 submitted. The proceedings includes a two-page abstract of each accepted submission.