{"id":4632,"date":"2026-08-28T15:57:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/eecs\/?page_id=4632"},"modified":"2026-08-28T16:01:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T16:01:33","slug":"dr-patrick-dymond-prize","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/eecs\/dr-patrick-dymond-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Patrick Dymond Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f24a2434d3aa3823b86620ccad78bc47\">Award Winer 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mahnsi Ruparelia, recognized for her outstanding performance in GS\/EECS 5115 3.00 \u2013 Computational Complexity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-23180e822425ffa6d9a2a04a17b0899a\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dr. Patrick Dymond Prize recognizes outstanding performance in graduate-level Computer Science theory coursework. The prize honours Professor Emeritus Patrick Dymond and his contributions to EECS and its graduate students. Candidates are nominated based on exceptional performance in relevant graduate theory courses, and the recipient is selected by the EECS Awards Committee.<br><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1306\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/eecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/academic-graduation-still-life-with-cap-diploma-an-2026-05-08-17-04-04-utc-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Patrick Dymond Prize Anout\" class=\"wp-image-4648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/eecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/academic-graduation-still-life-with-cap-diploma-an-2026-05-08-17-04-04-utc-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/eecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/academic-graduation-still-life-with-cap-diploma-an-2026-05-08-17-04-04-utc-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/eecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/academic-graduation-still-life-with-cap-diploma-an-2026-05-08-17-04-04-utc-1024x522.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/eecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/academic-graduation-still-life-with-cap-diploma-an-2026-05-08-17-04-04-utc-768x392.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/eecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/academic-graduation-still-life-with-cap-diploma-an-2026-05-08-17-04-04-utc-1536x784.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/eecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/academic-graduation-still-life-with-cap-diploma-an-2026-05-08-17-04-04-utc-2048x1045.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/eecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/academic-graduation-still-life-with-cap-diploma-an-2026-05-08-17-04-04-utc-1920x979.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/eecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/academic-graduation-still-life-with-cap-diploma-an-2026-05-08-17-04-04-utc-1200x612.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/eecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/08\/academic-graduation-still-life-with-cap-diploma-an-2026-05-08-17-04-04-utc-600x306.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Award Winer 2026 Mahnsi Ruparelia, recognized for her outstanding performance in GS\/EECS 5115 3.00 \u2013 Computational Complexity. 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