[TYPES/announce] PLDI 2024 SRC: Call for Student Research Competition Submissions

[Yao Li]

Official website: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pldi24.sigplan.org/track/pldi-2024-src__;!!IBzWLUs!VQt_RtPSmlvbOB1XhQNPRtB00tXjHqrs0L7k53R-6YJJ1Wfs-M0VEuOlrNjw-cJZV0qVmLEM450OIbi0BYB_WPZtq0mv$ 

The Student Research Competition (SRC) at PLDI allows students to present
their research and get feedback from prominent members of the programming
language research community. It’s an opportunity for students to network,
practice presentation skills, and showcase their work. PLDI invites
students (both at the graduate and undergraduate level) to submit their
research. If you are an undergraduate student interested in applying to
graduate programs, we highly encourage you to participate and get a glimpse
of what academic life looks like!
Eligibility Criteria

Participants must have current student status, either graduate or
undergraduate, at the time of the submission deadline. Participants in the
SRC must also apply and obtain an ACM student membership. There are two
separate categories:

   - Undergraduate: Currently enrolled for a bachelor’s degree (or
   equivalent)
   - Graduate: Currently enrolled for either a master’s or PhD degree (or
   equivalent)

If have any questions on if your work is a good fit for the SRC track,
please reach out to the SRC Co-Chairs.
Call for Papers

The main body of the submission is a title and extended abstract consisting
of 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 PLDI 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 PLDI
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students feedback on ongoing, unpublished work.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.
Participation

The SRC has three rounds:

   - Paper round: Student papers are accepted by a committee of reviewers
   - Poster round: During the conference, students present a poster to
   in-person judges and conference attendees.
   - Presentation round: In-person judges select students from the poster
   round who then give a final talk.
   - Results: Three students from each category (graduate and
   undergraduate) are selected as winners. The top student in each category is
   invited to participate in the ACM grand finale <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://src.acm.org/__;!!IBzWLUs!VQt_RtPSmlvbOB1XhQNPRtB00tXjHqrs0L7k53R-6YJJ1Wfs-M0VEuOlrNjw-cJZV0qVmLEM450OIbi0BYB_WHzm5lDw$ >.
      - Prizes: Winners receive a cash prize: $500, $300, and $200 for the
      first, second, and third place respectively as well as an award medal.

Submissions

The submission form will require the following:

   - The submissions are double blind (the uploaded PDFs should not have
   your name or any other identifying information).
   - In the supplementary form, please specify:
      - Student author’s name, email address, institutional affiliation,
      and category (undergraduate or graduate)
      - Student’s ACM member number. If you don’t already have one, please
      apply for the *discounted student member rate*
      <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.acm.org/membership/membership-options__;!!IBzWLUs!VQt_RtPSmlvbOB1XhQNPRtB00tXjHqrs0L7k53R-6YJJ1Wfs-M0VEuOlrNjw-cJZV0qVmLEM450OIbi0BYB_WH2iF-QF$ >.
      - Research advisor’s name(s)
      - Mode of presentation (in-person or virtual). Please be conservative
      in your response: if you think there is a possibility that you
might not be
      able to attend in-person, select the “virtual” option. We are able to
      accommodate transition to in-person more easily than to virtual.

For the paper submission, ensure:

   - Use the acmart template file (overleaf template
   <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.overleaf.com/read/yggzbgjwjntv__;!!IBzWLUs!VQt_RtPSmlvbOB1XhQNPRtB00tXjHqrs0L7k53R-6YJJ1Wfs-M0VEuOlrNjw-cJZV0qVmLEM450OIbi0BYB_WCsFhLlT$ >, latex template
   <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://asplos-conference.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/asplos24-templates.zip__;!!IBzWLUs!VQt_RtPSmlvbOB1XhQNPRtB00tXjHqrs0L7k53R-6YJJ1Wfs-M0VEuOlrNjw-cJZV0qVmLEM450OIbi0BYB_WKa9Pok_$ >
   ).
      - Set the options to the class file using
      \documentclass[sigconf,nonacm,screen,review]{acmart}
   - No more than 2 pages. Reference lists do not count towards these
   limits.

Writing Resources.

   - How to Write Papers and Give Talks that People Can Follow
   <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmFXMREURBI__;!!IBzWLUs!VQt_RtPSmlvbOB1XhQNPRtB00tXjHqrs0L7k53R-6YJJ1Wfs-M0VEuOlrNjw-cJZV0qVmLEM450OIbi0BYB_WOSdqxrB$ > by Derek Dreyer
   - How to Write a Conference Talk
   <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.pl-enthusiast.net/2019/01/02/how-to-write-a-conference-talk/__;!!IBzWLUs!VQt_RtPSmlvbOB1XhQNPRtB00tXjHqrs0L7k53R-6YJJ1Wfs-M0VEuOlrNjw-cJZV0qVmLEM450OIbi0BYB_WJo-Ueal$ > by
   Mike Hicks

Attendance

PLDI waives registration costs for all students with accepted papers. We
additionally encourage students to apply to PLMW
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pldi24.sigplan.org/track/PLMW-PLDI-2024__;!!IBzWLUs!VQt_RtPSmlvbOB1XhQNPRtB00tXjHqrs0L7k53R-6YJJ1Wfs-M0VEuOlrNjw-cJZV0qVmLEM450OIbi0BYB_WHvrfNdN$ >, which might cover travel
expenses. Furthermore, we encourage students to apply for conference
volunteering positions.

Good luck, and we hope to see you in June!

Yao Li, Ph.D., (He/Him)
Assistant Professor,
Computer Science Department, Portland State University
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