The Short Stays Program (SSP) from Latin American and Caribbean Collaborative ICT Research (LACCIR) Federation has as its main goal to support the completion of Post Graduate (PhD or research oriented MSc.) dissertations in Computer Science and related fields, developed in the Latin American and Caribbean region by partially financing useful research stays in other research centers in the region. In particular, SSP provides funds to cover students’ travel expenses to visit a research center in a different country of her/his university doing relevant research work.

LACCIR is proud to announce the names of the SSP 2011 awarded students:

• Cristian Briguez | Universidad Nacional del Sur – Argentina

• Miguel Ángel Mendoza | Universidad del Cauca – Colombia

• Emmanuel Casas | Tecnológico de Monterrey - Mexico

• Luis Javier Suárez | Universidad del Cauca - Colombia

• Wilson Sarmiento | Universidad del Cauca – Colombia

• Marta Camacho | Institución Univeristaria Colegio Mayor del Cauca – Colombia

• Nilton Obando | Universidad del Cauca – Colombia

For more information, visit: http://www.laccir.org/laccir/