ACM SIGMETRICS 2021
Beijing, China
June 14-18, 2021
ACM SIGMETRICS 2021
Beijing, China
June 14-18, 2021
The ACM Student Research Competition (SRC), sponsored by Microsoft Research, offers a unique forum for undergraduate and graduate students to present their original research at well-known ACM sponsored and co-sponsored conferences before a panel of judges and attendees. The three winners in each category, undergraduate and graduate (Masters or PhD program), will receive monetary award of $500, $300, and $200, respectively.
To participate in the competition, a student must submit a 2-page description of their original research project. The submitted project descriptions are peer-reviewed. Each student whose description is selected is invited to attend the SRC competition at Sigmetrics and present his or her work: a virtual poster presentation and, if selected, a virtual research talk.
First place undergraduate and graduate (Masters or PhD program) student winners from the SRCs held during the year advance to the SRC Grand Finals. Submit your work and take part of the ACM Student Research Competition at SIGMETRICS 2021!
To enroll in the Student Research Competition (SRC), you must be an undergraduate or graduate student pursuing an academic degree at the time of initial submission. You must submit a 2-page research abstract related to any of the main SIGMETRICS themes. A submission should describe a research problem, its background and related work, the proposed solution and its novelty, the actual results, and your contributions. Supervisors of the work may not be listed as co-authors; for the competition, you should submit a single-authored version of your work. As with any publication, the content of the submission must be at least 30% different than any other publication.
The SRC committee members will review the submissions and select students to participate in the competition. Submissions that are accepted to the competition will be published in the SIGMETRICS conference proceedings.
A submission to SRC must not exceed 2 pages, including all text, appendices, and figures. An additional third page is permitted only if it contains only references. The submission must be written in English and must be submitted as a PDF file. All submissions must conform to the IEEE Conference Proceedings Formatting Guidelines (title in 24pt font and full text in 10pt type, LaTEX users must use \documentclass[10pt,conference]{IEEEtran} without including the compsoc or compsocconf option). The submitter and author must be a student member of the ACM and must provide your current ACM member number.
You must submit your SRC research abstract electronically using the HotCRP submission page.
Please note that upon acceptance, authors will be required to complete the ACM rights form, fill in the copyright information in their document, and submit their final version within 48 hours of its being requested.
If you are selected to participate in the competition, you will be invited to the first round, which will take place (virtually) at SIGMETRICS 2021. You will present an online poster describing your work to conference attendees and leading experts in the field, including the SRC committee. Judges will review the posters and discuss the research with participants. The judges will evaluate the novelty and significance of your research, and the quality of your presentation, including your poster and the discussion around it. Following that evaluation, the judges will select students to advance to the second round of the competition.
If you are selected for the second round, you will give a short virtual presentation of your research before a panel of judges in a special session at the SIGMETRICS 2021 conference. You should prepare in advance a presentation and a talk describing your work. After each presentation, there will be a brief question-and-answer session. Your evaluation will be based your knowledge of your research area, the contribution of your research, and the quality of your oral and visual presentation. Three undergraduate and three graduate students will be chosen as winners and will receive prizes.
The top three winners in each category – undergraduate and graduate – will be recognized during the conference. The winners of the SIGMETRICS 2021 SRC will also be invited to participate in the ACM SRC Grand Finals, where they will compete with winners from other conferences held during the calendar year.
A separate panel of judges will evaluate all SRC Grand Final participants via the Web. Three undergraduate and three graduate students will be chosen as the SRC Grand Finals winners. They will be invited, along with their advisors, to the annual ACM Awards Banquet, where they will receive a formal recognition.
If you are selected to participate in the SIGMETRICS 2021 competition, you are entitled to a stipend partially covering your expenses. Specifically, the ACM SRC program covers expenses up to $500 of your expenses, which can include:
Normally, the SRC stipend would also cover travel expenses, but due to COVID-19, the stipend will only cover conference registration this year.
For additional information, see SRC Frequently asked questions or consult the ACM Student Research Competition website.
Contact the SIGMETRICS 2021 PC chairs at sigmetrics2021tpcchairs@sigmetrics.org in case of questions or concerns.