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Important Dates & Links

• Due August 17 August 21, 2023 (AoE: UTC-12)
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• Notification: September 1, 2023
• SRC Poster Session: October 23, 2023
• SRC Finalist Presentation: October 25, 2023

About the SRC

PACT 2023 invites students to participate in the ACM Student Research Competition (SRC). The SRC is a forum for graduate and undergraduate students to share their research results, exchange ideas, and improve their communication skills while competing for prizes. The SRC consists of three rounds:

• Online abstract submission authored by the student alone
• Poster session at PACT 2023 by authors for abstracts accepted by the selection committee
• Presentation at PACT 2023 by authors of the top poster presenters selected by judges at the conference

All rounds will consider the significance of the research contributions and research methods. The poster sessions and finalist presentations will also consider the quality of both visual and oral presentation.

All authors of accepted abstracts will receive a discounted conference registration to help offset costs of attendance. Students must attend PACT 2023 in person to take part in the poster session and finalist presentation. Further student grants may be announced by the conference, and we encourage all authors of accepted abstracts to apply for those in addition to the registration discount. Students will be expected to print and bring their own posters to the conference.

You can find more information about the SRC on the ACM SRC website .

The top 3 undergraduate and graduate winners will be recognized in the following ways:

• They will receive monetary prizes of $500, $300, and $200, respectively.
• They will receive a framed grand finalist certificate.
• Their names will be posted on the PACT 2023 website.

The first-place winner in each category (undergraduate, graduate) will also receive an invitation to participate in the SRC Grand Finals, an online round of competitions among the first-place winners of individual conference-hosted SRCs.

Extended Abstract Guidelines

• Extended abstracts for the PACT 2023 ACM Student Research Competition must be submitted electronically at the SRC submission site no later than August 21, 2023 (AoE).
• Submissions should not exceed 1 page 2 pages, and should not exceed 800 words. Figures and references are allowed, but must fit within the two pages. References do not count toward the 800-word limit.
• The submission should be in PDF format.
• Blind submissions are fine, but are not required.
• The submission must meet all eligibility requirements below.
• While not required, we recommend that you use the ACM templates .
• Poster title
• Author name(s) and student status (undergrad/graduate)
• Affiliation(s),
• The name of the research advisor(s).
• The abstract should describe the research problem, motivation and background, techniques (and their novelty), and results.
• All students whose abstracts are accepted are expected to attend PACT 2023 and present a poster of their work, as well as present it in a PACT session if selected from the poster session as a finalist.

Eligibility

• Undergraduate students may submit team projects. However, only the first author will be eligible for the registration discount and to win prizes.
• Graduate students are required to submit alone. If a graduate student is submitting work that is part of a group research project, they may only present their portion of the research.
• If the research results have already appeared in a publication, prior to the SRC submission date, then they are not permitted to be submitted to an SRC for consideration. Furthermore, the same work may not be presented at an SRC and in another session at PACT 2023.
• The abstract and the poster must be authored by the participant.
• Be an ACM student member (you can join prior to entering; basic student membership is US $19 per year or less ),
• Maintain an undergraduate or graduate student status as of the submission deadline.
• SRC allows parallel submissions of full papers in other conferences, as long as they abide by self-plagiarism rules (i.e., at least 30% of both the SRC abstract and the other publication is unique). That is, any other submission needs to be a minimum of 30% different than this SRC submission.
• The content of your SRC submission can be included in a future submission to other conferences or journals (as their rules permit).

Chair: Saugata Ghose (Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

Selection Committee

• Shoaib Akram (Australian National Univ.)
• Rachata Ausavarungnirun (King Mongkut’s Univ. of Technology North Bangkok)
• Niladrish Chatterjee (NVIDIA)
• Shuang Chen (Huwaei Cloud)
• Yi Ding (Purdue Univ.)
• Aishwarya Ganesan (Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; VMware Research)
• Sayan Ghosh (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
• Juan Gómez Luna (ETH Zürich)
• Udit Gupta (Cornell Tech)
• Tsung-Wei Huang (Univ. of Utah)
• Tze Meng Low (Carnegie Mellon Univ.)
• Abdulrahman Mahmoud (Harvard Univ.)
• Charith Mendis (Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
• Hoda Naghibijouybari (Binghamton Univ.)
• Sabrina Neuman (Boston Univ.)
• Brandon Reagan (New York Univ.)
• Elaheh Sadredini (Univ. of California, Riverside)
• Muhammad Shahbaz (Purdue Univ.)
• Kate Smith (Infleqtion; Northwestern Univ.)
• Swamit Tannu (Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison)
• Ana Lucia Varbanescu (Univ. of Amsterdam)

Competition Judges

• Pablo Abad Fidalgo (Univ. of Cantabria)
• Li Chu (Huawei)
• Albert Cohen (Google)
• Josué Feliu Pérez (Univ. of Murcia)
• Tamara Silbergleit Lehman (Univ. of Colorado Boulder)
• Haiyu Mao (ETH Zürich)
• Gurindar Sohi (Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison)
• Michael Spear (Lehigh Univ.)
• Antonino Tumeo (Pacific Northwest Nat’l. Lab)

Important Dates and Deadlines

Registration:

• Early registration deadline: Sep 3, 2023

Conference Papers:

• Abstract submission deadline: Mar 25, 2023
• Paper submission deadline: Apr 1, 2023 Extended to April 15, 2023
• Round 1 rebuttal period: Jun 12-15, 2023
• Round 2 rebuttal period: Jul 10-13, 2023
• Author notification: Aug 1, 2023
• Artifact submission: Aug 22, 2023
• Camera ready papers: Sep 15, 2023

Workshops and Tutorials :

• Workshop submission deadline: July 3, 2023
• Tutorial submission deadline: August 21, 2023 August 14, 2023

Student Research Competition :

• Abstract submission deadline: August 17, 2023 Extended to August 21, 2023
• Author notification: September 1, 2023
• Poster session: October 23, 2023
• Finalist presentations: October 25, 2023

Artifact Evaluation :

• Artifact submission deadline: August 22, 2023
• Author notification: September 13, 2023

Conference: October 21–25, 2023

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• PACT18 ( proceedings )
• PACT17 ( proceedings )
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• PACT15 ( proceedings )
• PACT14 ( proceedings )

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• 25 Science Research Competitions for High Schoolers

What’s Covered:

• Why Should You Enter a Science Research Competition?
• How Do Science Research Competitions Affect My Admissions Chances?

Participating in a science research competition as a high schooler can not only allow you to explore one of your passions, but also make you a more competitive candidate during the college admissions process. There’s a wide variety of science research competitions designed for high schoolers, including the high-profile contests listed below. 

Why Should You Enter a Science Research Competition? 

Entering a science research competition demonstrates that you take initiative and that you care about academics beyond the grades in your courses, both of which are qualities that colleges appreciate in prospective students. 

Participation in competitions is already a strong extracurricular activity that’s likely to make your application more memorable, and successes—like making the finals or winning—can open additional doors, to scholarships or even research programs with professors once you get to college.

If competition isn’t really your thing, another way to showcase your initiative and skills is to work on an independent research paper. There are a number of ways to do independent research, including working with a high school teacher, reaching out to local professors, or taking part in a structured research program.  

For example, the Lumiere Research Scholar Program is one type of structured research program tailored for high school students. In the program, you work one-on-one with a researcher on an independent research project. The program is run by researchers from Harvard and helps create the structure for you to get started quickly doing your own research. Many of Lumiere’s alums have used their research in the structured program to then apply to research competitions like ISEF.  

Whether you participate in a structured program first or dive right into a competition, engaging in research allows you to deepen your understanding of one of your interests, while simultaneously boosting your profile for college admissions. 

25 Science Research Competitions for High Schoolers 

1. american academy of neurology neuroscience research prize.

Grades: 9-12

Type: National 

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Neuroscience Research Prize competition challenges students to investigate problems regarding the brain or nervous system. The competition is only open to individual students—group projects are ineligible. Teachers are encouraged to provide guidance and support; however, they should allow students to demonstrate their own creativity. 

Winners receive a monetary prize and the chance to present their projects at the AAN Annual Meeting.

2. NCF-Envirothon

Type: State, National, and International

Envirothon is North America’s largest environmental education competition, with more than 25,000 students participating in the multi-level competition each year. Student teams are first challenged at state-level competitions, with the winners moving on to face top teams from across the globe at the annual international competition. 

The international competition is a six-day event held in a different location each summer—for example, on an open range of the American West one year, and at a coastal community in eastern Canada the next. Participants have the chance to win thousands of dollars in scholarships.

3. Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)

Type: Local, Regional, and International

The Regeneron ISEF is the world’s largest international pre-college STEM competition—high school students representing all 50 states and more than 70 countries, regions, and territories, take part. Students showcase independent research and compete across 22 categories for awards ranging from $500 to $75,000.

This is not a group-based competition—individual students enroll in local school science fairs before advancing to upper-level competitions in hopes of reaching the national stage. 

4. National Science Bowl

Type: National

Hosted by the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C., the National Science Bowl is a highly publicized competition that tests students’ knowledge in all areas of science and mathematics, including biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, energy, and math. Students compete in teams of four (plus an alternate) and have a teacher who serves as an advisor. 

The National Science Bowl is one of the largest science competitions in the country—roughly 344,000 students have participated in it throughout its 34-year history.

5. National Science Olympiad

Type: State and National 

One of the nation’s premier STEM competitions, the National Science Olympiad is the pinnacle of achievement for the country’s top Science Olympiad teams. Teams compete annually for the opportunity to win prizes and scholarships, including a one-time $10,000 Science Olympiad Founders’ Scholarship. About 6,000 teams compete each year, beginning at the regional level in hopes of reaching the national competition.

6. Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS)

Established in 1942 and hosted by the Society for Science, the Regeneron Science Talent Search is considered the nation’s most prestigious high school science research competition. The competition tasks young scientists with presenting their original research before a panel of nationally recognized professional scientists.

Of the roughly 1,800 entrants, 300 Regeneron STS scholars are selected—they and their schools are awarded $2,000 each. From that pool of scholars, 40 finalists are then identified to receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., where they compete for an additional $1.8 million in awards, with a top prize of $250,000.

7. Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Type: Regional, State, National, and International 

In this competition, students from around the world seek to address the current and future water challenges facing the world. Competition for the Stockholm Junior Water Prize occurs on four levels: regional, state, national, and international. 

• Regional winners receive a certificate and a nomination to compete in the state competition.
• State winners receive a medal and an all-expenses-paid trip to compete in the national competition.
• National winners receive a trophy, a $10,000 scholarship, and an all-expenses-paid trip to the international competition in Stockholm, Sweden.
• International winners receive a crystal trophy and a $15,000 scholarship, along with a $5,000 award for their school.

In order to participate, students begin to research and develop a practical project proposal either individually or with a group.  

8. TOPSS Competition for High School Psychology Students

To participate in this competition, students must submit a video (up to 3 minutes long) that demonstrates an interest in and understanding of a topic in psychology that they think could benefit their local community and improve lives. Students must utilize at least one peer-reviewed research study on their topic, and must include a closing slide citing their source(s). Up to three winners are chosen to receive a $300 scholarship.

9. Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) National Competition

Type: Regional and National

The Junior Science and Humanities Symposium National Competition is one of the country’s longest-running STEM competitions—participants submit and present scientific research papers, and compete for military-sponsored undergraduate scholarships. 

The JSHS national competition is designed to emulate a professional symposium. Research projects are organized into categories such as Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology, and Medicine and Health. After competing regionally, about 250 students are chosen to attend an annual symposium to showcase their work.

10. MIT THINK Scholars Program

In the fall of each year, students who have thoroughly explored the background of a potential research project and are looking to get it off the ground can present their proposals to a group of undergraduate students at MIT . If selected, students will be able to carry out their project, while receiving up to $1,000 in funding. They’ll also be invited to a four-day, all-expenses paid trip to MIT’s campus. 

Finalists participate in weekly mentorship meetings and will have the opportunity to present their findings to MIT students and faculty at the end of the program.

11. Conrad Challenge

Teams of two to five students are tasked with designing and detailing project proposals to tackle various problems in categories such as Aerospace & Aviation, Health & Nutrition, Cyber-Technology & Security, and Energy & Environment. In doing so, they will identify problems in the world and come up with feasible and innovative solutions, while working with judges and mentors along the way. 

Finalists will be selected from the competing teams and invited to the Innovation Summit in Houston, where they will pitch their projects to judges and potentially receive numerous prizes and awards, ranging from scholarships to professional networking opportunities.

12. USA Biolympiad Competition

Type: National and International

Students will undergo multiple rounds of testing that will eventually pinpoint 20 finalists—out of nearly 10,000 students annually—for selection into a residential training program to represent the USA in the International Biology Olympiad. This is one of the most prestigious and difficult competitions for high school scientists–it is the ultimate test for students devoted to the future of biology.

13. Davidson Fellows Scholarship

While not exclusive to STEM, the Davidson Fellows program offers various major scholarships for students interested in careers in sciences—scholarship categories include Science, Technology, and Mathematics. The program requires students to submit significant work that is recognized as meaningful and has the potential to make a positive contribution to society. 

Scholarships range from $10,000 to $50,000.

14. Destination Imagination

Type: Regional, State, National, International 

Destination Imagination is another worldwide competition that covers a variety of subjects, but it specializes in science-based challenges. Students will form teams and choose from a list of different challenges to compete in, in categories such as Technical, Scientific, and Engineering.

Students will solve these challenges and present their solutions in regional competitions. Regional winners will move on to statewide competitions before being invited to the Global Finals, where students from 36 states, 7 Canadian provinces, and 24 countries compete for awards.

15. Breakthrough Junior Challenge

For students looking for a more creative, unconventional competition, the Breakthrough Junior Challenge tasks students with creating a short two-minute video in which they explain a complex scientific concept and demonstrate how it works in practice.

Winning applicants will need to demonstrate immense creativity and deep understanding of complex scientific concepts. Rest assured, the prize is worth the difficulty, with awards including a $250,000 college scholarship, a $100,000 grant to the winner’s school for the development of a science lab, and a $50,000 award to a teacher of the winner’s choosing.

16. Biotechnology Institute BioGENEius Challenge

Type: State and National

Students from across the country are invited to participate in the Biotechnology Institute’s BioGENEius Challenge, where they’re able to complete a project in the category of Healthcare, Sustainability, or Environment. Their project must be extensive, and produce concrete results, and they will then compete in either a local or a virtual “At-Large” competition, with other student competitors from around the world.

17. Genes in Space

Grades: 7-12

For students interested in the science of space and its overlap with our current understanding of the human genome, this competition combines the two worlds by tasking students with designing a DNA experiment that addresses challenges in space exploration and travel.

Finalists receive mentorship from Harvard and MIT scientists and present their proposals to win the grand prize. The Genes in Space winner will travel to the Kennedy Space Center to see their experiment launched into space, and actually conducted on the International Space Station.

18. Odyssey of the Mind

Type: Regional, State, and International

Students form teams to compete in a variety of STEM-based challenges during this global problem-solving competition, which culminates in the World Finals. Challenges change annually and can range from designing vehicles to building small structures that can support hundreds of pounds. These challenges are designed to encourage creativity in the performative and presentational elements of competition.

19. U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad

Type: Regional, National, International

Students interested in chemistry can participate in the USNCO, in which they’ll take rigorous exams to prove their skills in the field. Top test-takers will be selected to attend a prestigious Study Camp, where they’ll compete for the chance to represent the U.S. at the International Chemistry Olympiad. Interested students can contact their local coordinator, who can be found through the program’s website.

20. ArcGIS Online Competition

Type: Regional, State, and National

This competition tasks high schoolers with conducting a research project connected to their home state, and eventually presenting their data in an ArcGIS StoryMap. This is a multi-level competition–participants compete at the school, state, and national level as they pursue top honors.

21. AAPT High School Physics Photo Contest

Type: International

This unique international competition is presented by the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and challenges students to create visual illustrations of natural and contrived phenomena, along with a written analysis of what the images are demonstrating. More than 1,000 students take part in this competition annually.

22. DNA Day Essay Contest

This annual competition asks high schoolers from around the globe to examine, question, and reflect on important topics in genetics. The essay can be no longer than 750 words and the prompt changes yearly. First place takes home $1,000, second place $600, and third place $400.

23. The Biomimicry Institute: Youth Design Challenge

Through this science competition, students are introduced to biomimicry—an interdisciplinary approach to science and environmental literacy. Students work as teams with an adult coach to search for bio-inspired ideas to solve real-world problems in support of a healthier planet.

24. TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science)

During this aptly named competition, students must work in teams to apply their knowledge of math and science to real-world engineering challenges. The three-part, themed competition includes design/build, multiple choice, and essay components, and the theme changes annually. 

Beyond the chance to win an award, participants build valuable, broadly applicable skills like teamwork, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking.

25. Eye on the Future Teen Video Contest

While not a research competition per se, aspiring scientists will want to look into this science-related competition. Participants are tasked with creating a video between 30 seconds and three minutes long, either on their own or in teams of up to three members. Students compete in three categories: science in your world, science in the field or lab, and science in the future. 

Winners receive a $2,000 cash prize and a paid trip for them and a parent or guardian to visit the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. 

How Do Science Research Competitions Affect My Admissions Chances? 

The influence your participation in science research competitions can have on your college admissions varies—considerations such as how well you performed and the prestige of the event factor into how admissions officers view the competition. That being said, the four tiers of extracurricular activities provide a good general guide for understanding how colleges view your activities outside the classroom.

The most esteemed and well-known science research competitions are organized into Tiers 1 and 2. Extracurricular activities in these categories are extremely rare, demonstrate exceptional achievement, and hold considerable sway with admissions officers. Tiers 3 and 4 are reserved for more modest accomplishments—like winning a regional (rather than a national) competition—and carry less weight at colleges than their higher-tiered counterparts. 

Generally, participation in a science research competition will be considered at least a Tier 2 activity. As stated before, this varies depending on the competition and your performance. For example, being a finalist or winner in something like the Regeneron Science Talent Search or the International Biology Olympiad—prestigious national and international competitions—is very likely to be considered a Tier 1 achievement. 

However, lower-tiered extracurriculars are still valuable, as they show colleges a more well-rounded picture of you as a student, and highlight your desire to pursue your interests outside of school. 

Curious how your participation in science research competitions affects your odds of college admissions? Collegevine can help. Our free chancing calculator uses factors like grades, test scores, and extracurricular activities—like science research competitions— to calculate your chances of getting into hundreds of colleges across the country! You can even use the information provided to identify where you can improve your college profile and ultimately bolster your odds of getting into your dream school. 

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ACM SIGMOD 2023 Student Research Competition

SIGMOD 2023 will host the fifth ACM Student Research Competition (SRC), sponsored by TBA. This competition offers undergraduate and graduate students a unique forum to experience the research world, present their research results to conference attendees, and compete for prizes. Such competitions have been held at many other SIG-sponsored conferences, such as SIGGRAPH , FSE , PLDI , and MobiCom .

The competition will have separate undergraduate and graduate categories, and consist of three rounds:

• A research abstract submission
• A poster presentation
• A research talk

The abstract submission will be done online before the conference. A PC will review the submissions and invite selected students to attend SIGMOD 2023 to present a poster. A panel of judges will then review the posters and select students to give a research talk on the next day where the final winners will be determined. Three winners from each category will be chosen, with the grand winner of each category will advance to the ACM-wide competition

• Abstract submission: extended to 5pm Pacific Standard Time, Janurary 31, 2023 (submission site)
• Notification: February 31, 2023
• Second round: TBD, to be held at the conference
• Third round: TBD, to be held at the conference

The top three winners in each category (undergraduate and graduate) will be recognized during the conference and will receive prizes of US$500, US$300, and US$200, respectively. The top three winners in each category also receive an award medal and a one-year complimentary ACM student membership with a subscription to ACM’s Digital Library.

The first-place winners of each category will be invited to compete with winners from other conferences in the ACM Student Research Competition Grand Finals .

The Competition

First Round: Abstract Submission

Submit a 2-page abstract online. The 2-page limit includes text, appendices, and figures. References do not count against the page limit and can expand into subsequent pages. The abstract should be written in English using the ACM template . The abstract should address a topic that is relevant to the SIGMOD/PODS community and include 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 pertinent background necessary to appreciate the work. 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 attacking the problem and clearly state how your approach is novel.
• Results and Contributions : Clearly show how the results of your work contribute to computer science and explain the significance of those results.

Make sure you submit your abstract in PDF format by the submission deadline on the submission website. Please read the FAQ below before you submit it.

Sampled abstracts from previous competitions

Sample from SRC 2020 (Graduate):

Interactive data visualization and exploration (DVE) applications, such as the one in Figure 1, have rapidly grown in popularity with use cases in numerous sectors [2, 4, 9, 11, 15]. Like typical web services, DVE applications may be run on heterogeneous client devices and networks, with users expecting fast response times under 100 ms [12]. However, the resource demands of DVE applications are magnified and highly unpredictable, making it difficult to achieve such interactivity.

Full version: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3318464.3384405

Sample from SRC 2020 (Undergraduate):

Selecting the optimal storage engine and tuning for an application requires comparing the latency of diverse workloads executed on different data structures. In this work, we start to develop an average-case analysis of the performance of storage engines that can achieve significantly more accurate predictions than existing worst-case models. We propose a distribution-aware framework to predict the latency of diverse workloads executed on a vast number of data structures. As a case study, we use our framework to produce cost models for a diverse family of key-value storage engine tunings, and verify our models on RocksDB and WiredTiger.

Full version: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3318464.3384408

Second Round: Poster Presentation

The SRC PC will select a number of students from the abstract to advance to the second round. The second round of the competition will take place at the SIGMOD 2023 conference and will be a poster session. This is your opportunity to present your research to conference attendees and leading experts in data management, including the SRC committee.

Judges will review the posters and speak to participants about their research. The judges will evaluate the research (quality, novelty, and significance) and the presentation of the research (poster, discussion) and select students to advance to the third round of the competition.

Third Round: Research Talk

The judges will select students from the second round to give a short (10 min max) public presentation of their research. After each presentation, there will be a short question and answer session. Evaluations are based on the presenter’s knowledge of his/her research area, the contribution of the research, and the quality of the oral and visual presentation. At most three winners will be chosen in each category, undergraduate and graduate, and receive prizes.

Grand Finals

The first-place winner in each category (undergraduate and graduate) from the SRC will advance to the SRC Grand Finals. A different panel of judges evaluates the winners of all SRCs held during the calendar year against each other via the web. Three undergraduates and three graduates will be chosen as the SRC Grand Finals winners. They are invited, along with their advisors, to the annual ACM Awards Banquet (aka Turing Awards ceremony, among other things), where they receive formal recognition.

Who is eligible?

• Current student status, either graduate or undergraduate, at the time of the abstract submission.
• All participants should be current ACM student members .
• Supervisors of the work may not be listed as co-authors; students must submit a single-authored version of your work for the competition. While multiple students can co-author a single submission, 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.
• Submissions must be original research that is not already published at another conference or journal (i.e., please don’t submit your dissertation summary as your abstract). One of the goals of the SRC is to give students feedback on ongoing, unpublished work.
• See this website for full eligibility information.

For further questions please contact the organizers .

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Matthias Boehm (Graz University of Technology) Nikita Bhutani (Megagon Lab) Subarna Chatterjee (Harvard University) Yongjoo Park (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) Danica Porobic (Oracle) Kexin Rong (Stanford) Erkang Zhu (Microsoft Research) Azade Nova (Google Brain) Yeye He (Microsoft Research) Shantanu Sharma (New Jersey Institute of Technology) Stavros Sintos (University of Illinois Chicago) You (Will) Wu (Google Research) John Paparrizos (Ohio State University) Amir Shaikhha (University of Edinburgh) Sainyam Galhotra (University of Chicago) Tianzheng Wang (Simon Fraser University)

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the SRC differ from the SIGMOD programming contest? The programming contest targets student teams who are interested in solving coding problems. The SRC aims to encourage research contributions from student researchers at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

What about the undergraduate poster competition? There won't be a separate undergraduate poster competition this year.

Can students submit in teams? Team projects will be accepted from Undergraduates. One person should be designated by the team to make the oral presentation, and only one person will receive the travel stipend per Undergraduate project. Only individual research is accepted from Graduate (Masters or PhD program) students: group research projects will not be considered. However, if an individual is part of a group research project and wants to participate in an SRC, they can only present their part of the research. Only they will receive the travel stipend and monetary award (should they win).

Can we submit the same manuscript as in our SIGMOD 2nd round submissions / demo submissions / some other paper that is currently under submission? Unfortunately not. The SRC does count as a presentation venue, and submitting the same work as will violate SIGMOD's duplicate submission policy .

I already competed in another SRC this year, can I still participate? You can only participate in one SRC per year. See this website for further information.

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Student Research Competition SPLASH 2023

The ACM Student Research Competition (SRC) 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 their 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 in the ACM Student Research Competition at SPLASH 2023!

Accepted Papers

In order to participate in the SRC, you must:

• Have graduate or undergraduate student status (i.e., be 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 for references (and no other text). 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://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=splash2023src by July 14th 2023, 23:59pm July 21st, 2023 23:59pm AoE .

Please contact the SPLASH 2023 SRC co-chairs if you need more information.

Competition

If your abstract is accepted, there are two additional rounds of SRC competition that are held during the SPLASH conference.

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 present a poster that will be used as a visual helping you to explain your work. This is your opportunity to present your research to conference attendees and SRC judges.

The judges will review the posters and speak to participants about their research. The judges will evaluate the posters based on the quality of the oral and visual presentation, significance of the contribution, research methods, and your broader knowledge of your research area. Following that evaluation, the judges will select students to advance to the second round of the competition.

Second Round: Research Talk

If you are selected for this stage, you will give a 10-minute talk about your research before a panel of judges in a special session at the SPLASH 2023 conference.

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.

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WHAT IS THE HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC RESEARCH COMPETITION?

Running through March and April, SARC is more than just a contest—it’s a guided immersion into the research process, designed for experts and newcomers alike!

You’ll enroll in immersive workshops that guide you through the research process from beginning to end and prepare you for your own research proposal.

Participants compete with the sharpest young minds around the world. 

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SARC is unique in that participants can research any topic they want! This competition is not limited to the sciences. Your research topic can range from political science, art, and economics to engineering, history, or any other field of interest.

Researchers can choose a topic they’re passionate about, something they wish to dive deeper into, or something they want to study in university.

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Yike Zhang, Top 10 Finalist, SARC 2023

“Participating in the High School Academic Research Competition (SARC) was a truly incredible and transformative experience for me. What made this competition stand out was its inclusive approach, which allowed participants to conduct research on any topic of their choice. Moreover, the admin team hosted informative bootcamps, gave access to academic research resources, and created a community of like-minded peers.”

Krishnaaram Muthukumaran, Top 10 Finalist, SARC 2023

“SARC was an amazing experience. The workshops conducted were invaluable in guiding me through the research journey as a beginner, from formulating a research question to crafting a proposal. The resources & workshops provided a solid foundation for understanding the research process. Connecting with equally motivated individuals worldwide made it a truly invaluable learning opportunity.”

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ESEC/FSE 2023 will host an ACM Student Research Competition (SRC). The SRC is a unique forum reserved for undergraduate and graduate students who want to experience the world of software engineering research, present their results to the community.

The ACM Student Research Competition at ESEC/FSE 2023 consists of three parts:

• Research Abstract Submission
• Poster Presentation during the conference
• Research Talk during the conference

The first-place winners are invited to participate in the ACM Student Research Competition Grand Finals (that includes all fields of computer science). Here is how you can participate.

Submit a Research Abstract

To participate, submit an extended research abstract of no more than 800 words (within a 2-page limit) related to the main themes of ESEC/FSE 2023 (see the Research Track for a list of conference topics). The submission should include the following elements: the research problem and motivation, background and related work, approach and novelty, results, and contributions. Your submission must present original research contributions that have not been published elsewhere. Papers will be judged based on how well they cover the above aspects of the work.

All research abstracts must conform to the ESEC/FSE 2023 Format and Submission Guidelines , and must not exceed 800 words (within 2 pages), including all text, appendices, and figures. However, please note that references do not count against the word and page limit: the list of references may expand into a third page but no content (text, figures) is allowed on the third page (i.e., the third page, if any, should contain nothing else except all or part of your references). All submissions must be in English. Submissions must be in PDF format. Papers must be submitted electronically through the ESEC/FSE SRC HotCRP submission site ( http://esecfse2023-src.hotcrp.com ) by 15th June 2023. A panel of experts will review the submissions and select the students to participate in the Student Research Competition, which will be held during ESEC/FSE 2023. Accepted submissions will be published in the conference electronic proceedings and made available in the ACM Digital Library.

The review process is single-blind. There is no need to anonymize the submission. The submission will be handled using HotCRP.

First Round: Poster Presentation

The first round of the competition will take place during the ESEC/FSE 2023 conference and will be a poster session. You will get to present your research to the conference attendees and leading experts in software engineering research, including the SRC committee.

The committee members will review the posters and talk to participants about their research. Subsequently, they will evaluate the research (in terms of quality, novelty, and significance) as well as the presentation of the research (poster and discussion), and choose the participants to advance to the second round of the competition.

Second Round: Give a Presentation

Selected participants will be invited to give a short presentation of their research before the SRC committee members in a special session during the ESEC/FSE 2023. Each presentation will be followed by a short Q&A session. Evaluations of presentations will be based on the presenter’s knowledge of their research area, contribution of the research, and the quality of the oral and visual presentation. At most three winners will be chosen in undergraduate and graduate category, and receive prizes.

The SRC Grand Finals

The first-place winner in each category (undergraduate and graduate) from the SRC held at ESEC/FSE 2023 will advance to the ACM SRC Grand Finals. A different panel of judges evaluates the winners of all SRCs held during the calendar year against each other via the web. Three undergraduates and three graduates will be chosen as the SRC Grand Finals winners.

The top three winners in each category (undergraduate and graduate) will be recognized during the conference and will receive prizes. The first-place winners of the ESEC/FSE SRC are also invited to compete with winners from other conferences in the ACM Student Research Competition Grand Finals.

Requirements

Participants must be undergraduate or graduate students pursuing an academic degree at the time of initial submission. Participants must be current student members of the ACM, and must provide their ACM member number. Supervisors of the work may not be listed as co-authors; you must submit a single-authored version of your work for the competition.

Important Dates

All dates are 23:59:59 AoE (UTC-12h).

• Paper Submission: Fri, 30 June 2023
• Notification: Fri, 11 August 2023
• Camera-ready Version: Thu, 24 August, 2023

NOTE: The official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the first day of the conference. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work.

For additional information, visit the official ACM Student Research Competition website. For questions, please contact the SRC chairs, Caroline Lemieux and Chakkrit (Kla) Tantithamthavorn .

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do I need to travel to San Francisco if my abstract gets accepted?

Yes, you will need to travel to ESEC/FSE 2023 to participate in the SRC. We will not offer a virtual/hybrid option for the Poster and Presentation rounds of the competition. Should exceptional circumstances (e.g., visa issues) prevent you from travelling to San Francisco in time, contact the SRC chairs.

Q: Does the SRC offer a travel stipend?

Unfortunately the ESEC/FSE 2023 SRC is unable to provide a travel stipend to participants. Should your advisor or institution be unable to cover the travel cost, we encourage you to apply SIGSOFT CAPS .

Q: I am a PhD student. Am I eligible to participate in the SRC?

Yes. As a PhD student, you will compete in the Graduate category of the competition.

Q: What should I write in my research abstract?

A submission to the competition should describe recently completed or ongoing student research related to the topics covered by ESEC/FSE. It is important that your research abstract discusses (1) research problem and motivation, (2) background and related work, (3) approach and uniqueness, and (4) results and contributions. The committee will assess your research abstract along these dimensions.

Q: What criteria will be used to evaluate the poster and conference presentations?

The judges will assess the poster presentations using the following criteria: Oral presentation, Visual presentation, Research methods, and Significance of contribution. For the conference presentation, the evaluation criteria are Knowledge of research area, Contribution of the research, and Presentation.

Q: My research is not related to software engineering or any of the main themes of the ESEC/FSE conference. Can I still participate in the Student Research Competition?

Yes, but not at ESEC/FSE. To participate in the competition at ESEC/FSE, your research needs to be related to the main themes of the ESEC/FSE conference (see the topics for the main conference track). If your research is not among the topics relevant for ESEC/FSE, please check the list of current SRC calls to find a conference that is better related. If you don’t find a conference that covers your research, you can participate in the SRC at the SIGCSE conference.

Q: Can I submit research that is already published elsewhere?

No, the submission needs to be original. In particular, you cannot participate with a short version of a paper that is accepted in the main track. We will ask you to retract work that has already been published elsewhere.

Q: Can I get my paper published if I cannot attend?

No, the student will need to attend/present their poster or your paper will not be published.

Q: Can I participate without an ACM student membership?

No, you need to have an ACM student membership to participate.

Q: Do figures count towards the word limit?

No, they do not.

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University of british columbia.

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Monash university.

Daniel Alencar Da Costa

University of otago, new zealand.

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Jetbrains research.

Jieshan Chen

Csiro's data61.

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Concordia university, canada.

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Shanghai institute for advanced study of zhejiang university.

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Chalmers | university of gothenburg.

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Carnegie mellon university, united states.

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Singapore management university, singapore.

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New jersey institute of technology.

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Cornell university.

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Dalhousie university.

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Concordia university; meta.

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University of nebraska-lincoln, usa.

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Federal university of pernambuco.

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Zhejiang university.

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Concordia university.

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The univeristy of melbourne.

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The 2023 Harvard International Economics Essay Contest is sponsored by the Harvard Undergraduate Economics Association (HUEA) in conjunction with the Harvard College Economics Review (HCER). This essay competition is open to high school students of any year and is a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate an accomplished level of writing and understanding of economic theory. Through the contest, student competitors hone their academic and professional skills and exhibit their knowledge to future employers and academic programs.  Competitors must construct a convincing argument using economic theory and real-world examples.  Winning essays will be published in the Harvard Economics Review and will be available for the greater Harvard community to read. Essays should focus on argumentation supported with facts and references, although data-based support is also welcome.