Awards

IFAC Young Author Award

The Organizing Committee of the Joint IFAC SSSC/TDS/COSY Conference is pleased to announce the IFAC Young Author Award, one award for each of the SSSC, TDS, and COSY conferences. The award is supported by the IFAC Technical Committee 2.2. “Linear Control Systems” to recognize the excellence of the papers whose main contributor (first author) is a student. The selection for the award is based on the originality, clarity, and potential impact on practical applications of a paper presented in the 9th Symposium on System Structure & Control (SSSC), 19th Workshop on Time Delay Systems (TDS) and 2nd Workshop on Control of Complex Systems (COSY), and all student nominees are expected to present their paper at the joint IFAC SSSC/TDS/COSY conference 2025, onsite.

Nominations for this award are open May 15, 2025, to June 1, 2025, and must be made via LINK WILL BE ADDED. To make a nomination, follow the link “Submit a Contribution to SSSC/TDS/COSY 2025” on the main LINK WILL BE ADDED.

Eligibility

The primary (first) author must be a student at the time of the IFAC SSSC/TDS/COSY 2025 deadline for the initial paper submission. The nominated paper must have been accepted for presentation at the joint IFAC SSSC/TDS/COSY 2025. Extended abstracts and/or discussion papers submitted to the Workshop are not eligible for nomination.

Procedure

Nominations must be made by the graduate student’s advisor. The nominator should complete the “Young Author EvenatAward Nomination Form_Student status” without modifying the format or changing the font and/or size. After completing it, this file should be converted to PDF and uploaded via ifac.papercept.net submission site.

Nominations are limited to one paper per advisor. The nominee must present the paper at the joint IFAC SSSC/TDS/COSY 2025, onsite. The finalists and winner(s) of the award are decided by a committee organized by the IPC Chairs/Co-Chairs and General Chair/Co-Chair of the joint IFAC SSSC/TDS/COSY conference. The members of this Award Selection Committee are (alphabetic order): WILL BE DEFINED 

Presentation of Award

Each of the three award recipients will receive a certificate. The award will be announced and presented by the Award Selection Committee Chair at the SSSC/TDS/COSY 2025 Award Ceremony.