CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE
Association for Constraint Programming
DOCTORAL RESEARCH AWARD 2008
OVERVIEW
The ACP Doctoral Research Award will be awarded every year to a promising
young researcher working in the area of constraint programming and who
defended his/her thesis between January and December of the previous two
years.
The 2008 award will mark the inaugural award. The award, in the form of a
certificate, will be presented at the CP 2008 conference, where the winning
researcher will present a talk on the topic of his/her doctoral dissertation.
ELIGIBILITY
Eligible doctoral researchers are those who defended their doctoral thesis
between January 1st, 2006 and December 31st, 2007 in the area of constraint
programming. The researcher must be a current member of the Association for
Constraint Programming.
NOMINATION PROCESS
Nominations must be made by the thesis supervisor, who is responsible for
ensuring that the following items are submitted to the secretary of the ACP
at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. A URL to a zip-file containing the following items:
- A PDF version of the dissertation. No specific language for the
dissertation is imposed;
- A PDF of an extended abstract of the doctoral dissertation, 3-5 pages in
length, written in English;
- PDF versions of each of up to five papers published at international
peer-reviewed conferences or journals based on the work reported in the
doctoral dissertation;
- A PDF description, and pointer to, any software or systems developed
during the research;
- A PDF version of a nomination letter from the supervisor of the
research.
2. In addition to the supervisor's nomination letter, two additional letters
should be forwarded directly to the secretary of the ACP from two
referees, selected by the dissertation supervisor, supporting the
submission and stating their assessment of why the thesis should win the
award. These letters will not be shown to the research supervisor or the
candidate.
TIME FRAME
Deadline for nominations: Friday 30th May 2008
Notification: Monday 18th August 2008
SELECTION
The selection of the winning candidate is based on the originality, impact,
and quality of the research work. The evaluation will consider all
contributions to the CP community, including publications, software and
systems.
The work of the candidates will be reviewed by a committee of researchers
selected by the ACP Executive Committee, based on the nominations received.
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