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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dear colleagues,</div>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">after the answer of some of you a few
      clarifications</div>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix"><b>Thesis Selection:</b></div>
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      <ul>
        <li>By now, you are only required to assess the theses you have
          chosen.</li>
        <li>We we may reach out to request additional volunteers to
          review those with few reviewers.</li>
      </ul>
      <p><b>Voting System:</b></p>
      <ul>
        <li>Please use the following scale for your assessments:</li>
        <ul>
          <li>Green  = 1</li>
          <li>Yellow = 0</li>
          <li>Red     = 1</li>
        </ul>
      </ul>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">If you have any further questions,
      please feel free to contact me</div>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">u</div>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/7/25 19:32, Ulises Cortés via
      Aida2024 wrote:<br>
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      Dear colleagues,<br>
      Thank you for your patience during this period of review. We
      needed to ensure that all candidates met the eligibility
      requirements for the call.<br>
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      <p><b>Important Updates</b></p>
      <ul>
        <li>Candidates AIDA24-29 and AIDA24-30 are no longer eligible
          for the competition.</li>
        <li>@MiguelGonzalez: Since you were assigned to review
          AIDA24-29, please reassign your vote to a candidate who
          currently has only one or two votes.</li>
      </ul>
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      <p><b>Next Steps in the Evaluation Process</b></p>
      <b>Evaluation Focus:</b><br>
      <ul>
        <li>We are assessing the impact of each Thesis. Please select
          the Thesis you believe has the greatest impact.</li>
      </ul>
      <b>Confidentiality:</b><br>
      <ul>
        <li>All communications and deliberations during this evaluation
          process must remain strictly private.</li>
      </ul>
      <b>Voting Instructions:</b><br>
      <ul>
        <li><b>Green Vote:</b></li>
        <ul>
          <li>You may cast one green vote only.</li>
          <li><b>Meaning</b>: “I will actively defend this Thesis to be
            awarded.”</li>
        </ul>
        <li><b>Yellow Votes</b>:</li>
        <ul>
          <li>You may cast as many yellow votes as you wish.</li>
          <li><b>Meaning</b>: “This is a strong candidate, and I can
            provide positive arguments if needed.”</li>
        </ul>
        <li><b>Red Vote</b>s:</li>
        <ul>
          <li>You may cast as many red votes as you wish.</li>
          <li><b>Meaning</b>: “I will not advocate for this Thesis.”</li>
        </ul>
      </ul>
      <b>How to Submit Your Votes:</b><br>
      <ul>
        <li>Please record your votes on the following page no later than
          28/07/2025:</li>
        <li>AIDA2024 Evaluation Spreadsheet</li>
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      <b>Support</b><br>
      <ul>
        <li>If you have any questions or require clarification, please
          feel free to contact me by email or phone (+34 690 045 301).</li>
      </ul>
      Thank you for your collaboration and commitment to a fair and
      thorough evaluation process.
      <p>u</p>
      <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
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CS - Computer Science Department                               CS- Computer Science Department
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya UPC                       Barcelona Supercomputing Center
c/Jordi Girona, 1 & 3,                                         Plaça Eusebi Guell, 4
Edifici OMEGA 205                                              Edifici Repsol, 4th Floor
08034 BCN, Catalonia, Spain                                    08034 BCN, Catalonia, Spain
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    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
I work strange hours, so you might receive emails from me at unusual times - 
please don't feel any obligation to reply right away if this arrives outside your normal working hours.
--
Prof. Ulises Cortés
CS - Computer Science Department                               CS- Computer Science Department
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya UPC                       Barcelona Supercomputing Center
c/Jordi Girona, 1 & 3,                                         Plaça Eusebi Guell, 4
Edifici OMEGA 205                                              Edifici Repsol, 4th Floor
08034 BCN, Catalonia, Spain                                    08034 BCN, Catalonia, Spain
voice: +34-934137842
fax: +34-934137960
Webpage: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cs.upc.es/~ia">http://www.cs.upc.es/~ia</a>                              <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.bsc.es/cortes-ulises">https://www.bsc.es/cortes-ulises</a>
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ia@cs.upc.es">ia@cs.upc.es</a></pre>
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