ACM SIGDA is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 SIGDA Meritorious Service Award, presented at DAC 2026:

• Ambar Sarkar (NVIDIA), “for his key role in developing the Engineering Track at the Design Automation Conference.”
• Andy Pimentel (University of Amsterdam), “for his sustained leadership roles in SIGDA-sponsored conferences, including DATE and ESWEEK.”
• Hussam Amrouch (Technical University of Munich), “for his contributions to the development and growth of the ACM/IEEE Symposium on Machine Learning for CAD (MLCAD).”
• Ramesh Karri (New York University), “for founding and establishing the security track at the Design Automation Conference.”

The Meritorious Service Award recognizes significant service contributions to SIGDA and its sponsored events.

Congratulations to all four recipients, and thank you for your service!

More about the award: https://www.sigda.org/sigda-service-award/