IEEE TTTC’s E.J. McCluskey Best Doctoral Thesis Award

Call for Contributions

The IEEE 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. The award is named after Prof. E. J. McCluskey, a key contributor to test technology. The 2027 TTTC’s E. J. McCluskey Best Doctoral Thesis Award will be given to the winning student of the doctoral student contest and their advisor.

The contest is held in two stages: semi-finals and finals. Semi-finals will be held at the Asian Test Symposium (ATS), VLSI Test Symposium (VTS), the European Test Symposium (ETS), and the 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) 2027.

Eligibility

Doctoral students working on test-related topics are eligible for the award.
Eligible students are those who defended their theses after April 2025 or will defend by December 2027.
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 are prohibited.

Guidelines for Authors

Submissions will undergo a selection process. Accepted contestants will give a presentation (about 15 minutes, including Q&A) in a designated session during ETS 2027. In addition, each candidate must prepare and present a poster on their work. The ETS’27 semi-final winner will be determined by the jury and announced during the ETS 2027 closing session.

McCluskey Best Doctoral Thesis Award Guidelines

Download Guidelines

By submitting a contribution, the authors agree to register and present at ETS 2027 in case of acceptance. Interested PhD students are invited to submit electronically a single PDF according to the McCluskey Guidelines.