Lykke Prize

for Outstanding MSc Dissertations

Centre for Computational Finance and Economic Agents (CCFEA)
Sponsor: Lykke

Lykke will award prizes for the first three papers published by CCFEA MSc students based on their MSc dissertations from October 2016.

To win a prize, MSc students must publish their dissertations in the form of a conference or journal paper.

What will be awarded?

Each winner will receive a prize of 1,000 Lykke coins (about US$50 at today's exchange rate) and an electronic certificate.
Unpublished papers must be filed as a Technical Report in CCFEA.

Eligibility:

All CCFEA MSc students are qualified to apply.
Each student is eligible to obtain no more than one prize on publication. All winning papers and software must be explicitly declare their CCFEA affiliation. The target conference and journal must be approved by Lykke.

Deadlines:

There is no deadlines for submission but papers must be submitted after September 2016.
Prizes will be given to the first three students with papers accepted by conferences or journals. Therefore, students are encouraged to submit as soon as spoosible.

How to apply?

Applications must be recommended by a CCFEA member of staff. This would typically be the student's supervisor.

Assessment:

Submissions will be assessed by the CCFEA Director in consultation with members of staff, approved by Lykke.

Enquiries:

Please direct any queries to Edward Tsang, CCFEA Director (Essex login: edward).

Acknowledgement:

Thanks to Dr Richard Olsen, founder of Lykke and Visiting Professor at CCFEA, for providing these prizes.

Page maintained by Edward Tsang; updated 2016.10.10