Doctoral Thesis Award 2010 @ ETS - Call for Submissions

SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED To January 26th, 2010!

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Scope -- The Contest -- Eligibility -- Submissions -- Semi-Finals -- Key Dates -- Additional Information

Scope

The Award’s purpose is to promote most impactful doctoral student work, to provide the doctoral students with the exposure to the community and the prospective employers, and to support interaction between academia and industry in the field of test technology.

The Doctoral Student Contest

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The contest is held in two stages: semi-finals and finals
The complete rules of the contest are found under http://www.tttc-events.org/tttc_website/index.php?section=awards_doctoral_thesis
European semi-finals 2010 are held at ETS 2010
The jury composed of industrial experts will determine the winner of the semi-finals
The winner will compete against other regional winners in the finals, held at ITC 2010
Both the student and the advisor of the winning work will be recognized

Eligibility

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All active doctoral students working on test-related topics are eligible for the Award
An individual can only participate in the contest once in a lifetime
Participation is encouraged when the thesis is close to completion
Student must not have graduated before 2009
Submissions to multiple regional sites are prohibited

Submission Instructions

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Prospective contestants must submit a one-page (A4) summary of their thesis
One additional page is allowed for figures and references
Submissions must include the names of the student, one advisor and start/end dates
Submissions will undergo a selection process
All submissions must be made through the ETS homepage www.ieee-ets.org (following the link for paper submission) before January 26 (extended)

The Semi-Finals

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Selected contestants will be given a short (7-minute) presentation slot in a designated technical session and a poster in a designated poster session
The winner selected by the jury will be announced in ETS’s closing session

Key Dates

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Submission deadline: January 26, 2010

Additional Information

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Ilia Polian
Email: polian@informatik.uni-freiburg.de

For more information, visit us on the web at: http://www.ieee-ets.org

The Doctoral Thesis Award 2010 is sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society's Test Technology Technical Council Student Activities Group (TTTC) and IEEE European Test Symposium 2010 (ETS'10).