May 4, 2026 - Deadline for full paper upload for those papers to be considered for paper prizes.
Best Paper by a Junior Researcher
Eligibility requirements:
Presenter must be the junior researcher
Junior researcher must have received PhD within the past four calendar years
Coauthors may be senior scholars (excluding Scientific Committee members)
Junior researchers must provide a statement explaining their contribution for co-authored papers
Previous winners ineligible for this prize but may compete for Best Overall Paper
Best Overall Paper
Eligibility requirements:
Neither presenter nor coauthors can belong to the Scientific Committee
Executive/School Committee members may be presenter/coauthor
Previous winners eligible
The Scientific Committee reserves the right not to award prizes in any given year.