CfP: FSE 2016: Student Programs

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International Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE 2016)

The ACM SIGSOFT International Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering is proud to host four exciting student-related programs in 2016: Doctoral Symposium (June 15), Student Research Competition (July 1), Mentorship Program (deadline TBD), and Student Volunteer Program (August 1). See details below. In addition to those programs, we encourage students to submit to FSE tracks (June 15, http://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/fse2016/calls/) and FSE workshop (July 1,http://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/fse2016/workshops/) We encourage students to apply for travel funding through SIGSOFT CAPS. http://www.sigsoft.org/resources/caps.html

Doctoral Symposium Submission
Deadline: June 15, 2016

The Doctoral Symposium aims to support PhD students working in the area of software engineering. Participants will have the opportunity to present and discuss their doctoral research with senior researchers in the software engineering community, in a constructive and friendly atmosphere. Specifically, the symposium aims to:

• Provide a setting whereby students receive feedback on their doctoral research and guidance on future directions from the Doctoral Symposium Panel;
• Foster the creation of a supportive community of scholars and a spirit of collaborative research; and
• Increase interaction between the student participants and other participants at the main conference.

In addition to scientific matters, students will have the opportunity to seek advice on various aspects of completing a PhD and performing research as a young professional in software engineering. Students will largely be participating in the Doctoral Symposium after they have settled on a dissertation topic with some initial research results. Funding, especially for US students, will likely be provided to participants by the National Science Foundations.

More details can be found here: http://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/fse2016/calls/doctoral-symposium/

ACM Student Research Competition (SRC)
Submission Deadline: July 1, 2016

FSE 2016 will host an ACM Student Research Competition (SRC), sponsored by Microsoft Research. This competition offers undergraduate and graduate students a unique forum to experience the research world, present their research results to conference attendees, and compete for prizes. The ACM SRC at FSE 2016 consists of three parts: (1) research abstract submission, (2) poster presentation, and (3) a research talk. The first-place winners of the competition will be invited to participate in the ACM Student Research Competition Grand Finals. Students who are selected to participate in the main competition at the FSE conference round are entitled to a stipend for their travel expenses, up to a maximum of US$500.

More details can be found here: http://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/fse2016/calls/student-research-competition/

Mentorship Sessions FSE 2016 is pleased to announce a new initiative to improve mentoring in our research community. The Mentorship Sessions program facilitates one-on-one meetings between junior and senior researchers, each lasting 20 minutes. The goal is for these meetings to turn into fruitful collaborations or mentoring relationships and to build a stronger community. This free event will be held during one or more lunches of the main conference. If you'd like to participate, start thinking about who you would like to meet with as a mentor (you can even email Reid Holmes <rtholmes@cs.ubc.ca> and/or Katie Stolee <ktstolee@ncsu.edu> with suggestions!). The goal of this initiative is to provide access to mentors in a low-pressure setting where the focus and intention of the interaction is mentoring. Watch the website for more details and application instructions.

More details can be found here: http://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/fse2016/mentorship-sessions/

Student Volunteer Program
Application Deadline: August 1, 2016

Becoming a Student Volunteer is an excellent opportunity to meet, interact, and network with leading academic and industrial researchers and practitioners in the area of software engineering. It is also a great way to meet other students from all over the world and to offset some of the costs of the conference! If you are an undergraduate, graduate, or PhD student and would like to apply and join the volunteer team, watch the FSE 2016 website for application and instructions. You will receive complimentary student registration to the main conference, as well as any events you will be assigned to help with. The expectation is to work 20 hours during the week of the conference. Visit the FSE website for additional information, application form, and process.

More details can be found here: http://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/fse2016/student-volunteer-program/