See you at SUDS 2024!

Author Instructions

As you prepare your presentation, please keep the following in mind:

  • Place an equal emphasis on physical science and data science contributions.
  • Clearly describe the physical science impact and contribution.
    • Why is this work important in this field?
    • What did a data science collaboration make possible?
  • Clearly describe the data science contribution or methodology.
    • Why was this methodology or model chosen over others?
    • How can others use this tool for their projects?
  • Most attendees will not be in your scientific field. Provide enough introduction and context so that attendees from other fields can still learn from your work.
  • Describe any insights about physical science and data science collaborations
    • How did the collaborators communicate?
    • What worked? What didn’t work?
    • What changes would have made this collaboration easier?

Poster

  • The maximum poster size is:
    • Height: 4 feet (~122 cm)
    • Width: 8 feet (~244 cm)
  • The posters will be mounted outdoors under a shade on a cork board with push pins.
    • Push pins will be provided.
  • There are several businesses near Caltech that may provide poster printing and pick-up services:
  • Authors may upload a digital version of their poster in PDF format to the Author Portal to include it in the proceedings.
    • Select “Create Camera Ready Submission” in CMT to upload your poster.

Oral

  • Lightning oral presentations are 15 minutes total: 10 minutes of presentation with 5 minutes of Q&A.
    • Presentations will be strictly cut off at 15 minutes to keep the schedule on-time.
  • Contributed oral presentations are 30 minutes total: 20 minutes of presentation with 10 minutes of Q&A.
    • Presentations will be strictly cut off at 30 minutes to keep the schedule on-time.
  • Authors must upload their slides to their Author Portal prior to the conference.
    • Slides will be pre-loaded on the presentation computer for smooth operation of the conference.
    • Supported formats are PDF and PowerPoint. Keynote or Open Office files should be exported.
    • Select “Create Camera Ready Submission” in CMT to upload your poster.

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