Project Report Guidelines and Template

Abstract

A MICRO Project Report must be submitted as an electronic file that satisfies the formatting criteria outlined in these instructions. Use a two-column format, with the title and author information centered across both columns on the first page. Illustrations and figures may also span both columns, but all other text should be arranged in two columns. Dimensions for the page are specified below. Your paper should begin with an abstract of about 100-150 words.

Instructions

|Submission| |Page Format| |File Format| |File Naming| |Style Guidelines|

The MICRO Project Report must be submitted as an e-mail attachment to MICRO@ucop.edu. Acceptable file formats are Acrobat PDF, Microsoft Word, WordPerfect or PostScript. Please ensure that your attached file is MIME encoded. As of this writing there is no FTP directory available to MICRO administration or participants for file upload.

Your Project Report will be posted on the MICRO Website (http://www.ucop.edu/research/micro) exactly as received. Please adhere to the guidelines below to help us maintain uniformity and hasten your Report's Web publication.

Page Format

• You can submit up to four (4) pages. Default page size for all files is US letter (8½ x 11 inches, or 216mm wide x 280mm high), not A4, with page orientation set to "Portrait."
• ALL MATERIAL (text and illustrations) MUST appear within a 175mm wide x 226mm high (6.9" x 8.9") bounding box.
• Text should appear in two columns.
• The report title, author(s) and affiliation(s) must appear on the first page, centered across both columns.
• The abstract should appear at the top of the left-hand column of text.

File Format Instructions

• PDF files must be Acrobat 3.0 compatible, with a default resolution of 600 dpi.
• The fonts in your PDF and PostScript files must be device- and resolution-independent, scalable Type 1 fonts.
• Using PDF Writer to convert your PostScript file is not recommended if your report includes .eps graphics. Please submit the PostScript file instead.
• Please do not compress your file.

File Naming Instructions

Please name your file with your current MICRO Project ID number, followed by your last name and the file extension; for example,

96-003Richardson.ps

Naming your file in this manner will allow quicker acknowledgement of receipt, and will also decrease the risk of accidental overwrites by other files.

When sending your Report as an e-mail attachment, please specify "Project Report-[Your MICRO Project ID number]" in the "Subject:" line of your e-mail. As with the file naming conventions, writing your e-mail this way enables our acknowledging receipt of your Final Report.

General Instructions

The manuscript that you prepare will be posted on the Website as received. Uniformity is of paramount importance. Prepare up to four (4) pages of text and figures. Longer papers may not be posted.

Style Guidelines

• All manuscripts must be single-spaced, in the specified two-column format.
• A full double column page with no illustrations contains approximately 1000 words.
• TYPE SIZE MUST BE AT LEAST 9-POINT, preferably in the Times Roman font family.
• For 9-point type, there should be no more than 3.2 lines/cm (8 lines/inch) vertically. This is a minimum spacing; 2.75 lines/cm (7 lines/inch) will make your paper much more readable. Larger type sizes require correspondingly larger vertical spacing.

1. Paper Title

   The paper title is to appear in boldface CAPITAL LETTERS, centered across the top of the two columns on the first page, as above.

2. Author's Names(s)

   The author's name(s) and address(es) appear below the title in capital and lowercase letters.
   The template indicates the general areas where the title and author information should go. These items need not be strictly confined to the lines indicated; papers with multiple authors and affiliations, for example, may require two or more lines for this information. But please do leave space above the title, and between the affiliation(s) and the start of the report body.

3. Abstract

   Each paper should contain an abstract of about 100-150 words that appears at the beginning of the paper.

4. Major Headings

   Major headings appear in CAPITAL LETTERS, boldface, centered in the column.

5. Sub-Headings

   Sub-headings appear in lower case in boldface. They start at the left margin on a separate line.

6. Sub Sub-Headings

   Sub sub-headings should appear in lowercase italics, indented like a paragraph and on a separate line.

7. Graduate Student Participation Information

   List all graduate students supported by the research and include the following information on each student: student’s PhD program year; number of years student has participated on the project (continuing research); significant contributions; and any other information you feel is relevant. For graduating students, please give year PhD received and post-graduation information if available.

8. References

   List and number all references at the END of the paper. Number the references in the order they first appear in the text. When referring to them in the text, type the corresponding reference number in square brackets as shown at the end of this sentence [1].

   [1] D. E. Ingalls, "An Important Paper," IEEE Trans. ASSP, vol. ASSP-36, pp.1932-1948, 1988.

9. Illustrations

   Illustrations must be appear within the specified bounding box. They may span the two columns. If possible, position illustrations at the tops of columns, rather than in the middle or at the bottom. Caption and number every illustration.

Templates

Word 6.0/95

Acrobat .pdf Insert your content into this template with Acrobat Exchange, or convert to PostScript.