Student Travel Support for the 24th IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP)

ICNP 2016是IEEE国际网络协议会议的第24届年会，是一次涵盖网络协议的各个方面的会议，包括设计、分析、规范、验证、实施和性能。这笔经费部分用于支付约15000名在美国学术机构注册的研究生参加会议的旅费。ICNP 2016将于2016年11月8日至11日在新加坡举行。学术价值：该奖项旨在通过降低在美国就读机构的研究生的经济障碍来扩大ICNP的参与。允许在研究人员学术生活的早期阶段参加高质量的会议是对该领域未来的一项重要投资。特别是为代表人数不足的学生提供出席的机会，将使会议期间讨论或激发的想法更加多样化。传播关于网络协议的最新成果以及促进这一领域的知识，需要最大限度地增加参加ICNP等成熟相关会议的人数，并以各种各样的研究人员为目标。这一奖项的目标是通过增加ICNP的出席人数和鼓励妇女和少数群体参加如此高质量的研究活动来协助这两方面的努力。更广泛的影响：通过与会者在ICNP等会议上的互动，推动了对网络协议的研究。所要求的旅行支助将至少在三个方面产生重大影响。首先，原本无法参加ICNP的研究生将受益于跟踪演讲者的演讲并参与由此产生的讨论。第二，一般情况下，ICNP参与者将间接受益于赠款接受者的出席。由于颁奖委员会将努力挑选不同的学生群体，会议的人口统计数据也将变得更加多样化。最后，ICNP的持续成功将对整个研究界产生积极影响。处于职业生涯早期阶段的学者的参与，其中一些学者来自代表性不足的群体，这将促进该领域下一代研究领导者的培训和质量。

ICNP 2016, the 24th annual edition of the IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols, is a conference covering all aspects of network protocols, including design, analysis, specification,, verification, implementation, and performance. This award partially covers the travel costs of approximately 15 graduate students enrolled in United States academic institutions to attend the conference. ICNP 2016 will be held in Singapore from November 8th to 11th, 2016. Intellectual Merit: This award serves to broaden participation at ICNP by lowering the financial barrier of attendance for graduate students attending institutions in the Unites States. Allowing exposure to a high quality conference at an early stage of a researcher's academic life is an important investment in the future of the field. Providing opportunities for attendance to underrepresented students in particular will result in a greater diversity of ideas discussed or sparked during the conference. Disseminating the latest results around network protocols as well as furthering the knowledge in this area requires maximizing the number of participants at well-established relevant conferences such as ICNP and targeting a wide variety of researchers. The goal of this award is to assist in both efforts by increasing the number of attendees at ICNP and encouraging women and minorities to participate in such a high quality research event. Broader Impacts: Research in network protocols is advanced by the interactions of participants at conferences such as ICNP. The requested travel support will have a significant impact in at least three ways. First, graduate students that would have been unable otherwise to attend ICNP will be benefited by following the speaker's talks and participating in resulting discussions. Second, ICNP participants in general will indirectly benefit by the presence of the grant recipients. Since the award committee will make an effort to select a diverse group of students, the demographics of the conference will become more diverse as well. Finally, the research community as a whole will be positively impacted by the continuing success of the ICNP. The participation of scholars at early stages of their careers, some of which are coming from underrepresented groups, will advance training and the quality of the next generation of research leaders in the field.