<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br>Bando per Premio Tesi di Dottorato</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">“</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:italic;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">AIROYOUNG</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span>DISSERTATION AWARD</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">” 2023</span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.airoyoung.org/" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip:none"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">IROYoung</span></span></a><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> (AY) bandisce il premio “</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:italic;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">AIROYoung</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span>Dissertation Award 2023</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">”, per le migliori tesi di dottorato discusse o da dover discutere in ambito Ricerca Operativa (MAT/09) presso un’Università italiana nel periodo 1 luglio 2022 – 30 giugno 2023.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">PROCESSO DI SELEZIONE, VALUTAZIONE</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><br></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">E PRESENTAZIONE DELLE TESI FINALISTE</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Per valutare le candidature che saranno ricevute, AY individuerà giurate e giurati esterni al proprio board (attuale e precedente), scelti tra (ex) membri e/o collaboratori di AY.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">In particolare, il processo di selezione sarà articolato nelle seguenti tre fasi.</font></span></p><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style:decimal"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Un<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">primo comitato di revisori<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">si occuperà di effettuare una<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">valutazione preliminare</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> delle tesi di dottorato. Per ogni tesi, due revisori creeranno ognuno un report motivante un punteggio di massimo 100 punti, secondo i criteri indicati qui di seguito:</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><br><br></span></font></p></li></ol><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Pertinenza dell’argomento/i della tesi (massimo 15 punti)</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Contributo scientifico (massimo 35 punti)</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Impatto e interdisciplinarità (massimo 25 punti)</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Qualità delle pubblicazioni tratte dalla tesi (massimo 15 punti)</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Qualità della scrittura (massimo 10 punti)</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><br><br></span></font></p></li></ul><ol start="2" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style:decimal"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Sulla base degli stessi criteri, un<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">secondo comitato</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> riceverà i report di tutti i revisori per potere confrontare tutte le tesi tra loro<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">complessivamente</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">, ottenendo così una valutazione definitiva e una<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">graduatoria</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">. Al più le prime quattro tesi della graduatoria saranno nominate finaliste e accederanno alla sessione speciale che si terrà durante la<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><a href="http://www.airoconference.it/ods2023/" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip:none">International Conference on Optimization and Decision Science – ODS 2023</span></a><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">.</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><br><br></span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style:decimal"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Durante la sessione speciale a ODS 2023, un<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">terzo comitato</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> valuterà la<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">presentazione</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> di ogni tesi finalista, assegnando<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">3 punti bonus</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> alla migliore presentazione.</span></font></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">ANNUNCIO DELLA TESI VINCITRICE</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">La tesi vincitrice sarà quella che avrà ottenuto il punteggio più alto complessivamente e sarà annunciata durante ODS 2023.</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><br></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">In caso di parità, vincerà quella con il punteggio più alto al netto del bonus.</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><br></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">In caso di ulteriore parità (ossia, nel caso in cui le prime due tesi in graduatoria non abbiano ottenuto il bonus presentazione), si avrà un ex aequo e il premio sarà suddiviso.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">REQUISITI DI PARTECIPAZIONE</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Per poter partecipare, è necessario:</font></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">avere discusso o discutere una tesi di dottorato in Ricerca Operativa (MAT/09) tra il 01/07/2022 e il 30/06/2023 presso un’Università italiana;</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">essere membri AIRO per l’anno solare 2023 o per il 2024.</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><br><br></span></font></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">MODALITÀ DI PARTECIPAZIONE</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">La domanda di partecipazione dovrà essere inviata compilando il seguente<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Google Form</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">:<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><a href="https://forms.gle/C4YX2UxTfFSY74aA6" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip:none">https://forms.gle/C4YX2UxTfFSY74aA6</span></a><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Deadline per poter partecipare</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">: 31 maggio 2023.</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><br></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><br></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Nello specifico, oltre ai dati anagrafici e a un recapito di contatto, chiunque vorrà candidarsi dovrà allegare i seguenti documenti (tutti in formato PDF):</span></font></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">una<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">copia della tesi di dottorato</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">;</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">un<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">riassunto della tesi<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">(in inglese; dimensione font: 11pt; lunghezza massima: 5 pagine, riferimenti bibliografici esclusi);</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">una copia del proprio<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">curriculum vitae</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> (in inglese; indicare anche la data della difesa della tesi, avvenuta o prevista entro il 30 giugno 2023);</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">se ve n'è almeno una, una copia di ogni<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">pubblicazione estratta</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> dalla tesi;</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">una<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">prova</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> di essere membro AIRO per l’anno solare 2023 o per il 2024, come:</span></font></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style:circle"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">il certificato di partecipazione alla conferenza ODS 2022 (la quota di registrazione alla conferenza includeva infatti la quota associativa ad AIRO per il 2023);</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style:circle"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">la ricevuta di iscrizione alla conferenza ODS 2023 (la quota di registrazione alla conferenza include infatti la quota associativa ad AIRO per il 2024);</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style:circle"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">la ricevuta del versamento fatto ad AIRO per diventare membro nel 2023.</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><br><br></span></font></p></li></ul></ul><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">PREMIO</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Ogni persona finalista riceverà un attestato. La persona vincitrice riceverà inoltre un corrispettivo in denaro pari a 250 €. In caso di ex aequo, tale premio verrà suddiviso.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Per maggiori informazioni, contattare il board AY:<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip:none"><a href="mailto:airo.young.researchers@gmail.com" target="_blank">airo.young.researchers@gmail.com</a></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;text-align:center"> </span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">------------------------------</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">------------------------------</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">------------------------------</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">-</span><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Call for Applications for the Ph.D. Thesis</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">“</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:italic;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">AIROYOUNG</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span>DISSERTATION AWARD</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">” 2023</span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br><a href="https://www.airoyoung.org/" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip:none"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">AIROYoung</span></span></a><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> (AY) announces the “</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:italic;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">AIROYoung</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span>Dissertation Award 2023</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">”, for the<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">best</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span>doctoral thesis discussed in Operations Research (MAT/09) at an Italian university, during the period July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023.</span></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">PROCESS OF SELECTION, EVALUATION,</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">AND PRESENTATION OF THE FINALIST THESES</font></span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">To evaluate the applications that will be received, AY will identify jurors external to its board (current and previous), chosen among (former) members and/or collaborators of AY.</font></span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">In particular, the selection process will be divided into the following three phases.</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><br><br></span></font></p><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style:decimal"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">A</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> first committee of reviewers<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">will carry out a</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> preliminary evaluation</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> of the doctoral theses. For each thesis, two reviewers will each create a report justifying a score of up to 100 points, according to the criteria indicated below:</span></font></p></li></ol><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Pertinence of the thesis topic(s) (maximum 15 points)</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Scientific contribution (maximum 35 points)</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Impact and interdisciplinarity (maximum 25 points)</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Quality of the publications taken from the thesis (maximum 15 points)</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:36pt"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Writing quality (maximum 10 points)</font></span></p></li></ul><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><ol start="2" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style:decimal"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Based on the same criteria, a<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">second committee</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> will receive all the reports of all the reviewers to<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">compare all the theses overall</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">, thus obtaining a<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">definitive evaluation</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> and a<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">ranking</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">. At most, the first four theses in the ranking will be named finalists and will access the special session to be held during the<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><a href="http://www.airoconference.it/ods2023/" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip:none">International Conference on Optimization and Decision Science – ODS 2023</span></a><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">.</span></font></p></li></ol><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><ol start="3" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style:decimal"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">During the special session at ODS 2023, a<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">third committee</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> will evaluate the<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">presentation</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> of each finalist thesis, awarding<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">3 bonus points</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> to the<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">best</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span>presentation.</span></font></p></li></ol><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNING THESIS</font></span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">The winning thesis will be the one with the highest overall score and will be announced during ODS 2023.</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><br></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">In case of a tie, the one with the highest score net of the bonus will win.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">In case of a further tie (i.e., if the first two theses in the ranking do not obtain the presentation bonus), there will be an ex aequo, and the prize will be divided.</font></span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS</font></span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">To be able to participate, you must:</font></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">have discussed a doctoral thesis in Operations Research (MAT/09) between 01/07/2022 and 30/06/2023 at an Italian university;</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">be an AIRO member for the calendar year 2023 or 2024.</font></span></p></li></ul><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">HOW TO APPLY</font></span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">The application form must be submitted by filling in the following Google Form:<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><a href="https://forms.gle/C4YX2UxTfFSY74aA6" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip:none">https://forms.gle/C4YX2UxTfFSY74aA6</span></a><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">Deadline to participate</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">: May 31, 2023.</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Specifically, in addition to personal data and a contact address, anyone wishing to apply must attach the following documents (all in PDF format):</font></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">a copy of the<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">doctoral thesis</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">;</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">a<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">summary</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> of the thesis (in English; font-size: 11pt; maximum length: 5 pages, bibliographical references excluded);</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">a copy of their<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">curriculum vitae</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> (in English; also indicate the date of the defence of the thesis, taken place or expected by June 30, 2023);</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">if any, a copy of each publication taken from the thesis;</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">a<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">proof of the AIRO membership</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> for the calendar year 2023 or 2024, such as:</span></font></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style:circle"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">the certificate of participation in the ODS 2022 conference (the registration fee for the conference included the AIRO membership fee for 2023);</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style:circle"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">the registration receipt for the ODS 2023 conference (the registration fee for the conference includes the AIRO membership fee for 2024);</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style:circle"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">the receipt of the payment made to AIRO to become a member in 2023.</font></span></p></li></ul></ul><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">AWARD</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Each finalist will receive a certificate. The winning person will also receive a cash prize of €250. In case of an ex aequo, the prize will be divided.</font></span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div></div><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">For more information, contact the AY board:<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip:none"><a href="mailto:airo.young.researchers@gmail.com" target="_blank">airo.young.researchers@gmail.com</a></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span></font></span></div></div><div><br></div><span>-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="4" color="#ff9900"><b></b></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="4" color="#e69138"><b>AIROYoung</b></font><div><font color="#000000">Website</font><font color="#000000"> <a href="https://www.airoyoung.org/" target="_blank">https://www.airoyoung.org/</a></font><br></div><div><font color="#000000">Twitter @Airoyoung</font></div><div><font color="#000000">Facebook </font><font color="#000000">/AIROYoungResearchersChapter</font></div><div><font color="#000000">Instagram @airoyoung</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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