Student Paper Competition Submission Information
Submission Guidelines
Please submit your paper as a regular “technical paper publication” on the conference submission site. The conference organizers will identify the papers eligible for the student paper competition.
Please submit to the symposium that best matches the technical content of the paper. There will be no direct submissions to student paper competition.
The lead author and presenter must be a student
The 10-page maximum limit will be strictly enforced to ensure fairness. Competitive papers longer than 10-pages may be asked to resubmit a 10-page version prior to final evaluation.
To aid authors, the anticipated evaluation criteria are listed below. Both the paper, and presentation will be evaluated.
Manuscript Evaluation
Originality:
Distinguishing the paper from the authors’ previous work
Distinguishing the paper from the research in that area
Technical content and quality:
Literature review
Method description
Results and analysis of the results
Novelty of the method
Relevance and contribution:
Relevance of the paper to the symposium topic
Contribution of the paper to the symposium topic
Organization and clarity:
Fluency of the paper
Definition of the mathematical terms and concepts used in the paper
Quality of the figures
Relevance of the figure captions with the content of the figures
References to the figure in the text
Necessary information about the paper and contribution in the abstract and conclusion
Presentation Evaluation
Introduction:
The research question/hypothesis was clearly stated.
The goals and specific objectives were presented.
The project had sufficient, supporting background.
Methods and results:
The methods were clearly outlines/explained.
The presented acknowledged limitations of the study.
The results were clearly explained/highlighted.
Conclusions:
A review/summary of the project was presented.
The significance of the results was discussed.
The applicability of the results was discussed.
Presentation style:
Presentation was clear, readable, well-structured, and logical.
The presentation fit into the allotted time.
The student seemed knowledgeable, exhibited good voice projection and confidence, and responded well to questions from the audience.