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Carlo at 15:03, 29 August 2024

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Schuschu at 13:42, 29 August 2024

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Carlo: /* Competition stages */

2024-06-04T16:20:42Z

Competition stages

Carlo: /* Important dates */

2024-06-04T16:18:15Z

Important dates

Schuschu at 08:00, 4 June 2024

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Schuschu at 07:57, 4 June 2024

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Carlo at 09:53, 21 May 2024

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Carlo: /* Competition Stages */

2024-05-03T11:14:33Z

Competition Stages

Carlo at 10:53, 3 May 2024

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Schuschu at 10:51, 3 May 2024

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 The 21st International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks (EWSN) will host a sustainability competition that aims to quantitatively benchmark the performance of intermittently-powered embedded systems against the same baseline. The competition will take place remotely between June and October 2024. The winners will be announced and awarded at EWSN in Abu Dhabi in December 2024.
 Competition entries from both academia and industry are encouraged. Contestants will be tasked to develop a solution that maximizes the number of tasks executed while a battery-free system based on the MSP430FR5994 device is powered by an intermittent source of energy.
-The competition will use the [https://iti-ecube.tugraz.at/overview E-Cube testbed facility] hosted at TU Graz, which will be available from April 15 until May 31 for testing and for getting acquainted with its functionality.
+The competition will use the [https://iti-ecube.tugraz.at/overview E-Cube testbed facility] hosted at TU Graz (more info available in [https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3677525.3678688 this paper]), which will be available from April 15 until May 31 for testing and for getting acquainted with its functionality.
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 * Notification of accepted teams: June 8, 2024 <strong>(teams registering after the original deadline will be notified within one week after their submission)</strong>
 * Remote competition: June 15 – October 15, 2024
-* <strong>Submission of the competition abstract: October 1, 2024 (11:59 PM AoE)</strong>
+* <strong>Submission of the 2-page competition abstract: October 1, 2024 (11:59 PM AoE)</strong>
 * Submission of final firmware (and if necessary updated competition abstract): October 15, 2024 (11:59 PM AoE)
 * EWSN 2024 conference: December 10–13, 2024

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 * Notification of accepted teams: June 8, 2024 <strong>(teams registering after the original deadline will be notified within one week after their submission)</strong>
 * Remote competition: June 15 – October 15, 2024
-* Submission of final firmware and competition abstract: October 15, 2024 (11:59 PM AoE)
+* <strong>Submission of the competition abstract: October 1, 2024 (11:59 PM AoE)</strong>
 * EWSN 2024 conference: December 10–13, 2024
 ** Poster presentations from each competing team: December 11, 2024

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 * '''April 15 – May 31, 2024 (Informal testing phase).''' The E-Cube testbed facility on which the contestants’ code will be run and evaluated is going to be available for testing to everyone interested in participating in the event. The testbed is hosted by TU Graz and can be accessed [https://iti-ecube.tugraz.at/overview here], where also detailed tutorials about its use as well as the structure of the expected firmware will be available and updated continuously. We strongly recommend prospective participants to get familiar with the testbed facility early on and to get in touch with us!
 * '''<del>June 1, 2024</del> <strong>June 30, 2024</strong> (Competition entry deadline).''' After the informal testing phase, the teams that plan to participate in the event are expected to send a one-page abstract (listing all team members as well as their affiliations and describing briefly the tentative approach/solution that will be followed to tackle the challenge) via e-mail to all competition organizers listed below. Please use as subject: "''EWSN 2024 Sustainability Competition: Submission''".
-* '''June 8, 2024 (Notification of accepted teams).''' Selected teams will be notified and invited to participate in the competition. At least one member of each participating team is expected to register and attend the event in person in Abu Dhabi (December 10-13, 2024). Travel and lodging expenses are the responsibility of each team, but please note that several grants for female researchers and students will be available to cover their accommodation and/or conference registration costs (see [https://ewsn24.tii.ae/grants.html here]). Teams submitting after the original deadline will be notified on-demand.
+* '''June 8, 2024 (Notification of accepted teams).''' Selected teams will be notified and invited to participate in the competition (teams registering after the original deadline will be notified within one week after their submission). At least one member of each participating team is expected to register and attend the event in person in Abu Dhabi (December 10-13, 2024). Travel and lodging expenses are the responsibility of each team, but please note that several grants for female researchers and students will be available to cover their accommodation and/or conference registration costs (see [https://ewsn24.tii.ae/grants.html here]). Teams submitting after the original deadline will be notified on-demand.
 * '''June 15 – October 15, 2024 (Remote competition).''' During this phase, each team will develop and run its solutions on the E-Cube testbed facility, which will be accessible to all participating team members throughout the competition. Please note that each team will be assigned a unique ID (e.g., 'Team-04') in E-Cube to ensure the anonymity of results, as the performance of the various teams will be visible on a public leaderboard (knowledge of each other’s performance is one of the salient aspects of the competition). Participants and their affiliations will be published on the competition webpage, but the mapping to team IDs will not be disclosed: only the identity of the top-performing teams will be revealed at the EWSN 2024 conference. Hence, we expect that contestants will abstain from publicly announcing their team ID via social media or other means.
 * '''October 15, 2024 (Submission of final firmware and competition abstract).''' All teams must submit their final firmware (only a .hex file is needed, no source code needs to be delivered) for evaluation, together with a two-page abstract summarizing their contribution to the competition. The competition abstracts will follow the same requirements as poster and demo abstracts and should be submitted via HotCRP together with the final firmware (a link will be provided at a later stage). Accepted competition abstracts will be part of the EWSN conference proceedings and appear in the ACM digital library unless teams explicitly mark their submission as confidential.
 * '''October 16 – December 9, 2024 (Evaluation of the final firmware).''' During this phase, all submitted firmware will be run on E-Cube by the competition organizers, using the same set of energy-availability traces that were provided throughout the remote competition phase, as well as new traces which were previously not available. Each team will score points based on the number of challenges solved via a proof-of-work algorithm (see Competition objectives and evaluation procedure).
 * '''December 10–13, 2024 (EWSN 2024 Conference in Abu Dhabi).''' During the EWSN conference, all competing teams must present their solution at a dedicated poster session, during which they will have the possibility to engage in lively discussions with the other conference attendees. The winners of the competition will be announced and awarded during a plenary session and will be expected to present their solution as a “lightning talk.” Details about the lightning talks and poster formats will be provided at a later stage.
 ==== Eligibility ====

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 * Informal testing phase: April 15 – May 31, 2024
 * Competition entry deadline: <del>June 1, 2024 (11:59 PM AoE)</del> <strong>June 30, 2024 (11:59 PM AoE)</strong>
-* Notification of accepted teams: June 8, 2024 <strong>(teams registering after the original deadline will be notified on-demand)</strong>
+* Notification of accepted teams: June 8, 2024 <strong>(teams registering after the original deadline will be notified within one week after their submission)</strong>
 * Remote competition: June 15 – October 15, 2024
 * Submission of final firmware and competition abstract: October 15, 2024 (11:59 PM AoE)
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 ** Poster presentations from each competing team: December 11, 2024
 ** Plenary session with award ceremony and lightning talks: December 12, 2024
 ==== Competition organizers ====

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 In order to compete, contestants must submit a one-page abstract listing all team members as well as their affiliations, and describing briefly the tentative approach/solution that will be followed to tackle the challenge. Selected teams will be invited to participate in the competition, and at least one member of each participating team must register and attend the event in person in Abu Dhabi (December 10–13, 2024). The competition encompasses the following stages, accompanied by a testing phase, as detailed next.
 * '''April 15 – May 31, 2024 (Informal testing phase).''' The E-Cube testbed facility on which the contestants’ code will be run and evaluated is going to be available for testing to everyone interested in participating in the event. The testbed is hosted by TU Graz and can be accessed [https://iti-ecube.tugraz.at/overview here], where also detailed tutorials about its use as well as the structure of the expected firmware will be available and updated continuously. We strongly recommend prospective participants to get familiar with the testbed facility early on and to get in touch with us!
-* '''<del>June 1, 2024</del> <strong>June 23, 2024</strong> (Competition entry deadline).''' After the informal testing phase, the teams that plan to participate in the event are expected to send a one-page abstract (listing all team members as well as their affiliations and describing briefly the tentative approach/solution that will be followed to tackle the challenge) via e-mail to all competition organizers listed below. Please use as subject: "''EWSN 2024 Sustainability Competition: Submission''".
+* '''<del>June 1, 2024</del> <strong>June 30, 2024</strong> (Competition entry deadline).''' After the informal testing phase, the teams that plan to participate in the event are expected to send a one-page abstract (listing all team members as well as their affiliations and describing briefly the tentative approach/solution that will be followed to tackle the challenge) via e-mail to all competition organizers listed below. Please use as subject: "''EWSN 2024 Sustainability Competition: Submission''".
 * '''June 8, 2024 (Notification of accepted teams).''' Selected teams will be notified and invited to participate in the competition. At least one member of each participating team is expected to register and attend the event in person in Abu Dhabi (December 10-13, 2024). Travel and lodging expenses are the responsibility of each team, but please note that several grants for female researchers and students will be available to cover their accommodation and/or conference registration costs (see [https://ewsn24.tii.ae/grants.html here]). Teams submitting after the original deadline will be notified on-demand.
 * '''June 15 – October 15, 2024 (Remote competition).''' During this phase, each team will develop and run its solutions on the E-Cube testbed facility, which will be accessible to all participating team members throughout the competition. Please note that each team will be assigned a unique ID (e.g., 'Team-04') in E-Cube to ensure the anonymity of results, as the performance of the various teams will be visible on a public leaderboard (knowledge of each other’s performance is one of the salient aspects of the competition). Participants and their affiliations will be published on the competition webpage, but the mapping to team IDs will not be disclosed: only the identity of the top-performing teams will be revealed at the EWSN 2024 conference. Hence, we expect that contestants will abstain from publicly announcing their team ID via social media or other means.
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 ==== Important dates ====
 * Informal testing phase: April 15 – May 31, 2024
-* Competition entry deadline: <del>June 1, 2024 (11:59 PM AoE)</del> <strong>June 23, 2024 (11:59 PM AoE)</strong>
+* Competition entry deadline: <del>June 1, 2024 (11:59 PM AoE)</del> <strong>June 30, 2024 (11:59 PM AoE)</strong>
 * Notification of accepted teams: June 8, 2024 <strong>(teams registering after the original deadline will be notified on-demand)</strong>
 * Remote competition: June 15 – October 15, 2024

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 ** Third place: 1.500 EUR
 :The above prizes are awarded per team. Teams are free to use the award funds as they please.
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 * '''October 16 – December 9, 2024 (Evaluation of the final firmware).''' During this phase, all submitted firmware will be run on E-Cube by the competition organizers, using the same set of energy-availability traces that were provided throughout the remote competition phase, as well as new traces which were previously not available. Each team will score points based on the number of challenges solved via a proof-of-work algorithm (see Competition objectives and evaluation procedure).
 * '''December 10–13, 2024 (EWSN 2024 Conference in Abu Dhabi).''' During the EWSN conference, all competing teams must present their solution at a dedicated poster session, during which they will have the possibility to engage in lively discussions with the other conference attendees. The winners of the competition will be announced and awarded during a plenary session and will be expected to present their solution as a “lightning talk.” Details about the lightning talks and poster formats will be provided at a later stage.

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-==== Competition phases ====
+==== Competition Stages ====
 In order to compete, contestants must submit a one-page abstract listing all team members as well as their affiliations, and describing briefly the tentative approach/solution that will be followed to tackle the challenge. Selected teams will be invited to participate in the competition, and at least one member of each participating team must register and attend the event in person in Abu Dhabi (December 10–13, 2024). The competition encompasses the following stages, accompanied by a testing phase, as detailed next.
 * '''April 15 – May 31, 2024 (Informal testing phase).''' The E-Cube testbed facility on which the contestants’ code will be run and evaluated is going to be available for testing to everyone interested in participating in the event. The testbed is hosted by TU Graz and can be accessed [https://iti-ecube.tugraz.at/overview here], where also detailed tutorials about its use as well as the structure of the expected firmware will be available and updated continuously. We strongly recommend prospective participants to get familiar with the testbed facility early on and to get in touch with us!