The award is set up to promote scientific and technological progress in the field of artificial intelligence in China, encourage innovative research, promote the growth of young talents, and commend doctoral degree winners in China who have made outstanding achievements. We hereby inform you of the matters related to the recommendation of candidate papers in 2019 as follows: the 2019 Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence(CAAI) excellent doctoral dissertation has been launched

1. Evaluation conditions:

1)The selection scope of this excellent doctoral dissertation is from January 1 ,2017 to December 31,2018, during which the doctoral dissertation that passed the defense of doctoral dissertation and engaged in the research in the field of artificial intelligence in China will be eligible to be elected.

2)The doctoral dissertation should be recommended by the school (department), research institution or CAAI special committee. Each unit can only recommend 3 theses for evaluation;

3) See "regulations on selection of excellent doctoral dissertation of Chinese association for artificial intelligence" for specific evaluation conditions and constraints.

2. application materials of the evaluation

1)  2 printed version papers

2) 1 electronic version paper

3) recommendation form of CAAI excellent doctoral dissertation (must be signed and sealed by the person in charge of the unit where the author is defending himself/herself), signature and seal: one PDF scan version and one word version, and the electronic version and paper version of the recommendation form shall be consistent;

4) Papers recommended by the special committee shall be submitted in paper form signed by the director of the special committee and in PDF scan form.

5) one hard copy of the opinions of the defense committee and one PDF scan;

6)For confidential recommendation materials, please review in accordance with relevant national laws and regulations, and submit the certificate of confidentiality review.

7) other relevant certification materials.

 3. Review arrangement

All units are requested to do a good job in organizing the recommendation, and submit the paper version of the application materials to the secretariat of the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence before 17:00 on April 20, 2019, and send the electronic version to the mailbox of the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence.

Specific selection schedule:

1) Acceptance: from now until April 20, 2019;

2) format and qualification review: April 20 to May 10, 2019;

3) preliminary evaluation: from May 10, 2019 to May 26, 2019, peer experts will conduct preliminary evaluation on the application materials, from which no more than 20 excellent doctoral dissertation candidates will be selected;

4) preliminary evaluation announcement: May 26th to June 9th, 2019;

5) final evaluation: from June 10, 2019 to June 25, 2019, CAAI final evaluation committee will make final evaluation, and no more than 10 excellent papers will be selected, and no more than 5 excellent papers will be nominated;

6) final evaluation: from June 26, 2019 to July 10, 2019.

4. Contact information

Contacts: teacher Zou, teacher Li

Phone: 010-62281360  010-62282983

Email: msc@caai.cn

Address: Room 122, No. 1 teaching building, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xitucheng Road No.10, Haidian District, Beijing.

Zip code:100876

Please mark "2019 CAAI excellent doctoral dissertation selection" on the surface of the envelope.