The Annual All-Ireland
Dissertation Award in ICT
in Association with the Royal Irish Academy
| sponsored and organised by the SFI ICT CSETs |
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Outline:
About
The Annual ICT Dissertation Award aims to make more visible the significant scientific contribution made by Ireland - in particular by post-graduate students - to Information and Communication Technology. This award also aims at initiating knowledge transfer from the Universities and Institutes of Technology into society and the economy.
As some of the largest research efforts in ICT in Ireland, this thesis award is organised and sponsored by the Science Foundation Ireland funded Centres for Science, Engineering and Technology (CSETs) in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector (DERI, CLARITY, CTVR, CNGL, and Lero) in association with the Royal Irish Academy.
The award is combined with a cash prize of 1500 EURO, sponsored by the CSETs.
Entry criteria
Any dissertation is eligible which has been submitted for a doctorate in the Island of Ireland in what is commonly understood as ICT (Computer Science and computer based Information and Communication Technology). There is a limit of THREE dissertations per year per University or Institute of Technology.
To be considered, a dissertation should:
1. make a noteworthy contribution to the subject;
2. reach a high standard of exposition;
3. result in publication(s) in reputable publication venues;
4. place its results clearly in the context of ICT as a whole; and
5. enable a computer scientist or electrical engineer with significantly different interests to grasp its essentials.
The competition period for 2011 is from 1 January 2010 until the closing date. A dissertation cannot be submitted more than once. It is reasonable to submit a thesis to the scheme if it has all of the above qualities in good measure, and if it is comparable in standard with the top 10 per cent of dissertations in the subject.
Please direct further questions about entry criteria to: Professor Stefan Decker, DERI, NUI Galway (Email: stefan.decker@deri.org)
How to enter
The submission, submitted by the author's supervisor or by the Head of Department with the external examiner's advice, should comprise of a cover letter and the the following documents:
1. Electronic version of the dissertation (as a PDF file). The submitted version of the dissertation must be the final version after any required corrections have been made;
2. An up-to 10 page essay summarising the thesis work and place it in perspective relative to current research in the ICT area, including outlining the significance of publication(s) derived from the dissertation. It should be written with an academic reader in mind.
3. A justification, of about 300 words, by one of the examiners - preferably the external - explaining the dissertation's claim to distinction (against the criteria listed above);
4. The name of the primary supervisor and the research group, school/department, and project or CSET within the research organisation to which the student was primarily affiliated;
5. An assurance that within the competition period the examiners have recommended to the author's institution that the doctorate should be awarded; and
6. A CV including publication list of the thesis author
Submissions may be made online via http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=DISICTRIA2011
The first author name submitted should be that of the thesis author; the individual submitting the nomination should list themselves as the second author. The title and abstract should be those of the thesis being nominated. The first file uploaded should be the cover letter; all documents (including the cover letter again) should be uploaded as an attachment in one zipped archive.
Please direct further questions about the submission procedure to Professor Stefan Decker, DERI, NUI Galway. Email: stefan.decker@deri.org
Selection panel
The 2011 panel consists of:
1. Prof. Stefan Decker, Chair, MRIA (NUI Galway)
2. Prof. Linda Doyle (TCD)
3. Prof. A. Stewart Fotheringham (NUI Maynooth)
4. Prof. Josef van Genabith (DCU)
5. Prof. Mike Hinchey (UL)
6. Prof. Fionn Murtagh, MRIA (SFI)
7. Prof. Barry O'Sullivan (UCC)
8. Prof. Bryan Scotney (Ulster)
9. Prof. Alan Smeaton (DCU)
10. Prof. Barry Smyth (UCD)
Timeline
The 2011 time line is as follows:
1. Submission opens: 18 March;
2. Submission deadline: 7 May;
3. Result announcement: End of June;
About the sponsors
The SFI Centres for Science Engineering and Technology in ICT
SFI Centres for Science, Engineering & Technology (CSETs) help link scientists and engineers in partnerships across academia and industry to address crucial research questions, foster the development of new and existing Irish-based technology companies, attract industry that could make an important contribution to Ireland and its economy, and expand educational and career opportunities in Ireland in science and engineering.
CSETs exhibit outstanding research quality, intellectual breadth, active collaboration, flexibility in responding to new research opportunities, and integration of research and education in the fields that SFI supports.
The following SFI ICT CSETs are sponsoring and organising the award.
1. DERI: Digital Enterprise Research Institute
2. CTVR: Centre for Telecommunications Value-Chain-Driven Research
3. LERO: Irish Software Engineering Research Centre
4. CNGL: Centre for Next Generation Localisation
5. CLARITY: Centre for Sensor Web Technologies
The Royal Irish Academy
The Royal Irish Academy, the academy for the sciences and humanities for the island of Ireland will vigorously promote excellence in scholarship, recognise achievements in learning, direct research programmes and undertake its own research projects, particularly in areas relating to Ireland and its heritage.
It will reflect upon, advise on and contribute to public debate and public policy formation on issues of major interest in science, technology and culture.
It will continue to offer an independent forum to Irish scholars, it will provide a network of support for scholarly disciplines through its network of national committees and commissions, it will maintain and enhance its unique library, it will publish scholarly papers and it will represent the world of Irish learning internationally.
For further information on the Award please contact Professor Stefan Decker, DERI, NUI Galway (Email: stefan.decker@deri.org)
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