Accepted Graduate student proposals have been announced. Click here to see the list.
Presentation Schedule announced.
The COMSNETS 2016 Graduate Forum will provide a supportive environment for all students in graduate programs (Master’s and PhD) to showcase preliminary/ongoing work in the area of computer networking and communications. COMSNETS is the premier venue for networking research in India, and attracts established researchers from both academia and industry. It will provide students with useful guidance on various aspects of their research, as well as, give them a chance to interact with other participants from industry and academia. All submissions will get detailed reviews from the review committee comprising researchers from academia and industry. Accepted submissions will be published in the conference proceedings.
For accepted submissions, the student must register for the conference and present the work at the conference.
The accepted paper authors will need to apply for travel grants separately. They will not be considered by default.
There will be a best presenter award, based on judgement by a panel in the audience. The award will include a certificate and some prizes.
Who can Submit:
To be eligible to submit your work to the Graduate Forum, you must be registered as a PhD or Master’s student at the time of submission.
What to submit:
You will need to submit a single PDF file containing the following items for your proposal to be considered. Each submission will be reviewed by at least 2 reviewers, and you will receive their feedback on your submission.
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Page Limit
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Purpose
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Format
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Resume
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1 page
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To inform your status, Master’s or PhD, as well as, inform reviewers about your broad area of research based on internship experiences, publications, etc.
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pdf
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Abstract
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2 pages
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Submissions should be written in IEEE two-column format. The following structure can be used as a guideline:
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Problem: Core research question
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State-of-the-Art: Relevant related work
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Proposed Approach: Novelty of the approach taken to solve the problem, and the outline of the approach
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Preliminary Results: Current status of the work
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Future Work: Major items to be achieved in future
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pdf
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Presentation
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8-10 slides
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To draw attention of the audience in a 12 minute talk about your work, and to get useful feedback to make your research meaningful and productive
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pdf
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Where to submit:
The submission window is now closed.
Important Dates
Abstract submission
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October 25, 2015
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Notification of acceptance to participants
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November 19, 2015
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Camera ready submission
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November 24, 2015
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Graduate Forum prizes
Based on feedback from a panel of judges during the graduate forum session, the three best presentations will be awarded certificates and prizes.
Graduate forum presenters can also separately apply for travel grants for the conference at the Participant Travel Grants Page
Presentation schedule
SNo.
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Name
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Affiliation
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Timeslot
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1
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Akanksha Patel
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IIT Bombay
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2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
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2
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Ajay Bhardwaj
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IIT Mandi
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2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
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3
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Mukulika Maity
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IIT Bombay
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2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
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4
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Praveen Venkateswaran
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BITS Pilani Hyderabad
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3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
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5
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Sougata Sen
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SMU Singapore
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4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
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6
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Roshni Chakraborty
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IIT Patna
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4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
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7
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Akrati Saxena
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IIT Ropar
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4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
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8
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Sainath Batthala
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IIT Indore
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5:00 PM - 5.20 PM
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Technical Program Committee
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Abhinav Parate (HP Labs, USA)
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Debraj De (Missouri University of Science and Technology)
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Dhaval Patel (IIT Roorkee)
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Karthik Dantu (SUNY Buffalo)
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Mahima Agumbe Suresh (Texas A&M University)
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Upendra Sharma (IBM Watson Research Lab, USA)
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Maitreya Natu (TRDDC, India)
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Vinayak Naik (co-chair) (IIIT-Delhi)
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Pradipta De (co-chair) (SUNY, Korea and StonyBrook University)
For any query, please email the forum chairs at, [email protected]