2014 Call for Nominations for Best Paper Awards

The Data Storage Technical Committee of the IEEE Communications Society invites you to nominate or self-nominate papers for:

• 2014 DSTC Best Paper Award
• 2014 DSTC Best Student Paper Award

The nomination deadline is  June 30, 2015 .

Eligibility

• The paper must appear in print in a peer-reviewed journal or a peer-reviewed conference proceedings in 2014, i.e., from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
• The specific technical content of the nominated paper is expected to have a clear connection to the general theme of data storage. The nominated paper needs to show originality and substantial technological impact or potential technological impact on both the theory and the practice of the existing/future data storage systems, or on emerging storage technologies that are gaining momentum.
• A paper may be nominated for both awards, but only one will be awarded.
• If awarded, all the co-authors will each receive a plaque. The prize money will be divided equally among the co-authors.

Additional Eligibility for Best Student Paper Award

• The first author must be:
• a student during the time the paper is accepted for publication; or
• a graduate whose paper is submitted for publication within 6 months of his/her graduation date.
• The contribution of the first author must be greater than 50%.

Submission

Please email your nomination to:

• Shayan Garani: [email protected] and
• Alex Dimakis : [email protected]

by June 30, 2015.