Shortlist 2009 Classification Society Distinguished Dissertation Award

• Matthijs Warrens , "Similarity Coefficients for Binary Data", Leiden University, June 2008.

• Carolin Strobl , "Statistical Issues in Machine Learning - Towards Reliable Split Selection and Variable Importance Measures", Institut für Statistik der Fakultät für Mathematik, Informatik und Statistik der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, May 2008.

• Innar Liiv , "Pattern Discovery Using Seriation and Matrix Reordering: A Unified View, Extensions and an Application to Inventory Management ", Tallinn University of Technology, Aug 2008.

• Walid Sharabati , "Multi-Mode and Evolutionary Networks", George Mason University, Oct 2008.

• Georgi Nalbantov , "Essays on Some Recent Penalization Methods with Applications in Finance and Marketing", Erasmus University Rotterdam, Sept. 2008.

• Chia-Yi Chiu, "Cluster Analysis for Cognitive Diagnosis: Theory and Applications", University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Aug. 2008.

• Pietro Coretto, "The Noise Component in Model-Based Clustering", University College London, Sept. 2008.

Winner 2009 Classification Society Distinguished Dissertation Award

• Congratulations to the Winner: Innar Liiv
• Honorable mention: Georgi Nalbantov
• All dissertations were of excellent quality. Congratulations to all listed above.