Research Methods in Evolutionary Computing

Spring Semester 2022 Workshop Paper Requirements

Due date & time:
- Review Submission: Thursday April 14, 2022, 10:00 PM CDT
- Camera-ready Submission: Friday April 29, 2022, 10:00 PM CDT
- Optional Resubmit: Friday May 6, 2022, 10:00 PM CDT
Columns: two
Line spacing: single
Template requirement:
- ACM
- IEEE US Letter Size Double Column Proceedings Style
- Alternate two-column professional society style pre-approved by instructor
Required subtitle: COMP 7970 Spring 2022 Workshop Paper
Number of pages: 8-12 template pages excluding bibliography and appendices which are not limited
Project title: as descriptive and specific as possible while being short and peppy
Keywords: 2-6 indexing keywords
Abstract: summary of introduction and conclusion, 150-250 words

Typical Length Recommendations

Introduction (state and motivate both the problems you're addressing and the scientific questions you are investigating): 1-2 columns

Background (summarize the published research related to the problem you are trying to solve and explain why it's deficient and outline how your proposed research will address those deficiencies): 1-2 columns

Related work (summarize the published research related to your solution method): 1-2 columns

Methodology (describe your methodology in sufficient technical detail to allow reproduction of your results): 4-6 columns

Experimental setup (describe your experimental setup in sufficient technical detail to allow reproduction of your results): 2-3 columns

Results (tables, graphs, and statistical analysis): 2-4 columns

Discussion (explain what the results mean, what insights you can offer): 1-2 columns

Conclusion: 1/2-1 column

Future Work (optional): 1/2-1 column

References

Length restrictions: no restrictions, except be reasonable (e.g., don't cite every paper ever published in the field of evolutionary computing)

List here in a consistent style all the references you cite in your paper.

Appendices (optional)

Length restrictions: no restrictions, except be reasonable (e.g., don't include material just for the sake of having more material)

For all the extraneous material that didn't fit in your paper proper but which you feel is important to include.