Fostering and Diversifying Student Participation in the International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium

该项目旨在扩大和多样化学生参与国际并行和分布式处理研讨会（IPDPS 2017）及其博士论坛。IPDPS是一个重要的国际会议，用于展示研究成果、问题解决方案以及对并行和分布式计算新挑战的见解。它是IEEE计算机协会并行处理技术委员会的旗舰会议。它的博士论坛是一个成熟的项目，在过去的十年中不断发展。它的创新模式为学生提供了全面的体验，包括研究、职业发展和网络。论坛的结构包括一系列的职业建议小组，午餐时轻松的指导会议，快速网络，以及正式的研究海报会议。通过多个课程，学生将学习研究和演示的最佳实践，同时获得创作、结构和展示研究海报的第一手经验。与此同时，学生可以从该领域的领导者那里获得关于职业选择的宝贵建议和观点。正如NSF的使命所述，该项目通过投资于并行和分布式处理领域的下一代研究人员，间接促进了科学的进步，并为更高效的劳动力发展做出了贡献。最终，IPDPS学生项目为培训和指导、学生网络以及学生融入研究社区提供了有效的机会。由于该项目的目标是促进学生更广泛、更多样化的参与，因此将有针对性地有意识地努力接触那些没有经济支持通常无法参加会议的学生，包括本科生、第一年的研究生、第一次参加会议的学生，以及属于STEM领域代表性不足群体的学生，尤其是女性。

This project seeks to broaden and diversifying the participation of students at The International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS 2017) and its PhD Forum. IPDPS is a premier international conference for presenting the research results, problem solutions, and insights on new challenges in parallel and distributed computing. It is the flagship conference of the IEEE Computer Society's Technical Committee on Parallel Processing. Its PhD Forum is a well established program that has evolved over the past ten years. Its innovative model provides a comprehensive experience for students, including research, career development, and networking. The forum is structured as a series of panels for career advice, relaxed mentoring sessions over lunch, speed networking, and a formal research poster session. Through the multiple sessions students are instructed on best practices for research and presentation, while getting a first hand experience on authoring, structuring, and presenting a research poster. At the same time, students are provided with valuable advice and perspectives from leaders on the field regarding career choices. As stated by NSF's mission, this project indirectly promotes the progress of science and contributes toward a more productive workforce development by investing in the future generation of researchers in the parallel and distributed processing field.Ultimately, the IPDPS student program provides effective opportunities for training and mentoring, student networking, and integration of students into the research community. Since the goal of this project is to promote a broader and more diverse participation of students, a targeted and conscious effort will be made to reach out to students that typically would not be able to attend the conference without financial support, including undergraduate students, graduate students in their first year, students attending their first conference, and students that belong to underrepresented groups in STEM fields, particularly women.