[TYPES/announce] POPL 2018 ACM Student Research Competition (SRC)

[Delaware, Benjamin J]

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                   Principles of Programming Languages
                      Student Research Competition
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                         January 11-12 2018
                 Los Angeles, California, United States

                        CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

https://popl18.sigplan.org/track/POPL-2018-Student-Research-Competition
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Competition Format
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POPL 2018 will again host an ACM Student Research Competition, where
undergraduate and graduate students can present their original
research before a panel of judges and conference attendees. This
year’s competition will consist of three rounds:

* Extended abstract round: All students are encouraged to submit an
extended abstract outlining their research (up to two pages).

* Poster session at POPL 2018: Based on the abstracts, a panel of
judges will select the most promising entrants to participate in a
poster session which will take place at the conference. Students who
make it to this round will be eligible for up to $500 of travel
support to attend the conference. In the poster session, students will
have the opportunity to present their work to the judges and
conference attendees, who will select three finalists in each category
(graduate/undergraduate) to advance to the next round.

* POPL presentation: The last round will consist of an oral
presentation at POPL to compete for the final awards in each category.
This round will also select an overall winner who will advance to the
ACM SRC Grand Finals.


Submission Details
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* Abstract Submission : Friday, November 17th, 2017
* Author Notification : Friday, December 1st, 2017
* Competition         : Thursday+Friday, January 11+12th, 2018

Submission is via hotCRP : https://poplsrc18.hotcrp.com/

Each extended abstract should address the following:
* Problem and Motivation: Clearly state the problem being
addressed and explain the reasons for seeking a solution to this
problem.
* Background and Related Work: Describe the specialized (but
pertinent) background necessary to appreciate the work. Include
references to the literature where appropriate, and briefly explain
where your work departs from that done by others.
* Approach and Uniqueness: Describe your approach in attacking the
problem and clearly state how your approach is novel.
* Results and Contributions: Clearly show how the results of your work
contribute to computer science and explain the significance of those
results.

The abstract must describe the student’s individual research and must
be authored solely by the student. If the work is collaborative with
others and/or part of a larger group project, the abstract should make
clear what the student’s role was and should focus on that portion of
the work. Abstracts should conform to the ACM article template, be in
10pt font, and be submitted in as a pdf. Submitted pdfs must not be
longer than 2 pages. However, the reference list does not count
towards this limit. To submit an abstract, please register through the
HotCRP system (see the link above). Abstracts submitted after the
deadline may be considered at the committee’s discretion, but only
after decisions have been made on all abstracts submitted before the
deadline.

Prizes
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* The top three graduate and the top three undergraduate winners will
receive prizes of $500, $300, and $200, respectively.
* All six winners will receive award medals and a two-year
complimentary ACM student membership, including a subscription to
ACM’s Digital Library.
* The names of the winners will be posted on the SRC web site.
* The first place winners of the SRC will be invited to participate in
the ACM SRC Grand Finals, an on-line round of competitions among the
winners of other conference-hosted SRCs.
* 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 (also known as
the Nobel Prize of Computing).
* The top three Grand Finalists will receive an additional $500, $300,
and $200. All Grand Finalists will receive Grand Finalist
certificates.
* The ACM, Microsoft Research, and our industrial partners provide
financial support for students attending the SRC. You can find more
information about this on the ACM website.

Eligibility
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The SRC is open to both undergraduate (not in a PhD program) and
graduate students (in a PhD program). Upon submission, entrants must
be enrolled as a student at their universities and be current ACM
student members.

There are some constraints on what kind of work may be submitted:
- Previously published work: Submissions should consist of original
  work (not yet accepted for publication). If the work is a
  continuation of previously published work, the submission should
  focus on the contribution over what has already been published. We
  encourage students to see this as an opportunity to get early
  feedback and exposure for the work they plan to submit to the next
  POPL.

- Collaborative work: Students are encouraged to submit work they have
  been conducting in collaboration with others, including advisors,
  internship mentors, or other students. However, submissions are
  individual, so they must focus on the contributions of the student.

Selection Committee
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Benjamin Delaware, Purdue University (Competition Chair)

Matthew Hammer, University of Colorado, Boulder
Stephen Magill, Galois
Nadia Polikarpova, University of California, San Diego
Roopsha Samanta, Purdue University