EMERGE

The 1st MICCAI Student Board (MSB) Workshop

Empowering student researchers in medical imaging through collaborative dialogue and mentorship at the EMERGE workshop.

We want to foster the educational and professional development needs of early-career researchers and support them in their journey to become independent investigators and mentors. This workshop, organized by students for students, requires early-career researchers - maximum two years post Ph.D. - to be primary investigators and occupy the first and last author positions on an 8-page paper. These papers will be published in Springer's LNCS format, and the most outstanding contributions will be invited to expand their work for potential publication in MELBA.

Summary

The EMERGE workshop is an exciting new event at the MICCAI 2024 conference, offering a platform for early-career researchers within the MICCAI community to showcase their work. The workshop is tailored to projects where students have a leading role in the research project, encouraging early-career researchers as the main researchers. This workshop is a student-led initiative, organized by the MICCAI Student Board, with a panel of experienced researchers from the MICCAI community. The workshop is an opportunity for students to get feedback from our experienced panel, who will actively engage with student presentations at the workshop. This student-led initiative reflects a commitment to empowering the next generation of researchers, providing them with an opportunity to present and discuss their ongoing projects - fostering constructive feedback and meaningful scientific discourse. Our workshop aims to highlight works from students from around the world, with a special focus on those in underrepresented regions, including Morocco and other African nations.

The scope of the workshop spans the areas of Medical Image Computing (MIC) and Computer-Assisted Interventions (CAI), aligned with the scientific focus of the MICCAI Society. We encourage the development and implementation of advanced algorithms to solve a variety of problems in medical imaging, encompassing a spectrum of imaging modalities, including MRI, ultrasound, X-ray, microscopy, OCT, nuclear medicine, among others. The event is welcome to students at the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels - with an emphasis on works where the student is the primary contributor.

The EMERGE workshop will be held on 6 October 2024 as an in-person, half day satellite event of MICCAI 2024 at the Palmeraie Conference Centre in Marrakesh, Morocco. This in-person format allows for early-stage research discussions and student networking, providing an environment conducive to meaningful exchanges and collaborations. The workshop will conclude with an awards ceremony recognizing outstanding presentations and research works. In addition to these sessions, two successful early-career independent researchers will deliver keynote speeches, offering insights into career development paths within the field and an education-focused talk on effective approaches to impactful research.

Deadlines

All dates are in 23:59 Pacific Time Zone (PT)

May 6, 2024	Call for Papers
June 1, 2024	Submission Portal Open
June 24, 2024	Paper Submission Deadline
July 8, 2024	Reviews released to the authors
July 12, 2024	Rebuttals due
July 15, 2024	Final Decision