IEEE SMC Society
Student Branch Chapter
Student Paper Contest 2009
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
**SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT**
The submission deadline has extended to 10 August 2009.
The First IEEE SMC Society Student Branch Chapter Student Paper Contest 2009 will be held in Hong Kong Polytechnic University on 26 September, 2009. The Student Paper Contest 2009 is co-organized by IEEE SMC Society Student Branch Chapters of Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Hong Kong Baptist University.
The Student Paper Contest aims to provide postgraduate students with an opportunity to discuss their research results with senior researchers in the field, other students and researchers. Finalists will give a presentation on the Paper Contest Day and they can apply up to USD 100 for travel support.
Postgraduate students, especially from Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and the Mainland China are encouraged to submit their papers in but not limited to the following SMC related topics:
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Cybernetics |
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Control of Uncertain Systems |
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Decision Support Systems |
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Intelligent Transportation Systems |
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Consumer & Industrial Applications |
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Manufacturing Systems & Automation |
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System Modeling & Control |
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Information Systems for Design & Marketing |
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Brain-based Information Communications |
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Human-Computer Interaction |
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Human-Machine Cooperation & Systems |
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Web Intelligence & Interaction |
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Interactive & Digital Media |
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Neural Networks & Applications |
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Cybernetics for Informatics |
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Expert & Knowledge-based Systems |
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Knowledge Acquisition in Intelligent |
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Grey Systems & Applications |
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Optimization |
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Paper Format
All submissions should be followed the following requirements:
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In English |
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Double Line Spacing |
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A4 size-paper |
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10-20 pages |
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Font Size: 10pt or larger |
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An abstract of approximate 100 - 200 words should precede the main text of the paper |
Submission Procedure
Please send the following documents to smc.sbc.polyu@gmail.com
1) the paper in PDF format and
2) completed submission form (click here to download the form)
You will receive a submission confirmation letter with a paper ID of your paper within 3 days.
Eligibility
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All participants must be postgraduate students at a tertiary institute |
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All participants must be IEEE SMCS student members or must qualify for IEEE student membership |
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The submitted work should reflect work done solely by the student |
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Finalists must give a presentation in person at the paper contest held in Hong Kong on 26 September 2009 |
Review Process
Submissions are evaluated on their originality, scientific merits, structure, and clarity of composition. Each paper will be reviewed by at least TWO reviewers. The finalists are selected based on the merits of submissions.
Finalists must attend and give a presentation in English in the Paper Contest 2009 held on 26 September, 2009, at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Those receiving the highest scores weighted from the initial review and oral presentation will win the contest.
Awards
| Winner: |
USD200 +
one year IEEE/SMC Student Membership +
Certificate |
| 1st Runner-up: |
USD100 +
one year IEEE/SMC Student Membership +
Certificate |
| 2nd Runner-up: |
One year IEEE/SMC Student Membership +
Certificate |
| Finalists: |
Certificate of Merit |
Travel Grant Support
Finalists outside Hong Kong can apply for a travel subsidy.
Upon approval, the applicants can reimburse their travel expenses up to USD100 with the verification of expense receipts.
IEEE SMC Student member would have a higher priority for consideration.
(How to become an IEEE SMC Student Member? Please Visit IEEE SMC Webpage or Email to us)
Important Dates
| Paper submission Deadline: |
Extend to 10 August, 2009 |
| Notification of Finalists: |
26 August, 2009 |
| Paper Contest Day: |
26 September, 2009 |
Contacts
For more information, please contact:
Advisor, IEEE SMCS Student Branch Chapter (HKPolyU)
Dr. Jason T.M. Choi
Email: jason.choi@inet.polyu.edu.hk
Judge Committee (Partial List)
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Daniel S. Yeung, President, SMCS |
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Lawrence O. Hall, Junior Past President, SMCS
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William A. Gruver, Senior Past President, SMCS |
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Michael Smith, Past President, SMCS |
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Hideyuki Takagi, Vice President, SMCS |
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Edward Tunstel, Vice President, SMCS |
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Ljiljana Trajkovic, Vice President, SMCS |
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Witold Pedrycz, Editor-in-Chief, SMC Trans. Part A |
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Eugene Santos Jr., Editor-in-Chief, SMC Trans. Part B |
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Shyi-Ming Chen, BoG Member, SMCS |
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Loi Lei Lai, BoG Member, SMCS |
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John Lee, BoG Member, SMCS |
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Seong-Whan Lee, BoG Member, SMCS |
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Imre J. Rudas, BoG Member, SMCS |
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Hong Yan, BoG Member, SMCS |
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Wenjun Zhang, Chapters Coordinator, SMCS |
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Wing Ng, GOLD Coordinator, SMCS |
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Patrick Chan, Student Activities Coordinator, SMCS |
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Melody Liao, Chair, SMCS Chengdu Chapter |
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Sam Kwong, Chair, SMCS Hong Kong Chapter |
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Eric Tsang, Treasurer, SMCS Hong Kong Chapter |
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Qingcai Chen, Secretary, SMCS Shenzhen Chapter |
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Yuanyan Tang, Advisor, SMCS SBC (Hong Kong Baptist University, HK) |
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Tsan-Ming Choi, Advisor, SMCS SBC (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK) |
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Chih-Ming Lin, Advisor, SMCS SBC (Yuen Ze University, Taiwan)
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Co-Organizors
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IEEE SMC Society Student Branch Chapters of Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
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IEEE SMC Society Student Branch Chapters of Hong Kong Baptist University |
Sponsors
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IIEEE SMC Society |
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IEEE SMC Society Hong Kong Chapter |
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