"AIROYOUNG DISSERTATION AWARD" 2023
AIROYoung (AY) announces the "AIROYoung Dissertation Award 2023", for the best doctoral thesis discussed in Operations Research (MAT/09) at an Italian university, during the period July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023.
PROCESS OF SELECTION, EVALUATION,
AND PRESENTATION OF THE FINALIST THESES
To evaluate the applications that will be received, AY will identify jurors external to its board (current and previous), chosen among (former) members and/or collaborators of AY.
In particular, the selection process will be divided into the following three phases.
1. A first committee of reviewers will carry out a preliminary evaluation of the doctoral theses. For each thesis, two reviewers will each create a report justifying a score of up to 100 points, according to the criteria indicated below:
* Pertinence of the thesis topic(s) (maximum 15 points)
* Scientific contribution (maximum 35 points)
* Impact and interdisciplinarity (maximum 25 points)
* Quality of the publications taken from the thesis (maximum 15 points)
* Writing quality (maximum 10 points)
1. Based on the same criteria, a second committee will receive all the reports of all the reviewers to compare all the theses overall, thus obtaining a definitive evaluation and a ranking. At most, the first four theses in the ranking will be named finalists and will access the special session to be held during the International Conference on Optimization and Decision Science – ODS 2023 (http://www.airoconference.it/ods2023/).
1. During the special session at ODS 2023, a third committee will evaluate the presentation of each finalist thesis, awarding 3 bonus points to the best presentation.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNING THESIS
The winning thesis will be the one with the highest overall score and will be announced during ODS 2023.
In case of a tie, the one with the highest score net of the bonus will win.
In case of a further tie (i.e., if the first two theses in the ranking do not obtain the presentation bonus), there will be an ex aequo, and the prize will be divided.
PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS
To be able to participate, you must:
* have discussed a doctoral thesis in Operations Research (MAT/09) between 01/07/2022 and 30/06/2023 at an Italian university;
* be an AIRO member for the calendar year 2023 or 2024.
HOW TO APPLY
The application form must be submitted by filling in the following Google Form: https://forms.gle/C4YX2UxTfFSY74aA6
Deadline to participate: May 31, 2023.
Specifically, in addition to personal data and a contact address, anyone wishing to apply must attach the following documents (all in PDF format):
* a copy of the doctoral thesis;
* a summary of the thesis (in English; font-size: 11pt; maximum length: 5 pages, bibliographical references excluded);
* a copy of their curriculum vitae (in English; also indicate the date of the defence of the thesis, taken place or expected by June 30, 2023);
* if any, a copy of each publication taken from the thesis;
* a proof of the AIRO membership for the calendar year 2023 or 2024, such as:
* the certificate of participation in the ODS 2022 conference (the registration fee for the conference included the AIRO membership fee for 2023);
* the registration receipt for the ODS 2023 conference (the registration fee for the conference includes the AIRO membership fee for 2024);
* the receipt of the payment made to AIRO to become a member in 2023.
AWARD
Each finalist will receive a certificate. The winning person will also receive a cash prize of €250. In case of an ex aequo, the prize will be divided.
For more information, contact the AY board: airo.young.researchers@gmail.com
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