Sponsored by: EMI Machine Learning in Mechanics
Purpose
- To foster active participation of emerging professionals in EMI conferences, specifically in fields at the intersection of Machine Learning and Mechanics.
- To engage student members with the Machine Learning in Mechanics Committee to promote professional development, community bonds and prepare them to take on future responsibilities within the technical community.
- To enhance technical writing and presentation skills while encouraging high-quality submissions to the flagship journals of EMI, such as Journal of Engineering Mechanics.
Requirements
- Be the lead author of an abstract submitted to the EMI conference by the designated conference deadline and register to EMI 2026.
- Be a full-time student at the time of abstract submission and the main contributor to the research.
- Participate only in the ML in Mechanics student competition. The submission will be disqualified if the same paper is also submitted to another competition organized by a different EMI technical committee at the conference.
Deadlines
- January 15, 2026 - Abstract submission deadline (EMI abstract deadline).
- March 1, 2026 - Express interest in participating by emailing Prof. Audrey Olivier forwarding the EMI abstract acceptance notification. Prof. Olivier will reply and provide the paper template.
- April 1, 20256 - Submit full paper to Prof. Audrey Olivier, following instructions given in the template.
Prizes
- Up to three winners will be selected and awarded a certificate.
- Student finalists will be invited to submit an extended version of their papers for a by-invitation-only special collection on Journal of Engineering Mechanics.
Process
- A committee of expert judges from the ML in Mechanics committee will review manuscripts. The reviewers shall not have conflict of interest with the submissions.
- The panel will select top papers (approximately 5 finalists) based on the review feedback.
- The selected papers will be presented by student participants in the conference, date and location TBD.
- Review committee will rank finalists, with input from ML in Mechanics committee members who are present at the special session and are not co-authors of the selected top papers.
- The final winners will be announced during the EMI conference.
Contact
Audrey Olivier, [email protected].