The Ph.D. Research Forum will provide an opportunity for Ph.D. candidates to present on their research work-in-progress to an international audience of colleagues

The aim of the Ph.D. Forum is to facilitate the exchange and discussion of research results on an international level by bringing together top Ph.D. students, candidates and experienced researchers in computing science, engineering, business, education, social science, physical science and agriculture among others. The Conference serves to provide a stimulating environment in which doctoral students and candidates from a variety of universities and research institutions can exchange ideas, establish informal networks and initiate future collaborative research.

A number of the best papers presented at the Conference will be published in either the Journal of Advances in Science and Technology Research (JASTER),International Journal of Business, Innovation and Technology (IJBIT),International Journal for Agriculture Research and Innovation (IJARI) or in the Journal of Advances in Business and Management Research (JABMAR).

The Top Best Paper Award: The IRIC-2020 PhD Research Forum will award the IRIC Gold Prize for the Best PhD Research Paper presented at the Conference.

Topics of interest:

Both empirical and theoretical papers will be considered. The range of topics covers all research areas and fields in:

· Engineering [All Fields]

· Technology and Innovation

· Business and Management

· Social Science [Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science]

· Physical Science [Physics, Chemistry, Biology]

· Mathematical Science [Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research}

· Computing Science [Computer Science, IT, Software Engineering, Information Systems]

· Agriculture

· Education

The guidelines and the timelines for the submission of Abstracts for consideration for the Ph.D. forum are the same as those for the main conference.