Nominations are due via email by January 22, 2021.
The HPCA Test of Time (ToT) Award Committee is soliciting nominations for the third annual HPCA ToT Award to be given at the International Symposium on High Performance Computer Architecture in February 27 – March 3, 2021, to be held virtually. This award recognizes the most influential papers published in past HPCA conferences that have had significant impact in the field.
The award will recognize an influential HPCA paper whose influence is still felt 18-22 years after its initial publication. In other words, the award will be given to at most one paper that was published at HPCA conferences in any of the years N-22, N-21, N-20, N-19, or N-18. This year, N = 2021, so papers published at HPCA conferences held in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 or 2003 are eligible. An eligible paper that has received at least 100 citations (according to Google Scholar) is automatically nominated, but explicit nominations of such papers are still encouraged.
We invite anyone to submit a nomination by the deadline of January 22, 2021. Please submit your nomination via email to the committee chair (Reetu Das, reetudas@umich.edu). The following describes the nomination criteria, how to submit a nomination, and the selection process.
Which papers are eligible for the 2021 HPCA ToT (Test of Time) Award?
Only papers published at HPCA conferences that happened between 1993-2003 (inclusive). See the list of eligible papers here.
Who can nominate a paper?
Anyone can nominate a paper except for the author or co-author(s) of the nominated paper.
When is the last day to submit a nomination?
Nominations must be received by January 22, 2021.
How should a nomination be submitted?
Nominations must be submitted via email to the award chair, Reetu Das at reetudas@umich.edu .
What should be included in the nomination email?
- Please use the email subject: “HPCA 2021 ToT Nomination”
- The title, the author list, and publication year of the nominated paper.
- A 100-word (maximum) nomination statement, describing why the paper deserves the HPCA 2021 Test of Time Award.
- The name, title, affiliation of the nominator, and if appropriate, the relationship of the nominator to the authors.
- Only one paper can be nominated in a single email.
What is the selection process?
The HPCA ToT Award committee will evaluate all submitted nominations to select at most one paper for the 2021 HPCA ToT (Test of Time) Award. A strict conflict of interest policy will be followed. If a ToT Award Committee Member has a conflict of interest with a paper that is nominated, the member will recuse himself/herself from the discussion process and a substitute will be placed in. On occasion, papers will receive honorable mentions in the evaluation process, at the discretion of the award committee.
Who are the current HPCA ToT Award committee members?
- Reetuparna Das, University of Michigan, chair
- David Kaeli, Northeastern University
- Daniel Jimenez, Texas A & M University
- Andre Seznec, Intel
- Aamer Jaleel, NVIDIA
When will the award be announced and given?
The award will be presented to the authors of the selected paper at the Awards Ceremony during the International Symposium on High Performance Computer Architecture in Feb-Mar 2021, to be held virtually. Awardees will be invited to make a short presentation at the HPCA Awards Ceremony.
What does the award consist of?
An award certificate and peer recognition.