Nerode Prize 2026 -- Call for Nominations

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Nerode Prize 2026 -- Call for Nominations
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The EATCS-IPEC Nerode Prize for outstanding papers in the area of
multivariate algorithmics is presented annually, with the presentation
taking place at IPEC (International Symposium on Parameterized and Exact
Computation).  The Prize is named in honor of Anil Nerode in recognition
of his major contributions to mathematical logic, theory of automata,
computability, and complexity theory.

IPEC 2026 will take place as part of ALGO 2026 on August 31 --
September 4 in  L’Aquila, Italy.

The prize was awarded for the first time in 2013.

Award Committee
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The winning paper(s) is selected by a committee of three members. This year's
committee consists of:

* Russell Impagliazzo (UC San Diego, [email protected])
* Daniel Lokshtanov (UC Santa Barbara, [email protected])
* Michał Pilipczuk (University of Warsaw, [email protected])

Deadline for Nominations: Sunday, 31 May, 2026, anywhere on Earth

Decision, expected: before 15 June, 2026.

The Award Committee is solely responsible for the selection of the winner
of the award which may be shared by more than one paper or series of papers.
The Award Committee reserves the right to declare no winner at all.

Eligibility
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The Nerode Prize is given to a
research paper or series of research papers by a single author or
by a team of authors published in a recognized refereed journal.
The research work nominated for the award should be in the area of
multivariate algorithms and complexity meant in a broad sense,
which encompasses, but is not restricted to, those areas covered by IPEC.
The Award Committee has the ultimate authority to decide on the eligibility
of a nomination. Papers authored by a member of the Award Committee are not
eligible for nomination.

Note that the past restrictions that required a certain number of years
before/after the publication of the nominated papers have been removed.

Nominations
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Nominations may be made by any member of the scientific community including
the members of the Award Committee. A nomination should contain a brief summary
of the technical content of each nominated paper and a brief explanation of
its significance. Nominations are done by an email to the Award Committee Chair
with copies to the members of the committee. The Subject line of the
nomination e-mail should contain the phrase "Nerode Prize Nomination”.

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