Original and unpublished papers are solicited from the above-mentioned areas. The file format should be PDF. The author(s) name(s) and address(es) must not appear in the paper, and self reference should be in the third person. This is to facilitate double blind review. Papers must be formatted according to the template which is available at the SAC 2020 website.

Submission system

Original manuscripts should be submitted in electronic format through the START system used by SAC 2020 conference. Submission page is here.

Student Research Competition (SRC)

Graduate students are invited to submit research abstracts (maximum of 4 pages in ACM camera-ready format) following the instructions published at SAC 2020 website. Submission of the same abstract to multiple tracks is not allowed. All research abstract submissions will be reviewed by researchers and practitioners with expertise in the track focus area to which they are submitted.

Authors of selected abstracts (up to 18 students) will have the opportunity to give poster and oral presentations of their work and compete for three top-winning places. The SRC committee will evaluate and select First, Second, and Third place winners. The winners will receive medals and cash awards. Winners will be announced during the conference banquet. Invited students receive SRC travel support (US$500) and are eligible to apply to the SIGAPP Student Travel Award Program (STAP) for additional travel support.

Please submit your research abstracts electronically to the SRC START submission system in PDF format.

The submission page for Student Research Competition is here.

Paper size limits and other constraints

The length of a regular paper is 8 page (included in the registration) + 2 pages (at extra charge) = 10 pages maximum.

The length of a poster is 3 pages (included in the registration) + 1 page (at extra charge) = 4 pages maximum.

The length of SRC abstracts is 4 pages maximum.

A paper cannot be sent to more than one track.

SAC No-Show Policy

Paper registration is required, allowing the inclusion of the papers and posters in the conference proceedings. An author or a proxy attending SAC MUST present the paper. This is a requirement for all accepted papers, posters, and invited SRC submissions to be included in the ACM digital library. No-show of scheduled papers, posters, and student research abstracts will result in excluding them from the ACM digital library.