Friday, April 10, 2026
XR doctoral students have their say
The Doctoral Consortium is an opportunity for PhD students to gain critical feedback on their work, share their discoveries, develop their networks of contacts, enhance their skills and perfect their career plans through meetings with companies and research laboratories.
On the agenda: oral and poster presentations showcasing the current research of young scholars enrolled in a PhD program or who have defended their thesis less than a year ago.
Discover the program
9am: Welcoming participants / Setting up posters
9.20am: Introduction
9.30am: Plenary session 1 (4 speakers)
10h30 : Coffee break / Poster session A
11h00 : Plenary session 2 (4 speakers)
12h00 : Lunch Break
13h30 : Plenary sessions 3 & 4 (2 X 3 speakers)
14h00 : Coffee break / Poster session B
14h30 : Plenary sessions 5 & 6 (2 x 3 speakers)
15h15 : Best Paper & Best Poster & Take Away & Feed Back
16h00 : End of LV 2026 Doctoral Consortium
Meet and build relationships
The Laval Virtual Doctoriales offer PhD students a unique opportunity to discover the event, engage with XR companies, and generate enriching discussions.
Organized in partnership withAFXR, the Doctoral Consortium Laval Virtual are a unique opportunity for young researchers in the field of XR (virtual, mixed or augmented reality, metavers…) from France, Europe and elsewhere to meet and create lasting friendly and professional links within an active international community.
PARTNER
The AFXR association is a collective of women and men deeply engaged in the Extended Reality (XR) ecosystem: immersive technologies, virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, spatial computing, metaverse, and more.
The collective represents the French XR community and is committed to defending and promoting it both in France and internationally.
