Call for Papers: 2022 CISE Best Student Paper Award

The Center for Information & 系统工程 (CISE) announces Call for Papers for the 2022 Best Student Paper Award. 

The Center for Information & 系统工程 established the CISE Best Student Paper Award to promote student research and recognize the scientific quality of research being conducted by CISE students. The opportunity is open to all students currently enrolled at Boston University and advised by a CISE faculty affiliate.

The deadline for submissions closed on Friday, March 4th. 

Paper submissions will be evaluated through a blind review process conducted by a faculty review committee.
The award winner and finalists will be selected based on the ratings and comments received from paper reviewers.
The winner and finalists will be recognized at the 2022 CISE Best Student Paper Awards event on Friday, April 29th, 3PM.  

Eligibility Criteria

  1. The paper must represent original research conducted at Boston University primarily by the student.
  2. While other authors may be listed on the paper, the student must be the lead student author (i.e., contributed the majority of the effort among all student co-authors) and must have contributed significantly to the paper (advisors will be asked to certify the student’s role and contribution).
  3. The paper must have been published or accepted for publication at a journal or conference within the past 24 months from submission to this CFP. 
  4. Papers posted on arxiv.org are not acceptable for submission.
  5. A full-length paper must be officially submitted via the web in pdf format.
  6. Papers must include three key words.
  7. Each student can only enter one paper in this competition.
  8. If the student’s paper is selected as winner or finalists, the student must present the paper at the CISE Best Paper Presentation event on Friday, April 29th, 3PM.  

Evaluation Criteria

Your paper will also be evaluated based on:

  1. Significance and impact of work
  2. Creativity and innovation
  3. Completeness and quality of work presented
  4. Articulacy in writing and presentation
  5. Relevance to information and systems engineering, broadly defined.

Application Process

To enter the contest, please submit a full-length paper to the CISE Best Student Paper Submission Site.  Papers must be in PDF format.

Key Dates

Deadline for paper submissions: Friday, March 4, 2022  (Midnight ET)
Decision Notifications to Authors
: Friday, April 15th, 2022
CISE Student Best Paper Award Event: Friday, April 29th, 3PM

Submit your paper here:  CISE Best Student Paper Submission Site

Past Student Paper Award Winners

2021 Winners

2020 Winners