For the qualification phase, each participating team must upload a written report to the HotCRP system in PDF file format following the standard IEEE conference format (10pt font, double column, letter size paper, not compsoc mode); templates are available here (LaTeX template is preferred). The qualification phase PDF report can be up to 4 pages, including references and appendices.
For the competition phase, each participating team must upload a final report to the HotCRP system in PDF file format following the standard IEEE conference format (10pt font, double column, letter size paper, not compsoc mode); templates are available here (LaTeX template is preferred). The final phase PDF report can be up to 10 pages including references and appendices. To upload the final report, you will need to upload your new document to replace your qualification report in hotcrp.
In addition, teams should upload additional materials for each challenge as indicated in the corresponding challenge description in a zip file to HotCRP. In the event that the file is too large, upload a link to a private Google Drive or similar service and provide access only to the challenge organizers.
Lastly, teams should create a 36x24in poster and a 9-minute powerpoint presentation to be in-person during the live finals that take place on November 8-11. Teams should bring their printed poster to the finals.
The report, powerpoint and poster presentations should include a description of your setup and tools that you used, a brief overview of the challenges and a detailed account of how you solved the challenges. The report is expected to provide details an all challenges, including the challenge flags and sample inputs used to get the flag. The powerpoint and poster can focus on a subset of challenges that best show your ingeinuity. All materials must be in English.
A description of grading criteria can be found here.