Evolutionary Computation Pioneer Award 2027
Prof Qingfu Zhang has been honored by the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) with the Evolutionary Computation Pioneer Award 2027 in recognition of his contributions to the foundations of evolutionary multiobjective optimization. This prestigious award, one of the highest honors in the field, is presented to researchers whose work has fundamentally shaped the direction and development of evolutionary computation.
Among Prof Zhang's most influential contributions is MOEA/D, one of the most cited, studied, and widely adopted algorithmic frameworks in the history of evolutionary computation. It has inspired extensive follow-up research, led to numerous variants and extensions, and established a basic methodology for multiobjective optimization. Today, it is widely taught in graduate courses worldwide and has been successfully applied across a broad range of domains.
Prof Yuguang Fang Appointed Editor-in-Chief of IEEE TMLCN
Prof Yuguang “Michael” Fang was appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of IEEE Transactions on Machine Learning for Communications and Networking (IEEE TMLCN), effective 1 July 2026. IEEE TMLCN is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes papers on advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence methodologies, as well as their applications to challenges spanning all areas of communications and networking.
Prof Fang has been an active contributor to the IEEE community. He is an IEEE Fellow and has held several distinguished leadership roles, including Member-at-Large of IEEE Communications Society (2022-2024, 2026-2028), Director of Magazines of IEEE Communications Society, Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (2013 – 2017), and Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Wireless Communications (2009 – 2012), and won several IEEE awards including IEEE Vehicular Technology Society’s Outstanding Service Award (2018) and IEEE Communications Society’s technical achievement awards (WTC Recognition Award, CISTC Technical Cognition Award, and AHSN Technical Achievement Award), among many other notable distinctions. He is also a fellow of ACM and AAAS.
Best Paper Runner-up of ACM SIGMETRICS 2026
Prof Cong Wang and his former postdoctoral fellow Dr Yufeng Hu have won the Best Paper Runner-up of ACM SIGMETRICS 2026 for their paper titled “Shedding Light on Shadows: Automatically Tracing Illicit Money Flows on EVM-Compatible Blockchains”.
The paper was presented at the 2026 Special Interest Group on Measurement and Evaluation of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM SIGMETRICS) held in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA from 8 to 12 June 2026.
The ACM SIGMETRICS conference is a key platform that promotes research in performance analysis techniques and the advanced and innovative use of established methods and tools. It brings together researchers and practitioners to advance both theoretical and practical aspects of performance evaluation across a wide range of computer systems and methodologies.
Distinguished Paper Award of IEEE ICDCS 2026
Prof Jianping Wang and her postdoctoral fellow Dr Ziyao Huang have won the IEEE ICDCS 2026 Distinguished Paper Award for their paper titled “Panorama: LLM-Guided Heuristics for Digital Twin-Empowered Vehicular Edge Computing”.
The paper was presented at the IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS) held in Seoul, South Korea from 22 to 25 June 2026. IEEE ICDCS is a leading international conference organized by the IEEE Computer Society. It provides a platform for researchers and professionals to share and discuss the latest ideas and developments in Distributed Computing Systems.