The ACM CODASPY Conference has presented the Lasting Research Award since 2017 in recognition of an individual whose contributions in Data and Applications Security and Privacy have made a lasting impact.

Please email your nominations by April 28, 2026 to the committee chair: Bhavani Thuraisingham (bhavani.thuraisingham@utdallas.edu).

The nomination must include the following information:

• The name, affiliation, and email of the nominee
• The name, affiliation, and email of the nominator
• Details (one or more paragraphs) describing the lasting research contributions of the nominee in the area of Data and Applications Security and Privacy

Award Committee

Chair

• Bhavani Thuraisingham, The University of Texas at Dallas

Committee Members

• Elena Ferrari, University of Insubria
• Latanya Sweeney, Harvard University
• Chris Clifton, Purdue University
• Daphne Yao, Virginia Tech
• Bradley Malin, Vanderbilt University
• Ninghui Li, Purdue University
• Mike Reiter, Duke University
• Lujo Bauer, Carnegie Mellon University