*** AOSD 2012 ***
March 25-30, 2012
Hasso-Plattner-Institut Potsdam, Germany
http://aosd.net/2012/
Call for ACM STUDENT RESEARCH
COMPETITION at "MODULARITY: AOSD 2012"
Important Dates
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Due date: Sunday, October 16th, 2011
(23:59 Samoan time)
Notification date: Friday, November
11th, 2011
AOSD is hosting an ACM SIGPLAN Student Research
Competition. The competition, sponsored by Microsoft Research, is an
internationally-recognized venue that enables undergraduate and graduate
students to experience the research world, share their research results with
other students and AOSD attendees, and compete for prizes. The ACM SIGPLAN
Student Research Competition shares the Poster session's goal to facilitate
students' interaction with researchers and industry practitioners; providing
both sides with the opportunity to learn of ongoing, current research.
Additionally, the Student Research Competition affords students with experience
with both formal presentations and evaluations.
Competition
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Students submit a proposal that follows
the requirements for a poster proposal. Submissions must be original work that
is neither in submission nor already published at AOSD or another conference or
journal. Student Research Competition submissions will be simultaneously
considered as poster submissions. Students who are not selected to participate
in the Student Research Competition will be considered for the poster event.
The submission should describe:
- The research problem and motivation
- Background and related work
- Approach and uniqueness
- Results and contributions
Submissions should not exceed 800 words
and must be in ACM SIGPLAN Proceedings format.
Submissions are reviewed by a panel of
experts, and are evaluated based upon the following criteria:
- Quality of work
- Novelty of approach
- Significance of contribution
- Clarity of written presentation
A maximum of 20 students (10
undergraduates, 10 graduates) will be selected to participate in the Student
Research Competition at AOSD 2011. Students whose submissions are accepted to
participate in the competition are entitled to a stipend for their travel
expenses, up to a maximum of US$500.
At the conference, the first round of
the competition evaluates the research during a poster presentation. The poster
presentation is evaluated based on two facets:
- The presentation of the research,
including the visual aspects of
the poster and the student's oral
discussion.
- The research, specifically its
quality, novelty, and the
significance of the contribution.
Based on the results from the poster
session, the judges will select students to advance to the second round of the
competition.
During the second round of the
competition, students give a 10-minute presentation of their research, followed
by a five-minute question and answer period. The presentation is evaluated by a
panel of judges, and the top three winners in each category are selected. The
top three winners in each category will receive prizes of US$500, US$300, and
US$200, respectively.
After the conference, the winners from
each category will advance to the ACM Grand Finals of the Student Research
Competition, where all SIG conference contest winners are evaluated.
Prizes
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The top three winners at AOSD 2012 in
each category (undergraduate and
graduate) will receive prizes of US$500,
US$300, and US$200, respectively. All winners also receive an award certificate
and two-year complimentary ACM membership with a subscription to ACM's Digital
Library. Winners will be recognized during the conference. These winners will
also go on to compete in the ACM Student Research Competition Grand Finals with
winners from other ACM conferences.
Competition Requirements
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Participants must be undergraduates or
graduate students pursuing an academic degree at the time of initial
submission. The contest has two categories, one for undergraduate research and
the other for graduate research. Three winners will be selected in each
category. Research completed while the student was an undergraduate may be
submitted to the undergraduate category even if the student is now a first-year
graduate student. Participants must provide a signed letter from their academic
supervisor confirming that they are registered as a full-time student and that
at least 50% of their working week is spent following an academic course of
study. Additionally, participants must be current members of the ACM, and must
provide their ACM member number.
Although the ACM and AOSD recognize the
importance of collaborative research, the Student Research Competition is meant
to be an opportunity for junior students to develop their skills as researchers
and to give them an opportunity to showcase their work. One of the goals of the
program is to focus on the student, their capabilities as a researcher, and
their potential. As such, only individual research projects will be considered
for the Student Research Competition. Supervisors of the work may not be listed
as co-authors; you must submit a single-authored version of your work for the
competition.
For More Information
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For additional information,
clarifications, or answers to questions, please contact the AOSD Student
Research Competition Committee at src@xxxxxxxx.
Moreover, there is ample information on
the Student Research Competition on ACM's web-site. (http://src.acm.org/)
Student Research Competition Committee
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Michael Perscheid,
Hasso-Plattner-Institut, University of Potsdam, Germany
Hidehiko Masuhara, The University of
Tokyo, Japan
Submission Summary
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Due date: October 16th, 2011
Notification date: November 11th, 2011
Format: ACM Proceedings format. ~800
words, including ACM member number
Attachments: letter from academic
supervisor (scanned PDF or JPG)
Submit to: EasyChair submission system
Contact: Michael Perscheid and Hidehiko
Masuhara at src@xxxxxxxx.