Description

This annual award by ACM SIGKDD recognizes outstanding research by doctoral candidates in the field of data science, data mining and knowledge discovery. The KDD Doctoral Dissertation Award winner and up to two runners-up will be recognized at the KDD conference, and their dissertations will have the opportunity to be published on the KDD Web site. The award winner will receive a plaque, a check for $2,500. The award winner will also receive a free registration to attend the KDD conference. The runners-up will receive a plaque at the conference. The winner and runners-up will be invited to present their work in a special session at the KDD conference.

Eligibility

Nominations are limited to one doctoral dissertation per department or academic unit. Submissions must be received by the submission deadline. The dissertation defense should have taken place and been accepted by the candidate's academic unit before the submission deadline. Furthermore, the dissertation defense must not have taken place prior to January 1st, 2021. An English version of the dissertation must be submitted with the nomination. A dissertation can be nominated for both the SIGKDD Doctoral Dissertation Award and the ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award.

Important Dates

Nomination Requirements

Nominations must be made by the doctoral advisor. All nomination materials must be in English and in PDF format. Late submissions will not be accepted. A nomination must include:

Submission Procedure

All nomination materials must be submitted electronically to: kdd-dda@umn.edu. Please use “[SIGKDD Dissertation Award]” in your subject line. All required documents must be attached in a single email.