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initial;">*** Call for Nominations: ACM SIGAI Autonomous Agents
Research Award 2022 ***<br>
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initial;">Nominations are solicited for the 2022 ACM SIGAI
Autonomous Agents Research Award. This<br>
award is made for excellence in research in the area of autonomous
agents. It is intended to<br>
recognize researchers in autonomous agents whose current work is
an important influence on<br>
the field. The award is an official ACM award, funded by an
endowment created by ACM SIGAI<br>
from the proceeds of previous Autonomous Agents conferences. The
recipient of the award will<br>
receive a monetary prize and a certificate, and will be invited to
present a plenary talk at the<br>
AAMAS 2022 conference in Auckland, New Zealand.</div>
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Previous winners of the ACM SIGAI Autonomous Agents Research Award
are: Vincent Conitzer<br>
(2021), Munindar Singh (2020), Carles Sierra (2019), Craig
Boutilier (2018), David Parkes<br>
(2017), Peter Stone (2016), Catherine Pelachaud (2015), Michael
Wellman (2014), Jeff<br>
Rosenschein (2013), Moshe Tennenholtz (2012), Joe Halpern (2011),
Jonathan Gratch and<br>
Stacy Marsella (2010), Manuela Veloso (2009), Yoav Shoham (2008),
Sarit Kraus (2007),<br>
Michael Wooldridge (2006), Milind Tambe (2005), Makoto Yokoo
(2004), Nicholas R. Jennings<br>
(2003), Katia Sycara (2002), and Tuomas Sandholm (2001). For more
information on the award,<br>
see the Autonomous Agents Research Award page<br>
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initial;">Anyone can make a nomination. Nominations should be made
by email to the chair of the award committee, Manuela Veloso (<span
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and should consist of a short (< 1 page) statement that
emphasizes not only the research contributions that the individual
has made that merit the award but also how the individual’s
current work is an important influence on the field.<br>
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initial;">NOTE: a candidate can only be considered for the award
if they are explicitly nominated. If you<br>
believe that someone deserves the award, then NOMINATE THEM, don't
assume that<br>
somebody else will!<br>
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* November 15, 2021 -- Deadline for nominations<br>
* December 15, 2021 -- Announcement of winner<br>
* May 9-13 2022 -- AAMAS-2022 conference in Auckland, New Zealand</div>
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