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FeaturesFrom: Mobasher, BamshadDate: 31 Jan 2008 Subject: 2008 SIGKDD Doctoral Dissertation Award - Nominations due Mar 1 This new annual award by ACM SIGKDD will recognize excellent research by doctoral candidates in the field of data mining and knowledge discovery. The KDD Doctoral Dissertation Award winner and up to two runners-up will be recognized at the KDD conference, and their dissertations will have the opportunity to be published on the KDD Web site (www.kdd.org). The award winner will receive a plaque, a check for $2,500, and be invited to present his or her work at the KDD conference. The award winner will also receive a free registration to attend the KDD conference. The runners-up will receive a plaque at the conference.
EligibilityThe final dissertation defense should take place at the nominee's host institution before March 1, 2008. Nominations are limited to one doctoral dissertation per department or academic unit. Submissions must be received by the current Chair of the KDD Doctoral Dissertation Award Committee by March 1, 2008. Furthermore, the final dissertation defense must not have taken place prior to 2006. Each nominated dissertation must also have been successfully defended by the candidate, and the final version of each nominated dissertation must have been accepted by the candidate's academic unit. An English version of the dissertation must be submitted with the nomination. A dissertation can be nominated for both the SIGKDD Doctoral Dissertation Award and the ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award.
Important DatesSubmission Deadline: March 1, 2008.Notification of Awards: July 1, 2008.
Submission ProcedureAll nomination materials must be submitted electronically to: mobasher [at] cs [dot] depaul [dot] edu. Please use "SIGKDD Dissertation Award Nominations" in you subject line. All nomination materials must be in English. PDF format is preferred for all materials. Late submissions will not be accepted. A nomination must include:
Award Committee
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