Communications of the ACM

I M A G E S C O U R T E S Y O F A C M E U R O P E C O U N C I L

acknowledge ground-
breaking research in each
conference’s discipline for
its importance and contri-
bution to computing, and
to highlight theoretical
and practical innovations
likely to shape the future
of computing both within
Europe and globally. This
initiative began in 2016 as
that takes place in Europe
is eligible for the award, to
date only a few have been
invited to confer this dis-
tinction. Among those, for
example, is the ACM Con-
ference on Computer and
Communications Security
(CCS, the flagship annual
conference of ACM’s Spe-
cial Interest Group on Se-
curity, Audit and Control or
SIGSAC), which bestowed
this award in 2016. From
its inception, CCS has
established itself as a high
standard research confer-
ence in its area. The ACM
Europe Council was proud
to join SIGSAC in award-
ing the Best Student Paper
to Xiao Han, Nizar Kheir
(Orange Labs), and Davide
Balzarotti (Eurecom) for
their work “PhishEye: Live
an award to recognize best
student papers. In 2018,
the ACM Awards Commit-
tee recognized the initiative
as a meritorious endeavor
that now extends to both
junior and senior participa-
tion categories. Thus far,
eight awards have been
bestowed, and six more are
planned for the fiscal year

2019 including ACM CHI19 in Glasgow. Currently, this is the only regional-based best paper award of its kind offered by ACM.

There are between 30 and 50 ACM-sponsored conferences held annually in Europe. These events bring together a community of 6,000– 10,000 researchers, students, and professionals. While every ACM-sponsored conference

THE ACM EUROPE Council’s remit is to sup- port European ACM members while increasing the level and global visibility of ACM activities throughout Europe.

Toward this goal, the ACM Europe Council’s Best Paper Awards aim to achieve three key objectives: First, is to foster, recognize, and reward research excellence showcased at ACM-sponsored conferences held in Europe. Second, is to expand awareness of the many high-quality, ACM-sponsored events that take place annually within Europe. Third, is to enhance diversity and inclusion of European research across the global ACM community of researchers, students, and practitioners.

The ACM Europe Council’s Best Paper Awards recognize authors of outstanding technical contributions to ACM-sponsored conferences held in Europe. In addition, these awards