Student Poster and Networking Session

This student poster presentation and networking event will feature a live and interactive session via the Gather platform which allows multiple people to hold separate conversations in parallel. In this virtual and live poster session, students will stand next to their poster stands and conference attendees can navigate around the virtual environment and interact with each student separately, as well as other attendees in the poster rooms, common area lounge and private rooms, resembling a real in‐person experience. The poster session committee will share the resumes of those student presenters who are seeking jobs and internships upon their request with the professional attendees to connect the students to potential employers. All student first authors with accepted papers were eligible to apply for the poster session. Each E‐poster was submitted in advance of the event and judged offline by industry and academic professionals. Additionally, the oral presentation of each poster will be evaluated during the live virtual poster session. The judgment process will be based on technical merit, clarity and self‐sufficiency of the content, the novelty of the work, and the overall impact of the poster display. Outstanding posters will be selected for awards based on the evaluation scores. Poster awards will be announced during the ITherm 2021 Awards Ceremony on Friday, June 4. Awards certificates will be mailed to the awardees. The poster awards are independent of the paper awards, and the same work is eligible for winning both awards based on the specific judging criteria for each award. A list of student posters is provided.