Ph.D. Forum

Friday, November 13, 2026 · 13:30–15:37 · VIP Room 1

The IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM) 2026 Ph.D. Forum provides an opportunity for emerging researchers to present their ongoing work, discuss their career aspirations, and engage with the broader academic and industrial community.

Welcome Speech 13:30–13:35

Portrait of Xiaochun Yang

Xiaochun Yang

General Chair

Northeastern University, China

Welcome Speech

Speakers 13:35–15:35 In presentation order

Portrait of Huachi Zhou

Huachi Zhou

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

From Structural Modeling to Autonomous Data Agents

Portrait of Xiaowei Zhao

Xiaowei Zhao

Shanxi University

Fast Co-Clustering with Small-Scale Similarity Graph and Bipartite Graph Learning

Portrait of Bo Peng

Bo Peng

University of Technology Sydney

Out-of-distribution Detection: Theory, Algorithm and Application

Portrait of Tieying Li

Tieying Li

East China Normal University

Cross-Modal Hashing Retrieval for Inconsistent Multimodal Data

Portrait of Shuofei Qiao

Shuofei Qiao

Zhejiang University

SciAtlas: a Unified Infrastructure for Automated Scientific Research

Portrait of Minh Duc Duong

Minh Duc Duong

University of Pisa

Incomplete Information: From Missing Statistics to Fragmentary Evidence

Portrait of Xinye Wang

Xinye Wang

Tiangong University

Multi label Space Anomaly Detection

Portrait of Li Qian

Li Qian

Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Adaptive Unsupervised Learning and Interdisciplinary Research

Closing Address 15:35–15:37

Portrait of Huaijie Zhu

Huaijie Zhu

PhD Forum Chair

Sun Yat-sen University

Portrait of Liang Du

Liang Du

PhD Forum Chair

Shanxi University