The IFAC NMPC 2024 Young Author Award will be presented for the best paper accompanied by an oral presentation, with the first and presenting author being a student at the time of paper submission.
Self-nominations will not be accepted. Nominations may be made by supervisors, reviewers, or senior co-authors. The nomination deadline for the Award is May 31st, 2024. Nominations should be proposed by completing the nomination form and sending it as a PDF file via email to:
award@nmpc2024.org.
The email should clearly state the student's name, the title and ID of the NMPC 2024 paper, the role of the proposer with respect to the nominee, and the reason for the nomination. The nomination form can be accessed HERE.
A selection committee, appointed by the IPC chairs, will choose a number of finalists based on the nomination letters, review reports, and the papers. Finalists will be notified prior to the event. The Committee will select the winner from among the finalists after having attended the oral presentation of the paper.
The award will be presented during the NMPC 2024 closing event on Saturday, August 24th, 2024.
The winner, along with all finalists, will be presented with an IFAC certificate.
A prize of 300 Euros will be awarded to the winner of the award.
The prize is for the best paper accepted and presented at the IFAC NMPC 2024 in the interactive sessions. At the conference, the presentations will be given in two formats: lecture/oral sessions and interactive sessions.
The Chair of the IFAC NMPC 2024 Best Interactive Presentation Award will be responsible for nominating papers for the prize based on the reviews collected for the papers to be presented in interactive sessions. The Selection Committee determines a short list of finalists, and notifies the respective corresponding authors. The winner is determined at the time of the conference, based on the written paper and the interactive presentation.
The award will be presented during the NMPC 2024 closing event on Saturday, August 24th, 2024.
The winner, along with all finalists, will be presented with an IFAC certificate.