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Jun 11, 2026 · Industry Insights

ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award: NYU’s Allen Liu, Three‑Time IMO Gold Medalist, Wins

On June 10, ACM announced the 2025 Doctoral Dissertation Award, granting the prize to Allen Liu of NYU for his thesis on learning‑theoretic foundations of quantum systems, while honoring Gal Arnon and MIT’s Rachit Nigam for advances in interactive oracle proofs and efficient hardware abstractions.