Important Dates

Due date: Sunday, October 16th, 2011 (23:59 Samoan time)
Notification date: Friday, November 11th, 2011


AOSD is hosting an ACM SIGPLAN Student Research Competition. The
competition, sponsored by Microsoft Research, is an
internationally-recognized venue that enables undergraduate and
graduate students to experience the research world, share their
research results with other students and AOSD attendees, and compete
for prizes. The ACM SIGPLAN Student Research Competition shares the
Poster session's goal to facilitate students' interaction with
researchers and industry practitioners; providing both sides with the
opportunity to learn of ongoing, current research. Additionally, the
Student Research Competition affords students with experience with
both formal presentations and evaluations.


Competition

Students submit a proposal that follows the requirements for a poster
proposal. Submissions must be original work that is neither in
submission nor already published at AOSD or another conference or
journal. Student Research Competition submissions will be
simultaneously considered as poster submissions. Students who are not
selected to participate in the Student Research Competition will be
considered for the poster event.

The submission should describe:
- The research problem and motivation
- Background and related work
- Approach and uniqueness
- Results and contributions

Submissions should not exceed 800 words and must be in ACM SIGPLAN
Proceedings format.

Submissions are reviewed by a panel of experts, and are evaluated
based upon the following criteria:
- Quality of work
- Novelty of approach
- Significance of contribution
- Clarity of written presentation

A maximum of 20 students (10 undergraduates, 10 graduates) will be
selected to participate in the Student Research Competition at AOSD
2011. Students whose submissions are accepted to participate in the
competition are entitled to a stipend for their travel expenses, up to
a maximum of US$500.

At the conference, the first round of the competition evaluates the
research during a poster presentation. The poster presentation is
evaluated based on two facets:
- The presentation of the research, including the visual aspects of
the poster and the student's oral discussion.
- The research, specifically its quality, novelty, and the
significance of the contribution.

Based on the results from the poster session, the judges will select
students to advance to the second round of the competition.

During the second round of the competition, students give a 10-minute
presentation of their research, followed by a five-minute question and
answer period. The presentation is evaluated by a panel of judges, and
the top three winners in each category are selected. The top three
winners in each category will receive prizes of US$500, US$300, and
US$200, respectively.

After the conference, the winners from each category will advance to
the ACM Grand Finals of the Student Research Competition, where all
SIG conference contest winners are evaluated.

Prizes

The top three winners at AOSD 2012 in each category (undergraduate and
graduate) will receive prizes of US$500, US$300, and US$200,
respectively. All winners also receive an award certificate and
two-year complimentary ACM membership with a subscription to ACM's
Digital Library. Winners will be recognized during the
conference. These winners will also go on to compete in the ACM
Student Research Competition Grand Finals with winners from other ACM
conferences.


Competition Requirements

Participants must be undergraduates or graduate students pursuing an
academic degree at the time of initial submission. The contest has two
categories, one for undergraduate research and the other for graduate
research. Three winners will be selected in each category. Research
completed while the student was an undergraduate may be submitted to
the undergraduate category even if the student is now a first-year
graduate student. Participants must provide a signed letter from their
academic supervisor confirming that they are registered as a full-time
student and that at least 50% of their working week is spent following
an academic course of study. Additionally, participants must be
current members of the ACM, and must provide their ACM member number.

Although the ACM and AOSD recognize the importance of collaborative
research, the Student Research Competition is meant to be an
opportunity for junior students to develop their skills as researchers
and to give them an opportunity to showcase their work. One of the
goals of the program is to focus on the student, their capabilities as
a researcher, and their potential. As such, only individual research
projects will be considered for the Student Research
Competition. Supervisors of the work may not be listed as co-authors;
you must submit a single-authored version of your work for the
competition.


For More Information

For additional information, clarifications, or answers to questions,
please contact the AOSD Student Research Competition Committee at
src@aosd.net.

Moreover, there is ample information on the Student Research
Competition on ACM's web-site. (http://src.acm.org/)


Student Research Competition Committee

Michael Perscheid, Hasso-Plattner-Institut, University of Potsdam, Germany
Hidehiko Masuhara, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Submission Summary
Due date: October 16th, 2011
Notification date: November 11th, 2011
Format: ACM Proceedings format. ~800 words, including ACM member number
Attachments: letter from academic supervisor (scanned PDF or JPG)
Submit to: EasyChair submission system
Contact: Michael Perscheid and Hidehiko Masuhara at src@aosd.net.