CALL FOR STUDENT DEMOS AT IEEE NOMS 2012
$500 Cash Award for Best Student Demo!

The NOMS 2012 technical program will include a Student Demo Contest in Network Operations and Service Management. The goal of the program is to give students and recent graduates in the area of Network and Service management the opportunity to present their research work through software or hardware demonstrations.

PRESENTATION FORMATS
Each accepted demo will have a 12-minute presentation window. The student can first use a few (e.g. 1-3) slides to briefly introduce the background, objectives, and/or methodologies of the project, followed by an on-site demonstration of the operations and functionalities of the software or hardware products derived from the research project. Two minutes will be reserved for questions and the answers.

AWARDS
The demos will be evaluated by a committee of experts in the fields. The assessment criteria include the relevance of the work to Network Operations and Service Management, the novelty and contribution of the research work, the quality and functionality of the software/hardware products, and the potential of the results for future engineering practice. The best demo will receive a $500 award.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Students who are working on areas related Network Operations and Service Management, and have software/hardware products ready for demonstration before NOMS, are invited to submit a 2-page Demo Abstract, which should include the following contents

• Name, email, institution, degree of study (Master student or Ph.D student), and IEEE member number (if applicable) of the student.
• An abstract of the demo, which should describe the background, objectives of the work, the name of the software/hardware product, a detailed description of what will be demonstrated, and the potential applications.
• Screen shot(s) and/or picture(s) of the product to be demonstrated.
• Equipments and/or technologies required for the demo (e.g. computer, Internet, speakers, etc.)

Only PDF submissions will be accepted. All submissions should be emailed to Dr. Jingxian Wu at wuj@uark.edu, with a title: NOMS DEMO: your last name.

IMPORTANT DATES

• Submission deadline: 15 February 2012
• Notification of acceptance: 29 February 2012
• Student Demo Contest: 17 April 18:00 - 20:00

STUDENT DEMO CONTEST CO-CHAIRS

• Nikos Anerousis, IBM Research, NY USA, nikosatus.ibm.com
• Jingxian Wu, University of Arkansas, AR USA, wuj@uark.edu
• Ali Daneshmand, AT&T Labs, NJ USA, ali.daneshmand@gmail.com

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