2017 Alonzo Church Award: Call for nominations

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Introduction



An annual award, called the Alonzo Church Award for Outstanding
Contributions to Logic and Computation, was established in 2015 by the ACM
Special Interest Group for Logic and Computation (SIGLOG), the European
Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS), the European
Association for Computer Science Logic (EACSL), and the Kurt G=C3=B6del Soc=
iety
(KGS). The award is for an outstanding contribution represented by a paper
or by a small group of papers published within the past 25 years. This time
span allows the lasting impact and depth of the contribution to have been
established. The award can be given to an individual, or to a group of
individuals who have collaborated on the research. For the rules governing
this award, see:

http://siglog.hosting.acm.org/the-alonzo-church-award-for-outstanding-contr=
ibutions-to-logic-and-computation/



The 2016 Alonzo Church Award was given to Rajeev Alur and David Dill for
their invention of timed automata, see: http://eacsl.kahle.ch/church16.pdf



Eligibility and Nominations



The contribution must have appeared in a paper or papers published within
the past 25 years. Thus, for the 2017 award, the cut-off date is January 1,
1992. When a paper has appeared in a conference and then in a journal, the
date of the journal publication will determine the cut-off date. In
addition, the contribution must not yet have received recognition via a
major award, such as the Turing Award, the Kanellakis Award, or the G=C3=B6=
del
Prize. (The nominee(s) may have received such awards for other
contributions.) While the contribution can consist of conference or journal
papers, journal papers will be given a preference.



Nominations for the 2017 award are now being solicited. The nominating
letter must summarise the contribution and make the case that it is
fundamental and outstanding. The nominating letter can have multiple
co-signers. Self-nominations are excluded. Nominations must include: a
proposed citation (up to 25 words); a succinct (100-250 words) description
of the contribution; and a detailed statement (not exceeding four pages) to
justify the nomination. Nominations may also be accompanied by supporting
letters and other evidence of worthiness.



Nominations are due by March 1, 2017, and should be submitted to
[email protected].





Presentation of the Award



The 2017 award will be presented at the CSL conference, the annual meeting
of the European Association for Computer Science Logic. The award will be
accompanied by an invited lecture by the award winner, or by one of the
award winners. The awardee(s) will receive a certificate and a cash prize
of USD 2,000. If there are multiple awardees, this amount will be shared.





Award Committee



The 2017 Alonzo Church Award Committee consists of the following four
members: Natarajan Shankar, Catuscia Palamidessi, Gordon Plotkin (chair),
 and Moshe Vardi.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Introduction</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>=
<br></div><div>An annual award, called the Alonzo Church Award for Outstand=
ing Contributions to Logic and Computation, was established in 2015 by the =
ACM Special Interest Group for Logic and Computation (SIGLOG), the European=
 Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS), the European Associa=
tion for Computer Science Logic (EACSL), and the Kurt G=C3=B6del Society (K=
GS). The award is for an outstanding contribution represented by a paper or=
 by a small group of papers published within the past 25 years. This time s=
pan allows the lasting impact and depth of the contribution to have been es=
tablished. The award can be given to an individual, or to a group of indivi=
duals who have collaborated on the research. For the rules governing this a=
ward, see:</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://siglog.hosting.acm.or=
g/the-alonzo-church-award-for-outstanding-contributions-to-logic-and-comput=
ation/">http://siglog.hosting.acm.org/the-alonzo-church-award-for-outstandi=
ng-contributions-to-logic-and-computation/</a></div><div><br></div><div><br=
></div><div><br></div><div>The 2016 Alonzo Church Award was given to Rajeev=
 Alur and David Dill for their invention of timed automata, see: <a href=3D=
"http://eacsl.kahle.ch/church16.pdf">http://eacsl.kahle.ch/church16.pdf</a>=
</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Eligibility and Nom=
inations</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The contrib=
ution must have appeared in a paper or papers published within the past 25 =
years. Thus, for the 2017 award, the cut-off date is January 1, 1992. When =
a paper has appeared in a conference and then in a journal, the date of the=
 journal publication will determine the cut-off date. In addition, the cont=
ribution must not yet have received recognition via a major award, such as =
the Turing Award, the Kanellakis Award, or the G=C3=B6del Prize. (The nomin=
ee(s) may have received such awards for other contributions.) While the con=
tribution can consist of conference or journal papers, journal papers will =
be given a preference.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></=
div><div>Nominations for the 2017 award are now being solicited. The nomina=
ting letter must summarise the contribution and make the case that it is fu=
ndamental and outstanding. The nominating letter can have multiple co-signe=
rs. Self-nominations are excluded. Nominations must include: a proposed cit=
ation (up to 25 words); a succinct (100-250 words) description of the contr=
ibution; and a detailed statement (not exceeding four pages) to justify the=
 nomination. Nominations may also be accompanied by supporting letters and =
other evidence of worthiness.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><=
/div><div>Nominations are due by March 1, 2017, and should be submitted to =
<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.</div><div><br></d=
iv><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Present=
ation of the Award</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>T=
he 2017 award will be presented at the CSL conference, the annual meeting o=
f the European Association for Computer Science Logic. The award will be ac=
companied by an invited lecture by the award winner, or by one of the award=
 winners. The awardee(s) will receive a certificate and a cash prize of USD=
 2,000. If there are multiple awardees, this amount will be shared.=C2=A0</=
div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></=
div><div>Award Committee=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br>=
</div><div>The 2017 Alonzo Church Award Committee consists of the following=
 four members: Natarajan Shankar, Catuscia Palamidessi, Gordon Plotkin (cha=
ir), =C2=A0and Moshe Vardi.</div><div><br></div></div>

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