Dear all, submissions for the 2026 SWSA Distinguished Dissertation Award [1] close on 6 July 2026. The award recognises doctoral dissertations presenting innovative research on the combination of semantics, data and the Web.
The award will be presented at ISWC 2026 in Bari, Italy. The winner receives a certificate, EUR 1000 and free registration to ISWC 2026. Eligibility: candidates must have received their PhD strictly between 1 January 2025 and 30 June 2026 on a dissertation that has not previously been nominated for the award. Submissions are made via EasyChair [2] and must include: * a PDF of the dissertation; * a summary paper of at most 5 pages, formatted according to the Springer LNCS guidelines; * a list of publications associated with the dissertation, with links; * a letter from the supervisor or institution confirming the PhD award date. Questions can be directed to the chairs, Lalana Kagal and Andreas Harth, at [email protected]. Feel free to forward this email to eligible candidates and interested colleagues. Best regards, Andreas Harth. [1] https://swsa.semanticweb.org/content/swsa-distinguished- dissertation-award [2] https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=swsadissertationawar012
