1. CSEE Student Research Conference Prof. R. Scott Cost IAB Presentation May 10, 2002

2. Overview The CSEE Student Research Conference is a student run event in which graduate and undergraduate students have the opportunity to present and discuss ongoing work of any sort with their peers, faculty, and representatives from local industry.

3. Origin CMSC 691B: Engineering Multi-Agent Systems, Fall 2001  End of semester event  Presentation of project papers, in conference setting  Poster session and demonstrations, open to department

4. Goals Give students the experience of organizing and running a research conference Give students a forum for presenting and discussing work, and foster more interaction Provide a showcase in which to exhibit current areas of research in the department

5. Procedure Faculty advisor fills required positions with student volunteers Students meet weekly with advisor to plan event  Papers solicited  Papers reviewed  Revisions requested  End of semester presentations/poster session

6. Organizational Structure Two Co-Chairs Local Arrangements Chair Two Publicity Chairs Webmaster Ten Program Committee Members

7. Spring 2002 Experience Yingzi (Eliza) Du  Co-chair of the Spring 2002 CSEE SRC  Ph.D. Student in Electrical Engineering

8. Further Information Contact:  Prof. R. Scott Cost, Faculty Advisor  cost@umbc.edu cost@umbc.edu Web Site for Spring 2002:  http://www.cs.umbc.edu/~mits1/conference.html http://www.cs.umbc.edu/~mits1/conference.html We welcome and encourage your support, involvement, and guidance.