[TYPES/announce] Call for dissertations -- E.W. Beth Dissertation Prize 2025

[Elaine Pimentel]

Dear colleagues,

Since 1998, the Association for Logic, Language, and Information
(FoLLI) has been awarding the annual E.W. Beth Dissertation Prize to
outstanding Ph.D. dissertations in Logic, Language, and Information,
with financial support of the E.W. Beth Foundation.

Information about the qualifications for the 2025 E.W. Beth Dissertation Prize:
 – Ph.D. dissertations concerning a topic in Logic, Language, or
Information are eligible for the prize, if the degree was awarded
between January 1st and December 31st, 2024.
 – There are no restrictions on the nationality, ethnicity, age,
gender or employment status of the author of the nominated
dissertation, nor on the university, academic department or scientific
institution formally conferring the Ph.D. degree, nor on the language
in which the dissertation has originally been written.
 –  In accordance with the aim of the Beth Foundation to continue and
extend the work of the Dutch logician Evert Willem Beth, nominations
are invited of excellent dissertations on topics in the broad remit of
ESSLLI, including current topics in philosophical and mathematical
logic, computer science logic, philosophy of science, philosophy of
language, history of logic, history of the philosophy of science and
scientific philosophy in general, as well as the current theoretical
and foundational developments in information and computation,
language, and cognition. Dissertations with results more broadly
impacting various research areas in their interdisciplinary
investigations are especially solicited.
 –  If the committee decides that a nominated dissertation in a
language other than English requires translation to English for proper
evaluation, the committee can transfer its nomination to the
competition in 2026. The English translation must in such cases be
submitted before the deadline of the call for nominations in 2026. The
committee may recommend the Beth Foundation to consider supporting
such nominated dissertations for English translation, upon request by
the author of the dissertation.

The prize consists of:
–  a certificate
– a donation of 3000 euros, provided by the E.W. Beth Foundation. In
case two dissertations are selected, the prize will be split between
the winners.
– an invitation to submit the dissertation, possibly after revision,
for publication in FoLLI Publications on Logic, Language and
Information (Springer)

General submission guidelines:
– Only digital submissions are accepted, without exception. Hard copy
submissions are not allowed. The following documents are to be
submitted in the nomination dossier:
– The original dissertation in pdf format (ps/doc/rtf etc. not acceptable).
– A 10-page English abstract of the dissertation (including
references), presenting the main results of each chapter.
– A letter of nomination from the dissertation supervisor, which
concisely describes the scope and significance of the dissertation,
stating when the degree was officially awarded and the members of the
Ph.D. committee. Nominations should contain the address, phone and
email details of the nominator.
– Two additional letters of support, including at least one from a
referee not affiliated with the academic institution that awarded the
Ph.D. degree, nor otherwise related to the nominee (e.g. former
teachers, supervisors, co-authors, publishers or relatives) or the
dissertation. Thesis committee members (not from the awarding
institution) are eligible as referees.
 – Self-nominations are not possible.
– FoLLI is committed to diversity and inclusion and we welcome
dissertations from all under-represented groups.

All pdf documents must be submitted electronically, as one pdf file,
via EasyChair by following the link
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*** The deadline is April 15th, 2025, AoE. ***

In case of any problems or questions please contact the chair of the
committee Elaine Pimentel (e.pimentel at ucl.ac.uk).

The prize will be awarded by the chair of the FoLLI board at a
ceremony during the 36th ESSLLI summer school at Ruhr University
Bochum, Germany, 28 July – 8 August 2025.

Please refer to the FoLLI webpage for more information:

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Best regards,
-- 
Elaine.
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Elaine Pimentel
Schools Outreach Lead
Associate Professor in Programming Principles, Logic, and Verification
Department of Computer Science, Office: Room 3.11, 66-72 Gower Street
University College London
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