ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award
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The ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award is a prestigious annual honor presented by the Association for Computing Machinery to recognize the most outstanding doctoral thesis in computer science and related fields.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award canonical | 2 |
| ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award Honorable Mention | 1 |
| ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3094142 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award Context triple: [Sanjam Garg, awardReceived, ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award]
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A.
ACM PODS Test-of-Time Award
The ACM PODS Test-of-Time Award is a prestigious recognition in the database theory community honoring research papers from the Principles of Database Systems (PODS) conference that have had a lasting and significant impact on the field.
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B.
ACM SIGACT Distinguished Service Prize
The ACM SIGACT Distinguished Service Prize is an award presented by the ACM Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Computation Theory to recognize outstanding service contributions to the theoretical computer science community.
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C.
ACM Distinguished Service Award
The ACM Distinguished Service Award is a prestigious honor presented by the Association for Computing Machinery to individuals who have made outstanding service contributions to the computing community.
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D.
ACM-IEEE Eckert-Mauchly Award
The ACM-IEEE Eckert-Mauchly Award is a prestigious annual honor jointly presented by ACM and IEEE to recognize outstanding contributions to computer architecture.
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E.
ACM SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award
The ACM SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award is a recognition given by the ACM Special Interest Group on Programming Languages to individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the programming languages community through dedicated service and leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award Target entity description: The ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award is a prestigious annual honor presented by the Association for Computing Machinery to recognize the most outstanding doctoral thesis in computer science and related fields.
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A.
ACM PODS Test-of-Time Award
The ACM PODS Test-of-Time Award is a prestigious recognition in the database theory community honoring research papers from the Principles of Database Systems (PODS) conference that have had a lasting and significant impact on the field.
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B.
ACM SIGACT Distinguished Service Prize
The ACM SIGACT Distinguished Service Prize is an award presented by the ACM Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Computation Theory to recognize outstanding service contributions to the theoretical computer science community.
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C.
ACM Distinguished Service Award
The ACM Distinguished Service Award is a prestigious honor presented by the Association for Computing Machinery to individuals who have made outstanding service contributions to the computing community.
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D.
ACM-IEEE Eckert-Mauchly Award
The ACM-IEEE Eckert-Mauchly Award is a prestigious annual honor jointly presented by ACM and IEEE to recognize outstanding contributions to computer architecture.
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E.
ACM SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award
The ACM SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award is a recognition given by the ACM Special Interest Group on Programming Languages to individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the programming languages community through dedicated service and leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic award
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computer science award ⓘ doctoral dissertation award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | ACM Office of the CEO ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award
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surface form:
ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis
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| awardFor |
outstanding doctoral dissertation in computer science
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outstanding doctoral dissertation in computing-related fields ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eligibility |
doctoral dissertations in computing-related fields
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recently completed PhD theses ⓘ |
| field |
computer science
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computing ⓘ information technology ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasAwardedDiscipline |
artificial intelligence
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computer graphics ⓘ computer systems ⓘ databases ⓘ human-computer interaction ⓘ machine learning ⓘ networking ⓘ programming languages ⓘ security and privacy ⓘ software engineering ⓘ theory of computation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award Honorable Mention
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| inception | 1979 ⓘ |
| includes |
citation for the dissertation
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monetary prize ⓘ plaque or certificate ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
one of the top honors for PhD theses in computer science
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prestigious ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| organizer | ACM Awards Committee ⓘ |
| partOf |
ACM Awards Committee
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surface form:
ACM Awards Program
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| presentedBy | Association for Computing Machinery ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Turing Award
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surface form:
ACM A.M. Turing Award
Grace Murray Hopper Award ⓘ
surface form:
ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award
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| selectionCriteria |
originality
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quality of presentation ⓘ significance of contribution ⓘ technical depth ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | peer review ⓘ |
| sponsor | Association for Computing Machinery ⓘ |
| typicalAnnouncementVenue |
ACM Awards Banquet
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ACM conferences ⓘ |
| website | https://awards.acm.org/doctoral-dissertation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award Description of subject: The ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award is a prestigious annual honor presented by the Association for Computing Machinery to recognize the most outstanding doctoral thesis in computer science and related fields.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award
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hasPart
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ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award Honorable Mention
this entity surface form:
ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis