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Ph.D. Forum (ICDCN) 2011 : Ph.D. Forum in conjunction with International Conference on Distributing Computing and Networking | |||||||||||||
Link: http://icdcn.iitkgp.ac.in/PhDForum.html | |||||||||||||
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Call For Papers | |||||||||||||
ICDCN 2011 will host a Ph.D. Forum to encourage Ph.D. students in India
and abroad to present and discuss their research with peers in their fields. This PhD forum is best suited for students who already have a plan outlined for their dissertation in the broad areas of Distributed Computing and Computer Networking. This forum will provide a friendly and supportive environment for doctoral students to present and discuss their dissertation research both with their peers and with a panel of experienced researchers from academia and industry. In addition to providing feedback and advice, this forum will provide an opportunity for students to network as well as to practice presenting their research clearly and concisely. FORMAT The Ph.D. Forum will be an event consisting of short student presentations followed by poster presentations. Each participant will be allowed 5 minutes to make a short presentation. Thereafter, all participants will maker poster presentations. ELIGIBILITY Though this forum is primarily targeted towards Ph.D. students, exceptional BS and MS students who have formulated a research project and obtained some good results will also be considered and hence are encouraged to apply. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Intended participants must submit a cover letter and a technical write-up. The cover letter must contain the participant's name, affiliation, advisor's name (if known), theme of research, degrees obtained so far, current status in their degree, and expected graduation date. Each participant must provide a 3-page write-up of the intended research. The write-up should be a concise description of the problem statement, scientific and technical approach, and the results obtained so far. Sufficient information should be provided for the chairs and the review board to judge the merit of the research. The cover letter and the paper must be sent via email to Mainak Chatterjee (mainak@eecs.ucf.edu) and Sriram Pemmaraju (sriram@cs.uiowa.edu) with subject line: "ICDCN Ph.D. Forum Submission". IMPORTANT DATES Cover letter and Write-up due: September 30, 2010 Notification to participants: October 15, 2010 Ph.D. Forum: January 5, 2011 FINANCIAL SUPPORT ICDCN 2011 will waive the registration fee for all participants. Efforts are being made to provide free hostel type accommodation to all participants. Also, most participants (depending on the budget) will be reimbursed with round-trip A/C 3-tier train fare within India. BEST PRESENTATION AWARD Undisclosed judges will evaluate all presenters based on their oral and poster presentation for the Best Presentation Award. Ph.D. FORUM CHAIRS Mainak Chatterjee, University of Central Florida, USA Sriram Pemmaraju, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA |
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