The Institute of Research in Computer Science of Toulouse (IRIT) is honored to announce its receipt of a second ACM Vannevar Bush Best Paper Award. This award was presented at the international conference JCDL 2026 (ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries).
The awarded team includes Jules di Scala, Guillaume Cabanac, Ophélie Fraisier-Vannier, Gilles Hubert, and Ronan Tournier. This award, given annually to the best paper at JCDL—a conference jointly organized for 25 years by ACM and IEEE, the two main computer science societies—highlights international research excellence in digital libraries.
The winning paper, titled "EditorCheck: Auditing editor–author conflicts of interests", was commended for its contribution to the EditorCheck software, designed to enhance scientific integrity. This work had previously been highlighted by Retraction Watch.
This marks the second consecutive distinction for IRIT in this category, having also won the same award in 2025 for their paper "How a Tortured Conference Becomes a Series: An Analysis of Conference Manipulations". This recognition from their peers encourages the IRIT teams to continue their efforts in protecting scientific integrity.
