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The EATCS-IPEC Nerode Prize for outstanding papers in the area of 
multivariate algorithmics is presented annually, with the presentation 
taking place at IPEC (International Symposium on Parameterized and Exact 
Computation).  The Prize is named in honor of Anil Nerode in recognition 
of his major contributions to mathematical logic, theory of automata, 
computability, and complexity theory.
IPEC 2024 will take place as part of ALGO 2024 on 4–6 September 2024 at 
Royal Holloway, United Kingdom. 
The prize was awarded for the first time in 2013.
Award Committee
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The winning paper(s) is selected by a committee of three members. This year's 
committee consists of:
* Thore Husfeldt, chair (IT University of Copenhagen, thore@itu.dk)
* Sang-il Oum (IBS and KAIST, sangil@ibs.re.kr)
* Russell Impagliazzo (UC San Diego, rimpagliazzo@ucsd.edu)
Deadline for Nominations: Monday, 29 April, 2024, anywhere on Earth
Decision, expected: 15 June, 2024.
The Award Committee is solely responsible for the selection of the winner 
of the award which may be shared by more than one paper or series of papers.
The Award Committee reserves the right to declare no winner at all.
Eligibility
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The Nerode Prize is given to a
 research paper or series of research papers by a single author or 
by a team of authors published in a recognized refereed journal. 
The research work nominated for the award should be in the area of 
multivariate algorithms and complexity meant in a broad sense, 
which encompasses, but is not restricted to, those areas covered by IPEC. 
The Award Committee has the ultimate authority to decide on the eligibility 
of a nomination. Papers authored by a member of the Award Committee are not 
eligible for nomination.  
Note that the past restrictions that required a certain number of years 
before/after the publication of the nominated papers have been removed.
Nominations
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Nominations may be made by any member of the scientific community including 
the members of the Award Committee. A nomination should contain a brief summary
of the technical content of each nominated paper and a brief explanation of 
its significance. Nominations are done by an email to the Award Committee Chair
with copies to the members of the committee. The Subject line of the 
nomination e-mail should contain the phrase "Nerode Prize Nomination".
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