Call for Nominations
2026 INFORMS CAI Awards
The INFORMS College on Artificial Intelligence (CAI) is pleased to invite nominations for three newly established awards recognizing outstanding achievement and leadership within the artificial intelligence and data science community.
Nomination deadline: September 30, 2026
Submit nominations to: informscai+awards@gmail.com
INFORMS CAI Early Career Award
Recognizes outstanding accomplishment in research, teaching, and service by a scholar within the CAI community who is in the early stages of their career.
Eligibility: Candidates must be within the first seven years since receipt of their Ph.D. and/or commencement of their academic career. Eligibility may be extended if the candidate has been granted formal leave by their academic institution and the nomination provides evidence of such leave.
INFORMS CAI Mid-Career Award in Memory of Sriram Somanchi
Recognizes outstanding accomplishment in research, teaching, and service by a scholar within the CAI community who is in the middle stages of their career.
Eligibility: Candidates must be between seven and 20 years since receipt of their Ph.D. and/or commencement of their academic career.
INFORMS CAI Industry Leader Award
Recognizes outstanding leadership and accomplishment by a practitioner engaged with the CAI community.
Eligibility: Candidates must be practitioners advancing the development and use of artificial intelligence and data science practices in industry.
Submission Instructions
Nomination materials:
- A nomination letter of no more than two pages describing the candidate’s accomplishments and characteristics relevant to the award
- The candidate’s current curriculum vitae
Please submit all nomination materials by September 30, 2026 to informscai+awards@gmail.com. Please indicate the award name and nominee’s name in the submission.
We encourage members of the CAI community to nominate deserving colleagues whose accomplishments exemplify excellence in artificial intelligence and data science.
August 18, 2026