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<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The deadline for the submission of self-nominations for the VCLA International Student Awards 2023 has been extended to the 11th of April 2023. Please
find the revised call for nominations below.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Vienna Center for Logic and Algorithms of TU Wien 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:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- Outstanding Master Thesis Award*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award (Bachelor thesis or equivalent, 1st cycle of the Bologna process)*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">*The degree must have been awarded between January 1st, 2021 and December 31st, 2022 (inclusive).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The main areas of interest are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- 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).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- 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).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Awards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">----------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- The Outstanding Master Thesis Award: 1200 EUR.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- The Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award: 800 EUR.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- The winners will be invited to present their work at an award ceremony in Vienna, if the situation allows.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Eligibility<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- The degree must have been awarded between January 1st, 2021 and December 31st, 2022 (inclusive).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- Students who obtained their degree at TU Wien are not eligible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nomination Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nominations must include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- The CV of the nominated person, including publication list (if applicable).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- The full thesis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Instructions for submitting self-nominations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">----------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- Nominations should be submitted electronically by the applicants using the following link to EasyChair:
<a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vclaawards2023">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vclaawards2023</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- The submission must be accompanied by a plain text electronic abstract of the thesis of at most 400 words, and three keywords.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- The nominated student must be listed as the only author in the submission form.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Important dates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- Submission deadline (updated): April 11th, 2023 (anywhere on Earth)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- Notification of decision: After June 30th, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Contact<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please send all inquiries to
<a href="mailto:award@logic-cs.at">award@logic-cs.at</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">VCLA Award Committee 2023</span></strong><br>
----------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- Shqiponja Ahmetaj<br>
- Michele Chiari<br>
- Jan Dreier<br>
- Robert Ganian (chair)<br>
- Anela Lolic<br>
- Jan Maly<br>
- Johannes Oetsch<br>
- Xavier Parent<br>
- Anna Rapberger<br>
- Michael Rawson<br>
- Emanuel Sallinger<br>
- Zeynep G. Saribatur<br>
- Stefan Schupp<br>
- Sebastian Skritek<br>
- Friedrich Slivovsky<br>
- Manuel Sorge<br>
- Jules Wulms (co-chair)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Websites with information on the award and the previous awardees<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.vcla.at/2023/01/call-for-nominations-vcla-international-student-awards/">http://www.vcla.at/2023/01/call-for-nominations-vcla-international-student-awards/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://logic-cs.at/vcla-international-student-awards-2023/">https://logic-cs.at/vcla-international-student-awards-2023/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">Andrea Hackl, MA</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT"><br>
Project Manager<br>
Vienna Center for Logic and Algorithms<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">Technische Universität Wien</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT"><br>
Favoritenstraße 9-11, Stiege 3, 3. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">Stock, 1040 Wien<br>
</span><a href="mailto:andrea.hackl@tuwien.ac.at"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">andrea.hackl@tuwien.ac.at</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.vcla.at"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">www.vcla.at</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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