Abstract The 2009 CAV (Computer-Aided Verification) award was presented to seven individuals who made major advances in creating high-performance Boolean satisfiability solvers. This annual award recognizes a specific fundamental contribution or series of outstanding contributions to the CAV field. Keywords Computer-aided verification · Boolean satisfiability 							
						
							
					 															
					Randal E. Bryant, Orna Grumberg, Joseph Sifakis, M