Upcoming limited submission dissertation awards: submissions from Schools/Departments due October 13
ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award – October 31, 2023; internal deadline October 13
Eligibility:
- Dissertations finalized/accepted between October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023.
- Nomination must come from the advisor.
Required Materials (see website for more details):
- Suggested citation if the candidate is selected. This should be a concise statement (maximum of 25 words) describing the key technical or professional accomplishment for which the candidate merits this award.
- Nomination statement (200-300 words in length) addressing why the candidate should receive this award. This should address the significance of the dissertation, not simply repeat the information in the abstract.
- Copy of the dissertation.
- Endorsement letters. The nomination must include an endorsement letter from the department head. In addition, at least 3, and not more than 5, supporting letters should be included from experts in the field who can provide additional insights or evidence of the dissertation’s impact. (The nominator/advisor may not write a letter of support.)
Internal submission (GT is limited to 2 nominations):
- Send a maximum of 2 nominations per School/Department to echerry30@gatech.edu and moin@gatech.edu by Friday, October 13. Schools/Departments must coordinate in advance of this date to ensure no more than 2 nominations are forwarded by this date. (CoC units: expect to be asked to submit nominations to your School 1-2 weeks in advance of October 13.)
- Please submit near-complete versions of required materials #1-4, except for #4 (endorsement letters): you may submit only the names of expected external references (external letters needed for the solicitation are not required for the internal submission).
AAAI/ACM SIGAI Doctoral Dissertation Award – November 17, 2023; internal deadline October 13
Eligibility:
- Dissertations defended, but not necessarily finalized, between October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023.
- Nomination must come from the advisor, who must be an ACM SIGAI member and/or AAAI member.
Required Materials (see website for more details):
- The names, affiliations, and contact information of the nominator and the candidate.
- A nomination statement (200-300 words in length) that explains why the candidate should receive this award and addresses the significance of the dissertation. This should not simply repeat the information in the abstract.
- A letter of endorsement from the department head (or dean), which also certifies that this is the only nomination being made from that institution.
- Supporting letters (not less than two and not more than three) from experts in the field who can speak to the impact of the dissertation.
- An electronic copy of the submitted dissertation.
Internal submission (GT is limited to 1 nomination):
- Send a maximum of 1 nomination per School/Department to echerry30@gatech.edu and moin@gatech.edu by Friday, October 13. Schools/Departments must coordinate in advance of this date to ensure no more than 1 nomination is forwarded by this date. (CoC units: expect to be asked to submit nominations to your School 1-2 weeks in advance of October 13.)
- Please submit near-complete versions of required materials #1-2 and #4-5, except that for #4 (supporting letters), you may submit only the names of expected external references (external letters needed for the solicitation are not required for the internal submission).