[llvm-dev] PACT-2016 ACM Student Research Competition (SRC)

Mon Jun 6 21:57:33 PDT 2016

Hi Das,

I don't believe non-llvm related publication are welcomed on this mailing-list (i.e. considered spam).

Best,

Mehdi

> On Jun 6, 2016, at 9:43 PM, Das, Dibyendu via llvm-dev <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
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> PACT-2016: 
> Call for Abstracts in ACM Student Research Competition (SRC)
>  
> http://pact2016.eew.technion.ac.il/acm-src <http://pact2016.eew.technion.ac.il/acm-src>
>  
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> IMPORTANT DATES
>  
> Abstract submission:                       11:59pm US EDT  Friday, June 17, 2016
> Acceptance notification: 11:59pm US EDT  Friday, July 15, 2016
> Poster Session for Accepted Abstracts      TBD
> Presentations for Finalists                     TBD
>  
>  
> SUBMISSIONS
>  
> Submissions to the PACT-2016 ACM Student Research Competition (SRC) must be
> submitted electronically at this site:
> https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=acmsrcatpact2016 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=acmsrcatpact2016>
>  
> The submission should be in pdf format. Blind submissions are fine, but not
> required.  Submissions should not exceed 1 page, and should not exceed 800
> words.  Figures and References are fine, and must fit within the single page.
> You may use this latex template:
> http://www.cs.utah.edu/~rajeev/pactformat.tar.gz <http://www.cs.utah.edu/~rajeev/pactformat.tar.gz>
>  
> This template will format the paper in the style here:
> http://www.cs.utah.edu/~rajeev/pactformat.pdf <http://www.cs.utah.edu/~rajeev/pactformat.pdf>
>  
> Please also note that all students whose abstracts are accepted are expected
> to attend PACT-2016 and present a poster of their work, and present it in a
> PACT session if selected from the poster session.
>  
>  
> OVERVIEW
>  
> Sponsored by ACM and Microsoft Research, the ACM Student Research Competition
> (SRC) is a forum for graduate and undergraduate students to share their
> research results, exchange ideas, and improve their communication skills
> while competing for prizes.
>  
> The SRC consists of three rounds: 
>  
> 1. Online abstract submission authored by the student alone.
> 2. Poster session at PACT-2016 by authors of selected abstracts.
> 3. Presentation at PACT-2016 by authors of the top 3 posters selected by
>     judges at the conference.
>  
> The evaluation of round (1) will focus on the quality of the research
> contributions, while rounds (2) and (3) will consider that and the
> quality of visual and oral presentation.
>  
> You can find more information on the ACM Student Research Competition at
> http://src.acm.org <http://src.acm.org/>
>  
> PRIZES AND GRANTS
>  
> Students accepted to participate in the SRC may be eligible for partial
> travel grants (typically up to $500) to help cover travel expenses. The top 3
> undergraduate and graduate winners will receive all of the following prizes:
>  
>   1. Monetary prizes of $500, $300, and $200, respectively.
>  
>   2. An award medal and a one-year complimentary ACM membership with a
>      subscription to ACM's Digital Library.
>  
>   3. The names and research abstracts of the winners will be posted
>      on the ACM SRC web site.
>  
>   4. An invitation to participate in the SRC Grand Finals, an on-line
>      round of competitions among the winners of individual
>      conference-hosted SRCs. The top three graduate and undergraduate
>      Grand Finalists will receive an additional $500, $300, and $200,
>      respectively, along with Grand Finalist plaques. Grand Finalists and
>      their advisors will be invited to the Annual ACM Awards Banquet for
>      an all-expenses-paid trip, where they will be recognized for their
>      accomplishments, along with other prestigious ACM award winners,
>      including the winner of the Turing Award, the $1 million "Nobel Prize"
>      of computing.
>  
>  
> ELIGIBILITY
>  
> A participant in the SRC must meet all of the following conditions:
>  
>   1. The abstract and the poster must be authored solely by the participant.
>  
>   2. The participant must submit an abstract of up to 800 words outlining the
>      content of a poster that is going to be presented during the competition.
>      The abstract must include the poster title, author name, affiliation,
>      and the name of the academic advisor.  It should describe the research
>      problem, motivation and background, techniques and results, and the
>      prospect for clearly and concisely conveying the work in a poster
>      format.  It should state the novelty and contributions of the work
>      explicitly. The submission deadline is Friday June 17, 2016, at 11:59 pm
>      US Eastern Time.
>  
>   3. The abstract can have some overlap with previous publications (including
>      PACT-2016), but some significant part of it must have not appeared
>      before.  Novelty is one of the criteria for selection.
>  
>   4. The participant can be from anywhere in the world, but must be an ACM
>      student member, and must maintain an undergraduate or graduate student
>      status as of June 17, 2016.  Please indicate whether you are an
>      undergraduate or graduate student.  You may join ACM prior to entering.
>      Basic student membership is $19 per year or less:
>      http://www.acm.org/membership <http://www.acm.org/membership>
>  
> For each accepted SRC poster, a one-page extended abstract in the ACM format
> will be included in the PACT-2016 conference proceedings. The content,
> however, can be included in a future submission to other conferences or
> journals.
>  
>  
> SELECTION COMMITTEE
>  
> Chair:  Erik Altman, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
>  
> Committee Members:
> Christoph Dubach, University of Edinburgh
> Benoit Dupont de Dinechin, Kalray
> Kemal Ebcioglu, Global Supercomputing
> Lieven Eeckhout, University of Ghent
> R. Govindarajan, Indian Institute of Science
> Boris Grot, University of Edinburgh
> Christoph Kessler, Linkoping University
> Dorit Nuzman, Intel
> Rodric Rabbah, IBM
> Ronny Ronen, Intel
> Xipeng Shen, North Carolina State University
> Gabriel M. Silberman, Dell Research
> Zehra Sura, IBM
>  
> CONTACT
> For questions regarding the submission process, or for additional
> information, clarifications, or questions, please contact the ACM
> Student Research Competition Chair, Erik Altman (ealtman at us.ibm.com <mailto:ealtman at us.ibm.com>)
>  
> SPONSORS
> The ACM Student Research Competition at PACT-2016 is sponsored by the
> ACM and Microsoft Research.
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