ACM SIGACT Awards and Prizes
SIGACT is a sponsor or a co-sponsor of the following awards and prizes.
Prizes Co-sponsored with Other Organizations
- The Gödel Prize for outstanding papers in the area of theoretical computer science (sponsored jointly by EATCS and SIGACT)
- The Donald E. Knuth Prize for outstanding contributions to the foundations of computer science (sponsored jointly by SIGACT and IEEE TCMF)
- The Edsger W. Dijkstra Prize in Distributed Computing (sponsored jointly by SIGACT and SIGOPS, with other corporate support)
ACM Awards Co-sponsored by SIGACT
- The Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award for specific theoretical accomplishments that have had a significant and demonstrable effect on the practice of computing (an ACM award co-sponsored by SIGACT)
- The Eugene L. Lawler Award for Humanitarian Contributions within Computer Science and Informatics (an ACM award co-sponsored by SIGACT)
SIGACT Prizes
- The ACM SIGACT Distinguished Service Award for substantial service contributions to the Theoretical Computer Science community
- The Danny Lewin Best Student Paper Award for the best paper annually authored by a student or students at the Annual ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing
- The Best Paper Award for exceptional papers at the Annual ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing
- The Test of Time Award for papers with exceptional long-term impact published in past years at the Annual ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing