The International Society for Artificial Life is seeking nominations for our annual awards. These awards recognize the efforts of our community.
Click here for the nomination form!
We have also added an optional field on the nomination form to indicate if you are willing to serve on one of the Awards selection committees. We seek to ensure that we are representing the breadth of the society in terms of research areas, geography, and career stages, and this will help us expand the pool of potential judges. Typically there are fewer than 10 nominations for each award, so judging tends not to be a labor-intensive task.
Please submit your nominations for the following awards:
The Lifetime Achievement Award to recognize an individual who has made profound contributions to the field of Artificial Life, influencing the work of many others and helping to shape the current state of the field.
The Distinguished Early-Career Investigator Award to recognize an individual who is early in their career (typically within a decade of earning a Ph.D.), but has made important contributions to the field of Artificial Life.
The Exceptional Service Award to recognize an ISAL member who has provided truly exceptional service to the field of Artificial Life by, for example, helping to organize the Artificial Life community, developing valuable resources, or facilitating administration of ISAL.
The Outstanding Publication of 2024 to recognize the authors of a promising publication in any venue during the previous calendar year (2024) that shows significant potential to advance the field of Artificial Life.
The Outstanding Publication of the Decade, 2010-2020 to recognize the authors of an influential publication in any venue from five to fifteen years ago (2010 through 2020) that has had a profound impact on the field of Artificial Life, as evidenced by follow-up research, citations, or attention brought to the field.
The Education and Outreach Award to recognize the authors of an outstanding project that either teaches about Artificial Life, uses Artificial Life techniques to teach about another topic, or inspires users to learn more on their own.
The Outstanding Student Publication (decided by the ISAL Student Group) to recognize a student or recent graduate for a paper or other publication that they published while a student; any researcher who is still a student or within approximately three years of graduation is eligible. This award will be judged by a committee organized by the ISAL student group, ERA (Emerging Researchers In ALife).
Awardees will be recognized at this year’s Conference on Artificial Life. You can also look at the list of prior winners before making your decisions of whom to nominate.
Again, here is the nomination form
For full consideration, please submit your nominations by April 11th, 2025. Self-nominations are welcome!
If you have any questions, please reach out to Charles Ofria, at [email protected].