Two-Column Template for Conference Proceedings

Based on IEEE Format (Title)

First Author, Highest Degree1, Second Author, Highest Degree2, and Third Author, Highest Degree1
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First and Third Author’s University, Country, [email protected],[email protected]
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Second Author’s University, Country, [email protected]

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 Abstract– The instructions give the basic guidelines for Try to position figures and tables at the tops and bottoms
preparing papers for the conference proceedings adapted from of columns. Large figures and tables may span across both
the IEEE 2-Column format for conference proceedings. You can columns. Center figure captions below the figures; center
use this document for the instructions and as a template into table captions above the table. Avoid placing figures and
which you can type your own text over the given text or select the tables before their first mention in the text. Use the
preset styles (shown in parentheses). Full paper submissions are
abbreviation “Fig. #,” even at the beginning of a sentence.
limited to 10 pages maximum, and extended abstracts to 2 pages.
Keywords-- List at most 5 key index terms here. For labeling axis on graphs use words rather than
symbols. For example, as shown in Fig. 1, write
I. INTRODUCTION (HEADING 1) “Magnetization,” or “Magnetization (M)” not just “M.” Put
units in parentheses. Do not label axes only with units and
Your goal is to simulate the appearance of papers clearly show multipliers. In the example, write
published in IEEE conference proceedings [1], with changes “Magnetization (kA/m)” or “Magnetization (10 3 Am-1).” Do
to style of the author-institution-email sections, as shown not label axes with a ratio of quantities and units. For
here. Any questions should be sent to the technical example, write “Temperature (K),” not “Temperature/K.”
committee chair, email can be found in MyReview Figure labels should be legible, at 8-point type.
submission site.
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A. Preparing Your Paper (Heading 2)

Magnetization (kA/m)
1) Paper Size: US letter size, 8.5” x 11”(210 x 297 mm).
2) Type Sizes and Typefaces: Follow the font type sizes 10
in Table I. The font type sizes are given in MS Word font
size points. Times New Roman is the preferred font.
3) Paper Margins: Set top = 0.75” (19.05mm), bottom = 5
1” (25.4mm), side = 0.625” (15.875mm). Each column
measures 3.5 inches wide, with a 0.25-inch gap in between. 0
4) Paper Styles: Left- and right-justify the columns. On 0 2 4 6
the last page of your paper, adjust the lengths of the columns
so that they are equal. Use automatic hyphenation and check Applied Field (10 A/m)
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Fig. 1 Magnetization as a function of applied field.

spelling and grammar. Use high resolution (300dpi or above) Note caption is centered below figures, but above tables.
figures, plots, drawings and photos for best printing result.
B. References
TABLE I
Type Size for Papers Number citations consecutively in square brackets [2].
Type Appearance Punctuation follows the bracket [3]. Refer simply to the
size reference number, as in [4]. Use “Ref. [4]” or “Reference
(pts.) Regular Bold Italic
6 Table superscripts
[4]” at the beginning of a sentence: “Reference [4] was the
Section titlesa, references, tables, first …”
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table namesa, table captions, Number footnotes separately in superscripts. Place the
figure captions, footnotes, text actual footnote at the bottom of the column in which it was
subscripts, and superscripts
9 Abstract, Index Terms cited. Do not put footnotes in the reference list. Use letters
Authors' affiliations, main text, for table footnotes (see Table I). For journal volumes cite in
10 equations, first letter in section Subheading this format: “IEEE Trans. Magn., vol. 25,” not “vol. MAG-
titlesa 25.”
11 Authors' names
22 Paper title Give all authors’ names; use “et al.” if there are six
a
Uppercase authors or more [5]. Papers that have not been published,
even if they have been submitted for publication, should be
B. Preparing Your PDF Paper for Indexing cited as “unpublished” [5]. Papers that have been accepted
Proceedings are currently indexed by EBSCO. We are for publication should be cited as “in press” [6]. In a paper
in the process of obtaining additional indexing, which may title, capitalize the first word and all other words except for
require additional instructions for the final version of the conjunctions, prepositions less than seven letters, and
refereed papers. This section will contain further information prepositional phrases.
as we obtain new indexing for the proceedings. For papers published in translated journals, first give the
English citation, then the original foreign-language one [7].
II. RELATED WORK
C. Abbreviations and Acronyms
A. Figures and Tables Define abbreviations and acronyms the first time they
are used in the text, even if they have been defined in the

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abstract. Do not use abbreviations in the title unless they are The word “data” is plural, not singular. In American
unavoidable. English, periods and commas are within quotation marks,
like “this period.” A parenthetical statement at the end of a
D. Equations
sentence is punctuated outside of the closing parenthesis (like
Number equations consecutively with equation numbers
this). (A parenthetical sentence is punctuated within the
in parentheses flush with the right margin, as in (1). To make
parentheses.) A graph within a graph is an “inset,” not an
your equations more compact, you may use the solidus (/)
“insert.” The word alternatively is preferred to the word
and the exp function, etc. Italicize Roman symbols for
“alternately” (unless you mean something that alternates). Do
quantities and variables, but not Greek symbols. Use an en
not use the word “essentially” to mean “approximately” or
dash (–) rather than a hyphen (-) for a minus sign. Use
“effectively.” Be aware of the different meanings of the
parentheses to avoid ambiguities in denominators. Punctuate
homophones “affect” and “effect,” “complement” and
equations with commas or periods when they are part of a
“compliment,” “discreet” and “discrete,” “principal” and
sentence, as in
“principle.” Do not confuse “imply” and “infer.” The prefix
e ix cos x  i sin x “non” is not a word; it should be joined to the word it
  exp(ix) / 2  (cos x  i sin x) / 2 modifies, usually without a hyphen. There is no period after
2 2 the “et” in the Latin abbreviation “et al.” The abbreviation
. (1) “i.e.” means “that is,” and the abbreviation “e.g.” means “for
Symbols in your equation should be defined before the example.” An excellent style manual for science writers is
equation appears or immediately following. Cite equations [8].
using “(1),” not Eq. (1)” or “equation (1),” except at the
beginning of a sentence: “Equation (1) is …”
E. Other Recommendations VI. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORKS
The Roman numerals used to number the section The word “data” is plural, not singular. In American
headings are optional. Do not number ACKNOWLEDGEMENT English, periods and commas are within quotation marks,
and REFERENCES and begin Subheadings with letters. Use two like “this period.”
spaces after periods (full stops). Hyphenate complex
modifiers: “zero-field-cooled magnetization.” Avoid ACKNOWLEDGMENT
dangling participles, such as, “Using (1), the potential was The preferred spelling of the word “acknowledgment” in
calculated.” Write instead, “The potential was calculated America is without an “e” after the “g.” Try to avoid the
using (1),” or “Using (1), we calculated the potential.” stilted expression, “One of us (R. B. G.) thanks …” Instead,
Use a zero before decimal points: “0.25,” not “.25.” Use try “R.B.G. thanks …” Put sponsor acknowledgments in the
“cm 3,” not “cc.” Do not mix complete spellings and unnumbered footnote on the first page.
abbreviations of units: “Wb/m 2” or “webers per square
meter,” not “webers/m 2.” Spell units when they appear in REFERENCES
text: “…a few henries,” not “…a few H.” If your native [1] Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings, IEEE.
language is not English, try to get a native English-speaking http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/template
s.html
colleague to proofread your paper. [2] M. King, B. Zhu, and S. Tang, “Optimal path planning,” Mobile Robots,
vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 520-531, March 2001.
[3] H. Simpson, Dumb Robots, 3rd ed., Springfield: UOS Press, 2004, pp.6-9.
[4] M. King and B. Zhu, “Gaming strategies,” in Path Planning to the West,
III. METHODOLOGY vol. II, S. Tang and M. King, Eds. Xian: Jiaoda Press, 1998, pp. 158-176.
[5] B. Simpson, et al, “Title of paper goes here if known,” unpublished.
Use either SI (MKS) or CGS as primary units. (SI units [6] J.-G. Lu, “Title of paper with only the first word capitalized,” J. Name
Stand. Abbrev., in press.
are encouraged.) English units may be used as secondary [7] Y. Yorozu, M. Hirano, K. Oka, and Y. Tagawa, “Electron spectroscopy
units (in parentheses). An exception would be the use of studies on magneto-optical media and plastic substrate interface,” IEEE
English units as identifiers in trade, such as “3.5-inch disk Translated J. Magn. Japan, vol. 2, pp. 740-741, August 1987 [Digest 9th
drive.” Annual Conf. Magnetics Japan, p. 301, 1982].
[8] M. Young, The Technical Writer’s Handbook, Mill Valley, CA:
Avoid combining SI and CGS units, such as current in University Science, 1989.
amperes and magnetic field in oersteds. This often leads to
confusion because equations do not balance dimensionally. If
you must use mixed units, clearly state the units for each
quantity that you use in an equation.
IV. RESULTS