The ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award is awarded annually by the
Association for Computing Machinery
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to the authors of the best
doctoral dissertations in
computer science
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and
computer engineering
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It integrates several fields of electrical engineering, electronics engineering and computer science.
Computer engi ...
. The award is accompanied by a prize of US$20,000 and winning dissertations are published in the
ACM Digital Library. Honorable mentions are awarded $10,000. Financial support is provided by
Google
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. The number of awarded dissertations may vary year-to-year.
ACM also awards the ACM India Doctoral Dissertation Award. Several Special Interest Groups (SIGs) award a Doctoral Dissertation Award.
Recipients
See also
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List of computer science awards
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List of engineering awards
This list of engineering awards is an index to articles about notable awards for achievements in engineering. It includes aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering, structural e ...
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ACM Student Research Competition
References
External links
ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award Winnerson acm.org
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