GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Submission Process

• Abstracts must be submitted using the official DDE2026 templates. Modified templates will not be accepted.

• Upload both PDF and LaTeX (.tex) files, including all figures.

File Naming Conventions:

• MS_LastName_Name – Minisymposium

• CT_LastName_Name – Contributed Talk

• P_LastName_Name – Poster

Mini-Symposium (MS) Guidelines

• MS should cover multiple perspectives in the topic area, with speakers from different organizations and preferably different countries.

• First speaker provides an overview of the topic, applications, and future directions.

• Typical MS: 4 talks × 20 minutes each (including Q&A).

• Exceptional case: 5 talks (1 opening + 4 additional). Contact organizers if needed.

• Accepted MS are limited. If your MS cannot be included, abstracts may be scheduled individually as CT or Poster.

Contributed Talk (CT) Guidelines

• Typical duration: 20 minutes (17 min presentation + 3 min Q&A).

• Focus on current contributions to the field and relevance to the conference topics.

Important: DDE 2026 is a fully in-person conference; no online or virtual talks will be possible.

Poster (P) Guidelines

• A0 portrait format.

• Include title, authors, institutions at the top (matching submitted abstract).

• Organize sections clearly: Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusions.

• Use readable fonts, short sentences, bullet points. Avoid jargon or unexplained acronyms.

• Emphasize figures and high-quality images.

General Rules

• Registration is mandatory before submitting abstracts.

• Each participant may submit up to 2 abstracts (1 oral + 1 poster).

• Authors may be co-authors on multiple abstracts.

• Oral presenters may also submit a poster, subject to availability of poster slots.

• Abstracts may be submitted or edited until the deadline in your Personal Area.

• Confirmation emails will be sent after submission. Check spam if not received.