[hpc-announce] EXTENDED DEADLINE for PACT 2016 ACM Student Research Competition

[Michael Gschwind]

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PACT-2016:
Call for Papers in ACM Student Research Competition (SRC)

http://pact2016.eew.technion.ac.il/acm-src

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IMPORTANT DATES

Abstract submission:  11:59pm US EDT  Friday, June 24, 2016 (EXTENDED
DEADLINE)
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

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

This template will format the paper in the style here:
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 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


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 HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO
     Friday June 24, 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

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 TBD


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)


SPONSORS
The ACM Student Research Competition at PACT-2016 is sponsored by the
ACM and Microsoft Research.
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