Submission Details - MICCAI 2025 Doctoral Consortium

Submit a single PDF report using the provided LaTeX template.
Submissions must be single-authored by a doctoral student and are not anonymous.
Include your name, affiliation, and contact information in the submission.
Advisors and collaborators cannot co-author the submission.

The PDF report must include the following sections in order:

Abstract: Concise summary of your research (maximum 250 words).
PhD Research Summary: Overview of your project, including objectives, approach, and key results. Length: 8 pages (excluding references).
Curriculum Vitae (CV): Academic background, publications, and relevant experience. Maximum: 2 pages.
References: Include all cited works at the end of the document.

Registration:
Visit the submission portal: Submission website
Login Details:
After registering, you will receive an autogenerated code by email.
Upload Your Report:
Log in to the portal and click Upload Documents to submit your PDF file. You can upload your document multiple times; only the latest version will be considered.
(If the filename appears the same, don’t worry! Your latest file is safely stored.)
Supervisor Recommendation Letter:
After you register, your supervisor will also receive a separate email with their own login details. They must log in to the same portal to upload the recommendation letter (PDF).
Please note: Students cannot view files uploaded by their supervisors; however, supervisors will be able to see the report uploaded by the student.

Publication:
The 8-page PhD Research Summary submitted to the consortium is tentatively planned for publication in the MICCAI 2025 Doctoral Consortium Proceedings as part of the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series.
Curriculum Vitae (CV):
The CV will be stored confidentially and will not be published or shared outside the organizing committee.
Recommendation Letter – Required Contents:
Your supervisor’s letter should:
- Describe your research progress, achievements to date, and future research potential.
- Clearly distinguish your individual contributions to the project, particularly in relation to any collaborators, including your advisor or lab group.
- Provide their perspective on the significance of your doctoral research and its importance to the MICCAI community.
- Explain why participating in this Doctoral Symposium would benefit your research development and career growth.
- Confirm the expected graduation date you provided in your application.
Confidentiality:
Recommendation letters will remain strictly confidential. They will only be accessible to the program chairs and the awards committee; they will not be shared with reviewers.

To avoid any copyright conflicts with your prior publications or thesis, please ensure that the report you submit for the Doctoral Consortium is an original summary written in your own words. Reusing text, figures, or tables exactly as they appear in your published work may lead to copyright issues, so we strongly recommend creating new figures or diagrams that summarise your contributions instead. Paraphrasing your results and ideas is encouraged and perfectly acceptable. If you feel that including a previously published figure is essential, please obtain written permission from the copyright holder and provide proper attribution.
Your report should cover key aspects of your PhD project, including: Research Problem and Motivation, Relevance and Related Work, Scientific Approach, Proposed Solution, Results and Contributions, Open Challenges and Future Work, and Dissertation Status and Long-Term Goals. For more detailed guidance on content and formatting, please refer to the Doctoral Consortium template in our website. If you have any questions about overlaps or reuse, feel free to reach out to us for clarification.

For any questions, please contact: miccai-student-board@csail.mit.edu