Deadline extended: Nominate papers for awards on 22 June 2025 at the latest!

[Anna Latour]

Recognising Excellence in Constraint Programming Research

The Constraints journal is seeking nominations for two awards that celebrate outstanding contributions to the field of constraint programming. Please fill in this form by the end of 22 June 2025 AoE to nominate a candidate for the following awards (one nomination per form):

🏆 Prominent Paper Award

This award honours papers that are exceptional in both their significance and impact on the field of Constraint Programming, and that were published in Constraints between 2018 and 2024 (inclusive).

🏆 Classic Paper Award

This award celebrates outstanding papers published at least 15 calendar years ago in the Constraints journal, and are exceptional in their significance and impact on the field of Constraint Programming. Nominations must have been published in Constraints between 1996 and 2010 (inclusive).

The publication year refers to the publication year of the issue in which the paper appeared.

Evaluation Criteria

Factors influencing the decision of the award include:

• Did the paper start a significant new line of research?

• Has the paper made a major theoretical advance?

• Has it heavily influenced other researchers (whether in or outside CP?)

• Has the paper influenced applications?

How to Nominate

Deadline: end of 22 June, 2025, AoE

To nominate a paper, please fill in this form. A nomination may come from anyone. Posthumous awards will be considered. All papers can be found online on the Springer webpage.

Help us recognise and celebrate the research that has shaped our field, and submit your nomination today!