ETS2025 Tallinn, Estonia
30th IEEE European Test Symposium
May 26 - 30, 2025
Tallinn, ESTONIA

McCluskey Doctoral Thesis Award

The TTTC’s E. J. McCluskey Best Doctoral Thesis Award serves the purpose of promoting the most impactful doctoral student work, providing the students with exposure to the community and prospective employers, and supporting interaction between academia and industry in the field of test technology. Named after Prof. E. J. McCluskey, a key contributor to the field of test technology, the Award will be given to the winning student of the doctoral student contest and his or her advisor.

The contest is held in two stages: semi-finals and finals. Semi-finals will be held at the IEEE Asian Test Symposium (ATS), IEEE VLSI Test Symposium (VTS), the IEEE European Test Symposium (ETS) and the IEEE Latin American Test symposium (LATS). At each semi-final, a jury composed of industrial and academic experts will determine the winner. The four semi-final winners will compete against each other in the finals, held at the International Test Conference (ITC) 2025.

ETS'2025 is seeking submissions from active doctoral students working on test-related topics. An individual can only participate in the contest once in a lifetime. Prospective participants are encouraged to participate when they are close to thesis completion and have obtained sufficient results. Submissions in multiple regions are prohibited.

Eligibility
  • Doctoral students working on test-related topics are eligible for the award
  • Eligible students are those who graduated starting from April 2023 until the end of 2025
  • An individual can only participate in the contest once in a lifetime (participation is encouraged when the thesis is close to completion)
  • Submissions to multiple regional sites are prohibited
  • Simultaneous submissions under this category and the PhD Forum is prohibited
Key Dates
  • Submission deadline: February 21, 2025
  • Notification of acceptance: March 7, 2025
  • Camera-ready manuscript: March 21, 2025
  • Author registration: March 31, 2025
Publication and Presentation

By submitting a contribution, the authors agree to register and present at ETS 2025 in case of acceptance. Submissions will undergo a selection process. Accepted contestants will give a presentation (about 15 minutes, including Q&A) in a designated session during ETS 2025. In addition, each candidate must prepare and present a poster on their work. The ETS 2025 semi-final winner will be determined by the jury and announced during the closing session.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be made electronically as a single PDF file. Click [here] to submit your proposal.

  • A cover letter of 1 page filled with the PhD information given in the template [here]
  • A paper of 10 pages (IEEE conference paper style with a minimum font size of 10pt including tables) summarizing the thesis work and following the guidelines in the same template.

 

Contact Information

McCluskey PhD Thesis Contest Chairs