The Student Research Forum (SRF) at ASP-DAC 2026 was a vibrant showcase of emerging research and student innovation. This year, the forum received 39 submissions, with 29 posters accepted—a record-high number for the SRF—and three awards presented to recognize outstanding contributions across research quality, presentation, and community engagement.

🏆 SRF Award Winners

Best Poster Award – Best Research
Zizheng Guo, supervised by Yibo Lin (Peking University)

Best Poster Award – Best Presentation
Zhengyuan Shi, supervised by Qiang Xu (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Best Poster Award – Most Popular
Rongliang Fu, supervised by Tsung-Yi Ho (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

📸 Event Highlights

Highlights from the SRF award ceremony and poster session at ASP-DAC 2026.

👩‍⚖️ Award Judges

We sincerely thank the award judges for their careful evaluation and dedication to fairness. Poster assignments were made with strict conflict-of-interest (COI) considerations.
(In addition to the judges listed below, other SRF committee members contributed to the first-round review; they are not listed here.)

• Jianlei Yang — Beihang University
• Zhenge Jia — Shandong University
• Lang Feng — Sun Yat-sen University
• Shiju Lin — Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
• Hongce Zhang — Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
• Yuzhe Ma — Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
• Qi Sun — Zhejiang University
• Bonan Yan — Peking University
• Zhiang Wang — Fudan University
• Zhiding Liang — Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Cong “Callie” Hao — Georgia Institute of Technology
• Yibo Lin — Peking University
• Vidya A. Chhabria — Arizona State University
• Xiang Chen — Peking University
• Andy Yu-Guang Chen — National Central University

The SRF continues to be a cornerstone for student engagement at ASP-DAC, fostering dialogue, feedback, and visibility for early-stage research. Congratulations to all participants and award recipients!

Organizer: Zhiyao Xie, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology