IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee

IEEE 802 2016 Student Paper Contest

IEEE 802 and the IEEE Standards Education Committee sponsored a Student Paper Competition with cash prizes, travel grants and an opportuntity to present the paper at the IEEE 802 Plenary meeting in San Diego on 26 July 2016.

A panel of judges with representatives from the 802 LMSC and the IEEE Standards Education Committee (SEC) has awarded the top prize to Ethiopian student Meareg Abreha Hailemariam, who attends Addis Ababa University (AAU) in Ethiopia’s capital city. Abreha’s paper, entitled "History and Implementation of the IEEE 802 Security Architecture".

Important documents

• Flyer describing paper contest
• Registration form
• Official contest rules

Important dates

• 15 March 2016: Papers need to be submittted by email by 3 pm EDT to 802studentpaper@ieee.org.
• April 2016: Results of the contest will be posted to the IEEE 802 website (www.ieee802.org) and winners will be notified by email.
• 26 July 2016: Winning papers will be presented at the IEEE 802 Plenary meeting in downtown San Diego.

Topics

Student Paper Submissions should highlight interesting and innovative 802 applications in the following areas:

• Future network technologies for social good
• History and implementation of IEEE 802 security architecture
• Spectrum sharing and regulation
• IEEE 802 standards for TV Whitespace
• Application of IEEE 802 standards in Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS)
• Application of IEEE 802 standards in Field Area Networks and Field Message Buses
• How IEEE 802 standards can be used to advance technology for humanity
• Historical overview of IEEE 802 standards
• Compare similar or competing IEEE 802 technologies
• Using IEEE 802 standards to satisfy new applications

Last Update: October 27, 2016

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