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Submissions of theses with an HCI focus would be welcome for the CPHC/BCS Distinguished Dissertations competition. I've seen very few in my time on the committee...
The 2009 / 2010 CPHC/BCS Distinguished Dissertations competition is now open for submissions via the web site http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=disdis10
Closing date 9th April 2010.
Further details can be found below and on the webpage http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=nav.5820
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The Conference of Professors and Heads of Computing (CPHC), in conjunction with BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, annually selects for publication the best British PhD/DPhil dissertations in computer science. Over forty theses have been selected for publication since the scheme began in 1990.
The scheme aims to make more visible the significant contribution made by Britain - in particular by post-graduate students - to computer science.
Publication also serves to provide a model for future students. The selection panel on behalf of BCS/CPHC consists of experienced computer scientists, not more than one from any institution, each normally serving on the panel for three years. The 2010 panel members are: Ann Blandford (UCL, Chair), Teresa Attwood (Manchester), Saleem Bhatti (St Andrews), Zoubin Ghahramani (Cambridge), Leslie Ann Goldberg (Liverpool), David Hogg (Leeds), Joemon Jose (Glasgow), Ralph Martin (Cardiff), Simon Thompson (Kent) and Jon Whittle (Lancaster).
Any dissertation is eligible which is submitted for a doctorate in the British Isles in what is commonly understood as Computer Science.
(Theses which are basically in some other discipline but which make use, even very extensive use, of computing will not be regarded as
eligible.) However, there is a limit of FOUR dissertations per year per university.
To be considered, a dissertation should:
* make a noteworthy contribution to the subject;
* reach a high standard of exposition;
* place its results clearly in the context of computer science as a whole; and
* enable a computer scientist with significantly different interests to grasp its essentials.
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% of dissertations in the subject. Long dissertations are not encouraged; if the main text is more than 80,000 words, there should be good justification.
The dissertation should be submitted electronically (as a PDF file) by the author's examiners, or by the Head of Department with the examiner's advice. The submitted version of the dissertation must be the final version after any required corrections have been made. The competition period is from 1st January 2009 until the closing date of 9th April 2010. A dissertation cannot be submitted more than once.
The dissertation should be accompanied by a written justification, of about 300 words, by one of the examiners - preferably the external - explaining the dissertation's claim to distinction. The nomination should include the names and contact details of three suggested reviewers who are not in the same Department as the nominated thesis, who are independent of the supervision and examining of the thesis, and who have indicated that they are willing to provide a review.
In addition the author's written agreement and an assurance that within the competition period the examiners have recommended to the author's institution that the doctorate should be awarded should be emailed to [log in to unmask] An indication should be given if the dissertation is being considered for publication elsewhere.
Submissions may be made on-line via
http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=disdis10.
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 300 word nomination; the thesis document should be uploaded as an attachment.
If any problems are experienced, please email [log in to unmask] for assistance.
The latest submission date is 9th April 2010.
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