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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE-AT link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The Vienna Center for Logic and Algorithms (VCLA) at TU Wien seeks nominations for the VCLA <span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>International Student Awards 2019. The annually awarded <b><span style='color:#E46C0A'>VCLA International Student Awards for</span></b><span style='color:#E46C0A'> <b>Outstanding Master and Undergraduate Research (Bachelor) Theses</b> </span>(or equivalent) recognize authors of scientific works across the <b>wide spectrum of<span style='color:#E46C0A'> Logic and Computer Science</span></b>. Final Submission Deadline: <b>15.3.2019 </b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>AWARD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>*Outstanding Master Thesis Award: 1200 EUR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>*Outstanding Undergraduate Research (Bachelor) Award: 800 EUR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>*The winners will be invited to present their work at an award ceremony in Vienna, Austria. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>ELIGIBILITY <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>*The degree must have been awarded between November 15<sup>th</sup>, 2017, and December 31<sup>st</sup>, 2018, (inclusive).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>*Students who obtained their degree at TU Wien are excluded from the nomination.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>MAIN AREAS OF INTEREST</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>*<b>Computational Logic</b>, covering theoretical and mathematical foundations such as proof theory, model theory, computability theory, algorithmic lower and upper bounds, Boolean satisfiability (SAT), QBF, constraint satisfaction, satisfiability modulo theories, automated deduction (resolution, refutation, theorem proving), non-classical logics (substructural logics, multi-valued logics, deontic logics, modal and temporal logics), computational complexity and algorithms (complexity analysis, parameterized and exact algorithms, decomposition methods).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>*<b>Databases and Artificial Intelligence</b>, concerned with logical methods for modeling, storing, and drawing inferences from data and knowledge. This includes subjects like query languages based on logical concepts (Datalog, variants of SQL, XML, and SPARQL), novel database-theoretical methods (schema mappings, information extraction and integration), logic programming, knowledge representation and reasoning (ontologies, answer-set programming, belief change, inconsistency handling, argumentation, planning).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>*<b>Verification</b>, concerned with logical methods and automated tools for reasoning about the behavior and correctness of complex state-based systems such as software and hardware designs as well as hybrid systems. This ranges from model checking, program analysis and abstraction to new interdisciplinary areas such as fault localization, program repair, program synthesis, and the analysis of biological systems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>*For nomination instructions, please visit <u><a href="https://logic-cs.at/award-call-2019/"><span style='color:windowtext'>https://logic-cs.at/award-call-2019/</span></a></u> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>*Kindly address all inquiries to <u><a href="mailto:award@logic-cs.at"><span style='color:windowtext'>award@logic-cs.at</span></a></u><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>IMPORTANT DATES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>*Final submission deadline: March 15, 2019 (AoE)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>*Notification of decision: end of June 2019 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>*Award ceremony: September 2019, Vienna (Austria)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>AWARD COMMITTEE 2019<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>To be announced in January 2019. For the VCLA Award Committee 2018 see: <a href="http://www.vcla.at/vcla-awards/"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.vcla.at/vcla-awards/</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>*Robert Ganian (committee co-chair)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>*Magdalena Ortiz (general chair)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>*Revantha Ramanayake (committee co-chair) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>IN MEMORIAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The award is dedicated to the memory of<strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Helmut Veith, </span></strong>the brilliant computer scientist who tragically passed away in March 2016, and aims to carry on his commitment to promoting young talent and promising researchers in these areas.<b><span style='color:#0070C0'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>RECIPIENTS OF THE VCLA INTERNATIONAL STUDENT AWARDS <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.vcla.at/vcla-awards/"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.vcla.at/vcla-awards/</span></a></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E46C0A'>Please feel free to distribute as appropriate.</span><span style='color:#E46C0A'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></body></html>