<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><a href="https://iutdijon.u-bourgogne.fr/ccs-france/doctoral-student-award/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">DOCTORAL
STUDENT AWARD</a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">@ <a href="https://iutdijon.u-bourgogne.fr/ccs-france/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">FRCCS 2023</a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Submission deadline: April 24,
2023</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 17.85pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 17.85pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The Doctoral Student Award is
part of <a href="https://www.cssfrance.org/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">CSS FRANCE's</a> global initiative
to support early career researchers in their quest to advance the frontiers of
science across a broad range of disciplines. It is in place to recognize
early career contributions and leadership in research in Complex Systems
related fields. It is awarded to young researchers enrolled in a Ph.D. program.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">This competition consists in presenting your research in
simple terms in a five minutes video to a lay audience. Your presentation
should be clear, concise, and convincing.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Eligibility</span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">Eligible candidates must:
</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">Be under 30.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">Be enrolled in a Ph.D. program
in whatever discipline Complex Systems covers.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">Commit to presenting
their work at FRCCS if awarded</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">Accept and authorize the
use and distribution of videos and photos related to the competition,
including on social networks</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">Have informed their
thesis supervisor of their participation in the competition</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">Present a sufficiently
advanced state of the doctoral research project</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Application Instruction</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The application package must contain the following:</span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">A CV of the candidate
(maximum two pages)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">A summary (maximum two
pages) presenting the research work, its context, main contribution, and
scientific impact.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">A 5 minutes video presentation.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Application Process</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> Applications are made via a google form on the
</span><a href="https://forms.gle/4uqNytEWoprGjWfH6" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">online portal.</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Note that Google
Forms requires you to be signed in to a Google account to upload files and
submit your responses. </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Selection Process</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">FRCCS Award
Committee will evaluate all qualified candidates and propose the winner to</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(41,37,36)"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">the Advisory Board of CSS FRANCE, which will make the
final decision.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Award Procedure</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">All applicants will be informed about the outcome in
early May. The award will be recognized and presented at the upcoming FRCCS Annual
Meeting. The award will also cover one FRCCS registration to facilitate
attendance at the meeting to receive their award and contribution towards
travel costs.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">For more information contact: <a href="mailto:hocine.cherifi@gmail.com">hocine.cherifi@gmail.com</a></span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Join us at<b> </b><a href="https://www.complexnetworks.org/" target="_blank">COMPLEX NETWORKS 2023</a><b><br></b></div><div><b>-------------------------</b></div><div><font color="#666666">Hocine CHERIFI </font></div><div><font color="#666666">University of Burgundy Franche-Comté</font></div><div><font color="#666666">Laboratoire</font><b> <font color="#0000ff">I</font></b><font color="#666666">nterdisciplinaire </font><b><font color="#0000ff">C</font></b><font color="#666666">arnot de </font><b><font color="#0000ff">B</font></b><font color="#666666">ourgogne - ICB </font><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">UMR 6303 CNRS</span></div><div><font color="#666666">Editor in Chief </font><a href="https://appliednetsci.springeropen.com/" target="_blank">Applied Network Science</a></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font color="#666666">Editorial Board member</font> <a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/" style="color:purple" target="_blank">PLOS One</a><font color="#000000">, </font><a href="https://ieeeaccess.ieee.org/?http%3A%2F%2Fieeeaccess_ieee_org%2F" style="color:purple" target="_blank">IEEE ACCESS</a><font color="#000000">, </font><a href="https://www.nature.com/srep/" style="color:purple" target="_blank">Scientific Reports</a><font color="#000000">,</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Cambria;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jimaging" style="color:purple" target="_blank">Journal of Imaging</a>, <a href="https://www.springer.com/journal/11135/" style="color:purple" target="_blank">Quality and Quantity</a>, <a href="https://computationalsocialnetworks.springeropen.com/" style="color:purple" target="_blank">Computational Social Networks</a>,</span></p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.complex-systems.com/" style="color:purple" target="_blank">Complex Systems</a> <a href="https://www.hindawi.com/journals/complexity/" target="_blank">Complexity</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>