Dr. P.S.V.S Sai Prasad, Assistant Professor, School of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Hyderabad (UoH) has recently been given the Best Ph.D. Thesis Award. Dr. Sai Prasad participated in the “Best Ph.D. Thesis Contest” organized by Indian Society for Rough Sets on the eve of Rough set day celebrations (10th November) at the 1st International Conference on Rough Sets and Knowledge Technologies 2014 (ICRSKT 2014) organised at JNTU, Hyderabad, during 9-11, Nov 2014.

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The scholars who obtained their Ph.D. from any Indian University or Institute on Rough Sets Theory/Applications of Rough Sets were eligible to participate in this contest. Dr. Sai Prasad received the award along with a cash prize of Rs. 10000/-. from Prof. Pawan Lingras of the Saint Mary’s University, Canada.