2014 ACM SIGecom Doctoral Dissertation

2014 ACM SIGecom Doctoral Dissertation Award

The SIGecom Doctoral Dissertation Award recognizes an outstanding
dissertation in the fields of electronic commerce and economics and
computation. The award is conferred annually at the ACM Conference on
Economics and Computation and includes a plaque, complimentary conference
registration, and an honorarium of $1,500. A plaque will further be given
to up to two runners-up. No award may be conferred if the nominations are
judged not to meet the standards for the award.

To be eligible, a dissertation must be on a topic related to the fields of
electronic commerce or economics and computation and must have been
defended successfully during the calendar year preceding the year of the
award presentation.

The inaugural SIGecom Doctoral Dissertation Award will be given for
dissertations defended in 2013. Nominations are due by February 28, 2014,
and must be submitted by email to the Chair of the Award Committee
(eva.tardos @ cornell.edu; please put SIGecom Doctoral Dissertation Award
in the subject), or to other committee members in the case of a conflict
of interest with the Chair. A dissertation may be nominated simultaneously
for both the SIGecom Doctoral Dissertation Award and the ACM Doctoral
Dissertation Award.

Nominations may be made by any member of SIGecom, and will typically come
from the dissertation supervisor. Self-nomination is not allowed.
Nominations for the award must include the following, preferably in a
single PDF file:

1. A two-page summary of the dissertation, written by the nominee,
including bibliographic data and links to publicly accessible versions of
published papers based primarily on the dissertation.

2. An English-language version of the dissertation.

3. An endorsement letter of no more than two pages by the nominator,
arguing the merit of the dissertation, potential impact, and justification
of the nomination. This document should also certify the dissertation
defense date.

4. The names, email addresses, and affiliations of at least two additional
endorsers.

5. A concise statement of one sentence describing the contribution of the
dissertation.

The additional endorsement letters should be sent directly to the Chair of
the Award Committee, by the same deadline. These endorsements should be no
longer than 500 words, and should specify the relationship of the endorser
to nominee, contributions of the dissertation, and its potential impact on
the field.

It is expected that a nominated candidate, if selected for the award, will
attend the next ACM Conference on Economics and Computation to accept the
award and give an hour-long presentation on the dissertation work. The
cost of attending the conference is not covered by the award, but
complimentary registration is provided.


Award Committee

Noam Nisan, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Eva Tardos, Cornell University (Chair)
Michael Wellman, University of Michigan