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SPLASH 2017
Sun 22 - Fri 27 October 2017 Vancouver, Canada

The ACM Student Research Competition (SRC), sponsored by Microsoft Research, offers a unique forum for ACM student members at the undergraduate and graduate levels to present their original research at SPLASH before a panel of judges and conference attendees. The SRC gives visibility to not only up-and-coming young researchers, but also exposes them to the field of computer science research and its community. This competition also gives students an opportunity to discuss their research with experts in their field, get feedback, and to help them sharpen their communication and networking skills.

Accepted Papers

Title
Abstracting Resource Effects
Student Research Competition
Automatic Testing of Interactive JavaScript Debuggers
Student Research Competition
Computer-Assisted Specification of Asynchronous Interfaces with Non-Deterministic Behavior
Student Research Competition
Devirtualization in LLVM
Student Research Competition
Framework support for Usability evaluation of Domain-Specific Languages
Student Research Competition
Genetic Improvement in Code Interpreters and Compilers
Student Research Competition
How Are Programming ƒQuestions from Women Received on Stack Overflow? A Case Study of Peer Parity
Student Research Competition
How to Efficiently Process 2^100 Different Lists
Student Research Competition
How To Make Tasks Faster: Revealing The Complex Interactions Of Tasks In The Memory System
Student Research Competition
Principles, patterns, and techniques for designing and implementing practical fluent interfaces in Java
Student Research Competition
Simulation-based Code Duplication for Enhancing Compiler Optimizations
Student Research Competition
Verifying the Proxy Design Pattern Using Object Propositions
Student Research Competition
What merge tool should I use?
Student Research Competition
ZenSheet Studio: A Spreadsheet-Inspired Environment for Reactive Computing
Student Research Competition

SRC Participants

2017 SPLASH ACM Student Research Competition Participants

You can find extended abstracts published in the ACM Digital Library here: https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3135932

Competition Winners

Graduate category:

gold David Leopoldseder
gold Daniel Lehmann
gold Germán Ceballos

Undergraduate category:

gold Lukas Lazarek
gold Piotr Padlewski
gold Valerie Zhao

All Participants

Graduate category:

  • David Leopoldseder (Johannes Kepler University)
    Simulation-based Code Duplication for Enhancing Compiler Optimizations
  • Germán Ceballos (Uppsala University)
    How To Make Tasks Faster: Revealing The Complex Interactions Of Tasks In The Memory System
  • Oliver Krauss (Johannes Kepler University; University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria)
    Genetic Improvement in Code Interpreters and Compilers
  • Guilherme Cavalcanti (Federal University of Pernambuco)
    What merge tool should I use?
  • Nicholas V. Lewchenko (University of Colorado Boulder)
    Computer-Assisted Specification of Asynchronous Interfaces with Non-Deterministic Behavior
  • Daniel Lehmann (TU Darmstadt)
    Automatic Testing of Interactive JavaScript Debuggers
  • Ligia Nistor (Carnegie Mellon University)
    Verifying the Proxy Design Pattern Using Object Propositions
  • Ankica Barisic (NOVA-LINCS FCT/UNL)
    Framework support for Usability evaluation of Domain-Specific Languages

Undergraduate category:

  • Valerie Zhao (Wellesley College)
    Abstracting Resource Effects
  • Piotr Padlewski (University of Warsaw)
    Devirtualization in LLVM
  • Haochen Xie (Nagoya University)
    Principles, patterns, and techniques for designing and implementing practical fluent interfaces in Java
  • Monica Figuera (Universidad Simón Bolívar)
    ZenSheet Studio: A Spreadsheet-Inspired Environment for Reactive Computing
  • Lukas Lazarek (University of Massachusetts Lowell)
    How to Efficiently Process 2^100 Different Lists
  • Savannah Morgan (Centre College)
    How Are Programming ƒQuestions from Women Received on Stack Overflow? A Case Study of Peer Parity

Call for SRC Participation

Microsoft

NEW Submission deadline: 7 August 2017

UPDATE: The dates of the 2 rounds of competition are posted below.

The ACM Student Research Competition (SRC), sponsored by Microsoft Research, offers a unique forum for ACM student members at the undergraduate and graduate levels to present their original research at SPLASH before a panel of judges and conference attendees. The SRC gives visibility to not only up-and-coming young researchers, but also exposes them to the field of computer science research and its community. This competition also gives students an opportunity to discuss their research with experts in their field, get feedback, and to help them sharpen their communication and networking skills.

In order to participate in the SRC, you have to fulfill the following requirements:

  • Current ACM student membership
  • Graduate or undergraduate student status (must be currently enrolled in a university or college) at the time of submission
  • If selected, participants must register for the conference


If you meet the above requirements and want to participate, you must submit an extended abstract of no more than 800 words, and no more than 2 pages (excluding references) to: https://splash17src.hotcrp.com/.

NEW Submission deadline: 17 July NOW 7 August 2017

Your abstract should conform to the ACM SIGPLAN conference template, using the acmart class with the “sigconf” option, and it should be in 10pt font, and be submitted in pdf format. The research presented in the abstract has to be done on an individual basis for graduate students, but group projects are allowed for undergraduate submissions (one student must be chosen to present the work). The abstract should describe the research problem and motivation, background and related work, the intended solution approach and its uniqueness, results, and contributions.

Your extended abstract will be judged by a panel of judges, and you will be notified if you are accepted as an SRC participant to then attend SPLASH in Vancouver in October. If your abstract is accepted, you will have to prepare a poster to present in the first round of competition. Your abstract will also be published in the conference proceedings. The camera-ready version of abstracts will be DUE 28 August 2017.

AUTHORS TAKE 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.


Student Research Competition Process


There are two rounds of SRC competition that are held during the SPLASH conference, once your abstract is accepted, and a later grand finals competition:

First Round Competitions [Wednesday, October 25, in the evening.]
The first round is the Poster Session. This is your opportunity to present your research in the areas specified in the conference’s call for papers. 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 a group of semi-finalists will be chosen to present at the second round of the competition.

Second Round Competitions
 [Thursday, October 26, during the last paper session.]
Semi-finalists continue by giving a short presentation (a ten minute presentation followed by a five minute question and answer period) of their research before a panel of judges, with a supporting Powerpoint presentation. Evaluations are based on the presenter’s knowledge of his/her research area, contribution of the research, and the quality of the oral and visual presentation. Three winners will be chosen in each category, undergraduate and graduate, receiving $500, $300, and $200, respectively.

The SRC Grand Finals

First place undergraduate and graduate student winners from the SRCs held during the year advance to the SRC Grand Finals. A different panel of judges evaluates these winners 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, where they receive formal recognition.

Travel Expenses

ACM’s SRC program covers expenses up to $500 for all students invited to an SRC. The kinds of conference expenses that are acceptable include:

  • Transportation expenses (air, rail, bus, taxi, car service, car rental, parking); If you’re driving your own car, you can expense .53.5 cents per mile as of January 1, 2017. Please note this rate generally changes annually.
  • Meals, hotel, tips
  • Supplies for poster development, poster shipment, etc.
  • Conference registration

Students will be reimbursed once we receive their SRC Travel Expense report form along with receipts for all expenses above $25.

Dates
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Wed 25 Oct

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17:30 - 19:30
SRC 1st Round: PostersStudent Research Competition at Poster Area
Chair(s): Shan Shan Huang LogicBlox, Inc., Jennifer B. Sartor Vrije Universiteit Brussel
17:30
2h
Talk
What merge tool should I use?
Student Research Competition
Guilherme Cavalcanti Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
17:30
2h
Talk
Principles, patterns, and techniques for designing and implementing practical fluent interfaces in Java
Student Research Competition
Haochen Xie Nagoya University
17:30
2h
Talk
How to Efficiently Process 2^100 Different Lists
Student Research Competition
17:30
2h
Talk
Automatic Testing of Interactive JavaScript Debuggers
Student Research Competition
Daniel Lehmann TU Darmstadt
17:30
2h
Talk
Abstracting Resource Effects
Student Research Competition
Valerie Zhao Wellesley College
17:30
2h
Talk
How To Make Tasks Faster: Revealing The Complex Interactions Of Tasks In The Memory System
Student Research Competition
Germán Ceballos Uppsala University
17:30
2h
Talk
Genetic Improvement in Code Interpreters and Compilers
Student Research Competition
Oliver Krauss University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria
17:30
2h
Talk
How Are Programming ƒQuestions from Women Received on Stack Overflow? A Case Study of Peer Parity
Student Research Competition
17:30
2h
Talk
Framework support for Usability evaluation of Domain-Specific Languages
Student Research Competition
Ankica Barisic NOVA-LINCS - Universidade Nova de Lisboa
17:30
2h
Talk
Computer-Assisted Specification of Asynchronous Interfaces with Non-Deterministic Behavior
Student Research Competition
17:30
2h
Talk
Devirtualization in LLVM
Student Research Competition
17:30
2h
Talk
Simulation-based Code Duplication for Enhancing Compiler Optimizations
Student Research Competition
David Leopoldseder Johannes Kepler University Linz
17:30
2h
Talk
Verifying the Proxy Design Pattern Using Object Propositions
Student Research Competition
Nistor Ligia Carnegie Mellon University
17:30
2h
Talk
ZenSheet Studio: A Spreadsheet-Inspired Environment for Reactive Computing
Student Research Competition
Monica Figuera Universidad Simón Bolívar

Thu 26 Oct

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15:30 - 17:00
SRC 2nd Round: PresentationsStudent Research Competition at Prince of Wales
Chair(s): Shan Shan Huang LogicBlox, Inc., Jennifer B. Sartor Vrije Universiteit Brussel
15:30
15m
Talk
Abstracting Resource Effects
Student Research Competition
Valerie Zhao Wellesley College
15:45
15m
Talk
Automatic Testing of Interactive JavaScript Debuggers
Student Research Competition
Daniel Lehmann TU Darmstadt
16:00
15m
Talk
Devirtualization in LLVM
Student Research Competition
16:15
15m
Talk
How To Make Tasks Faster: Revealing The Complex Interactions Of Tasks In The Memory System
Student Research Competition
Germán Ceballos Uppsala University
16:30
15m
Talk
How to Efficiently Process 2^100 Different Lists
Student Research Competition
16:45
15m
Talk
Simulation-based Code Duplication for Enhancing Compiler Optimizations
Student Research Competition
David Leopoldseder Johannes Kepler University Linz