We are excited to announce the inaugural Best CIRES Demo Award 2024.

This year, CIRES will select the best demo developed by one of our CIRES PhD researchers, Affiliated PhD researchers, Masters Thesis, or Honours students. You must be currently enrolled in one of these programs and supervised by a CIRES Chief Investigator to submit an application.

The prize for the best demo is $1,000 AUD. The winner will be notified via email on the 15th November 2024, and invited to receive the award before the 30th November.

Selection Criteria:

• The demo was already published/submitted to a reputable peer-reviewed publication venue
• The demo aligns well to the functions of information resilience (see this link)
• The demo can demonstrate practical value to the CIRES partner (or industry sector) the student is working with

Deadline for submission: 30th October 2024 23:59 Anywhere On Earth (AoE)

Submission format: Submissions must be in English, in PDF format, and be at most 4 pages (including figures, tables, proofs, appendixes, acknowledgments, and any content except references) in length, with unrestricted space for references, in the current ACM two-column conference format. Suitable LaTeX, Word, and Overleaf templates are available from the ACM Website (use “sigconf” proceedings template for LaTeX and the Interim Template for Word).

Shorter than 4 page submissions are acceptable. A URL to a live demo (better) or a video recording of your demo is highly encouraged.

Please submit your application including uploading your PDF submission via this Google Form

Questions?

Please contact CIRES Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Junliang Yu jl.yu@uq.edu.au or the CIRES Team via cires@uq.edu.au