SIGPLAN Research Highlights


Since 2008, SIGPLAN has selected papers from its sponsored conferences that are of high quality and broad appeal. These papers, called SIGPLAN Research Highlights, are selected by a committee representing SIGPLAN’s major conferences and elected officials. These papers are also recommended for consideration for the CACM Research Highlights section.

Nomination Process

As of 2024, the committee considers papers published in POPL, PLDI, ICFP, OOPSLA, ASPLOS, and PPoPP, nominated from two sources:

  • Committee: The SIGPLAN Research Highlights Committee, working closely with the program chairs from the conferences they represent, will review and nominate papers from the conferences listed above for consideration by the full committee.

  • Community: Any SIGPLAN member may nominate a paper appearing in one of six flagship SIGPLAN conferences (from the list above) by emailing their nominations to the Highlights Committee Chair. Authors may not nominate their own papers.

SIGPLAN Research Highlights Papers

As of September 2021, 62 papers have been recognized by the SIGPLAN Research Highlights committee, and 34 SIGPLAN papers have been selected to appear as CACM Research Highlights. This webpage contains the full list of papers.

SIGPLAN Research Highlights Committee

Research Highlights Chair: Ilya Sergey
POPL: Azalea Raad
PLDI: Loris D’Antoni
ICFP: Nate Foster
OOPSLA: Stephen Kell
ASPLOS: Michael D. Bond
PPoPP: Erez Petrank
SIGPLAN Chair: Andrew C. Myers
Past SIGPLAN Chair: Jeff Foster