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VCLA International Student Award: MSc & BSc Theses, Deadline: 15 Mar 2020

To: logic@math.uni-bonn.de
Subject: CALL FOR (Self)NOMINATIONS: VCLA International Student Awards 2020 FOR
     Outstanding Master and Bachelor Theses conferred between 15.11.2018 and
     31.12.2019 (inclusive)

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 main areas of interest are: ---------

*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.

*Formal Methods for Security ad Privacy, covering design and analysis 
techniques for security and privacy critical systems, such as 
cryptographic protocols, software, hardware and so on. The category of 
formal methods is to be meant in a broad sense, including related 
questions in logic, model checking, static analysis, dynamic monitoring, 
theorem proving, and artificial intelligence.

----------------------------------In Memory of Helmut Veith---------------

The award is dedicated to the memory of Helmut Veith, the brilliant 
computer scientist who tragically passed away in March 2016, and aims to 
carry on his commitment to promoting young talent and promising 
researchers in these areas.

----------------------------------Awards----------------------------------

*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.

----------------------------------Eligibility----------------------------

*The degree must have been awarded between November 15th, 2018 and 
December 31st, 2019 (inclusive).

*Students who obtained their degree at TU Wien are not eligible.

----------------------------------Nomination Requirements----------------

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.

----------------------------------Instructions for submitting nominations--

*Nominations should be submitted electronically using the following link 
to EasyChair here: 
https://easychair.org/account/signin?l=YM7S3LYB9EcHisWn1s3722#

*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 first and corresponding 
author in the submission form.

----------------------------------Important dates-------------------------

*Submission deadline: March 25, 2020 (anywhere on Earth) *Notification of 
decision: end of June 2020 *Award ceremony: TBA

----------------------------------Contact---------------------------------

Please send all inquiries to award (AT) logic-cs.at

----------------------------------Website---------------------------------
https://logic-cs.at/vcla-awards-2020
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