Paper Award Selection
We will recognize outstanding contributions with the following awards: Best Student Paper Award and Best Paper Award. This ensures a diverse distribution of recognitions and encourages the submission of a variety of high-quality papers.
- Best Student Paper Award: Only papers with a student as the first author are eligible for this award. The student must be enrolled in an academic institution at the time of submission. Co-authors can include faculty members and other researchers, but the primary contribution should come from the student.
- Best Paper Award: All submitted papers to the conference are eligible for this award. This includes papers authored by professionals, researchers, faculty members, industry practitioners, and students.
We will primarily rely on the review reports for the award selection. As a supplemental channel, we also accept nominations for the awards. The Award Committee will generate a shortlist by selecting the top papers in each category.
How evaluation works
The Awards Committee compiles a shortlist from:
- Peer-review results and AE recommendations (including papers pre-flagged by AEs/reviewers), and
- Optional nominations (see below).
Final ranking considers:
- Quality of the written paper (as reflected in reviews/AE summaries), and
- Quality of the conference presentation during ITSC 2025.
This aligns with common IEEE conference practice (paper and presentation considered).
Weights used:
- Written paper (reviews & AE recommendation): 70%
- Conference presentation (technical clarity, delivery, Q&A): 30%
Tie-breakers (in order): stronger AE recommendation; higher reviewer confidence; clearer presentation/Q&A.
What you need to do
A) You were notified that your paper is “under consideration”
- No action is required unless you’re entering the Best Student Paper category or you wish to submit an optional nomination.
B) For Best Student Paper — student status verification (required)
- Upload one of the following by October 18, 2025, 23:59 PST:
- Current student ID (with validity dates), or
- Enrollment/registration letter from your institution.
- Where to upload: Use https://its.papercept.net/ and choose “Submit a contribution to ITSC 2025“, then select “Best Student Paper Award Nomination” and enter your Paper ID and upload the student-status proofs.
C) Optional nomination (both awards)
- If you wish, submit a one-page Merit Statement (PDF) highlighting significance, novelty, and impact. This document is optional.
- Where to submit: Use https://its.papercept.net/ and choose “Submit a contribution to ITSC 2025“, then select the appropriate award (BPA or BSPA) and your Paper ID.
