[agents] Call for Nominations: ACM SIGAI Autonomous Agents Research Award 2017

[Sebastian Stein]

ACM SIGAI Autonomous Agents Research Award 2017
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Nominations are solicited for the 2017 ACM SIGAI Autonomous Agents
Research Award. This award is made for excellence in research in the
area of autonomous agents. It is intended to recognize researchers in
autonomous agents whose **current work** is an important influence on
the field. The award is an official ACM award, funded by an endowment
created by ACM SIGAI from the proceeds of previous Autonomous Agents
conferences. The recipient of the award will receive a monetary prize
and a certificate, and will be invited to present a plenary talk at
the AAMAS 2017 conference in São Paulo, Brazil.

Previous winners of the ACM SIGAI Autonomous Research Award are: Peter
Stone (2016), Catherine Pelachaud (2015), Michael Wellman (2014), Jeff
Rosenschein (2013), Moshe Tennenholtz (2012), Joe Halpern (2011),
Jonathan Gratch and Stacy Marsella (2010), Manuela Veloso (2009), Yoav
Shoham (2008), Sarit Kraus (2007), Michael Wooldridge (2006), Milind
Tambe (2005), Makoto Yokoo (2004), Nicholas R. Jennings (2003), Katia
Sycara (2002), and Tuomas Sandholm (2001). For more information on the
award, see the Autonomous Agents Research Award page
(http://sigai.acm.org/awards/autonomous_agents_award.html)

How to nominate
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Anyone can make a nomination. Nominations should be made by email to
the chair of the award committee, Jeff Rosenschein
(jeff at cs.huji.ac.il), 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.

NOTE: a candidate can only be considered for the award if they are
explicitly nominated. If you believe that someone deserves the award,
then NOMINATE THEM -- don't assume that somebody else will!

Important dates
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- 16 January 2017 -- Deadline for nominations
- 6 February 2017 -- Announcement of 2017 winner
- 8-12 May 2017 -- AAMAS-2017 conference in São Paulo