NeTS: Student Travel Support for the 2016 SIGCOMM Conference

2016 SIGCOMM会议将于2016年8月22日至8月26日在巴西弗洛里亚诺波利斯举行。该奖项帮助20名美国研究生参加本次会议。参加SIGCOMM等会议是研究生院体验的核心部分，因为它为学生提供了与学术界和工业界的高级研究人员互动的机会，并使他们接触到该领域的前沿研究。ACM SIGCOMM的独特之处在于它强调国际层面的网络研究人员之间的互动，参加SIGCOMM为美国研究生提供了一个与蓬勃发展的国际研究社区联系的绝佳机会。在2014-2015年，SIGCOMM增加了额外的编程，以丰富学生的体验。在过去的两年里，一项指导计划开始运行，为低年级学生安排一名更资深的导师参加会议。2015年，“预习会议”的引入让学生有机会在参加主要会议之前了解主题。对这两个问题的反应都非常积极。本提案中要求的支持将使学生能够参加SIGCOMM 2016的主要会议和相关研讨会。否则这些学生将不能参加会议。旅行补助金主席致力于鼓励妇女和代表性不足的少数民族的参与。智力奖励：该项目为研究生参加SIGCOMM 2016和相关研讨会提供旅费支持。该项目将使学生接触到这些新兴领域的新思想，并允许他们与其他研究人员互动，从而拓宽他们的智力视野。特别是，指导计划和主题预习会议有助于确保学生参与并从参加会议中获得最大利益。更广泛的影响：该项目通过接触计算机网络和通信领域的主要技术会议，将学生的研究和教育结合起来。学生将有机会在主要会议和相关研讨会上观察高质量的演讲，并与该领域的高级研究人员互动。建议学生的参与将对他们的研究质量产生积极影响。鼓励妇女和其他少数民族参加。SIGCOMM会议已经发展成为一个顶级的国际会议，为学生提供了一个扩展他们的思想广度、研究技能和技术视角的巨大机会。

The 2016 SIGCOMM conference will take place from August 22 to August 26, 2016 in Florianopolis, Brazil. This award assists 20 US-based graduate students attend this conference. Participation in conferences such as SIGCOMM forms a central part of the graduate school experience as it provides students with an opportunity to interact with senior researchers from academia as well as industry and exposes them to leading-edge research in the field. ACM SIGCOMM stands unique in its emphasis on interactions between networking researchers at an international level, and attending SIGCOMM presents an excellent opportunity for US graduate students to connect with a thriving international research community. In 2014-2015, SIGCOMM added additional programming to enrich the student experience. A mentorship program has run in the past two years assigning junior students with a more senior mentor at the conference. In 2015, the introduction of "preview sessions" gave students a chance to get briefed on topics prior to attending main session talks. The response to both of these has been extremely positive. The support requested in this proposal will enable students to attend the main conference and associated workshops at SIGCOMM 2016. These students would otherwise be unable to attend the conference. The travel grant chair is committed to encouraging the participation of women and under-represented minorities. Intellectual Merit: This project provides travel support for graduate students to attend SIGCOMM 2016 and the associated workshops. This program will expose students to new ideas in these emerging areas, and allow them to interact with other researchers thereby broadening their intellectual horizons. In particular, the mentorship program and topic preview sessions help ensure students are engaged and get maximum benefit from attending the conference. Broader Impacts: This project integrates research and education of students through exposure to a premier technical meeting in computer networks and communications. Students will have the opportunity to observe high-quality presentations and interact with senior researchers in the field both in the main conference and the associated workshops. The proposed student participation will have a positive impact on the quality of their research. Women and other minorities are encouraged to participate. The SIGCOMM conference has developed into a top-tier international conference, presenting a tremendous opportunity to students to expand their breadth of ideas, research skills, and technical perspective.