At each of its conferences, the International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making presents up to three awards to recognize outstanding, long-lasting, and influential contributions to the field of MCDM. These awards are:
The MCDM Gold Medal: This is the highest honor that the International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making bestows upon a scholar who, over a distinguished career, has markedly contributed to the theory, methodology, practice and professional development of MCDM.
The MCDM Edgeworth-Pareto Award: This is the highest distinction that the International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making bestows upon a researcher or practitioner of MCDM who has demonstrated a high level of creativity in developing novel areas of application of MCDM and associated methodology, markedly influencing the form of MCDM practice.
The Georg Cantor Award: This is the highest form of recognition that the International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making bestows upon a researcher who has personified the spirit of independent inquiry in developing innovative ideas in the theory and methodology of MCDM, significantly expanding the tools available to MCDM practice.
The 28th International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making will take place in Marrakech, Morocco in May 2026. We would like to invite nominations for the awards to be presented at this conference. Please observe the rules below in making nominations.
- Self-nominations will not be considered.
- The nomination must clearly state for which award the nomination is being made. It is also possible to request the nominee to be considered for one of two or all three awards in case the contributions warrant it. In this case, the Committee will decide which of the suggested awards, if any, is the most suitable for the nominee.
- Provide a short statement as to why the nominee is worthy of the award, indicating his/her contributions to the MCDM field.
- Provide a CV of the nominee.
The awardee is expected to attend in person and deliver a plenary talk at the conference as a condition of receiving the award. More information concerning the awards and past awardees is available at https://www.mcdmsociety.org/awards/.
We encourage you to nominate worthy researchers for these prestigious awards. You may make nominations individually or together with several colleagues. Committee members may also make nominations.
Please email your nominations to Murat Köksalan (koksalan@umich.edu) no later than January 31, 2026. Make sure you receive an acknowledgement of the receipt of your nomination.
Murat Köksalan
Awards Committee Chairperson