CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE ACP AWARD FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRAINT PROGRAMMING 2019
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE
Association for Constraint Programming
AWARD FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRAINT PROGRAMMING 2019
OVERVIEW
The Executive Committee of the ACP invites nominations for the 2019 ACP award for Research Excellence in Constraint Programming, which will be presented at the CP conference in Stamford, CT, USA, September 30 to October 4, 2019. The purpose of this award is to celebrate those CP researchers who have made exceptional and very influential research contributions to CP with their work. For the list of previous awardees, see: http://www.a4cp.org/awards/research-excellence-award
The award recipient will give a plenary talk at CP 2019. The costs for his/her participation to the conference will be covered by the ACP.
ELIGIBILITY
Nominations for this award are invited from members of the ACP.
NOMINATION PROCESS
A nomination package consists of a nomination form from
one nominator, and reference letters from at least 2
referees.
Typically, a nominator is somebody who knows the nominee
very well, and locates the references, ensuring that they
do their parts in time to produce a convincing nomination
package. Ideally, a reference is a well-known member of
the CP community who has never had a very close
relationship with the nominee, but who can speak with
authority for him or her.
Nominations and reference forms should follow the form
below and should be sent (nomination forms by the
nominators, and reference forms by references) by email to
secretary@a4cp.org.
TIMEFRAME
The nomination package must arrive at the above address by June 1, 2019. We cannot accept anything received after that date. We will acknowledge receipt of nominations. The decision will be available by July 1, 2019.
AWARD COMMITTEE
Every other year, an Award Committee will decide the award recipient among the nominees, and will include: the president and secretary of the ACP-EC, two previous award recipients, and the program chair of the CP conference where the award will be given.
Members of the award committee cannot be candidates, nor
can they support a candidate by being a nominator or a
reference.
Enquiries concerning nominations should be directed to the
ACP EC Secretary at the address secretary@a4cp.org.
_____________________________ Nomination Form __________________________
NOMINATION FORM: ACP AWARD FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRAINT PROGRAMMING
Please answer, as completely as possible, Questions 1 to
9 of the form below, and email it to secretary@a4cp.org.
Regarding Question 9, it is important to show evidence
that the nominee has generated some of the most important
and influential work in the CP field. Effective
nominations will therefore emphasize what the nominee has
done and why it matters.
The information on this form is confidential. Neither the
candidate nor the references will be informed of the views
you express.
1. Nominator's name and affiliation
(first, middle, last; address; telephone; and email
address)
2. References (list at least 2 people who will submit the
reference forms)
3. Nominee's name and affiliation
(first, middle, last; address; telephone; fax; email
address; and webpage)
4. Candidate's education (highest degree received, field,
institution, date)
5. Record of professional experience (list of principal
positions held and dates;
please briefly describe primary responsibilities for each
position)
6. Professional recognition (honors, awards, prizes)
7. Contributions of record
(list 5-10 significant publications, patents, or other
contributions)
8. Noteworthy public services (boards, committees, etc)
9. Please describe, in 300 words or less, the
accomplishments of the candidate that, in your
opinion, qualify him/her for the ACP award for Research
Excellence in Constraint Programming.
Answers to the following questions will assist in the evaluation process:
• Which specific accomplishments made by the candidate
merit the Award?
• Where does the candidate stand in comparison to other
scientists in the field of CP?
• What impacts have the contributions of the candidate had
on other fields (AI, OR,
computer science, etc.), or on society?
• If some of the candidate's contributions involved a team
effort, what specifically were the candidate's
contributions?
_____________________________ Reference Form ___________________________
REFERENCE FORM: ACP AWARD FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRAINT PROGRAMMING
Please answer, as completely as possible, Questions 1 to 5 by editing this form directly, and email it to secretary@a4cp.org. Regarding Question 5, it is important to show evidence that the nominee has generated some of the most important and influential work in the CP field. Effective letters will, therefore, emphasize what the nominee has done and why it matters.
The information on this form is confidential. Neither the candidate nor the nominator will be informed of the views you express.
1. Reference's name and affiliation
(first, middle, last; address; telephone; and email
address)
2. Nominator's name
3. Candidate's name
4. A reference is required to have been at "arm's length"
from the candidate for the past 6 years,
which here means being at a different institution from,
not having supervised or been supervised
by, and not having done joint work with the candidate.
Please declare here any association you
have ever had with the candidate.
5. Please describe, in 300 words or less, the
accomplishments of the candidate that, in your opinion,
qualify him/her for the ACP award for Research Excellence
in Constraint Programming.
Answers to the following questions will assist in the
evaluation process:
• Which specific accomplishments made by the candidate
merit the Award?
• Where does the candidate stand in comparison to other
scientists in the field of Constraint Programming?
• What impacts have the contributions of the candidate had
on other fields (AI, OR, computer
science, etc), or on society?
• If some of the candidate's contributions involved a team
effort, what specifically were the candidate's
contributions?