Call for Nominations
The 1996 ACM Doctoral Dissertation Competition

Deadline: August 1, 1996

Rules of the Competition

ACM established the Doctoral Dissertation Award program to recognize and encourage superior research and writing by doctoral candidates in computer science and engineering. These awards are presented annually in conjunction with ACM's Computing Week. [Usually in the February-March timeframe.]

Submissions

Nominations are limited to one per university or college, from any country, unless more than 10 Ph.D.s are granted in one year, in which case two may be nominated.

Deadline

Submissions must be received at ACM headquarters by August 1, 1996 to qualify for consideration. This date is not negotiable.

Eligibility

Each nominated dissertation must have been accepted by the department within a 12-month period prior to August 1, 1996. Exceptional dissertations completed in July 1995, but too late for submission last year will be considered. Only English language versions will be accepted. Please send five copies of thesis.

Sponsorship

Each nomination shall be forwarded by the thesis advisor and must include the endorsement of the department head. A one-page summary of the significance of the dissertation written by the advisor must accompany the transmittal.

Publication Rights

Each nomination must be accompanied by an assignment to ACM by the author of exclusive publication rights.

Publication

Winning dissertations will be published by Springer-Verlag.

Selection Procedure

Each nominated dissertation will be screened by three to five specialists in the relevant fields to provide a preliminary evaluation.

On the basis of these evaluations, five finalists will be chosen for submission to a selection committee of six persons who serve staggered terms of three years.

The selection committee will select the winning dissertation by November 15.

Award

The author of the winning dissertation will receive $1,000. Financial support for the Doctoral Disstertation Award is provided by Springer-Verlag.

Submission Procedure Summary

A nomination must include:
  1. Nomination letter by thesis advisor of candidate. This letter must include (a) the name, address, and phone number of the advisor, (b) the name and address of the candidate, and (c) a one-page summary of the significance of the dissertation.
  2. An endorsement letter by the department head.
  3. FIVE (5) copies of the dissertation.
Send the nomination material to:
    ACM Doctoral Dissertation Coordinator
    ACM
    1515 Broadway
    New York, NY 10036-5701, USA
    +1-212-626-0671