{"id":861,"date":"2025-05-26T20:51:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T18:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2026\/?page_id=861"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:13:09","slug":"awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2026\/awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">Evo* Award for Outstanding Contribution to Evolutionary Computation in Europe 2026<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Francisco Fern\u00e1ndez de Vega<strong> (Universidad de Extremadura, Spain)<\/strong><br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">Evo* 2026 Best Paper Awards<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EuroGP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Semantic Search Trajectory Networks for Understanding Genetic Programming<\/strong><br><em>Josip Hrvati\u0107, Magda Smoli\u0107-Ro\u010dak, Marko \u0110urasevi\u0107 and Gabriela Ochoa<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>See all the EuroGP best paper nominees&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2026\/eurogp-best-paper-nominees\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EvoApplications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Toward Reliable Uncertainty Quantification in Surrogate-Assisted Evolutionary Algorithms via Temporal Conformal Prediction<\/strong><br><em>Emanuele Nardone, Claudio De Stefano, Alessandra Scotto di Freca, Francesco Fontanella and Tiziana D\u2019Alessandro<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>See all the EvoApplications best paper nominees&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2026\/evoapplications-best-paper-nominees\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EvoCOP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gray-Box Enhanced Decomposition-based Local Search for Multi-Objective NK-Landscapes<\/strong><br><em>Francesco Cecere, Bilel Derbel, Darrell Whitley and Surendra Kurivella<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>See all the EvoCOP best paper nominees&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2026\/evocop-best-paper-nominees\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EvoMUSART<em> <\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fluid Body: An Adaptive Embodied Sonification System for Cross-Cultural Performance<\/strong><br><em>Yuting Xue and Yueshen Wu<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>See all the EvoMUSART best paper nominees&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2026\/evomusart-best-paper-nominees\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">Best Student Paper<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Adaptive Curriculum Learning in Genetic Programming\u2013Guided Local Search for Large-Scale Vehicle Routing Problems<br><\/strong>Saining Liu <em>(et al.)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">Best Poster<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Life Beings: Living Quantum Art<\/strong><br> Alain Lioret, Kamal Hennou and Florentin Eraud<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Runner-up:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>C<strong>ombining Grammatical Evolution with LLM-based Local Search to Improve Interpretability<\/strong><br>Berfin Sakallioglu, Frederico Santos, Daniel Parra, Yuxin Qiu, Miguel Nicolau, Leonardo Trujillo and Ignacio Hidalgo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">The Great EvoStar Scavenger Hunt award<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Team: <strong>GREATIANS<\/strong> (Sofia Pereira, Daniel Hambly, Alessia Novacco and Marcel Salvenmoser)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Runner-up: Team <strong>evostar26 Nothing Toulouse<\/strong> (Renan Beran Kilic, Erik Nielsen\u00a0and Stefano Genetti)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">Outstanding Students<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Listed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2026\/outstanding-students-of-2026\/\">https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2026\/outstanding-students-of-2026\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">Previous Evo* Awards:<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025: <a href=\"https:\/\/produccioncientifica.ucm.es\/investigadores\/145060\/detalle\">J. Ignacio Hidalgo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nottingham.ac.uk\/computerscience\/people\/colin.johnson\">Colin Johnson<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2025\/awards\/\">announcement page<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2024: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veterinaria.unito.it\/do\/docenti.pl\/Alias?mario.giacobini#tab-profilo\">Mario Giacobini<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2024\/awards\/\">announcement page<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2023: <a href=\"https:\/\/homepages.ecs.vuw.ac.nz\/~mengjie\/\">Mengjie Zhang<\/a> [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/awards\/\">announcement page<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2022: <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.aston.ac.uk\/eas\/staff\/a-z\/dr-aniko-ekart\">Aniko Ekart<\/a> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2022\/awards\/\">announcement page<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2021: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ul.ie\/hri\/person\/hri-member\/prof-conor-ryan\">Conor Ryan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/citic.udc.es\/juan-romero-investigador-del-area-de-inteligencia-artificial-del-citic-nominado-a-mejor-docente-de-espana-2021\/\">Juan Romero<\/a> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2021\/awards\/\">announcement page<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2020: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.stir.ac.uk\/~goc\/\">Gabriela Ochoa<\/a> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2020\/Awards\/\">announcement page<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.it\/citations?user=gFxqc64AAAAJ&amp;hl=es&amp;oi=sra\">JJ Merelo<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lcc.uma.es\/~ccottap\">Carlos Cotta<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2019\/awards_outstanding.php\">[announcement page]<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2018: <a href=\"https:\/\/ciencias.ulisboa.pt\/pt\/perfil\/sgsilva\">Sara Silva<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2018\/awards_outstanding.php\">[announcement page]<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2017: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.vu.nl\/~gusz\/\"> Gusz Eiben<\/a> and <a href=\"people.ibest.uidaho.edu\/~foster\/\">James Foster <\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2017\/awards_outstanding.php\">[announcement page]<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016: <a href=\"http:\/\/cdv.dei.uc.pt\/authors\/penousal-machado\/\">Penousal Machado<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2016\/awards_outstanding.php\">[announcement page]<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2015: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/aiesparcia\/\">Anna Esparcia-Alcazar<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.novaims.unl.pt\/Docentes-Investigacao\/Detalhe-Docente.asp?IDDocente=196\">Leonardo Vanneschi<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2015\/awards_outstanding.php\">[announcement page]<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2014: Terence C. Fogarty <a href=\"http:\/\/www0.cs.ucl.ac.uk\/staff\/ucacbbl\/egp2014\/terry_fogarty.jpg\">[pic]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/+JJMerelo\/posts\/bYnqVYfR7ZN?cfem=1\">[movie]<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2013: <a href=\"http:\/\/people.csail.mit.edu\/unamay\/\">Una-May O&#8217;Reilly<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.ru.nl\/~elenam\/\">Elena Marchiori<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2012: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ads.tuwien.ac.at\/people\/Raidl.html\">Guenther R. Raidl<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2011: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elec.york.ac.uk\/staff\/academic\/jfm.html\">Julian Miller<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2010: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hec.unil.ch\/people\/mtomassini\">Marco Tomassini<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/61761673@N00\/4510927716\/\">[pic]<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2009: <a href=\"http:\/\/ernesto.dei.uc.pt\">Ernesto Costa<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ce.unipr.it\/people\/cagnoni\/\">Stefano Cagnoni<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nicmcphee\/2378913548\/\">[pic]<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bekas\/3483364499\/\">[pic]<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2008: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.ucl.ac.uk\/staff\/W.Langdon\/\">Bill Langdon<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lri.fr\/~marc\/\">Marc Schoenauer<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nicmcphee\/2378963862\/\">[pic]<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2007: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.mun.ca\/~banzhaf\/\">Wolfgang Banzhaf<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/dces.essex.ac.uk\/staff\/rpoli\/\">Riccardo Poli<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2006: Jennifer Willies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">Previous Awards:<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2024\/awards\/\">2024<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/awards\/\">2023<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/evostar.org\/2022\/awards\">2022<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2021\/awards\/\">2021<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2020\/awards\/\">2020<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2019\/programme_bestpapers.php\">2019<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2018\/programme_bestpapers.php\">2018<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2017\/programme_bestpapers.php\">2017<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2016\/programme_bestpapers.php\">2016<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2015<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2014\/BestPaperAwards.html\">2014<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2013<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2012<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2010<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2009<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2008<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2007<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2006<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2005<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evo* Award for Outstanding Contribution to Evolutionary Computation in Europe 2026 Francisco Fern\u00e1ndez de Vega (Universidad de Extremadura, Spain) Evo* 2026 Best Paper Awards EuroGP See all the EuroGP best paper nominees&nbsp;here. EvoApplications See all the EvoApplications best paper nominees&nbsp;here. EvoCOP See all the EvoCOP best paper nominees&nbsp;here. 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