<div dir="ltr"><div>The extended deadline for nominations is the <b>30th of May 2023</b>.</div><div>
——————————————----------</div><div>Since 2002, 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 (<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.folli.info/?page_id=74__;!!IBzWLUs!XJvVcv7gy_KxPjYljPeVIZzcXyfRygWAv_1qzWIytvCln0qcRN_IjkfWroOi5zhpkS9jq1waHcN-9XucT8Q26UvVu7MMs9RMiz8A$" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.folli.info/?page_id=74</a>), with financial support of the E.W. Beth Foundation (<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.knaw.nl/en/awards/funds/evert-willem-beth-stichting/evert-willem-beth-foundation__;!!IBzWLUs!XJvVcv7gy_KxPjYljPeVIZzcXyfRygWAv_1qzWIytvCln0qcRN_IjkfWroOi5zhpkS9jq1waHcN-9XucT8Q26UvVu7MMs8GUJDAK$" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.knaw.nl/en/awards/funds/evert-willem-beth-stichting/evert-willem-beth-foundation</a>). Nominations are now invited for the best dissertation in these areas resulting in a Ph.D. degree awarded in 2022.</div>
——————————————----------<br>
Qualifications:<br>
<br>
- A Ph.D. dissertation on a topic concerning Logic, Language, or
Information is eligible for the Beth Dissertation Prize 2023, if the
degree was awarded between January 1st and December 31st, 2022.<br>
- 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.<br>
- 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.<br>
- If a nominated dissertation has originally been written in a
language other than English, its dossier should still contain the
required 10 page English abstract, see below. 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 2024. The English translation must
in such cases be submitted before the deadline of the call for
nominations in 2024. The committee may recommend the Beth Foundation to
consider supporting such nominated dissertations for English
translation, upon request by the author of the dissertation.<br>
<br>
The prize consists of:<br> - a certificate<br>
- a donation of 3000 euros, provided by the E.W. Beth Foundation<br>
- an invitation to submit the dissertation, possibly after revision,
for publication in FoLLI Publications on Logic, Language and Information
(Springer).<br>
<br>
Only digital submissions are accepted, without exception. Hard copy
submissions are not allowed. The following documents are to be submitted
in the nomination dossier:<br> - The original dissertation in pdf format (ps/doc/rtf etc. not acceptable).<br>
- A ten-page English abstract of the dissertation, presenting the main results of each chapter.<br>
- 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.<br>
- 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.<br>
- Self-nominations are not possible.<br>
<br>
All pdf documents must be submitted electronically, <b>as one pdf file</b>, via EasyChair by following the link <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bodp23__;!!IBzWLUs!XJvVcv7gy_KxPjYljPeVIZzcXyfRygWAv_1qzWIytvCln0qcRN_IjkfWroOi5zhpkS9jq1waHcN-9XucT8Q26UvVu7MMswmWawyy$" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bodp23</a>. In case of any problems or questions please contact the chair of the committee Ana Sokolova (<a href="mailto:anas@cs.uni-salzburg.at" target="_blank">anas@cs.uni-salzburg.at</a>).<br>
<br>
The prize will be awarded by the chair of the FoLLI board at a ceremony
during the 34th ESSLLI summer school in Ljubljana, July 31 - August 11,
2023.<br>
<br>
Beth dissertation prize committee 2023:<br>
<br>
Maria Aloni (University of Amsterdam)<br>
Agata Ciabattoni (TU Wien)<br>
Robin Cooper (University of Gothenburg)<br>
Guy Emerson (University of Cambridge)<br>
Herman Geuvers (Radboud University Nijmegen)<br>
Erich Grädel (RWTH Aachen University)<br>
Sandra Kiefer (University of Oxford)<br>
Laura Kovacs (TU Wien)<br>
Clemens Kupke (University of Strathclyde)<br>
Marina Lenisa (University of Udine)<br>
Larry Moss (Indiana University Bloomington)<br>
Reinhard Muskens (ILLC, University of Amsterdam)<br>
Francesca Poggiolesi (IHPST, CNRS)<br>
Lutz Schröder (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)<br>
Ana Sokolova (University of Salzburg, chair)<br>
Alexandra Silva (Cornell University and University College London)<br>
<br>
FoLLI is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes dissertations from all under-represented groups.<div class="gmail-yj6qo"></div><div class="gmail-adL"><br>
</div></div>