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Winners of the AAMAS 2026 Best Paper Awards Announced
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Winners of the AAMAS 2026 Best Paper Awards Announced

The AAMAS 2026 best paper awards were presented during the 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, held from May 25 to 29, 2025, in Paphos, Cyprus. The awards recognized outstanding contributions in three categories: best paper, best student paper, and best blue sky paper.

The Best Paper Award was given to 'Developing Guidelines for Human-LLM Agent Teams: A Multi-Stakeholder Lens' by Mireia Yurrita and colleagues. The Best Student Paper Award went to 'Planning Ahead with RSA: Efficient Signalling in Dynamic Environments' by Anwesha Das and her team. The Blue Sky Ideas Award was awarded to 'Foundation World Models for Agents that Learn, Verify, and Adapt Reliably Beyond Static Environments' by Florent Delgrange.

These awards highlight significant advancements in the field of autonomous agents and multiagent systems. As research continues to evolve, attention will be on how these innovative ideas can be applied in real-world scenarios. No further timeline was disclosed at the time of publication.

Editor's Note

The recognition of innovative research at AAMAS 2026 underscores the growing importance of multiagent systems in various applications. As industries increasingly adopt autonomous technologies, the insights from these award-winning papers could influence future developments in AI and robotics, shaping the competitive landscape.

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