VGTC Virtual Reality best dissertation award 2025 - Call for nominations

Dear Colleagues,

The IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee is pleased to solicit nominations for the 2025 Best Dissertation Award in the broad field of Virtual and Augmented Reality.

Thank you in advance for sharing this call with your colleagues.

Submission Deadline: July 1, 2024

Results Announced: March 2025 at the IEEE VR Conference

Eligibility

This award is given every year to the author of the best doctoral dissertation in the broad field of virtual reality, defended within the preceding two calendar years. Eligible nominees for the 2025 award include the authors of all relevant dissertations defended between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023.

Resubmissions of unsuccessful nominations from prior years are welcome, as long as the dissertation defense date remains within the period of eligibility. If the dissertation defense date and the dissertation filing date are sufficiently different as to create ambiguity in determining the appropriate start of the period of eligibility for the dissertation to be considered for this award, the candidate may elect for their work to be classified as belonging to the period they prefer; however once defined this determination cannot be changed. There is no limit on the number of nominations that can be made for candidates affiliated with any single institution or advisor.

Submissions

Individuals may nominate themselves, or may be nominated by their academic advisor(s). Nomination materials should be sent by email to the evaluation committee chair, Maud Marchal, through the following form: https://forms.gle/cumQmNCuQsARx5WY6

Nominations must include:

• Basic information about the nomination:
  • The title and abstract of the dissertation;
  • The name of the candidate;
  • The name of the candidate’s primary advisor;
  • The name of the institution where the dissertation was defended;
  • The date of the dissertation defense;

• A 1-2 page summary of the significance of the dissertation research;

• An electronic copy of the full dissertation or a pointer to where it can be obtained;

• One letter of recommendation, up to 2 pages in length, ideally from the candidate’s primary advisor;

• A list of publications, awards, and other recognition by peers produced from the dissertation work.

Evaluation

All nominations will be carefully reviewed by a committee of experts. Factors that will be considered when choosing the winning entry include: the significance and impact of the scholarly contributions of the work, and the clarity with which these contributions are communicated.

Complete information can be found on the VR best dissertation award website.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need additional information.

Best regards,

Maud Marchal