Lightning Talk and Poster Sign-ups for 2026 are now live!

Please see the links for the lightning talk sign-up and the poster sign-up below; a separate form for the speeding advising and AMA sessions will be released shortly.

Speed Advising

At MSW11, students and postdocs will have a unique opportunity to engage in Speed Advising with professors, postdocs, and industry professionals. This session is designed to provide personalized guidance on career development, research insights, and professional growth. If you would like to participate, please complete the Participation Form on or before October 5, 2026 to indicate your advising preferences. The finalized schedule, including advising locations, will be shared on the day of the event. Don't miss this chance to connect and gain valuable advice from experts! We encourage all students to participate; in past years, most student attendees have participated!

Lightning Talks

We encourage postdocs and PhD students preparing for the job market to showcase their work in a lightning talk. This is a great opportunity to highlight your research and enhance your visibility, and gain some feedback if you are pursuing a career in academia or research. If you are on the job market this year, you can present the first ~3 minutes of your job talk to receive constructive feedback from faculty mentors and fellow participants. The talk should provide an overview of your research contributions, goals, and long-term vision. If you are a Postdoc/advanced PhD student and simply looking for collaborations, you can treat this as an "elevator pitch" for your projects. Talks will be allotted roughly 3 minutes followed by 1 - 2 minutes of questions. Participants will be asked to upload their presentations to a shared slide deck in advance of the session. If you would like to participate, please sign up using the participation link below with a title and short abstract for your talk. You will be later asked to provide a short bio (2-3 sentences), research interests (2-3 keywords) and square portrait of yourself.
Lightning Talk Sign-up Form

Posters

The workshop will have a poster session. Students and postdocs may present posters for recently published works (e.g., published within the last year) or works-in-progress. You may re-use posters presented at other recent venues, but new posters will be given priority if we receive a large number of submissions. Each submission must include a short abstract. You will be asked to share the poster in PDF format with all the organizers. The recommended poster size is 2 ft (60 cm) X 3 ft (91 cm). We will provide easels, tacks, and posterboard. You don’t need to bring your own posters. We will print the posters for you. We will have a best poster award that will be presented at the end of the workshop. Fill out this Poster Presentation Form if you are interested in presenting a poster.

Postdoc/Senior Student AMA

The workshop will have an “ask me anything” Q&A town hall meeting. The goal of this session is to enable senior students and postdocs to answer questions from junior students and have open discussions about any topic without the presence of faculty. If you are a postdoc or a senior PhD student (within ~2 years of graduation), please consider signing up to be a panelist for this event! If you are interested, please fill out the Speed Advising and AMA form: Participant Form (COMING SOON).