SMD 2026

Master's and Doctoral Symposium

Overview

SMD2026 is the symposium of the 20th Colombian Congress on Computing designed for master's and doctoral students who wish to present their ongoing research to a specialized academic audience.

The symposium fosters constructive feedback from experts and dialogue among early-stage researchers from different institutions.

Scope and Format

  • Participants: Active master's or doctoral students, with endorsement from the thesis supervisor or co-supervisor.
  • Research stage: Proposal, state-of-the-art review, partial results, or complete results before thesis defense.
  • Presentation format: 15-minute oral presentation plus 10-minute Q&A before an expert panel.
  • Document length: 4–6 pages using the LNCS template.
  • Accepted languages: Spanish and English.

Topics of Interest

TopicDescription
T-01Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
T-02Software Engineering and Architectures.
T-03Cybersecurity and Information.
T-04Educational Technology and Computer Science Education.
T-05Information Systems and Data Management.
T-06Computing Applied to Specific Domains.

Call for Papers

NALEF 2026 will be held in person on August 12, 13, and 14, 2026, at the Almirante Padilla Naval Academy in Cartagena, Colombia, as part of the 20th Colombian Computing Congress (20CCC).

Participants are invited to submit system description papers (5 to 8 pages) in English, addressing one of the following workshops: WIAAIS: Workshop on Applied Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering, WTECPG: Workshop on Educational Technology, Computational Thinking and Gamification, or SMD: Master's and Doctoral Symposium.

Submissions must be original and unpublished. Accepted papers will be published in the workshop proceedings in the CEUR Workshop Proceedings series (CEUR-WS.org, ISSN 1613-0073).

Author Instructions

System description papers must be 5 to 8 pages long, including references and appendices. They must be written in English using the CEURART template, without including author names to enable anonymous review.

All submissions will undergo peer review by the program committee. Evaluation criteria include relevance, technical/scientific quality, clarity, and suitability for the workshop tasks.

Submission & Proceedings

Papers must be submitted through the OpenReview platform. Accepted papers will be published in open access under the CC BY 4.0 license.

Submit via OpenReview

Important Dates

  • Paper submission July 2, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC-0
  • Acceptance notification July 9, 2026
  • Camera-ready submission July 15, 2026