ARC 23 Poster Competition Guidelines

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ARC 2023 Poster Competition Guidelines

• All computing or data-enable research is welcome. The research does not need to be COVID-19 related.
• Submit your poster title and abstract by April 14 to bgc14@pitt.edu.
• University of Pittsburgh graduate and undergraduate students are eligible for two $750 travel prizes.
• Pitt post-docs are invited to submit but are not eligible for prize money.
• Students from other institutions are invited to submit, but are not eligible for prize money.
• Posters are to be formatted as 36"x48"
• Poster boards and easels will be available at the symposium.
• The contest begins Friday, April 21 at 3:40 pm. Please arrive to set up after 2:30 pm.
• Signs in the University Club will direct you to the venue.

Posters will be judged according to these criteria:

Visual

• Graphics aren’t pixelated screenshots
• The font is clearly legible
• The poster maintains a balance between graphics and text

Oral

• The explanation is given in a logical order
• The presenter is excited about their research
• The presenter motivates and rationalizes their results clearly with emphasis on the use of advanced computing

Impact

• Presenter understands why their work is novel
• Presenter understands why their work is important
• Presenter understands what future work needs to be done

Questions and Answers

• Follow up questions were answered clearly and concisely

Don’t forget to acknowledge your funding agencies and compute resources!