The Awards recognise outstanding papers in one of the constituent conferences of ETAPS.
Every year, several best papers awards are granted to papers presenting work at an ETAPS conference. This includes EATCS, EASST, and EAPLS best paper, and Best tool paper awards.
The ETAPS International Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software Association has established a Doctoral Dissertation Award to promote and recognize outstanding dissertations in the research areas covered by the four main ETAPS conferences (ESOP, FASE, FoSSaCS, and TACAS).
The ETAPS Lifetime Award, instituted in 2019, recognizes outstanding individuals contributing to the ETAPS conference and ETAPS community.
The ETAPS Test of Time Award, instituted 2017, recognizes outstanding papers published more than 10 years in the past in one of the constituent conferences of ETAPS. The Award recognises the impact of excellent research results that have been published at ETAPS.
To acknowledge the importance of reliable and well-maintained research tools and the significant effort that their creation and maintenance entails, ETAPS has established a test-of-time award for research tools that have had a lasting effect on our community.