Awards

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BACKGROUND

Prof. Kusum Deep, Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee is pleased to announce an annual award called “KUSUM DEEP BEST PhD THESIS AWARD” on the occasion of her lifetime contributions towards research.  The Award consists of a plaque, a certificate, and cash prize. The award will be announced during the International Conference on Soft Computing for Problem Solving (SocProS), which is an annual event since 2011.
OBJECTIVE

This Award was initiated in 2023 to encourage and motivate researchers to pursue a career in Soft Computing / Optimization / Operations Research / Artificial Intelligence / Data Science and other allied areas.

This year’s award will be announced during 13th International Conference on Soft Computing for Problem Solving (SocProS 2025) to be held at IIT Roorkee during February 24-26, 2025.

ELIGIBILITY FOR KUSUM DEEP BEST PhD THESIS AWARD 2025

PhD Degree must have been awarded during: January 1st, 2024 till date.

The applicant must be a full-time registered candidate in any University in India or abroad.

REGISTRATION FEE

INR 2,000/- Degree recipients from Indian Universities/Institutes

USD 30/- Degree recipients from Foreign Universities/Institutes

HOW TO APPLY

The following documents should be uploaded to the form:

  1. Proof of award of PhD degree
  2. Proof of registration and payment of fees
  3. Complete Thesis (in pdf)
  4. List of publications, patent related to Thesis
  5. NOC from the Supervisor

LAST DATE

The last date for submitting the documents for this year’s award is January 31st, 2025.

  • There will be a best paper award for every parallel session
  • “Best Application Paper Award” in line with the Theme of the Conference, i.e. “Artificial Intelligence for Viksit Bharat”.
  • “Best Student Paper Award” for papers in which first author is a Research Scholar / UG / PG student from any University within India or abroad.