Best PhD Thesis Award

Launched in 2022, the Mathematics Best PhD Thesis Award is presented annually to recognize young scholars who are judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in the field of mathematical sciences, and to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. The application process for this award is open from November to next May every year, and winners are announced in July.

The Prize
– Bonus (CHF 500);
– A certificate;
– A free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year. 

Number of Winners: 1

 
Mathematics Best PhD Thesis Award
 
Application deadline: 31 May 2025
Winner announcement: 31 July 2025

Eligibility and Requirements

  • The candidate must be a PhD student or a recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential;
  • The PhD thesis must be their original work;
  • The PhD thesis must be defended in 2024.

List of Documents for Application

  • An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;
  • A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
  • The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
  • An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;
  • A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defense).
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Paula Triguero Navarro
Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
Anita Agárdi
University of Miskolc, Hungary

Award Committee

Prof. Francisco Chiclana Chairman
De Montfort University
Prof. Antonio Di Crescenzo
Università degli Studi di Salerno
Prof. Paolo Mercorelli
Leuphana University of Lueneburg
Prof. Juan Torregrosa
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (ETSI Telecomunicación)
Prof. Dr. Matjaz Perc
University of Maribor
Prof. Daniele Mortari
Texas A&M University

Winner

Dr. Subrat Kumar Jena
National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India

Award Committee

Prof. Francisco Chiclana Chairman
De Montfort University
Prof. Juan Torregrosa
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (ETSI Telecomunicación)
Prof. Antonio Di Crescenzo
Università degli Studi di Salerno
Prof. Dr. Manuel Alberto M. Ferreira
ISTAR-IUL - Information Sciences, Technologies and Architecture Research Center (ISTA) , Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Prof. Frank Werner
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
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