The instructions and templates for preparing your manuscript for UAE-GSRC are listed below. Please write and format your submission according to the following guidelines.

Paper Specifications

• Paper Length: Prospective authors are invited to submit a 2-page paper, in double-column format, that describe their original, unpublished research through GSRC online submission system. Each submission should include an abstract of at most 150 words.
• Paper Size: Either A4 (210mm X 297mm) or US Letter (8.5″ x 11″) formats are allowed.
• Author's Names: The lead author of the paper must be a graduate student during the current academic year.
• Fonts: A font size no smaller than 10 points should be used throughout the paper. Embed ALL fonts in your PDF file. No Type 3 fonts allowed.
• File Format:Adobe PDF (.pdf) is the only acceptable electronic submission format.
• File Size:The paper must be submitted as a single PDF file, whose size must not be larger than 2.0 MByte.
• Other recommendations:
  • There should be no headers/footers/page numbers, no links, no bookmarks, no security settings.
  • The title, author's names, and author's order should be the same as the data included in the EDAS electronic submission system.

Templates and Sample Papers

The following style files and templates are available for users of Microsoft Word and LaTeX:

• MS Word Templates:
  • MS Word Template file (US Letter page size)
  • MS Word Template file (A4 page size)
• Adobe Distiller Settings for IEEE Xplore Compliance:
  • Download the PDF settings file to help you setup Adobe Distiller to produce a PDF file that meets IEEE Xplore requirements.
  • This zip file contains instructions on job option file usage as well as files for job option settings for Adobe Acrobat versions 5-XI.
• LaTeX Templates:
  • Description of the LaTeX Archive Contents
  • Unix LaTeX template files
  • Windows LaTeX template files
  • Use the template’s conference mode. See template documentation for details.
  • Eliminate Type 3 font usage whenever possible. Refer to the Type 3 Font Infopage for details.
• LaTeX (Bibliography Files):
  • Unix LaTeX Biblio files
  • Windows LaTeX Biblio files
  • Access to IEEEtran LaTeX Class (template) V1.8 packages and IEEEtran V1.12 BibTeX (bibliography) packages.
  • Be sure to use the template’s conference mode.
  • See template documentation for details.
• Sample Papers:
  • As an author, you are allowed some flexibility in the method you use to list all author names and affiliations at the top of your paper. We have included some sample papers to illustrate this.
  • However, if you choose to deviate from the templates default style, you are solely responsible for creating the necessary changes. There is no technical support available to you.
  • Sample Paper with 2 columns for author names
  • Sample Paper with 3 columns for author names
  • Sample Paper with 4 columns for author names
  • Sample Paper with 1 span for author names
  • Sample Paper with 1 span for author names, with multiple affiliations
  • Sample Paper with stacked columns for author names