Doctoral Colloquium (DC)
[Updated for iLRN2027, v27.0, Sep 13, 2026]
Graduate students from across the disciplines are invited to join us at our annual Doctoral Colloquium (DC) which is part of the 12th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN2026).Network. The Doctoral Colloquium session will take place at the online and/or the in-person part of the conference. A decision on this will be made based on the preferences of the participants.
The scope of the iLRN2026iLRN DC encompasses all areas of VR/AR/MR (XR) and immersive learning research, with contributions being peer-reviewed scholarly papers of 4 - 7 pages in standard Academic conference paper format, whose lead or sole author is a student. Both doctoral level as well as master’s by research students/candidates are eligible to submit to the DC.
Benefits of participation
The iLRN 2026 DC will provideprovides graduate-level students who are either planning to undertake or currently undertaking VR/AR/MR (XR) and immersive learning research as part of their studies with a platform to:
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Build their networks by connecting with other scholars both synchronously through online and in-person sessions, as well as asynchronously through iLRN’s Discord server and social media groups/channels;
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Obtain early visibility for their proposed and/or ongoing research;
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Solicit constructive feedback on their work, with the feedback being provided by graduate students, for graduate students.
Alternatively, if you’re not ready to present, feel free to join us, meet other students and researchers and get feedback and support from the iLRN community!
Submission, Review and Publication
The Doctoral Colloquium is part of the Academic Stream of the conference. You can find the review criteria and submission instructions for Academic Papers, including DC papers, on the Academic Stream Website (link below). To apply for the DC, you have to submit a paper through the EasyChair system. In the EasyChair submission form, you can decide if you want your paper to be published in the iLRN2025iLRN Academic Proceedings. We warmly recommend publication, but it is optional for DC submissions. For examples of DC papers, see the iLRN2023 WiP and DC Proceedings, iLRN2024 Selected Academic Papers Proceedings and iLRN2025 Selected Academic Papers Proceedings, iLRN2026 Selected Academic Papers Proceedings.
Contact
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the iLRN 2027 Academic Program Chair Team (ilrn2027.academicprogram@immersivelrn.org) or the Doctoral Colloquium Team (ilrn2027.dcprogram@immersivelrn.org).