<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><b>ACM Student Research Competition (SRC) at ICSE 2011 in Hawaii.</b></div><div><br></div><div>Visit <a href="http://2011.icse-conferences.org/content/src-call/">http://2011.icse-conferences.org/content/src-call/</a></div><div><br></div><div>* Students can get travel stipends and win prizes!</div><div>* Submit papers by December 10, 2010.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>ICSE 2011 will host an ACM Student Research Competition (SRC),</div><div>sponsored by Microsoft Research. This competition offers undergraduate</div><div>and graduate students a unique forum to experience the research world,</div><div>present their research results to conference attendees, and compete</div><div>for prizes.</div><div><br></div><div>The ACM SRC at ICSE consists of three parts: research abstract</div><div>submission, poster presentation, and research talk. The winners of the</div><div>competition will be invited to participate in the ACM Student Research</div><div>Competition Grand Finals. Participate in this exciting competition:</div><div><br></div><div>Submit your work to the ACM Student Research Competition at ICSE</div><div>2011. Win a travel stipend to attend the ICSE conference in Hawaii!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>HOW TO PARTICIPATE: SUBMIT A RESEARCH ABSTRACT</div><div><br></div><div>To participate in the competition, submit a 2-page research abstract</div><div>related to the main themes of the conference (see the Technical/</div><div>Research Track for a list of conference topics). The submission should</div><div>describe: the research problem and motivation, background and related</div><div>work, approach and uniqueness, results, and contributions. Papers will</div><div>be judged based on how well they cover these aspects of the work.</div><div><br></div><div>The research abstract must conform at time of submission to the ICSE</div><div>2011 Format and Submission Guidelines, and must not exceed 2 pages,</div><div>including all text, appendices, and figures. However, please note that</div><div>for this SRC, references do not count against the page limit: the list</div><div>of references may expand into a third page but no content (text,</div><div>figures) is allowed on the third page, i.e., the third page, if any,</div><div>should contain nothing except all or part of your references. All</div><div>submissions must be in English. Submissions must be in PDF format.</div><div><br></div><div>Papers must be submitted electronically through EasyChair by December</div><div>10, 2010. A panel of experts will review the submissions and select</div><div>the students to participate in the second round of the Student</div><div>Research Competition which will be held at ICSE 2011 in Hawaii,</div><div>USA. Accepted submissions will be published in the conference</div><div>electronic proceedings which will also be available as a printed</div><div>proceedings. </div><div><br></div><div>Students who are selected to participate in the main competition at</div><div>the ICSE conference round are entitled to a stipend for their travel</div><div>expenses, up to a maximum of US$500.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>SUBMISSION SITE</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=icsesrc2011">https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=icsesrc2011</a></div><div><br></div><div>ICSE 2011 Format and Submission Guidelines:</div><div><a href="http://2011.icse-conferences.org/content/submission-guidelines">http://2011.icse-conferences.org/content/submission-guidelines</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>FIRST ROUND COMPETITION: PRESENT A POSTER</div><div><br></div><div>The first round of the competition will take place in Hawaii, USA at</div><div>the ICSE conference and will be a poster session. This is your</div><div>opportunity to present your research to conference attendees and</div><div>leading experts in the software engineering fields.</div><div><br></div><div>Judges will review the posters and speak to participants about their</div><div>research. The judges will evaluate the research (quality, novelty, and</div><div>significance) and the presentation of the research (poster,</div><div>discussion) and select students to advance to the second round of the</div><div>competition.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>SECOND ROUND COMPETITION: GIVE A PRESENTATION</div><div><br></div><div>Select students will continue by giving a short presentation of their</div><div>research before a panel of judges in a special session at the ICSE</div><div>2011 conference in Hawaii, USA. After each presentation, there will be</div><div>a short question and answer session.</div><div><br></div><div>Evaluations are based on the presenter's knowledge of his/her research</div><div>area, contribution of the research, and the quality of the oral and</div><div>visual presentation. Three winners will be chosen in each category,</div><div>undergraduate and graduate, and receive prizes.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>THE SRC GRAND FINALS</div><div><br></div><div>All undergraduate and graduate student winners from the SRC held at</div><div>ICSE 2011 will advance to the SRC Grand Finals. A different panel of</div><div>judges evaluates the winners of all SRCs held during the calendar year</div><div>against each other via the web. Three undergraduates and three</div><div>graduates will be chosen as the SRC Grand Finals winners. They are</div><div>invited, along with their advisors, to the annual ACM Awards Banquet,</div><div>where they receive formal recognition.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>PRIZES</div><div><br></div><div>The top three winners in each category (undergraduate and graduate)</div><div>will be recognized during the conference and will receive prizes of</div><div>US$500, US$300, and US$200, respectively. The winners of the ICSE SRC</div><div>are also invited to compete with winners from other conferences in the</div><div>ACM Student Research Competition Grand Finals.</div><div><br></div><div>In addition, the judges can award a special prize for the Best project</div><div>representing an innovative use of Microsoft technology (US$200). Visit</div><div>the Microsoft Research in Software Engineering Group to download</div><div>available research tools (Boogie, CCI, CHESS, Code Contracts, Pex,</div><div>Stubs) from Microsoft Research (<a href="http://research.microsoft.com/rise/">http://research.microsoft.com/rise/</a> ).</div><div>Students can get selected Microsoft products such as Visual Studio and</div><div>SQL Server for free at Microsoft DreamSpark</div><div>(<a href="https://www.dreamspark.com/">https://www.dreamspark.com/</a> ).</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>REQUIREMENTS</div><div><br></div><div>Participants must be undergraduate or graduate students pursuing an</div><div>academic degree at the time of initial submission. Participants must</div><div>be current student members of the ACM, and must provide their ACM</div><div>member number. Supervisors of the work may not be listed as</div><div>co-authors; you must submit a single-authored version of your work for</div><div>the competition.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>IMPORTANT DATES</div><div><br></div><div>Submission due:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>December 10, 2010</div><div>Notification:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>January 24, 2011</div><div>Camera-Ready:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>February 11, 2011</div><div><br></div><div>Submit via EasyChair</div><div><a href="https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=icsesrc2011">https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=icsesrc2011</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>STUDENT RESEARCH COMPETITION COMMITTEE</div><div><br></div><div>Coordinator: Thomas Zimmermann, Microsoft Research, USA</div><div><br></div><div>Andrew Begel, Microsoft Research, USA</div><div>Dirk Beyer, University of Passau, Germany</div><div>Daniela Damian, University of Victoria, Canada</div><div>Elisabetta Di Nitto, Politecnico di Milano, Italy</div><div>Tibor Gyimóthy, University of Szeged, Hungary</div><div>Jens Krinke, University College London, UK</div><div>Shinji Kusumoto, Osaka University, Japan</div><div>Michele Lanza, University of Lugano, Switzerland</div><div>Sam Malek, George Mason University, USA</div><div>Gail Murphy, University of British Columbia, Canada</div><div>Aditya Nori, Microsoft Research, India</div><div>Alex Orso, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA</div><div>Arie van Deursen, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands</div><div>Laurie Williams, North Carolina State University, USA</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>FOR MORE INFORMATION</div><div><br></div><div>Visit the Student Research Competition on the ICSE webpage, which</div><div>includes a list of frequently asked questions.</div><div><a href="http://2011.icse-conferences.org/content/src-call/">http://2011.icse-conferences.org/content/src-call/</a></div><div><br></div><div>For additional information, visit the official ACM Student Research</div><div>Competition website. <a href="http://www.acm.org/src/">http://www.acm.org/src/</a></div><div><br></div><div>For questions, please contact Thomas Zimmermann.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>