The purpose of the student competition is to reward students topic related to the topics of the SIPAM. With the competition, SIPAM aims to highlight valuable student work and to put forward young talents in research in these domains, giving them an excellent opportunity to present their thesis work at the SIPAM conference.

Student competition rules

√ Participants to the student competition should submit a conference paper or extended abstract (see also Call for Abstracts & Papers ), and present a poster at the SIPAM.
√ The subject of the student’s work should be linked to the SIPAM activities areas, as illustrated by the list of symposium topics.
√ The paper or extended abstract should follow the SIPAM paper template, and be written in English. Poster presentations at the conference should be given in English.
√ The deadline for the reception of entries is the same as for reception of other conference abstracts.

Organisation, criteria and awards

The participants will present their work during a poster session at the SIPAM, and prepare a 15 minutes oral presentation.
All participants receive a certificate of participation.
The jury, consisting of at least 3 members of the SIPAM board, will define a winner, based on scientific merit, poster and presentation quality and relevance for SIPAM.
Participants of the conference can vote for a public choice award.
The winners will be announced and receive the student competition award in the closing session of the conference.
The winners will have the opportunity to record a presentation of their work which will be promoted on SIPAM, IRA websites and social media.