NSF Student Travel Grant for 2018 IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP)

ICNP 2018是IEEE国际网络协议会议的第26届年会，是一个涵盖网络协议的方方面面的会议，包括设计、分析、规范、验证、实施和性能。这项奖励资助在美国学术机构注册的研究生参加会议的部分旅费。根据资金的可获得性，受雇于美国机构的博士后研究人员和来自代表性不足群体的教职员工也将被考虑提供旅行补贴。ICNP 2018将于2018年9月24日至27日在英国剑桥举行。这项旅行补助金旨在通过降低美国各机构研究生入学的经济障碍，扩大ICNP的参与。让学生在研究人员学术生涯的早期阶段参加高质量的会议是对该领域未来的明智投资。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的想法更加多样化。在诸如ICNP的会议上参与者的交互推动了对网络协议的研究。旅行支持将至少在三个方面产生重大影响。首先，原本无法参加ICNP的研究生将从聆听演讲者的演讲和参与由此产生的讨论中受益匪浅。第二，即使是不会获得赠款的ICNP参与者，也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。在他们职业生涯的早期阶段，学者的参与，其中一些来自代表不足的群体，将促进该领域下一代研究领导者的培训和质量。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

ICNP 2018, the 26th 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 supports partial travel costs for graduate students enrolled in United States academic institutions to attend the conference. Depending on fund availability, postdoctoral researchers and faculty members from underrepresented groups that are employed in US institutions will also be considered for travel support. ICNP 2018 will be held in Cambridge, UK, from September 24 through 27, 2018. This travel grant aims to broaden ICNP participation by lowering the financial barrier of attendance for graduate students at institutions in the Unites States. Enabling students to attend a high-quality conference at an early stage of a researcher's academic career is a wise investment in the future of the field. Providing opportunities for attendance to underrepresented students will result in a greater diversity of ideas that will be discussed during the conference. Research in network protocols is advanced by the interactions of participants at conferences such as ICNP. The travel support will have a significant impact in at least three ways. First, graduate students who would have been unable otherwise to attend ICNP will be greatly benefited by listening to the speaker's talks and participating in resulting discussions. Second, even the ICNP participants that will not receive the grant will be indirectly benefited 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 come from underrepresented groups, will advance training and the quality of the next generation of research leaders in the field.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.