SIGAI

Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Artificial Intelligence (ACM SIGAI)

Founded	1966
Focus	Artificial Intelligence
Origins	ACM SIGART
Area served	International
Website	sigai.acm.org

ACM SIGAI is the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Artificial Intelligence (AI), an interdisciplinary group of academic and industrial researchers, practitioners, software developers, end users, and students who work together to promote and support the growth and application of AI principles and techniques throughout computing. SIGAI is one of the oldest special interest groups in the ACM. SIGAI, previously called SIGART, started in 1966, publishing the SIGART Newsletter that later became the SIGART Bulletin and Intelligence Magazine.^[1]

SIGAI supports several conferences.^[2]

• The ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human–Robot Interaction (HRI).
• The International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE).
• The International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI).
• The International Conference on Knowledge Capture (K-CAP).
• The ACM/AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Society (AIES).
• The ACM Computer Science in Cars Symposium (CSCS).
• The ACM Conference on Equity and Access in Algorithms, Mechanisms, an Optimization (EAAMO).
• The ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVA).

ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology (ACM TIST) is a scholarly journal that publishes the quality papers on intelligent systems, applicable algorithms and technology with a multi-disciplinary perspective. An intelligent system is one that uses AI techniques to offer important services (e.g., as a component of a larger system) to allow integrated systems to perceive, reason, learn, and act intelligently in the real world.^[3]

AI Matters is the SIGAI quarterly newsletter featuring ideas and announcements of interest to the AI community. AI Matters is archived and made available in the ACM Digital Library.^{[citation needed]}

SIGAI has two main awards that are given out annually.^{[citation needed]}

The ACM - AAAI Allen Newell Award was founded in honor of Allen Newell, one of the founders of the field of AI. It is presented to an individual selected for career contributions that have breadth within computer science, or that bridge computer science and other disciplines.^{[citation needed]}

The ACM/SIGAI Autonomous Agents Research Award recognizes researchers in autonomous agents whose current work is an important influence on the field.^[4] The award is an official ACM award, funded by an endowment created by ACM SIGAI from the proceeds of previous Autonomous Agents conferences. Prior to 2014, it was known as the ACM/SIGART Autonomous Agents Award. Winners include the following:^{[citation needed]}

• Munindar Singh, 2020
• Carles Sierra, 2019
• Craig Boutilier, 2018
• David Parkes, 2017
• Peter Stone, 2016
• Catherine Pelachaud, 2015
• Michael Wellman, 2014
• Jeffrey S. Rosenschein, 2013
• Moshe Tennenholtz, 2012
• Joe Halpern, 2011
• Jonathan Gratch, 2010
• Stacy Marsella, 2010
• Manuela M. Veloso, 2009
• Yoav Shoham, 2008
• Sarit Kraus, 2007
• Michael Wooldridge, 2006
• Milind Tambe, 2005
• Makoto Yokoo, 2004
• Nicholas Jennings, 2003
• Katia Sycara, 2002
• Tuomas Sandholm, 2001

The SIGAI Advisory Board includes:^{[citation needed]}

• Yolanda Gil
• James A. Hendler
• Haym Hirsh
• Eric Horvitz
• Craig A. Knoblock
• Qiang Yang

SIGAI Elected Officers include:^{[citation needed]}

• Yolanda Gil, Chair
• Sanmay Das, Vice-Chair
• Susan L. Epstein, Secretary-Treasurer
• Maria Gini, Past Chair

SIGAI Appointed Officers include:^{[citation needed]}

• Eric Eaton, Newsletter Editor
• Amy McGovern, Newsletter Co-editor
• Doug Lange, News Officer
• Sven Koenig, Conference Coordination Officer
• Gabor Melli, Publications Officer
• Smiljana Petrovic, Membership and Outreach Officer
• Tom Dietterich, Public Policy Officer
• Mehran Sahami, Education Activities Liaison
• Peter Norvig, Education Activities Liaison
• Allen Lavoie, Information Officer

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