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One of the most valuable aspects of the ACM SRC was the opportunity to receive constructive feedback from seasoned experts and fellow researchers. Interacting with professionals from a broad spectrum of fields expanded my network in meaningful ways. Additionally, learning about my peers’ projects offered fresh perspectives. The ACM SRC stands out as a pivotal moment in my academic journey, significantly contributing to my personal and professional growth. 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id="h-graduate-student-winners">GRADUATE STUDENT WINNERS</h2> <p><strong>Alberto Martin-Lopez </strong>- <em> Universidad de Sevilla </em><br /> <a href="https://conf.researchr.org/home/icse-2020">ICSE 2020 </a><br /> Title of Submission: <a href="/binaries/content/assets/src/2021/alberto-martin-lopez.pdf">Automated Management of Inter-Parameter Dependencies inWeb APIs</a></p> <p><strong>Chia-chen Wang </strong>- <em> National Chiao Tung University </em><br /> <a href="https://sigmobile.org/mobicom/2020/">Mobicom 2020 </a><br /> Title of Submission: Using Magnetic Fingerprints to Position Cars on Multi-layer Roads</p> <p><strong>Cezar-Constantin Andrici </strong>- <em> Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iași, </em><br /> <a href="https://icfp20.sigplan.org/">ICFP 2020 </a><br /> Title of Submission: <a href="/binaries/content/assets/src/2021/cezar-constantin-andrici.pdf">Hybrid Enforcement of IO Trace Properties</a></p> <p><strong>Danielle Stambler </strong>- <em> University of Minnesota </em><br /> <a href="http://sigdoc.acm.org/conference/2020/">SIGDOC 2020 </a><br /> Title of Submission: <a href="/binaries/content/assets/src/2021/danielle-stambler.pdf">“Eating Right” and User Experience with an Employee Wellness Program</a></p> <p><strong>Grazia Ragone </strong>- <em> University of Sussex </em><br /> <a href="https://assets20.sigaccess.org/">ASSETS 2020 </a><br /> Title of Submission: <a href="/binaries/content/assets/src/2021/grazia-ragone.pdf">Designing Embodied Musical Interaction for Children with Autism</a></p> <p><strong>Guyue Huang </strong>- <em> Tsinghua University </em><br /> <a href="https://www.microarch.org/micro53/">SIGMICRO 2020 </a><br /> Title of Submission: <a href="/binaries/content/assets/src/2021/guyue-huang.pdf">Efficient Sparse Matrix Kernels based on AdaptiveWorkload-Balancing and Parallel-Reduction</a></p> <p><strong>Haneen Mohammed </strong>- <em> Columbia University </em><br /> <a href="https://sigmod2020.org/">SIGMOD 2020 </a><br /> Title of Submission: Continuous Prefetch for Interactive Data Applications</p> <p><strong>Irshad Khan </strong>- <em> Kyungpook National University </em><br /> <a href="https://conf.researchr.org/home/mobilesoft-2020">MobileSoft 2020 </a><br /> Title of Submission: Collaborative Earthquake Detection and Response using Smart Devices</p> <p><strong>Jan Philip Bernius </strong>- <em> University </em><br /> <a href="https://sigcse2021.sigcse.org/">SIGCSE 2021 </a><br /> Title of Submission: Toward Computer-Aided Assessment of Textual Exercises in Very Large Courses</p> <p><strong>Jiaqi Gu </strong>- <em> University of Texas Austin </em><br /> <a href="https://iccad.com/index.php">ICCAD 2020 </a><br /> Title of Submission:<a href="/binaries/content/assets/src/2021/jiaqi-gu.pdf"> Light in Artificial Intelligence: Efficient Neuromorphic Computing with Optical Neural Network</a></p> <p><strong>Konstantinos Kallas </strong>- <em> University of Pennsylvania </em><br /> <a href="https://popl21.sigplan.org/">POPL 2021</a><br /> Title of Submission: <a href="/binaries/content/assets/src/2021/konstantinos-kallas.pdf">Data-Parallel Shell Scripting</a></p> <p><strong>Malith Jayaweera(Yanzhi Wang, David Kaeli) </strong>- <em> Northeastern University </em><br /> <a href="https://conf.researchr.org/home/cgo-2021">CGO 2021 </a><br /> Title of Submission: <a href="/binaries/content/assets/src/2021/malith-jayaweera.pdf">Data vs. Instructions: Runtime Code Generation for Convolutions</a></p> <p><strong>Mandana Saebi </strong>- <em> University of Notre Dame </em><br /> <a href="https://ghc.anitab.org/">Grace Hopper Celebration 2020 </a><br /> Title of Submission: <a href="/binaries/content/assets/src/2021/mandana-saebi.pdf">Deep Reinforcement Learning for Heterogeneous Relational Reasoning in Knowledge Graphs</a></p> <p><strong>Nikita Saxena </strong>- <em> Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India </em><br /> <a href="https://sigspatial2020.sigspatial.org/">SIGSPATIAL 2020 </a><br /> Title of Submission: <a href="/binaries/content/assets/src/2021/nikita-saxena.pdf">Efficient Downscaling of Satellite Oceanographic Data With Convolutional Neural Networks</a></p> <p><strong>Phil Fox </strong>- <em> SUNY Buffalo </em><br /> <a href="https://sigcse2021.sigcse.org/">SIGCSE 2021 </a><br /> Title of Submission: <a href="/binaries/content/assets/src/2021/phil-fox.pdf">TrustedAP: Using the Ethereum Blockchain to Mitigate the Evil Twin Attack</a></p> <p><strong>Raphael Mosner </strong>- <em> Johannes Kepler University Linz </em><br /> <a href="https://2020.splashcon.org/">SPLASH 2020 </a><br /> Title of Submission: <a href="/binaries/content/assets/src/2021/raphael-mosaner.pdf">Machine Learning to Ease Understanding of Data Driven Compiler Optimizations</a></p> <p><strong>Yann Herklotz </strong>- <em> Imperial College London </em><br /> <a href="https://conf.researchr.org/home/icse-2020">ICSE 2020 </a><br /> Title of Submission: <a href="/binaries/content/assets/src/2021/yann-herklotz.pdf">Formal Verification of High-Level Synthesis</a></p> <p><strong>Zamira Kholmatova </strong>- <em> Columbia University </em><br /> <a href="https://2020.esec-fse.org/">ESEC/FSE 2020 </a><br /> Title of Submission: <a href="/binaries/content/assets/src/2021/zamira-kholmatova.pdf">Systematizing the Meta-Analytical Process in Software Engineering, A reflection initiated by the Analysis of the Impact of Programming Languages on Energy Consumption for Mobile Devices</a></p> <p><strong>Zhe Liu </strong>- <em> Chinese Academy of Sciences </em><br /> <a href="https://conf.researchr.org/home/ase-2020">ASE 2020 </a><br /> Title of Submission: Discovering UI Display Issues with Visual Understanding</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <h2 id="h-undergraduate-student-winners">UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT WINNERS</h2> <p><strong>Anrn Du </strong>- <em> Boston University </em><br /> <a 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McHugh (Cooper Barth) </strong>- <em> Northwestern University </em><br /> <a href="https://assets20.sigaccess.org/">ASSETS 2020 </a><br /> Title of Submission: <a href="/binaries/content/assets/src/2021/thomas-b.-mchugh.pdf">Constructing Agency and Usability Through Community-Driven Assistive Technology Design</a></p> <p><strong>Vikram Subramanian </strong>- <em> University of Waterloo </em><br /> <a href="https://conf.researchr.org/home/icse-2020">ICSE 2020 </a><br /> Title of Submission: Analyzing first contributions on GitHub: what do newcomers do</p> <p><strong>Yi Wu </strong>- <em> Southern University of Science and Technology </em><br /> <a href="https://conf.researchr.org/home/ase-2020">ASE 2020 </a><br /> Title of Submission: Anti-patterns for Java Automated Program Repair Tools</p></div><!-- MainContent --> </div> <div class="columns large-4 medium-4 small-12"> <div class="custom-content"> <h3 id="h-2021grand-finals-judges">2021 Grand Finals Judges</h3> Dr. Laurie Williams - <em>N.C. 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