23-24 ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award & 2023 CS David J. Kuck Outstanding Thesis Awards (Fall 2023)
Internal Deadline (CS & ECE): Monday, October 23, 2023 by 11:59 PM
External Deadline: 10/31/2023Â (ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award)
Questions can be directed to awardsinfo@cs.illinois.edu.
ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award (CS & ECE) | ACM established the Doctoral Dissertation Award program to recognize and encourage superior research and writing by doctoral candidates in computer science and engineering. The award is presented each June at the ACM Awards Banquet and is accompanied by a prize of $20,000 plus travel expenses to the banquet. As of January 1, 2014 all winning dissertations are published exclusively in print and electronic formats as part of the ACM Books Series, which includes distribution through the ACM Digital Library. Honorable Mention(s) may also be awarded, with a prize of $10,000 shared among recipients. See https://awards.acm.org/doctoral-dissertation/nominations for additional information. Eligibility: PhD dissertations successfully defended (not deposit date) between October 2022 through (and including) September 2023. Each advisor should nominate no more than one PhD thesis. Required Materials:
Apply: By 11:59 PM on Monday, October 23, 2023, submit materials to Awards Info. |
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David J. Kuck Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award (CS Only) | Computer Science nominees for the ACM award will also be considered for this CS award; a single winner is typically chosen. This award was established by alumni, friends, and former students in recognition of Professor Emeritus David Kuck's intellectual and leadership contributions. Awards are based on the quality and impact of the Ph.D. thesis. Eligibility: Same as ACM Doctoral Dissertation. Required Materials: Same as ACM Doctoral Dissertation. Apply: By 11:59 PM on Monday, October 23, 2023, submit materials to Awards Info. |
David J. Kuck Outstanding M.S. Thesis Award (CS Only) | This CS award was established by alumni, friends, and former students in recognition of Professor Emeritus David Kuck's intellectual and leadership contributions. Awards are based on the quality and impact of the M.S. thesis. Eligibility: For Kuck MS Thesis Award: MS degrees conferred between October 2022 and September 2023. Each advisor should nominate no more than one MS thesis. Required Materials:
Apply: By 11:59 PM on Monday, October 23, 2023, submit materials to Awards Info. |