Best PhD Thesis Award
Launched in 2022, the Informatics Best PhD Thesis Award is to recognize young scholars for producing outstanding PhD theses in the field of informatics, and to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. The application process for this award 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 Informatics (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.
Number of Winners: 1
Informatics Best PhD Thesis Award
Application deadline: 31 January 2027Winner announcement date: 31 March 2027
Eligibility and Requirements
– The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced an outstanding PhD thesis;
– The PhD thesis must be their original work;
– The PhD thesis must be defended in 2026.
Required Application Documents
– 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
- QZQiaolun ZhangQiaolun ZhangPolitecnico di Milano, Italy
Award Committee
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Antony (Tony) BryantProf. Antony (Tony) BryantLEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITYChairman
Jiang BianDr. Jiang BianRegenstrief Institute- MLMatthew K O LeeProf. Matthew K O LeeCity University of Hong Kong
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