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DSN 2020 The William C. Carter PhD Dissertation Award in Dependability
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
http://www.dsn.org/awards/carter-award

Important date (nomination deadline): December 15, 2019.

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The award aims at recognizing an individual who has made a significant contribution to the field 
of dependable and secure computing throughout his or her PhD dissertation.

To be eligible for the award, the nominee’s PhD defense must be completed prior to the nomination deadline 
and must have occurred no more than 16 months prior to the nomination deadline.

Nominations must be submitted by email to the DSN Steering Committee Chair  
Mohamed Kaâniche at the address mohamed.kaaniche@laas.fr and are due on *December 15, 2019*. 
Make sure the words Carter Award are in the subject line. The winner will be announced by *April 10, 2020*.

The committee Chair and the committee members will be appointed by the DSN Steering Committee Chair after 
the nomination deadline to avoid potential conflicts of interest.

For complete information about the award and nomination procedure, please visit
http://www.dependability.org/carter-award.html.