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