Dear Colleagues,
This is a kind reminder that the deadline for all nominations and applications for the 2026 INFORMS Computing Society (ICS) awards is July 10, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET.
For eligibility and further information about the ICS awards, please visit the Awards tab at connect.informs.org/computing/home
Our society offers four awards:
- The ICS Prize:
- Awarded annually to the best English-language paper or group of related papers that advance the state of the art at the interface of operations research and computer science
- 2026 Committee: Aida Khajavirad, Vineet Goyal, Willem-Jan van Hoeve (Chair: vanhoeve@andrew.cmu.edu), Wolfram Wiesemann
- The Harvey J. Greenberg Research Award:
- Recognizes outstanding contributions at the intersection of computer science and operations research, with special emphasis on emerging application fields
- 2026 Committee: Alexandre Jacquillat (Chair: alexjacq@mit.edu), Necdet Serhat Aybat, Omar El Housni, Shiqian Ma, Weijun Xie, Ying Cui, Yongjia Song
- The ICS Distinguished Service Award:
- Recognizes an individual for their impact on the INFORMS Computing Society
- 2026 Committee: Andre Cire, Daniel Bienstock, David Woodruff, Jonathan Eckstein (Chair: jeckstei@business.rutgers.edu)
- The ICS Student Paper Award:
- Awarded annually to the best paper at the interface of computing and operations research by a student author
- 2026 Committee: Beste Basciftci (Chair: beste-basciftci@uiowa.edu), Carlos Cardonha, Haoxiang Yang, Sebastian Perez-Salazar, Shixiang (Woody) Zhu
Our community includes many outstanding researchers, practitioners, and volunteers. Please consider nominating deserving colleagues and students.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the relevant committee chair.
Best regards,
Merve Bodur