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SIAM Activity Group on Discrete Mathematics Dénes König Prize

The second award of the Denes Konig Prize will be awarded at the SIAM Conference on Discrete Mathematics, to be held June 14-17, 2010, in Austin, Texas.

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. 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

Nominations should be sent, preferably by e-mail, to the address below. Nominations should be received in the SIAM office by October 1, 2009.

Dénes König Prize Committee
Professor Bojan Mohar, 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