The University of Birmingham IEEE Student Branch (also the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Student Chapter at the University of Birmingham) plans to host a hybrid event: Student Paper Contest and Open Presentation Competition. The initial plan is shown below:

Title: UoB Student Paper Contest and Presentation Competition 2022 (UOBSPC2022)

Time & Date: 13:00 pm – 17:00 pm on 23rd Nov 2022

Venue: School of Engineering (Y8), University of Birmingham, UK & Zoom (Room number TBC)

Organizing Team: The University of Birmingham IEEE Student Branch, IEEE UK and Ireland Section PES Chapter

Detailed descriptions of this event:

The University of Birmingham IEEE Student Branch (IEEE SB) is part of IEEE Region 8, also, is one of the most vitality and influential branches at the University of Birmingham. The University of Birmingham IEEE SB regularly organizes events and conferences, including keynotes, workshops and student paper contests. Recently, the IEEE SB at the University of Birmingham will be holding a competition for local students. The competition consists of two sections: session 1 is IEEE R8 student paper contest and session 2 is open student presentation competition.

This is a rare opportunity for different level students. Early research activities at the undergraduate, master and PGR level allow students to develop professionally and personally in ways not possible through traditional lectures, and this experience can be extremely valuable for students and their future careers. By combining the two sessions in one event, we can increase the academic exchange between students at different stages and will expand the reach of the University of Birmingham IEEE student branch.

• Session 1: Student Paper Contest Rules

1. In this local student paper contest, only intended for IEEE R8 student members or graduate student members who have not yet started their Ph.D.
2. Only IEEE student members and IEEE graduate student members are allowed to be authors of the SPC papers.
3. The paper for the competition should be written in English.
4. The work presented in the paper has to be completed before the student receives the engineering degree that entitles her/him to start preparing a doctoral thesis and it should be not published previously. The submission of a paper for SPC must be no later than 12 months after graduation.
5. Papers should cover technical and engineering aspects of a subject reasonably within or related to the areas with which the IEEE is concerned with.
6. The work need not be original in engineering content but should be original in treatment and concise in coverage of the author’s contribution to the subject.
7. The paper must be typewritten on A4 size paper (210 mm × 297 mm), with the text width equal to 183 mm and the text height equal to 243.5 mm; a font size of 10 pt or larger should be used. The two-column IEEE Transactions style (with the space between columns equal to 4.1 mm) is required. The paper should not exceed six (6) pages. Overlength papers will not be considered for the contest.
8. The winner(s) of the local student paper contest will have the opportunity of competing in the Region 8 Student Paper Contest. The five finalist papers are being included in the conference  proceedings as well as in IEEE Xplore Library. (Past winners: https://ieeer8.org/category/student-activities/sa-spc/sa-spc-hall-of-fame/)
9. More details can be found here:

• Session 2: Open Student Presentation Competition Rules

1. Open to all undergraduate/postgraduate engineering students to give oral presentations without full-paper submission requirements.
2. The Oral Presentations can be a work that was presented, published or to be published in future conferences/Journals.
3. Please submit the abstract with a proper subject title.
4. If your submitted abstract is accepted, you would be required to register for the event and be physically available for the oral presentation.
5. Abstract submission form to be sent to ieeebranchuob@gmail.com by 23:59, 11th November 2022, UK Local Time (Deadline Extended).
6. Top two outstanding oral presentations stand a chance to win cash prizes from our sponsors.
7. Submission portal may close early if we get lots of applicants, so please submit as early as possible!

Refreshments will be provided and Amazon Gift Card will be awarded to the winners!

More Detailed information and rules will be published on the official website and social media of the Student Branch!