Second Call for Nominations for KR 2026 Awards (Deadline February 28 AoE)

Nico Potyka <[email protected]> Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:54:57 +0000
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KR 2026

23rd International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and=
 Reasoning

July 20-23, 2026 - Lisbon, Portugal

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*** Second Call for Nominations ***





Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, Incorporated (KR Inc.=
) warmly invites nominations for the following KR awards, recognizing outst=
anding research, service, and future promise in Knowledge Representation an=
d Reasoning:



Nominations can still be made until the end of the week.



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KR Test of Time Award

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Nominate papers published at the KR conference whose contributions have had=
 a significant and lasting impact on the KRR academic discipline and/or on =
the adoption of KRR techniques in industry or for the benefit of society.

More details: https://kr.org/KR2026/call_tot_award.html



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KR Early Career Award

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Nominate early career researchers who have already made significant contrib=
utions to the theory and/or practice of knowledge representation and reason=
ing, and who show strong promise for continued, impactful work.

More details: https://kr.org/KR2026/call_eca_award.html



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KR Pavlos Peppas Distinguished Service Award

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 Nominate colleagues who have provided exceptional and sustained service to=
 the KRR community, including service to the KR conference series, KR Inc.,=
 related events, or other non-research activities that strengthen the commu=
nity and increase the visibility of the field.

More details: https://kr.org/KR2026/call_dsa_award.html





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Awards Committee
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Tommie Meyer (Chair for Pavlos Peppas Distinguished Service Award and Test =
of Time Award)

Maurice Pagnucco (Chair for Early Career Award)

Francesca Toni



The committee composition may be modified if needed to handle any Conflict =
of Interest situations.



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Contact
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Inquiries should be sent to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> f=
or the Pavlos Peppas Distinguished Service Award and Test of Time Award, an=
d to Maurice Pagnucco for the Early Career Award.




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<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
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<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">KR 2026<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">23rd International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Re=
presentation and Reasoning<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">July 20-23, 2026 - Lisbon, Portugal<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">***********************************************************=
*****************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">*** Second Call for Nominations ***<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, Incor=
porated (KR Inc.) warmly invites nominations for the following KR awards, r=
ecognizing outstanding research, service, and future promise in Knowledge R=
epresentation and Reasoning: <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">Nominations can still be made </span><b><span style=3D"font=
-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-serif;color:#C00000">until =
the end of the week</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&=
quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">***********************************************************=
*****************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">KR Test of Time Award<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">***********************************************************=
*****************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">Nominate papers published at the KR conference whose contri=
butions have had a significant and lasting impact on the KRR academic disci=
pline and/or on the adoption of KRR techniques in industry or for the benef=
it of society.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">More details: <a href=3D"https://kr.org/KR2026/call_tot_awa=
rd.html">https://kr.org/KR2026/call_tot_award.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p=
re>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">***********************************************************=
*****************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">KR Early Career Award<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">***********************************************************=
*****************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">Nominate early career researchers who have already made sig=
nificant contributions to the theory and/or practice of knowledge represent=
ation and reasoning, and who show strong promise for continued, impactful w=
ork.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">More details: <a href=3D"https://kr.org/KR2026/call_eca_awa=
rd.html">https://kr.org/KR2026/call_eca_award.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p=
re>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">***********************************************************=
*****************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">KR Pavlos Peppas Distinguished Service Award<o:p></o:p></sp=
an></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">***********************************************************=
*****************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black"> Nominate colleagues who have provided exceptional and sust=
ained service to the KRR community, including service to the KR conference =
series, KR Inc., related events, or other non-research activities that stre=
ngthen the community and increase the visibility of the field.<o:p></o:p></=
span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">More details: <a href=3D"https://kr.org/KR2026/call_dsa_awa=
rd.html">https://kr.org/KR2026/call_dsa_award.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p=
re>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black"><br>*******************************************************=
*********************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">Awards Committee<br>***************************************=
*************************************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">Tommie Meyer (Chair for Pavlos Peppas Distinguished Service=
 Award and Test of Time Award)<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">Maurice Pagnucco (Chair for Early Career Award)<o:p></o:p><=
/span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">Francesca Toni<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">The committee composition may be modified if needed to hand=
le any Conflict of Interest situations.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black"><br>*******************************************************=
*********************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">Contact<br>************************************************=
****************************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black">Inquiries should be sent to <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
rg.za">[email protected]</a> for the Pavlos Peppas Distinguished Service A=
ward and Test of Time Award, and to Maurice Pagnucco for the Early Career A=
ward.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Aptos&quot;,sans-ser=
if;color:black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></pre>
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