Dijkstra Prize
The Edsger W. Dijkstra Prize in Distributed Computing is named for Edsger Wybe Dijkstra (1930-2002), a pioneer in the area of distributed computing. His foundational work on concurrency, semaphores, mutual exclusion, deadlock, finding shortest paths in graphs, fault-tolerance, self-stabilization, among many other contributions comprises one of the most important supports upon which the field of distributed computing is built. No other individual has had a larger influence on research in principles of distributed computing. The prize is given for outstanding papers on the principles of distributed computing, whose significance and impact on the theory and/or practice of distributed computing has been evident for at least a decade. The Prize includes an award of $2000. The Prize is sponsored jointly by the ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing (PODC) and the EATCS Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC). This award is presented annually, with the presentation taking place alternately at ACM PODC and EATCS DISC. The winners of the award will share the cash award, and each winning author will be presented with a plaque. An announcement of each year's prize recipient(s) will be included in the ACM PODC or EATCS DISC proceedings of that year, describing the paper's lasting contributions. Award Committee:The winner of the Prize is selected by a committee of six members. Award Committee 2012:
Marcos K. Aguilera - Microsoft Research
Dahlia Malkhi - Microsoft Research
Keith Marzullo - UCSD
Alessandro Panconesi - Sapienza, U. of Rome
Andrzej Pelc - U. du Quebec en Outaouais
Roger Wattenhofer - ETH Zurich Nominations and EligibilityNominations may be made by any member of the scientific community. Each nomination must identify the paper being nominated and include a few paragraphs (approximately 400 words) justifying the nomination. Papers appearing in any conference proceedings or journal are eligible, as long as they have had a significant impact on research areas of interest within the theory of distributed computing community, and as long as the year of the original publication is at least ten years prior to the year in which the award is given. Papers authored or co-authored by members of the Award Committee will not be eligible for consideration. Members of the Award Committee will be especially sensitive to conflict-of-interests issues if papers by former students or close colleagues are nominated. Selection ProcessAlthough the Award Committee is encouraged to consult with the distributed computing community at large, the Award Committee is solely responsible for the selection of the winner of the award. The prize may be shared by more than one paper. All matters relating to the selection process that are not specified here are left to the discretion of the Award Committee. Past PrizesPrizes in the years 2000-2002 were given under the name "PODC Influential-Paper Award".
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