Doctoral Dissertation Award

The third ISEA International Conference on Security and Privacy (ISEA-ISAP 2020) will be held in Guwahati, Assam, India on the beautiful campus of IIT Guwahati. It is sponsored by Information Security and Education Awareness Project – Phase II (ISEA-II), an initiative of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Govt. of India, to promote activities in the field of Information Security and Privacy. To promote and encourage the young researchers in the domain of Information Security and Privacy, doctoral dissertation awards will be presented doing the conference to the deserving applicants. Applications are invited from the eligible young researchers across India for the doctoral dissertation awards.

Eligibility

Doctoral students who have carried out their research in India, in the area of security. The list of relevant areas can be found at https://event.iitg.ac.in/isap2020/index.php. The dissertation must have been awarded between 1-Mar-2015 to 31-Dec-2019.

Documents to be submitted

  • Filled up application form (download application form )
  • Softcopy of the dissertation
  • A copy of the Degree / Provisional Degree Certificate.
  • Two recommendation letters (one from PhD thesis supervisor and one from person who is aware of your work.

How to Submit


Please prepare a single Zip file containing all the above documents. Send the Zip file to Email ID: iseaisap2020@gmail.com


Selection Procedure

There would be a two-tier selection process. The initial shortlisting would be done by the Selection Committee. Incomplete submission will not be considered for selection process. The short listed nominees will be invited to make a presentation before the Selection Committee during conference in IIT Guwahati on 1st March 2020. The Selection Committee would then recommend the nominee for conferment of the Award. The award will be presented during the valedictory session of the conference on 1st March 2020.

Awards

The Award shall comprise a certificate and Rs.50000/- in cash for the best thesis, Rs.30000/- in cash for the best thesis for the 1st runner up and Rs.20000/- in cash for the 2nd runner up. The award will be presented during the valedictory session of the conference on 1st March 2020.

Travel Support

Travel and Accommodation supports will be provided in the conference for some selected participants. The travel support will be equivalent to the 3-AC train fare from the student’s Institute to Guwahati. You need to apply separately for Travel grant. Accommodation will be provided in the students’ hostel in IIT Guwahati campus.