Student Research Competition

Hypertext 2012 will be participating in the ACM Student Research Competition sponsored by Microsoft Research. The SRC, which is held at selected ACM conferences, will provide an opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students attending Hypertext 2012 to receive a $500 travel grant from Microsoft Research to present their research at Hypertext 2012. All invited students will compete in a conference competition for the best presentations, with the winners eligible for a spot in the SRC Grand Finals. The SRC is a valuable opportunity for students to participate in Hypertext 2012 and to receive recognition from ACM for the quality of their research.

The Hypertext 2012 SRC consists of two rounds: a poster session and a presentation session. A panel of judges will select a number of finalists from the poster session, who will be invited to the presentation session. Winners are selected from the presentation session. The top three undergraduate and graduate winners will receive prizes of $500, $300, and $200, respectively.

The Hypertext 2012 SRC winners will be invited to participate in the SRC Grand Finals, an online round of competitions among the winners of individual conference-hosted SRCs. The winners of the Grand Finals are invited to the ACM awards banquet together with their advisors, for an all-expenses-paid trip.

Eligibility Requirements

• Current ACM student membership
• Current "student" status as of February 1, 2012, either graduate or undergraduate

Submission Details

Students who wish to participate must submit the following information:

• An abstract of up to 800 words explaining the content of the poster.
• Presenter's email address, phone number and surface mail address.
• Indicate whether you are an undergraduate or graduate student.
• Name of department and school.
• Name of academic advisor.
• The abstract must describe the student's individual research and must be first-authored by the student.

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 of short or full technical papers are not eligible for consideration of the SRC. A submission to the Student Research Competition should describe recently completed or ongoing student research in any of the topic areas covered by HT2012.

Important Dates

• February 28, 2012 Deadline for submission (extended from February 21)
• March 21, 2012 Notification of acceptance

All submissions should be formatted according to the official ACM SIG proceedings template and submitted via https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ht2012

Up to ten undergraduate and twenty graduate abstracts will be selected for competition at the conference.

Further Information

Any queries regarding the Hypertext 2012 SRC should be sent to Denis Helic.