Doctoral Workshop

Call for Papers & Agenda

EDSI Doctoral Workshop

Linking Theory and Practice in Decision Sciences

Pre-conference event at EDSI 2026, Católica Porto Business School, Porto, Portugal

Dear Colleagues,

The Decision Sciences community has long emphasized the importance of rigorous, relevant, and impactful research. To support this mission, the EDSI Doctoral Workshop (EDSI-DW) aims to provide a collaborative forum for doctoral students and early-career scholars working in Decision Sciences and related fields. Participants will have the opportunity to share ideas, discuss research-in-progress, and receive developmental feedback from peers and senior scholars, with a particular focus on strengthening theoretical contributions and linking theory to practice in Decision Sciences.

The EDSI-DW will take place on 1st June 2026, as a pre-conference event of EDSI 2026, hosted at the Católica Porto Business School (Rua de Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005, Porto, Portugal).

Elegibility & Participation

The workshop is targeted at Doctoral Students or Early-Career Researchers working in Decision Sciences or related areas, including analytics, modelling, and qualitative studies. It focuses on the challenge of connecting theoretical development with real-world decision-making contexts. It is designed for PhD students working in Decision Sciences and related fields who seek to develop theory that is both rigorous and practically meaningful. Through keynote workshops on theory development and interactive roundtable discussions, participants will examine how Decision Science research can be grounded in practice, inform managerial and policy decisions, and generate insights with impact beyond academia. The workshop provides a forum for reflection, scholarly exchange, and engagement with an international community of peers and senior scholars.

Agenda

9:00 – 9:30                  Coffee & Registration

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                        Opening Session

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                                               Keynote/Interactive Talk: “Workshop on developing impactful theory”, led by Lisa Govik (Associate Professor in Supply and Operations Management, Chalmers University of Technology).

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12:00 – 13:30 Lunch break

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                        Interactive Doctoral Roundtables on Research-in-Progress

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                        Coffee break

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                                               Keynote/Interactive Talk: “Ethical AI Practice in Research”

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                        Meet & Greet (New EDSI members)

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                        Welcome Reception (Sunset with all conference participants)

Submissions

If you are interested in presenting your work and receiving constructive feedback, please submit (with no specific formatting requirements) either: (1) a working paper (maximum 10,000 words), or (2) an extended abstract (approximately 1,500 words).

Papers/Abstracts should be submitted directly here.

Important dates

·         Abstract submission: February 10th, 2026

·         Notification of acceptance: March 15th, 2026

·         Full paper submission (optional): April 15th, 2026

·         Registration for doctoral workshop: April 15th, 2026

Important note

Participation in the EDSI PDW is free of charge for accepted applicants. However, all participants (including non-presenters) must be fully registered for the EDSI Annual Conference.

We look forward to welcoming you in June for a stimulating workshop dedicated to developing impactful Decision Science research.

Chairs:

João N. C. Gonçalves (Católica Porto Business School, jngoncalves@ucp.pt)

Ala Arvidsson (Chalmers University of Technology, ala.arvidsson@chalmers.se)