Call for Nominations
SIAM Activity Group on Discrete Mathematics Dénes König Prize
The SIAM Activity Group on Discrete Mathematics (SIAG/DM) will award the Denes Konig Prize at the SIAM Conference on Discrete Mathematics, to be held June 18-21, 2012, at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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 calendar years prior to the year of the award. For the 2012 award, the eligibility period is January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2011. 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. There will be a cash award of $1,000, which will be shared if there are multiple recipients. At least one of the awardees is expected to attend the award ceremony and to present the paper at the conference. Travel funds will be made available to reimburse one recipient for reasonable travel expenses incurred in attending the award ceremony.
Nominations
A letter of nomination, including bibliographic citation, should be sent, preferably by e-mail, to the address below. Nominations must be received in the SIAM office by October 15, 2011.
Professor Karen Collins, Chair
Dénes König Prize Committee
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:
Karen Collins (Chair), Wesleyan University
Henry Cohn, Microsoft Research New England
Alan Frieze, Carnegie Mellon University
Carla Savage, North Carolina State University
Eva Tardos, Cornell University
