BMI Paper Prize
BMI Paper Prize 2008
The BA Best Paper Award 2011 will take place February 9th, 2012 in the "tuinzaal". More information is to be found on www.alubwi.nl.
Previous winners of the BA Best Paper Award are:
| Year: | Student: | Research Paper BA title: |
| 2010 | Michael Lie | Gerichte immunisatiestrategie met onnauwkeurige informatie in schaalvrije netwerken. Hoe kunnen we een nieuwe griepepidemie voorkomen? |
| 2009 | Wouter Pepping | The Shortest Route |
| 2008 | Rob Konijn | Kijkcijfers. Het optimaliseren van reclameopbrengsten tijdens SBS films |
| 2007 | Angelique Mak | Approximate Linear Programming for Traffic Control at Isolated Signalized Intersections |
| 2006 | Dennis Roubos | Wiskundige modellen voor filevorming |
| 2005 | Laurenz Eveleens | Dynamic prediction of the number of page views |
| 2004 | Anke Hutzschenreuter | Waiting Patiently - An analysis of the performance aspect of outpatient scheduling in health care institutes |
| 2003 | Theo Peek | Using XML in Call Centres |
| 2002 | Menno Dobber | Strategieen bij routeplanning voor servicemonteurs |
| 2001 | Laurens van Venrooy | Yield Management Toepassinf door luchtvaartmaatschappijen |
| 2000 | M. de Roode | Een speurtocht naar oplossingen |
| 1999 | E. Treur | Data Quality Control |
| 1998 | S. Bhulai | Efficient Consumer Response |
| 1997 | H. Robroch | Een model voor cachen op het WWW |
| 1996 | R.C.G.H. Selie | Afhakers in wachtrijen. Hoe een verdeling van de afhaaktijd te bepalen |
| 1995 | M.M. Greuter | Neuraal bij faillissementsvoorspelling fataal? Het voorspellen van faillissement met behulp van neurale netwerken |
| 1994 | J.A.C. Geerlings | Neurale netwerken toegepast bij fraudebestrijding. In hoeverre is het dusteren van data zinvol? |
Nomination
The BA Best Paper Award is awarded annually in February to the student who produced the 'best' paper in the previous year. All theses submitted, presented, assessed, and nominated by the supervisor during that year are eligible.
From those theses awarded a grade of at least 8, the Work Placement Office produces a shortlist of between three and five contenders.
Criteria for nomination are:
- Subject (originality, topicality).
- Communicative aspects (presentation, good use of language, writing style, formulation, etc.).
- The assessment of the Research Paper BA supervisor.
The award of the Prize
The nominated theses are read by a panel of judges: dr. S. Bhulai (chairman), prof.dr. G.M. Koole, dr. W.J. Kowalczyk, drs. L.P. van Venrooy (past student, working for KLM), drs. D. de Vries (past student, working for Rabobank).
The award will be presented to the paper which, in the opinion of the judges:
- Adequately integrates the components of business economics, econometrics, mathematics and computer science.
- Addresses an original and socially relevant topic.
- Shows appropriate depth of content.
- Represents practical applicability.
- Is well presented, well written, effectively laid out, etc.
- Shows originality, creativity and innovation.
The judges produce a report explaining their reasons for having selected the winner. The prize is presented at a public meeting during which the chairman of the judges reads the report aloud.
The prize
The winner of the BA Best Paper Award receives a trophy, a certificate, a pen-and-pencil set and 150 euros.
More information about the BA Best Paper Award, see www.alubwi.nl.
