Call for Nomination
SIAM Activity Group on Discrete Mathematics Dénes König Prize
The SIAM Activity Group on Discrete Mathematics established this new prize in 2007. The first award of the prize will be presented at the SIAM Conference on Discrete Mathematics, to be held June 16-19, 2008, at the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
The prize is awarded biennially to a junior researcher or junior researchers for outstanding research, as determined by the prize committee, in an area of discrete mathematics, based on a publication by the candidate(s) in a peer-reviewed journal published in the three calendar years prior to the year of the award.
The term "discrete mathematics" is used in the spirit of the SIAG/DM website, and includes combinatorics, graph theory, cryptography, discrete optimization, mathematical programming, coding theory, information theory, game theory, and theoretical computer science.
Eligibility
The paper by the candidate(s) must be published in English in a peer-reviewed journal bearing a publication date within the award period, that is, the three calendars prior to the year of the award. Each candidate must be a PhD student or, at the time of the award be within four years after completing a PhD.
Description of the Award
Each awardee will receive a plaque. At least one of the awardees is expected to attend the award ceremony and to present the paper at the meeting. Travel funds will be made available to reimburse one recipient for reasonable travel expenses incurred in attending the award ceremony.
Nominations
Nominations should be sent by November 30, 2007, to:
Dénes König Prize Committee
Professor Lenore Cowen, Chair
c/o J. M. Littleton
SIAM
3600 Market Street, 6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2688
USA
E-mail: littleton@siam.org
Telephone: +1-215-382-9800 ext. 303
Fax: +1-215-382-7999
Selection Committee
Members of the selection committee are:
Lenore Cowen (Chair), Tufts University
László Lovász, Eötvös Lórand University, Hungary
Alexander Schrijver, CWI, The Netherlands
Herbert Wilf, University of Pennsylvania
Peter Winkler, Dartmouth College