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Best PhD Thesis Award

The application deadline of the Best PhD Thesis Award is extended. Entries will be accepted until January 31st 2026. We are looking forward to applications from all over the world.

Launched in 2022, the Informatics Best PhD Thesis Award is presented annually to recognize young scholar who is judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis on informatics; and toits aim is to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and further contribution to the field. The application process is open from April to January of the following year, and the winners are announced in March the following year.

The Prize:

– CHF 800;
– A certificate;
– A voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the journal (subject to peer review)— valid for one year.

Number of Winners: 1

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Informatics Best PhD Thesis Award

Winner announcement date: 31 March 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential;
– The PhD thesis must be their original work;
– The PhD thesis must be defended in 2025.

List of Documents for Application

– An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;
– A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
– The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
– An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;
– A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).

Past Winners

Winner
  • XZXianghao Zhan
    Xianghao Zhan
    Stanford University, USA
Award Committee
  • Antony (Tony) Bryant
    Antony (Tony) Bryant
    Chairman
    LEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITY
  • Jiang Bian
    Jiang Bian
  • MLMatthew K.O. Lee
    Matthew K.O. Lee

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