Student Poster Competition

INITIAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

REGISTERING YOUR SUBMISSION

All paper submissions must be submitted a via EDAS. If you do not have an EDAS account, please go to "CREATE AUTHOR ACCOUNT" instructions below. 

To initiate your submission, please visit the IEEE EDUCON 2026 Submission Site and follow these steps:

• Select the Student Poster Competition track
• Type in the title of your poster and any keywords.
• Add your Abstract for your poster (max 250 words).
• Select (1) from the available topics. You must select 1 topic and may only select 1.
• Click "Register Paper". On the next page you will see a large green check mark and a statement that the paper was recorded.
• At this time, you should also add all contributors to the EDAS submission by clicking the small + symbol below your name. Only Undergraduate or graduate students (individual or up to 3-person teams) are eligible. Adding authors to your EDAS metadata is required. 
   

UPLOADING SUMMARY FILE

• Verify all student contributors have been added to your submission.
• Prepare your Summary file.
  • 1-page summary of the project or research (PDF, 1 page, optional figures or diagrams allowed).
  • Save your file as a PDF in preparation for uploading
• Prepare your Poster Draft
  • (A0 portrait format, PDF file)
• Upload your Summary File and Poster Draft before the Submission Deadline. Use the cloud-shaped upload button under “Summary File” as shown below:

• You can easily navigate back to your submission page at any time to make modifications by clicking My... > My Papers at the top of the screen, then clicking your selected paper title.
   

CREATE AUTHOR ACCOUNT

Each author must visit the EDAS web site and establish an account with a username and password.

• Visit www.edas.info and click the New User button.
• Create your profile. Only the five fields with the red asterisk are required. *It is very important that your name and affiliation associated with your EDAS account are correct and match the name and affiliation that will be listed on your paper. These fields are first & last name, affiliation (company or organization), country, e-mail address, and status. When the fields are filled in, check the Privacy Policies box and click the Add Person button. [note: if you select USA as the country, you will get a message asking for your state]
• You will receive an e-mail containing your password. Your email address and the given password must later be used to access the system during the following steps, so be careful to remember it.
• You can then return to the EDAS log-in page (www.edas.info) and change your assigned password to one that is easier to remember. To do this, click on the My Profile tab, and then click on change your password. Be sure to record your user name, password and ID number for later reference.