[TYPES/announce] POPL 2021 - Student Research Competition - Call for Submissions (deadline: 2020-11-21)

[Michael Greenberg]

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                    Principles of Programming Languages
                       Student Research Competition
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                          January 17-22 2021

                         CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

https://popl21.sigplan.org/track/POPL-2021-Student-Research-Competition
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Competition Format
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POPL 2021 will 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:

The competition will consist of three rounds:

* Extended abstract round: All students are encouraged to submit an
  extended abstract outlining their research.

* Poster session at POPL 2021: Based on the abstracts, a panel of
  judges will select the most promising entrants to participate in a
  virtual poster session which will take place online. In addition to
  an “online poster” (that may include dynamic components), students
  who are selected for this second round are expected to submit a
  pre-recorded lightning talk. The judges and participants can then
  watch the talks offline. In the online poster session, students will
  have the opportunity to answer questions of judges and conference
  attendees. Three finalists in each category (graduate/undergraduate)
  will be selected to advance to the next round.

* POPL presentation: The last round will consist of a short oral live
  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 : Saturday, November 21th, 2020
* Author Notification : Friday, December 11th, 2020

Submission is via HotCRP : https://popl21src.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 in the
  context of POPL areas of interest. 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 addressing the problem and clearly state how your
  approach is novel.

* Results and Contributions: Clearly show how the results of your work
  contribute to programming language design and implementation in
  particular and to computer science in general; explain the
  significance of those results.

Submissions must be original research that is not already published at
POPL or another conference or journal. One of the goals of the SRC is
to give students feedback on ongoing, unpublished work. Furthermore,
the abstract 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.

The extended abstract should be up to three pages using
“\documentclass[acmsmall,nonacm]{acmart}”.  Reference lists do not
count towards the three page limit.

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 one 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.

* If the COVID situation allows: 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 ACM and our industrial partners provide financial support for
  students attending the SRC. You can find more information about this
  on the SRC website (https://src.acm.org/).

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

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

Team submissions: Team projects will be only accepted from
undergrads. One person should be designated by the team to make the
oral presentation. If a graduate student is part of a group research
project and wishes to participate in an SRC, they can submit and
present their individual contribution to the group research project.

Selection Committee
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Martin Bodin, Imperial College London
Emanuele D'Osualdo, MPI-SWS
Ori Lahav, Tel Aviv University (Competition Co-chair)
Hila Peleg, University of California, San Diego
Azalea Raad, Imperial College London (Competition Co-chair)
Thomas Reps, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ilya Sergey, Yale-NUS College and National University of Singapore