1. Reference's Name and Location (first, middle, last; address; telephone;
     fax; and email address)

2. Nominator's Name:  
3. Candidate's Name:  

4. A reference is required to have been at "arm's length" from the
candidate
   for the past 6 years, which here means being at a different
   institution from, not having supervised or been supervised by, and not
   having done joint work with the candidate.  Please declare here any
   association you have ever had with the candidate.

      

5. The IJCAI Award for Research Excellence is given to a scientist who
   has carried out a program of research of consistently high quality
   yielding several substantial results.  If the research program has
   been carried out collaboratively, the Award may be made jointly
   to the research team.

Please describe, in 2000 words or less, the accomplishments of the
candidate(s) that, in your opinion, qualify him/her/them for the IJCAI
Award
for Research Excellence.  Answers to the following questions will assist in
the evaluation process:

-- Which specific accomplishments made by the candidate merit the Award?

-- Where does the candidate stand in comparison to other scientists
   in the field of Artificial Intelligence?

-- What impacts have the contributions of the candidate had on other
   fields (computer science, cognitive science, etc), or on society?

-- If some of the candidate's contributions involved a team effort,
   what specifically were the candidate's contributions?