The CEG-IST researcher Dr. José Rui de Matos Figueira became the first Portuguese awarded with the International Society on MCDM (Multiple Criteria Decision Making) Gold Medal. This medal was delivered at a solemn session held on July 13, 2017, in Ottawa, Canada, and is the highest honor that the International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making bestows upon a scholar who, over a distinguished career, has markedly contributed to the theory, methodology, practice and professional development of MCDM.

Professor Carlos Bana e Costa, a researcher at CEG-IST, received the 2018 Herbert Simon Award for Outstanding Contribution in Information Technology and Decision Making, awarded by the International Academy of Information Technology and Quantitative Management (IAITQM). The award ceremony took place in Granada, Spain, in November 2019.