We are pleased to announce that the deadline for the Call for Nominations for the VCLA International Student Awards 2021 for Outstanding Master and Bachelor Theses in Logic and Computer Science has been extended to *May 7, 2021* (Anywhere on Earth). The full, updated Call for Applications is available below.
The Vienna Center for Logic and Algorithms of TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology), calls for the nomination of authors of outstanding theses and scientific works in the field of Logic and Computer Science, in the following two categories:
-Outstanding Master Thesis Award*
-Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award (Bachelor thesis or equivalent, 1st cycle of the Bologna process)*
*The degree must have been awarded between November 15th, 2019 and December 31st, 2020 (inclusive).
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The main areas of interest are:
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-Computational Logic, covering theoretical and mathematical foundations such as proof theory, model theory, computability theory, Boolean satisfiability (SAT), QBF, constraint satisfaction, satisfiability modulo theories, automated deduction (resolution, refutation, theorem proving), non-classical logics (substructural logics, multi-valued logics, deontic logics, modal and temporal logics).
-Algorithms and Computational Complexity,
including design and analysis of
discrete algorithms, complexity analysis,
algorithmic lower bounds,
parameterized and exact algorithms,
decomposition methods, approximation
algorithms, randomized algorithms, algorithm
engineering, as well as
algorithmic game theory, computational social
choice, parallel algorithms,
graph drawing algorithms, and distributed
algorithms.
-Databases and Artificial Intelligence,
concerned with logical methods for
modeling, storing, and drawing inferences from
data and knowledge. This
includes subjects like query languages based on
logical concepts (Datalog,
variants of SQL, XML, and SPARQL), novel
database-theoretical methods (schema
mappings, information extraction and
integration), logic programming,
knowledge representation and reasoning
(ontologies, answer-set programming,
belief change, inconsistency handling,
argumentation, planning).
-Verification, concerned with logical methods
and automated tools for
reasoning about the behavior and correctness of
complex state-based systems
such as software and hardware designs as well as
hybrid systems. This ranges
from model checking, program analysis and
abstraction to new interdisciplinary
areas such as fault localization, program
repair, program synthesis, and the
analysis of biological systems.
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Awards
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-The Outstanding Master Thesis Award: 1200 EUR
-The Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award: 800 EUR
-The winners will be invited to present their work at an award ceremony in
Vienna, if the situation allows
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Eligibility
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-The degree must have been awarded between November 15th, 2019 and December31st, 2020 (inclusive).
-Submissions already submitted to the VCLA Awards 2020 cannot be re-submitted.
-Students who obtained their degree at TU Wien are not eligible.
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Nomination Requirements
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Nominations must include:
-A cover page that contains the name and contact
details of the nominated
person, the title of the work for which the
person is being nominated, award
category, the date on which the degree was
awarded, and the name of the
university
-An English summary of the thesis of maximum 3
pages, excluding references (A4
or letter page size, 11pt font min). The summary
must clearly state the main
contribution of the work, its novelty, and its
relevance to some of the
aforementioned areas of interest
-The CV of the nominated person, including
publication list (if applicable)
-An endorsement letter from a supervisor or
another proposing person. The
letter must clearly state the independent and
novel contribution of the
student, and why the proposer believes the
student deserves the award. The
endorsement letter may be provided after the
submission deadline, and emailed
directly to award (AT) logic-cs.at.
-The full thesis
All documents should be in English, with the
exception of the thesis. In case
the thesis is in a different language, it must
be accompanied by a research
report in English of at least 10 pages that
should be sufficient for the
committee to evaluate the merit and quality of
the submitted work.
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Instructions for submitting self-nominations
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-Nominations should be submitted electronically by
the applicants using the following link to
EasyChair here
-Submissions consist of two pdf files. The first is a single pdf file containing all documents for the nomination except the full thesis; the documents should appear in the order they are listed above. The second pdf file is the full thesis
-The endorsement letter may optionally be sent by email by the endorser and
omitted from the Easychair submission. In this case, please email the letter
as a pdf file, including the name of the nominated person in the subject, to
award (AT) logic-cs DOT at -The submission must be accompanied by a plain
text electronic abstract of the thesis of at most 400 words, and three keywords.
-The nominated student must be listed as the only author in the submission form.
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Important dates
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-Extended submission deadline: May 7, 2021 (anywhere on Earth)
-Notification of decision: After July 15, 2021
-Award ceremony: Depending on the COVID-19 situation
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Contact
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Please send all inquiries to award (AT) logic-cs.at
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Website with the information on the award committee, and the previous awardees
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https://logic-cs.at/vcla-international-student-awards-2021