SIGSOFT Awards Overview
ACM SIGSOFT Awards ACM SIGSOFT recognizes excellence in software engineering through several awards, presented annually. These awards honor outstanding contributions to our 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. Award Categories Senior Awards Distinguished Service Award - Recognizes dedicated and important service to the software engineering community Outstanding Research Award - Honors significant and lasting research contributions to the theory or practice of software engineering Influential Educator Award - Celebrates significant contributions and impact on software engineering education as a teacher, mentor, researcher, author, and/or policy maker Junior Awards Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award - Presented to the author of an outstanding doctoral dissertation in software engineering Early Career Researcher Award - Recognizes outstanding contributions by early career investigators Frank Anger Memorial Award - Student travel award promoting cross-disciplinary research between SIGSOFT and SIGBED communities Impact Award Impact Paper Award - Recognizes papers from SIGSOFT conferences that have had significant influence Nomination Process All awards follow a similar nomination process, with two key deadlines: