diff --git a/content/awards/anger.md b/content/awards/anger.md index ddcd62d..5b2fb99 100644 --- a/content/awards/anger.md +++ b/content/awards/anger.md @@ -13,16 +13,9 @@ The award provides a student member of SIGSOFT a stipend of up to $2000 to cover To be eligible for the award, a student must be a SIGSOFT member undertaking graduate research in a relevant field in an accredited college or university. -Consult the [main SIGSOFT Awards page](/awards/sigsoftawards/) for key dates and a link to the submission portal. The same intent to nominate and full package deadlines apply to this award as the other SIGSOFT awards. Note, however, that the nomination package is distinct. A single PDF containing the nomination package should be submitted through the portal, and should contain: - 1. Full name and affiliation of the nominated student - 2. Membership number (ACM/SIGSOFT) - 3. A synopsis of an original research proposal that the student is pursuing (2 page limit) - 4. A proposal discussing the potential for crossover in ideas between the student's current field of research and research in the fields covered by SIGBED (1 page limit) - 5. A curriculum vitae or resume listing the student's publications - 6. A letter from the student's research advisor confirming that the student is in good standing and pursuing the research as described in the proposal. The letter must include the following sentence: "To the best of my knowledge, the candidate I am endorsing has not committed any action that violates the ACM Code of Ethics and ACM's Core Values. +Consult the [main SIGSOFT Awards page](/awards/sigsoftawards/) for key dates and a link to the submission portal. The same intent-to-nominate and full-package deadlines apply to this award as to the other SIGSOFT awards. The nomination package, which is distinct from the package used by SIGSOFT's other awards, is documented on the [Awards Guidelines](/awards/guidelines/) page. - -This award is a unique opportunity to help promote cross-discipline research. All eligible applicants are encouraged to apply. If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-angermemorial-award (at) acm (dot) org. +This award is a unique opportunity to help promote cross-discipline research. All eligible applicants are encouraged to apply. If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-angermemorial-award (at) acm (dot) org. ## Winners diff --git a/content/awards/dissertation.md b/content/awards/dissertation.md index 3eff158..1e7e571 100644 --- a/content/awards/dissertation.md +++ b/content/awards/dissertation.md @@ -6,35 +6,29 @@ aliases: "/awards/dissertationAward.html" --- -The SIGSOFT Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award is presented annually to the authors of outstanding doctoral dissertations in the area of Software Engineering. The author of winning dissertation(s) will be invited to publish a dissertation summary in the SIGSOFT newsletter, Software Engineering Notes (SEN). +The SIGSOFT Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award is presented annually to the authors of outstanding doctoral dissertations in the area of Software Engineering. The author of winning dissertation(s) will be invited to publish a dissertation summary in the SIGSOFT newsletter, Software Engineering Notes (SEN). -The award is for an outstanding dissertation (in software engineering) dated within the year preceding the nomination due date. For nominations for the October 20, 2025, deadline, dissertations dated November, 2024 to November, 2025 are eligible. The dissertation date can refer to the “deposit date,” “committee approval date,” or another reasonable and relevant date, depending on the process followed by the nominee’s institution. However, please note that a dissertation can be nominated only once. Thus, if, e.g., the “deposit date” and “committee approval date” would fall into two award periods, the thesis cannot be nominated twice, and the nomination must choose one period. Especially given the time-specificity of this award, note that the selection committee is able to recognize multiple outstanding dissertations in a year, if circumstances warrant. +The award is for an outstanding dissertation (in software engineering) dated within the year preceding the nomination due date. For nominations for the October 20, 2025, deadline, dissertations dated November, 2024 to November, 2025 are eligible. The dissertation date can refer to the “deposit date,” “committee approval date,” or another reasonable and relevant date, depending on the process followed by the nominee’s institution. However, please note that a dissertation can be nominated only once. Thus, if, e.g., the “deposit date” and “committee approval date” would fall into two award periods, the thesis cannot be nominated twice, and the nomination must choose one period. Especially given the time-specificity of this award, note that the selection committee is able to recognize multiple outstanding dissertations in a year, if circumstances warrant. -Consult the [main SIGSOFT Awards page](/awards/sigsoftawards/) for key -dates, general nomination and eligibility instructions, and a link to the submission -portal. -Nominee affiliations should specify both the degree-granting institution, -and the nominee's current affiliation, if different. In _addition_ to the other -nomination package requirements listed on the main awards page, the single -nomination package PDF should _also_ include: - 1. The student's advisor(s) - 2. One- to two-page summary of the nominee's dissertation (in English) - 3. List of nominee's publications (that were used as the basis of chapters in the nominated dissertation) +Consult the [main SIGSOFT Awards page](/awards/sigsoftawards/) for key dates, general nomination and eligibility instructions, and a link to the submission portal. For general advice on writing a strong nomination, see the [Awards Guidelines](/awards/guidelines/) page. +Nominee affiliations should specify both the degree-granting institution, and the nominee's current affiliation, if different. In _addition_ to the nomination package requirements documented on the [Awards Guidelines](/awards/guidelines/) page, the single nomination package PDF should _also_ include: + 1. The student's advisor(s) + 2. One- to two-page summary of the nominee's dissertation (in English) + 3. List of nominee's publications (that were used as the basis of chapters in the nominated dissertation) If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-dissertation-award (at) acm (dot) org. ## Winners - 2026 Zhou Yang, "Towards Robust, Secure, and Privacy-Aware Large Language Models of Code", Advisor/Nominator: David Lo. - 2025 Elizabeth Dinella, Neural Inference of Program Specifications, University of Pennsylvania, advisor: Mayur Naik. -- 2025 Jialun Cao, Towards Automatic Testing and Fault Localization in Natural Language Processing Systems, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, advisor: Shing-Chi Cheung +- 2025 Jialun Cao, Towards Automatic Testing and Fault Localization in Natural Language Processing Systems, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, advisor: Shing-Chi Cheung - 2024 Bianca Trinkenreich, Understanding and Supporting Women’s Participation in Open Source Software, Northern Arizona University, advisors: Igor Steinmacher and Marco Aurelio Gerosa - 2023 David Shriver, Increasing the Applicability of Verification Tools for Neural Networks, University of Virginia, advisors: Matt Dwyer and Sebastian Elbaum - 2022 Wing Lam, Detecting, Characterizing, and Taming Flaky Tests, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, advisors: Darko Marinov and Tao Xie - 2021 August Shi, Improving Regression Testing Efficiency and Reliability via Test-Suite Transformations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, advisor: Darko Marinov - 2020 Rachel Tzoref-Brill, Comprehension and Evolution of Combinatorial Models and Test Plans, Tel Aviv University -- 2019 Sergey Mechtaev, Semantic Program Repair, National University of Singapore; -Honorable Mention: Christoffer Quist Adamsen, Automated Testing Techniques for Event-Driven and Dynamically Typed Software Applications, Aarhus University +- 2019 Sergey Mechtaev, Semantic Program Repair, National University of Singapore; Honorable Mention: Christoffer Quist Adamsen, Automated Testing Techniques for Event-Driven and Dynamically Typed Software Applications, Aarhus University - 2018 Fan Long, Automatic Patch Generation via Learning from Successful Human Patches, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 2017 Srdan Krstic, Trace Checking of Quantitative Properties, Politecnico di Milano - 2016 Milos Gligoric, Regression Test Selection: Theory and Practice, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Darko Marinov, advisor @@ -46,7 +40,7 @@ Honorable Mention: Christoffer Quist Adamsen, Automated Testing Techniques for E ## Committee #### 2026 -- Aldeida Aleti, Monash University, Australia (chair) +- Aldeida Aleti, Monash University, Australia (chair) - Valerio Terragni, University of Auckland, New Zealand - Lei Ma, University of Tokyo, Japan - Jie Zhang, King's College London, UK. @@ -57,7 +51,7 @@ Honorable Mention: Christoffer Quist Adamsen, Automated Testing Techniques for E - Marsha Chechik, University of Toronto, Canada (SIGSOFT chair, non-voting) #### 2025 -- Aldeida Aleti, Monash University, Australia +- Aldeida Aleti, Monash University, Australia - Dan Hao, Peking University, China - Justyna Petke, University College London, UK - Foutse Khomh, University of Montreal, Canada @@ -72,13 +66,13 @@ Honorable Mention: Christoffer Quist Adamsen, Automated Testing Techniques for E #### 2024 * Myra B. Cohen, Iowa State University, United States (chair) * Gordon Fraser, University of Passau, Germany (deputy chair) -* Aldeida Aleti, Monash University, Australia +* Aldeida Aleti, Monash University, Australia * Kelly Blincoe, University of Auckland, New Zealand -* Gregory Gay, Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden -* Cindy Rubio-Gonzalez, UC Davis, United States -* Rachel Tzoref-Brill, IBM, Israel -* Shin Yoo, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea -* Lingming Zhang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States +* Gregory Gay, Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden +* Cindy Rubio-Gonzalez, UC Davis, United States +* Rachel Tzoref-Brill, IBM, Israel +* Shin Yoo, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea +* Lingming Zhang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States * Thomas Zimmermann, Microsoft Research, United States (SIGSOFT chair, non-voting) * David Lo, Singapore Management University, Singapore (SIGSOFT award chair, non-voting) #### 2023 diff --git a/content/awards/distinguishedService.md b/content/awards/distinguishedService.md index 6f691a0..456f05c 100644 --- a/content/awards/distinguishedService.md +++ b/content/awards/distinguishedService.md @@ -5,28 +5,30 @@ title: " Distinguished Service Award " aliases: "/awards/distinguishedServiceAward.html" --- -This annual award is presented to individuals who have contributed dedicated and -important service to the software engineering community. The committee considers -all external nominations in the context of the nominees' specific and general -service contributions to the overall software engineering community. +This annual award is presented to individuals who have contributed dedicated and important service to the software engineering community. The committee considers all external nominations in the context of the nominees' service contributions to the overall software engineering community. -Criteria that the committee considers in evaluating nominations include: +Consult the [main SIGSOFT Awards page](/awards/sigsoftawards/) for key dates, nomination and eligibility instructions, and a link to the submission portal. For general guidance on writing a strong nomination, see the [Awards Guidelines](/awards/guidelines/) page. -1. Service to ACM SIGSOFT -2. Service to the software engineering community outside of SIGSOFT -3. Service to broadening participation of underrepresented groups in software engineering -4. Service to students -5. Length of time serving the software engineering community -6. Other service contributions +If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-service-award (at) acm (dot) org. -Consult the [main SIGSOFT Awards page](/awards/sigsoftawards/) for key dates, nomination and eligibility instructions, and a link to the submission portal. +## Evaluation criteria -If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-service-award (at) acm (dot) org. +The committee considers a range of factors in evaluating nominees for the Distinguished Service award. High-level criteria are described below. Note: _excellent candidates rarely have an equally strong case across all of these criteria._ We encourage you to focus the nomination statement on the criteria where the case is strongest, rather than attempting to thinly cover all of them. + +Moreover, service describes a broad category of activity and so not all outstanding contributions will fit perfectly under these headings, and nominators are encouraged to identify the ways a nominee's service contributions stand out, even if they do not fit neatly into the below categories (such as in behind-the-scenes work, advocacy for policy change, or a particular quality of dedication or effectiveness). + +- **Community leadership.** Articulate the nominee's leadership roles in the software engineering community. This includes service to ACM SIGSOFT, service to the broader software engineering community outside SIGSOFT, and service to students through mentoring or community-building roles. Focus on the most important positions where the nominee had the most meaningful impact; avoid attempting to provide an exhaustive list, as the CV serves that purpose. +- **Community infrastructure.** Describe ways in which the nominee has created, maintained, or improved resources or structures that benefit the software engineering community. This could include establishing new conferences, workshops, or venues; creating benchmarks, datasets, or shared tools; building mentoring programs; investing in infrastructure that broadens participation of underrepresented groups in software engineering; or other contributions to the community's shared infrastructure. Contributions with impact extending beyond a single event or year are especially relevant. +- **Scope and reach.** Describe the scope of the nominee's service contributions. Have they primarily served one venue or organization deeply, or contributed across many? Is their impact primarily local, national, or international? This may include both formal roles and less visible contributions, such as mentoring future community leaders, building organizational infrastructure, or shaping community norms and policies. + +## Nomination package + +{{< senior-package >}} ## Winners - 2026 Thomas Zimmermann, University of California, Irvine, for outstanding and transformative service to the software engineering community by broadening participation and championing open science and open access. Nominated by Lin Tan, Purdue University - 2025 Mauro Pezzé, USI Università della Svizzera Italiana Lugano (Switzerland), for service to the software engineering community for three decades, and specifically for his recent contributions to TOSEM as Editor-in-Chief. -- 2024 Massimiliano Di Penta, University of Sannio, for outstanding service to the software engineering community, including serving as program co-chair for all premier software engineering conferences and several other events. +- 2024 Massimiliano Di Penta, University of Sannio, for outstanding service to the software engineering community, including serving as program co-chair for all premier software engineering conferences and several other events. - 2023 John Grundy, Monash University, for continued outstanding service to the software engineering community, including the repeated successful organization of flagship conferences, and leadership in the Australasian research and education community - 2022 Joanne M. Atlee, University of Waterloo, for sustained, outstanding service to the software engineering community and enabling a research environment in software engineering world-wide that is equitable, diverse and inclusive - 2021 Tao Xie, Peking University, for outstanding service contributions to the software engineering community, including substantial activities on SIGSOFT history, broadening participation in software engineering, and successful chairing of technical events @@ -63,11 +65,11 @@ If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-service-award (at - Lionel Briand, University of Ottawa, Canada and LERO, University of Limerick, Ireland (chair) - Sepideh Ghanavati, University of Maine, USA - Jun Sun, SMU, Singapore -- Foutse Khomh, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada -- Qinghua Lu, CSIRO, Australia +- Foutse Khomh, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada +- Qinghua Lu, CSIRO, Australia - Domenico Bianculli, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg -- Dan Hao, Peking University, China -- Marsha Chechik, University of Toronto, Canada (SIGSOFT chair, non-voting) +- Dan Hao, Peking University, China +- Marsha Chechik, University of Toronto, Canada (SIGSOFT chair, non-voting) - Claire Le Goues, Carnegie Mellon University, USA (SIGSOFT award chair, non-voting) #### 2025 @@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-service-award (at - Lin Tan, Purdue University, USA - Yang Liu, NTU, Singapore - Andrea Zisman, Open University, UK -- Marsha Chechik, University of Toronto, Canada (SIGSOFT chair, non-voting) +- Marsha Chechik, University of Toronto, Canada (SIGSOFT chair, non-voting) - Claire Le Goues, Carnegie Mellon University, USA (SIGSOFT award chair, non-voting) #### 2024 @@ -89,23 +91,23 @@ If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-service-award (at - Lionel Briand, University of Ottawa, Canada and University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Katsuro Inoue, Nanzan University, Japan - Barbara Paech, Heidelberg University, Germany -- David Shepherd, Louisiana State University, USA +- David Shepherd, Louisiana State University, USA - Paola Spoletini, Kennesaw State University, USA - Thomas Zimmermann, Microsoft Research, United States (SIGSOFT chair, non-voting) - David Lo, Singapore Management University, Singapore (SIGSOFT award chair, non-voting) - + #### 2023 - Andrea Zisman, Open University, United Kingdom (chair) - Walid Maalej, University of Hamburg, Germany (deputy chair) - Paris Avgeriou, University of Groningen, Netherlands - Luciano Baresi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy - Daniela Damian, University of Victoria, Canada -- Prem Devambu, UC Davis, United States +- Prem Devambu, UC Davis, United States - Zhenjiang Hu, Peking University, China - Robyn Lutz, Iowa State University, United States - Thomas Zimmermann, Microsoft Research, United States (SIGSOFT chair, non-voting) - David Lo, Singapore Management University, Singapore (SIGSOFT award chair, non-voting) - + #### 2022 - Marsha Chechik, University of Toronto, Canada (chair) - Daniela Damian, University of Victoria, Canada diff --git a/content/awards/earlyCareerResearcher.md b/content/awards/earlyCareerResearcher.md index 816022d..87df872 100644 --- a/content/awards/earlyCareerResearcher.md +++ b/content/awards/earlyCareerResearcher.md @@ -7,21 +7,21 @@ aliases: "/awards/earlyCareerResearcherAward.html" This award is presented to an individual or individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the area of software engineering as an early career investigator. -To be eligible for nomination for the award, individuals' most recent computer-related educational degree (baccalaureate, masters, or doctoral degree) must have been awarded no more than seven (7) years prior to the year of nomination e.g., a candidate who received a PhD at any point in 2018 is eligible to be nominated in the 2025 cycle (to receive an award in 2026). The 7-year window may be extended for extenuating circumstances such as parental or medical leave. Extenuating circumstances must be described in the nomination statement for the committee's deliberation (the committee reserves the right to accept or deny the consideration of the extenuating circumstances). +To be eligible for nomination for the award, individuals' most recent computer-related educational degree (baccalaureate, masters, or doctoral degree) must have been awarded no more than seven (7) years prior to the year of nomination e.g., a candidate who received a PhD at any point in 2018 is eligible to be nominated in the 2025 cycle (to receive an award in 2026). The 7-year window may be extended for extenuating circumstances such as parental or medical leave. Extenuating circumstances must be described in the nomination statement for the committee's deliberation (the committee reserves the right to accept or deny the consideration of the extenuating circumstances). -Consult the [main SIGSOFT Awards page](/awards/sigsoftawards/) for key dates, nomination and eligibility instructions, and a link to the submission portal. Note the above eligibility requirement that additionally affects this award, and should be addressed in the nomination materials if necessary (i.e., if the nominator believes that extenuating circumstances should extend the typical 7-year eligibility requirement). +Consult the [main SIGSOFT Awards page](/awards/sigsoftawards/) for key dates, nomination and eligibility instructions, and a link to the submission portal. Note the above eligibility requirement that additionally affects this award, and should be addressed in the nomination materials if necessary (i.e., if the nominator believes that extenuating circumstances should extend the typical 7-year eligibility requirement). + +For general guidance on writing a strong nomination, see the [Awards Guidelines](/awards/guidelines/) page. The [SIGSOFT ECR Award FAQ on Medium](https://sigsoft.medium.com/acm-sigsoft-early-career-researcher-award-faq-610cee4452fb) provides additional information on eligibility, evaluation considerations, and other questions that come up frequently for this award. We have a blog post that covers certain [Frequently Asked Questions for the Early Career Researcher Award](https://sigsoft.medium.com/acm-sigsoft-early-career-researcher-award-faq-610cee4452fb). If you have other questions, please contact sigsoft-early-career-award (at) acm (dot) org. ## Winners -- 2026 Eunsuk Kang (Carnegie Mellon University), for contributions to improving the safety and robustness of software and AI-enabled systems, through software design, formal methods, and self-adaptation. - Nominated by: David Garlan (Carnegie Mellon University) -- 2026 Sen Chen (Nankai University), for outstanding contributions to advancing software supply chain security through pioneering techniques and tools in Software Composition Analysis (SCA) and Static - Application Security Testing (SAST). Nominated by: Jun Sun (Singapore Management University) -- 2025 Jie Zhang, King's College London, for pioneering contributions to software engineering for AI, significantly shaping and transforming the field of AI system testing. -- 2024 Kevin Moran, University of Central Florida, for outstanding contributions to improving the quality of mobile applications, through software testing, deep learning, and user interface development. -- 2023 Chunyang Chen, Monash University, for outstanding contributions to the study of intelligent software development automation including automated mobile application development, software testing, migration and accessibility +- 2026 Eunsuk Kang (Carnegie Mellon University), for contributions to improving the safety and robustness of software and AI-enabled systems, through software design, formal methods, and self-adaptation. Nominated by: David Garlan (Carnegie Mellon University) +- 2026 Sen Chen (Nankai University), for outstanding contributions to advancing software supply chain security through pioneering techniques and tools in Software Composition Analysis (SCA) and Static Application Security Testing (SAST). Nominated by: Jun Sun (Singapore Management University) +- 2025 Jie Zhang, King's College London, for pioneering contributions to software engineering for AI, significantly shaping and transforming the field of AI system testing. +- 2024 Kevin Moran, University of Central Florida, for outstanding contributions to improving the quality of mobile applications, through software testing, deep learning, and user interface development. +- 2023 Chunyang Chen, Monash University, for outstanding contributions to the study of intelligent software development automation including automated mobile application development, software testing, migration and accessibility - 2022 Xin Xia, Huawei, for contributions to AI and SE, mining software repositories, and empirical software engineering - 2021 Lingming Zhang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, for outstanding contributions to mutation testing, regression testing, fault localization, and program repair - 2020 Claire Le Goues @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ If you have other questions, please contact sigsoft-early-career-award (at) acm ## Committee #### 2026 -- Aldeida Aleti, Monash University, Australia (chair) +- Aldeida Aleti, Monash University, Australia (chair) - Valerio Terragni, University of Auckland, New Zealand - Lei Ma, University of Tokyo, Japan - Jie Zhang, King's College London, UK. @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ If you have other questions, please contact sigsoft-early-career-award (at) acm - Marsha Chechik, University of Toronto, Canada (SIGSOFT chair, non-voting) #### 2025 -- Aldeida Aleti, Monash University, Australia +- Aldeida Aleti, Monash University, Australia - Dan Hao, Peking University, China - Justyna Petke, University College London, UK - Foutse Khomh, University of Montreal, Canada @@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ If you have other questions, please contact sigsoft-early-career-award (at) acm #### 2024 - Myra B. Cohen, Iowa State University, United States (chair) - Gordon Fraser, University of Passau, Germany (deputy chair) -- Aldeida Aleti, Monash University, Australia +- Aldeida Aleti, Monash University, Australia - Kelly Blincoe, University of Auckland, New Zealand -- Gregory Gay, Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden -- Cindy Rubio-Gonzalez, UC Davis, United States +- Gregory Gay, Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden +- Cindy Rubio-Gonzalez, UC Davis, United States - Rachel Tzoref-Brill, IBM, Israel -- Shin Yoo, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea -- Lingming Zhang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States +- Shin Yoo, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea +- Lingming Zhang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States - Thomas Zimmermann, Microsoft Research, United States (SIGSOFT chair, non-voting) - David Lo, Singapore Management University, Singapore (SIGSOFT award chair, non-voting) diff --git a/content/awards/guidelines.md b/content/awards/guidelines.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..599e1fa --- /dev/null +++ b/content/awards/guidelines.md @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +--- +weight: 3 +bookFlatSection: true +title: "SIGSOFT Awards Guidance and Criteria" +aliases: "/awards/guidelines.html" +--- + +This page covers the general principles for writing a strong nomination, the +contents of the nomination packages, and eligibility rules. + +## Writing an effective nomination statement + +- **Be focused and concise.** The awards provide length guidance. +- **Address the criteria concretely.** Where the award page lists high-level dimensions the committee considers, excellent candidates rarely have an equally strong case across every dimension; most stand out on a subset. Focus the statement on the most important contributions and on the dimensions where the case is strongest. A nominee's CV enumerates all their activities, and so an effective nomination should focus on identifying (and motivating) the most important of them. +- **Deemphasize counting.** Publication or citation counts can provide evidence of impact or reach. However, they can vary widely across subareas and don't truly differentiate strong nominees. Additionally, these types of criteria are easily visible from the nominee CV. It is more useful to make qualitative arguments that focus on the most important ways a nominee has shaped research, practice, education, or community. +- **Ensure your description of the work and its impact is accessible across subfields.** Committees include researchers from across the field of Software Engineering, so it is helpful if you write nominating statements so that any competent software engineering researcher (including those who are not specialists in the nominee's area) can appreciate the nominee's impact. + +## Nomination package + +Nomination package PDFs are uploaded through the [submission portal](https://sigsoft-awards.hotcrp.com/) by the full-package deadline. The Distinguished Volunteer Certificate uses a separate annual cycle and a different form; see [its page](/awards/distinguishedVolunteerCertificate/) for that. + +### Senior awards: Outstanding Research, Distinguished Service, Influential Educator + +{{< senior-package >}} + +### Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation and Early Career Researcher awards + +Nomination packages for these awards include: + +- Full name(s) and affiliation(s) of the nominee(s). +- Proposed citation, up to 25 words. +- A succinct description of why the nominee is well-qualified for the award (100-250 words). +- A detailed nomination statement (no length limit, but please be reasonable). +- Up to three support letters. 200-300 words is sufficient, although longer statements of support are welcome. +- **Important.** Each support letter must include the following sentence: *"To the best of my knowledge, the candidate I am endorsing has not committed any action that violates the ACM Code of Ethics and ACM's Core Values."* + +Dissertation nominations additionally include the student's advisor(s), a one- to two-page summary of the dissertation, and a list of nominee publications used as the basis for chapters in the dissertation. See [the dissertation award page](/awards/dissertation/) for those requirements and the dissertation-date eligibility window. + +### Frank Anger Memorial Award + +This is a student travel award supporting cross-disciplinary engagement between the SIGSOFT and SIGBED communities. The nomination package is: + +1. Full name and affiliation of the nominated student. +2. Membership number (ACM/SIGSOFT). +3. A synopsis of an original research proposal the student is pursuing (2-page limit). +4. A proposal discussing the potential for crossover in ideas between the student's current field of research and the fields covered by SIGBED (1-page limit). +5. A curriculum vitae or resume listing the student's publications. +6. A letter from the student's research advisor confirming that the student is in good standing and pursuing the research as described in the proposal. The letter must include the following sentence: *"To the best of my knowledge, the candidate I am endorsing has not committed any action that violates the ACM Code of Ethics and ACM's Core Values."* + +To be eligible, the student must be a SIGSOFT member undertaking graduate research in a relevant field at an accredited college or university. See [the Frank Anger Memorial Award page](/awards/anger/) for award context and recipient history. + +### Impact Paper Award + +Impact Paper Award nominations recognize a paper rather than a person. The nomination package is: + +1. Paper title. +2. Paper authors, with contact information and current affiliations. +3. Name of the SIGSOFT-sponsored conference at which the paper was published. +4. Year the paper was published. +5. Proposed citation (up to 25 words). +6. A succinct statement describing why the paper is impactful (200-500 words is desirable). + +Eligible papers were published at a SIGSOFT-sponsored or co-sponsored conference held at least 11 years prior to the award year. See [the Impact Paper Award page](/awards/impactPaper/) for context and recipient history. + +## Eligibility + +The rules below apply across SIGSOFT awards. Award-specific eligibility wrinkles, such as the Early Career Researcher's seven-year window and the dissertation award's twelve-month window, are described on the per-award pages. + +- Self nominations are permitted, except for the Distinguished Volunteer Certificate. +- The same individual cannot be nominated for different SIGSOFT awards in the same year. The committee reserves the right to consider an individual for a different award than the one for which they are nominated, when more suitable. +- In general, SIGSOFT will not select individuals already recognized by an equivalent or substantially similar award from another professional society. Nominations of such individuals are permitted but must include a clear justification that articulates the special circumstances motivating the nomination. The committee reserves the right to accept or deny the justification. +- Nominators of candidates who are not selected in a given award year may reuse nomination materials unmodified for up to two consecutive additional years. +- The selection committee for any award may decline to make an award in a given year if no suitable nominations are received. + +## Per-award descriptions + +- **[Outstanding Research Award](/awards/outstandingResearch/).** +- **[Distinguished Service Award](/awards/distinguishedService/).** +- **[Influential Educator Award](/awards/influentialEducator/).** +- **[Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award](/awards/dissertation/).** +- **[Early Career Researcher Award](/awards/earlyCareerResearcher/).** Eligibility, evaluation considerations, and frequently asked questions are also covered in the [SIGSOFT ECR Award FAQ on Medium](https://sigsoft.medium.com/acm-sigsoft-early-career-researcher-award-faq-610cee4452fb). +- **[Frank Anger Memorial Award](/awards/anger/).** +- **[Impact Paper Award](/awards/impactPaper/).** +- **[Distinguished Volunteer Certificate](/awards/distinguishedVolunteerCertificate/).** diff --git a/content/awards/impactPaper.md b/content/awards/impactPaper.md index 5311641..ebeb159 100644 --- a/content/awards/impactPaper.md +++ b/content/awards/impactPaper.md @@ -9,13 +9,7 @@ The ACM SIGSOFT Impact Paper Award is presented annually to the author(s) of a p In addition to the honorarium, paper authors are invited to present a keynote talk at the current year's annual International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), and include a full-length paper in the FSE conference proceedings. Up to three authors will be provided support for travel to FSE for this purpose. -Consult the [main SIGSOFT Awards page](/awards/sigsoftawards/) for key dates, nomination and eligibility instructions, and a link to the submission portal. The same intent to nominate and full package deadlines apply to this award as the other SIGSOFT awards. Note, however, that the nomination package is distinct. A single PDF containing the nomination package should be sumitted through the portal, and should contain: - 1. Paper title - 2. Paper authors, with contact information and current affiliations - 3. Name of the SIGSOFT-sponsored conference at which the paper was published - 4. Year the paper was published - 5. Proposed citation (up to 25 words) - 6. A succinct statement describing why the paper is impactful (200-500 words is desirable). +Consult the [main SIGSOFT Awards page](/awards/sigsoftawards/) for key dates and a link to the submission portal. The same intent-to-nominate and full-package deadlines apply to this award as to the other SIGSOFT awards. The nomination package, which is distinct from the package used by SIGSOFT's other awards, is documented on the [Awards Guidelines](/awards/guidelines/) page. If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-impact-award (at) acm (dot) org. diff --git a/content/awards/influentialEducator.md b/content/awards/influentialEducator.md index e357f07..c951797 100644 --- a/content/awards/influentialEducator.md +++ b/content/awards/influentialEducator.md @@ -5,18 +5,31 @@ title: "Influential Educator Award" aliases: "/awards/influentialEducatorAward.html" --- -Education is vital to the advancement of the research and practice of Software Engineering. Yet, the contributions of an educator often go unnoticed, except perhaps by those closest to the educator. The SIGSOFT Influential Educator Award is presented annually to an educator or educators who have made significant contributions to, and impact on, the field of software engineering with his or her accomplishments as a teacher, mentor, researcher (in education or learning), author, and/or policy maker. +Education is vital to the advancement of the research and practice of Software Engineering. Yet, the contributions of an educator often go unnoticed, except perhaps by those closest to the educator. The SIGSOFT Influential Educator Award is presented annually to an educator or educators who have made significant contributions to, and impact on, the field of software engineering with his or her accomplishments as a teacher, mentor, researcher (in education or learning), author, and/or policy maker. - -Consult the [main SIGSOFT Awards page](/awards/sigsoftawards/) for key dates, nomination instructions, and a link to the submission portal. +Consult the [main SIGSOFT Awards page](/awards/sigsoftawards/) for key dates, nomination instructions, and a link to the submission portal. For general guidance on writing a strong nomination, see the [Awards Guidelines](/awards/guidelines/) page. If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-educator-award (at) acm (dot) org. +## Evaluation criteria + +High-level criteria considered for the Influential Educator Award are described below. Note: _excellent candidates rarely have an equally strong case across all of these criteria._ We encourage you to focus the nomination statement on the criteria where the case is strongest, rather than attempting to thinly cover all of them. Moreover, not all outstanding contributions will fit perfectly under these headings, and nominators are encouraged to identify the ways a nominee's educational contributions stand out, even if they do not fit neatly into the below categories (such as in behind-the-scenes work, advocacy for policy change, or a particular quality of dedication or effectiveness). + +Focus on the key contributions or those in which the nominee had the most meaningful impact; avoid attempting to provide an exhaustive list, as the CV serves that purpose. A strong nominating statement helps the committee identify and contextualize the most important or impactful activities. + +- **Direct educational contributions.** List or describe the nominee's contributions to software engineering education through teaching, curriculum development, or educational innovation. This includes but is not limited to classroom teaching, curriculum design, pedagogical innovation, and contributions to education policy, standards, or advocacy. Where available, point to concrete evidence of effectiveness, such as awards, evaluations, or adoption beyond the nominee's own institution. +- **Educational materials and resources.** List or describe educational materials the nominee has created or contributed to, especially those that have had influence beyond their own institution. Examples include textbooks, open courseware, online resources, pedagogical tools, and educational software. Where possible, articulate the scope of adoption or other evidence of broader impact. +- **Mentorship.** Describe the nominee's record as a mentor at any level, including undergraduate, graduate, or junior-faculty mentoring. Where possible, highlight evidence of mentoring outcomes, such as the careers and achievements of former students or mentees, or the nominee's role in creating mentoring structures or programs. + +## Nomination package + +{{< senior-package >}} + ## Winners - 2026 Daniela Damian, University of Victoria, for pioneering and sustaining innovative approaches to experiential learning, collaborative and inclusive software engineering education across time zones, cultural boundaries, and diverse perspectives. Nominated by Neil Ernst, University of Victoria. -- 2025 Andreas Zeller, CISPA and Saarland University, for significant contributions and important innovations in automated software engineering education. -- 2024 Martin Robillard, McGill University, for significant contributions to hands-on software design education, including a textbook and a learner-focused software modeling tool. -- 2023 Tao Xie, Peking University, China, for significant contributions in mentoring of graduate students and junior researchers, broadening participation of underrepresented groups in software engineering/computing, and innovation in educational tooling +- 2025 Andreas Zeller, CISPA and Saarland University, for significant contributions and important innovations in automated software engineering education. +- 2024 Martin Robillard, McGill University, for significant contributions to hands-on software design education, including a textbook and a learner-focused software modeling tool. +- 2023 Tao Xie, Peking University, China, for significant contributions in mentoring of graduate students and junior researchers, broadening participation of underrepresented groups in software engineering/computing, and innovation in educational tooling - 2022 Miryung Kim, University of California, Los Angeles, for outstanding achievements in undergraduate and graduate mentoring with an emphasis on research excellence in software engineering, diversity, and inclusion - 2021 Katsuro Inoue, Osaka University, for his life-long foundational contributions to software engineering education and his success in connecting generations of educators and researchers from Japan with the international community - 2020 Greg Wilson @@ -43,8 +56,8 @@ If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-educator-award (a - Foutse Khomh, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada - Qinghua Lu, CSIRO, Australia - Domenico Bianculli, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg -- Dan Hao, Peking University, China -- Marsha Chechik, University of Toronto, Canada (SIGSOFT chair, non-voting) +- Dan Hao, Peking University, China +- Marsha Chechik, University of Toronto, Canada (SIGSOFT chair, non-voting) - Claire Le Goues, Carnegie Mellon University, USA (SIGSOFT award chair, non-voting) #### 2025 @@ -57,7 +70,7 @@ If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-educator-award (a - Lin Tan, Purdue University, USA - Yang Liu, NTU, Singapore - Andrea Zisman, Open University, UK -- Marsha Chechik, University of Toronto, Canada (SIGSOFT chair, non-voting) +- Marsha Chechik, University of Toronto, Canada (SIGSOFT chair, non-voting) - Claire Le Goues, Carnegie Mellon University, USA (SIGSOFT award chair, non-voting) #### 2024 @@ -66,7 +79,7 @@ If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-educator-award (a - Lionel Briand, University of Ottawa, Canada and University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Katsuro Inoue, Nanzan University, Japan - Barbara Paech, Heidelberg University, Germany -- David Shepherd, Louisiana State University, USA +- David Shepherd, Louisiana State University, USA - Paola Spoletini, Kennesaw State University, USA - Thomas Zimmermann, Microsoft Research, United States (SIGSOFT chair, non-voting) - David Lo, Singapore Management University, Singapore (SIGSOFT award chair, non-voting) @@ -76,7 +89,7 @@ If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-educator-award (a - Paris Avgeriou, University of Groningen, Netherlands - Luciano Baresi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy - Daniela Damian, University of Victoria, Canada -- Prem Devambu, UC Davis, United States +- Prem Devambu, UC Davis, United States - Zhenjiang Hu, Peking University, China - Robyn Lutz, Iowa State University, United States - Thomas Zimmermann, Microsoft Research, United States (SIGSOFT chair, non-voting) diff --git a/content/awards/outstandingResearch.md b/content/awards/outstandingResearch.md index 7c6150e..eb4ccb7 100644 --- a/content/awards/outstandingResearch.md +++ b/content/awards/outstandingResearch.md @@ -9,15 +9,29 @@ This award is presented to an individual or individuals who have made significan In addition to the typical awards benefits, recipients are invited to give a keynote presentation at the ICSE conference in the year in which the award is made. -Consult the [main SIGSOFT Awards page](/awards/sigsoftawards/) for key dates, nomination and eligibility instructions, and a link to the submission portal. +Consult the [main SIGSOFT Awards page](/awards/sigsoftawards/) for key dates, nomination and eligibility instructions, and a link to the submission portal. For nomination package details and general guidance on writing a strong nomination, see the [Awards Guidelines](/awards/guidelines/) page. If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-research-award (at) acm (dot) org. +## Evaluation criteria + +High-level criteria considered for the Outstanding Research Award are described below. Note: _excellent candidates rarely have an equally strong case across all of these criteria._ We encourage you to focus the nomination statement on the criteria where the case is strongest, rather than attempting to thinly cover all of them. Moreover, not all outstanding contributions will fit perfectly under these headings, and nominators are encouraged to identify the ways a nominee's research contributions stand out, even if they do not fit neatly into the categories below. + +Focus on the key contributions or those in which the nominee had the most meaningful impact; avoid attempting to provide an exhaustive list, as the CV serves that purpose. A strong nominating statement helps the committee identify and contextualize the most important or impactful activities. + +- **Research impact and significance.** List the nominee's most important research contributions and the impact they have had on the field of software engineering. Where possible, provide concrete evidence such as adoption of their ideas by other research groups, influence on research directions, or other indicators of lasting impact. +- **Practical impact.** Describe any ways in which the nominee's work has influenced software engineering practice. Examples include but are not limited to adoption of tools, techniques, or methodologies in industry, contributions to standards, technology transfer, and influence on practitioner communities. If the nominee's contributions are primarily theoretical or academic, this dimension can describe potential for or trajectory toward practical influence. +- **Innovation and novelty.** Describe how the nominee's work has opened new research areas, introduced new methods or frameworks, or shifted how the community thinks about a problem. + +## Nomination package + +{{< senior-package >}} + ## Winners - 2026 Tao Xie, Peking University/Fudan University, for outstanding research contributions on software testing and software analytics that have broadly impacted industrial practices. Nominated by Lu Zhang, Peking University. -- 2025 Martin Rinard, MIT, for fundamental contributions in pioneering the new fields of program repair and approximate computing. -- 2024 Tsong Yueh Chen, Swinburne University of Technology, for contributions to software testing through the invention and development of metamorphic testing. -- 2023 Gail Murphy, University of British Columbia, for pioneering contributions to recommenders for software engineering and program comprehension that have impacted both theory and practice +- 2025 Martin Rinard, MIT, for fundamental contributions in pioneering the new fields of program repair and approximate computing. +- 2024 Tsong Yueh Chen, Swinburne University of Technology, for contributions to software testing through the invention and development of metamorphic testing. +- 2023 Gail Murphy, University of British Columbia, for pioneering contributions to recommenders for software engineering and program comprehension that have impacted both theory and practice - 2022 Lionel Briand, University of Ottawa and Centre for ICT Security, Reliability, and Trust (SnT), University of Luxembourg, for contributions in software testing, software quality assurance, and context-driven software engineering research, notably in exemplary collaborations with industry - 2021 Prem Devanbu, UC Davis, for profoundly changing the way researchers think about software by exploring connections between source code and natural language - 2020 Michael Ernst @@ -53,11 +67,11 @@ If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-research-award (a - Lionel Briand, University of Ottawa, Canada and LERO, University of Limerick, Ireland (chair) - Sepideh Ghanavati, University of Maine, USA - Jun Sun, SMU, Singapore -- Foutse Khomh, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada -- Qinghua Lu, CSIRO, Australia +- Foutse Khomh, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada +- Qinghua Lu, CSIRO, Australia - Domenico Bianculli, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg -- Dan Hao, Peking University, China -- Marsha Chechik, University of Toronto, Canada (SIGSOFT chair, non-voting) +- Dan Hao, Peking University, China +- Marsha Chechik, University of Toronto, Canada (SIGSOFT chair, non-voting) - Claire Le Goues, Carnegie Mellon University, USA (SIGSOFT award chair, non-voting) @@ -71,7 +85,7 @@ If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-research-award (a - Lin Tan, Purdue University, USA - Yang Liu, NTU, Singapore - Andrea Zisman, Open University, UK -- Marsha Chechik, University of Toronto, Canada (SIGSOFT chair, non-voting) +- Marsha Chechik, University of Toronto, Canada (SIGSOFT chair, non-voting) - Claire Le Goues, Carnegie Mellon University, USA (SIGSOFT award chair, non-voting) #### 2024 diff --git a/content/awards/sigsoftAwards.md b/content/awards/sigsoftAwards.md index 0b14a13..3be5ac0 100644 --- a/content/awards/sigsoftAwards.md +++ b/content/awards/sigsoftAwards.md @@ -15,16 +15,19 @@ field, throughout our colleagues' careers. Awards are typically presented to individuals, but can be awarded jointly when circumstances warrant, such as for joint contributions. Awards are not given posthumously. +See our [Awards Guidelines](/awards/guidelines/), which contains both general +guidance for writing strong nominations as well as high-level evaluation +criteria for each of the SIGSOFT awards. + ## Award Categories ### Senior Awards -- **[Distinguished Service -Award](https://www2.sigsoft.org/awards/distinguishedservice/)** - Recognizes +- **[Distinguished Service Award](/awards/distinguishedService/)** - Recognizes dedicated and important service to the software engineering community -- **[Outstanding Research Award](https://www2.sigsoft.org/awards/outstandingresearch/)** - Honors +- **[Outstanding Research Award](/awards/outstandingResearch/)** - Honors significant and lasting research contributions to the theory or practice of software engineering -- **[Influential Educator Award](https://www2.sigsoft.org/awards/influentialeducator/)** - Celebrates +- **[Influential Educator Award](/awards/influentialEducator/)** - Celebrates significant contributions and impact on software engineering education as a teacher, mentor, researcher, author, and/or policy maker @@ -39,9 +42,11 @@ teacher, mentor, researcher, author, and/or policy maker ### Service Recognition - **[Distinguished Volunteer Certificate](/awards/distinguishedVolunteerCertificate)** - Recognizes sustained or exceptional volunteer service that has significantly advanced SIGSOFT -## Nomination Process +## Nomination Requirements and Eligibility + +Nomination package contents and eligibility rules are documented on the [Awards Guidelines](/awards/guidelines/) page. Individual award pages may include additional criteria and context. The Distinguished Volunteer Certificate runs on a separate annual cycle; see [its page](/awards/distinguishedVolunteerCertificate/). -All awards follow a similar nomination process, with two key deadlines: +All awards (besides the Distinguished Volunteer Certificate) follow a similar nomination process, with two key deadlines: ### Important Dates for 2026 - **Intent to Nominate Deadline: October 5, 2026** (First Monday in October) @@ -58,38 +63,6 @@ We aim to notify winners by mid-December. nomination will be deemed late and will not be considered in the current award year. 2. Submit the complete nomination package as a single PDF by the second deadline -Nominators of candidates who are not selected in a given award year will be -given the option to reuse nomination materials unmodified for up to two -consecutive additional years. - -### Shared Nomination Requirements and eligibility - -*Note: Certain awards have additional or different requirements and eligibility - restrictions. Consult individual award pages for complete details.* - -Nomination packages for all but the Impact Paper and Frank Anger awards should include: -- Full name(s) and affiliation(s) of nominee(s) -- Proposed citation (up to 25 words) -- Succinct description of why the nominee(s) is well-qualified for the award (100-250 words) -- Detailed nomination statement (no length limit, but please be reasonable) -- Up to three support letters (200-300 words is sufficient for support letters, although longer statements of support are of course welcome) -- **Important**: Each support letter must include the following sentence: *"To the best of my knowledge, the candidate I am endorsing has not committed any action that violates the ACM Code of Ethics and ACM's Core Values."* - -#### Eligibility - -- Self nominations are permitted. -- The same individual cannot be nominated for different SIGSOFT awards in the - same year. However, the committee reserves the right to consider an - individual for a different award than the one for which they are nominated, if - they deem it more suitable. -- In general, SIGSOFT will not select individuals recognized by an award from - another professional society to receive an equivalent or - substantially similar SIGSOFT award. Nominations of such individuals are - permitted, but must include a clear justification for the nomination that articulates - and justifies the special circumstances that motivate considering the nominee - for such a substantially similar award (the committee reserves the right to accept or deny the justification). - -In general, the selection committee shall have the option to decline to make an award in a given year, if no suitable nominations are received. ## Award Benefits diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/senior-package.html b/layouts/shortcodes/senior-package.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..72b36ed --- /dev/null +++ b/layouts/shortcodes/senior-package.html @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +{{- $content := `A senior awards nomination package consists of the following. + +1. The nominee's name, affiliation, and contact information. +2. The nominee's CV. +3. A proposed citation of up to 25 words. +4. A nomination statement of 500-1000 words. Consult the awards' description for evaluation criteria to use to focus the nomination. +5. Names and contact information of up to three individuals who would be willing to support the nomination, each accompanied by a brief note of one or two sentences explaining the person's relationship to the nominee and what perspective they could offer. + +For senior awards, supporters do not write traditional letters of recommendation. The committee may contact them directly via email with a small set of questions. The intention is that these will benefit from concise answers, on the order of a paragraph or two. When inviting someone to serve as a supporter, nominators can reassure them that the time burden is expected to be quite modest if and when the committee reaches out. Whether the committee does so is not indicative of the strength or potential success of the nominee. The committee may also gather additional information from sources beyond the supporters suggested by the nominator. +` -}} +{{- $content | markdownify -}}