Literature search results -------------------------- Include here 8 to 12 papers relevant to the project you are considering proposing about. Make the citations as complete as possible. Look at some examples of citations in http://vis.cs.brown.edu. These papers must support your work, showing reviewers how relevant previous work supports your new ideas. Point out how your work fills in a research gap left by those references. They can also provide a context in which your idea is better understood. By finding good references for your proposal, reviewers will more easily grasp the importance and novelty of your project. Don't hide references that are too close to your idea, build on them and show how you are improving them. Below the "Relationship to your project:" statement should include "Our work improves|is-based-on|addresses-limitations|etc ..." to capture how your proposed work will extend human knowledge relative to the cited work. ------------------------------- Your name: Your project subject is (brief description): For each reference include the following: Citation: (bibtex or google scholar style) Brief summary: Relationship to your project: