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Welcome to the SIGSOFT Awards Nomination Portal


Early Career Researcher

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. Nominations are due no later than January 15 of each year. If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-early-career-award (at) acm (dot) org.

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Distinguished Service Award

This annual award is presented to individuals who have contributed dedicated and important service to the software engineering community. Nominations are due no later than January 15 of each year. If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-service-award (at) acm (dot) org.

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Outstanding Research Award

This award is presented to an individual or individuals who have made significant and lasting research contributions to the theory or practice of software engineering. Nominations are due no later than January 15 of each year. If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-research-award (at) acm (dot) org.

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Influential Educator Award

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. Nominations are due no later than January 15 of each year. If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-educator-award (at) acm (dot) org.

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Frank Anger Memorial Award

In honor of our late colleague and friend, Dr. Frank Anger, the ACM Special Interest Group on Software Engineering has joined together with the ACM Special Interest Group on Embedded Systems to present the Frank Anger Memorial Award. The award provides stipends for two students, one named by each SIG, to attend the flagship conference of the other SIG. The award is meant to improve the mutual awareness of the two research communities to the opportunities and challenges emerging in complimentary research areas.  Nominations are due no later than January 15 of each year. For questions about this award, please reach out to the SIGSOFT Chair

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Impact Paper Award

The ACM SIGSOFT Impact Paper Award is presented annually to the author(s) of a paper presented at a SIGSOFT-sponsored or co-sponsored conference held at least 11 years prior to the award year. In including all of SIGSOFT's conferences in the competition, this award recognizes the breadth and vitality of the software engineering community. Nominations are due no later than January 15 of each year. If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-impact-award (at) acm (dot) org.

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Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award

The SIGSOFT Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award is presented annually to the author of an outstanding doctoral dissertation in the area of Software Engineering. Nominations are due no later than January 15 of each year. If you have questions about this award, please contact sigsoft-dissertation-award (at) acm (dot) org.

For nominations for the January 15, 2022 deadline, dissertations dated December 15, 2020 to December 31, 2021 are eligible.

Submit a Nomination for the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award