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Feng Chen Memorial Awards (Spring 2017)
Deadline: March 31, 2017, 5 pm
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After getting a tenure-track faculty position at Iowa State University, Feng Chen tragically passed away on August 8, 2009. The Feng Chen Memorial Awards have been established in his memory from donations by family, friends, and colleagues, as well as from the Department of Computer Science and Microsoft.
Feng Chen Memorial Award
Awards will be given annually to students who meet all of the following criteria:
- Must be a current student enrolled in the Department of Computer Science.
- In the 2016 calendar year, must have co-authored a paper that received a Best Paper Award (including Best Student Paper), or had a paper published in a Best Papers of the Year special journal issue. (For example, IEEE Micro publishes a special issue on Top Picks from Computer Architecture Conferences.)
- Eligibility is generally by date of presentation for conference papers and date of publication for special journal issues; however, exceptions may be made for students who have more recent papers and who are also graduating before next spring.
Feng Chen Memorial Award in Software Engineering
- One paper in the area of software engineering that meets the Feng Chen Memorial Award criteria will be selected to also receive this award.
Prizes:
Feng Chen Memorial Award
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- Each of the authors of the chosen paper will receive an additional $100 award. This is in addition to any prize received for the Feng Chen Memorial Award.
Please ensure that the following information is submitted by March 31 to Colin Robertson (colinr@illinois.edu, 2252 SC):
1) The paper title, conference name, and co-authors. Date of conference presentation. If appearing in a journal special issue, the journal name, issue number, issue title (if any), and date of publication.
2) Evidence that the paper has won an award. This could be a letter from the conference organizer, a copy of the conference program, a copy of a certificate received at the conference, etc. For journal special issues, provide evidence that the paper has been invited, and that issue is focused on best papers.
3) Research area(s) for each eligible student and name of the faculty adviser(s).
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