Student Research CompetitionSPLASH 2020

The ACM Student Research Competition (SRC), sponsored by Microsoft Research, offers a unique opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to present their research to a panel of judges and conference attendees at SPLASH. The SRC provides visibility and exposes up-and-coming researchers to computer science research and the research community. This competition also gives students an opportunity to discuss their research with experts in their field, get feedback, and sharpen their communication and networking skills.

To participate in the competition, a student must submit a 2-page description of his or her original research project. The submitted project descriptions are peer-reviewed. Each student whose description is selected by a panel of reviewers is invited to attend the SRC competition at SPLASH and present their work.

Winners of the SPLASH competition are invited to participate in the ACM Student Research Competition Grand Finals. Submit your work and take part of the ACM Student Research Competition at SPLASH 2020!

Accepted Papers

	Title
	A Software Library Model for the Internet of Things Student Research Competition Ian McCormack Link to publication
	Consolidation: A Technique for Improving Permissiveness of Human-Machine Interfaces Student Research Competition Sangheon Choi Link to publication
	Design and Implementation of a Gradual Verifier Student Research Competition Mona Zhang, Jacob Gorenburg Link to publication File Attached
	Detecting Performance Patterns with Deep Learning Student Research Competition Sophia Kolak Link to publication
	Evaluating Importance of Edge Types when Using Graph Neural Network for Predicting Return Types of Python Functions Student Research Competition Vitaly Romanov Link to publication
	Machine Learning to Ease Understanding of Data Driven Compiler Optimizations Student Research Competition Raphael Mosaner
	Psamathe: A DSL for Safe Blockchain Assets Student Research Competition Reed Oei Link to publication
	SASIL: A Domain-Specific Language for Simulating Declarative Specifications of Scheduling Systems Student Research Competition Gahwon Lee Link to publication
	SOAR: Synthesis for Open-Source API Refactoring Student Research Competition Aidan Z.H. Yang Link to publication
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Call

In order to participate in the SRC, you must:

• Have graduate or undergraduate student status (i.e., enrolled in a university or college at the time of submission)
• Be a current ACM student member.
• If selected, register for the conference and attend

Submission Guidelines

A submitted research abstract must not exceed 2 pages, including all text, appendices, and figures. Additional pages are permitted only if they contain only references. The submission must be written in English and must be submitted as a PDF file that follows the ACM SIGPLAN acmart style. See http://www.sigplan.org/Resources/Author/. Please use the provided double-column LaTeX or Word templates.

You must submit your SRC research abstract electronically via https://oopsla2020src.hotcrp.com/ by August 15th, 2020, 23:59pm AoE.

Please contact SPLASH’20 SRC co-chairs if you need more information.

Competition

There are two rounds of SRC competition that are held during the SPLASH conference, once your abstract is accepted, and a later grand finals competition:

First Round: Poster Session

The first round is the Poster Session. If you are selected to participate in the competition, you will be invited to the first round, which will be held online in CLOWDR – the conference hosting system. For the poster sessions, please prepare a poster in a digital format that you can present/share in an online session. (i.e., pdf). It will be used as a visual helping you to explain your work. Please also prepare a thumbnail picture of your poster (up to 2MB in JPG or PNG format) that will serve as a sneak peek for your poster before the audience enters the virtual breakout room in which you will present your work and upload it to CLOWDR.

Following that evaluation, the judges will select students to advance to the second round of the competition.

Second Round: Research Talk

Selected posters will advance to the next stage of the competition. We will notify you about the selection after the judges deliberate over the poster presentations, most probably on Wednesday.

You should prepare in advance a presentation and a talk describing your work. The talks will be evaluated by a panel of judges according to the same criteria as posters: the quality of the oral and visual presentation, significance of the contribution, research methods, and your broader knowledge of your research area.

More information about the competition and selection criteria can be found here: https://src.acm.org/about.

Prizes and SRC Grand Finals

The top three winners in each category – undergraduate and graduate – will be recognized during the conference. First place undergraduate and graduate student winners from all SRCs held during the year (including SPLASH) advance to the SRC Grand Finals.

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.