With the support of the SIF, the IG-RV GdR, and the associations AFIG, AFXR, and EGFR have decided to propose an IG-RV thesis award. The objective of this prize is to reward an excellent thesis from the IG-RV GdR community each year. Up to two accessits can also be awarded. The interest is twofold: for the young PhDs concerned, this prize will bring visibility to their work and recognition to the GoR community for the excellence of the results. For the GdR community, this award will make the first-class work resulting from our research themes very widely visible.

The disciplinary scope of the award is that of the Geometric and Graphic Computing, Virtual Reality, and Visualization Group and its working groups. Each year, starting in 2017, the jury of the GdR thesis award will propose the winner and the two accessits to the steering committee of the GdR for validation. 

 Timeline 2026

• 01/03/2026: submission deadline
• April-May: first sort by the Ph.D. award jury
• June: final decision and publication of the results

For applicants who defended their Ph.D. between 01/01/2025 and 31/12/2025,  the following will be required : 

• a CV (2 pages maximum) ;
• a list of publications ;
• the Ph.D. thesis manuscript;
• the reports of the reviewers (rapporteurs) ; 
• the report of the defense; 

Application procedure:

You will compile these 5 files into a single archive, which must be submitted via this website. Since this site is designed for conference submissions, your archive should be submitted as "Supplementary Data." The main file will be a simple ASCII or PDF document containing your name.

To submit, you need to log in to the site, select "My Submissions," then "Submit a Contribution." As the Submission Title, simply enter your name. After uploading your archive as supplementary data, click on "Next Step," then "Submit" at the bottom of the page. You will then receive a confirmation email for your application submission.

Confidential theses:

Individuals who have defended their thesis during the calendar year preceding the year in which the award jury meets and whose thesis is publicly available are eligible to apply. An exception may be made for theses subject to confidentiality, provided that the thesis is made public no later than one year after the date of defense. Candidates may then apply for the thesis prize in the calendar year following the date on which confidentiality is lifted. In this case, it is strongly recommended that candidates contact the prize organizers before applying.

Guillaume Cordonnier and Georges-Pierre Bonneau

(guillaume.cordonnier@inria.fr, georges-pierre.bonneau@inria.fr)

Chairs of the Ph.D. award of the GDR IG-RV