{"id":502,"date":"2023-03-21T08:58:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T08:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/controlsociety.org\/icc-9\/?page_id=502"},"modified":"2026-09-22T13:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T13:08:29","slug":"best-student-paper-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/controlsociety.org\/icc\/best-student-paper-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Student Paper Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-502\" data-postid=\"502\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-502 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_xne0558 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_5t1b559 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ee04222   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p class=\"MsoBodyText\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans;sans-serif',serif; color: #4055a9;\">Purpose and eligibility criteria:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin-left: .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #4055a9;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans;sans-serif',serif; color: #4055a9;\">To recognize excellence in a conference paper whose primary contributor(s) is a (are) student(s).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin-left: .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #4055a9;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans;sans-serif',serif; color: #4055a9;\">Primary contributor(s) of a paper must be a student at the time of original submission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin-left: .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #4055a9;\">\u00b7<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans;sans-serif',serif; color: #4055a9;\">Nominations must be made by the student&#8217;s major mentor (advisor) through the awards portal of PaperCept (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/controls.papercept.net\/\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans;sans-serif',serif;\">https:\/\/controls.papercept.net<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans;sans-serif',serif; color: #4055a9;\">). The portal will start accepting nominations from <b>September 25, 2026,<\/b> and will remain open till <b>October<\/b><b> 5, 2026<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin-left: .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #4055a9;\">\u00b7 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans;sans-serif',serif; color: #4055a9;\">Eligibility for the award is contingent upon the paper\u2019s initial acceptance and the submission of its final version.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin-left: .5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; color: #4055a9;\">\u00b7 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans;sans-serif',serif; color: #4055a9;\">Nominations are limited to one per advisor. The nomination package includes the nomination form that can be found on the ICC website; the form needs to be completed and uploaded through the award portal on PaperCept.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" align=\"left\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans;sans-serif',serif; color: #4055a9;\">Submission Opens: <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans;sans-serif',serif; color: #4055a9; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\">September 25, 2026\u00a0 <\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans;sans-serif',serif; color: #4055a9;\">\u00a0<br>Submission Deadline: <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans;sans-serif',serif; color: #4055a9;\">October 5, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans;sans-serif',serif; color: #4055a9;\">Procedure:<\/span><\/b> <span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans;sans-serif',serif; color: #4055a9;\">The BSPA (Best Student Paper Award) nomination is a two-step process:<\/span><span style=\"color: #4055a9; background-color: initial; font-size: 1em;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in .25in .0001pt .75in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans;sans-serif',serif; color: #4055a9;\">1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/controlsociety.org\/icc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BSP_NominationForm_ICC12.docx\"><u>nomination form<\/u><\/a>.<\/strong> Once filled, save\/print it as a PDF file. This PDF will be used in Step 2. You may update your responses in the form anytime before the deadline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in .25in .0001pt .75in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans;sans-serif',serif; color: #4055a9;\">2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Submit via the \u201cAward Application\u201d Portal in Papercept.<\/strong> Click <strong>\u201cSubmit\u201d<\/strong> and follow the on-screen instructions to create an official student nomination. Upload the PDF generated in Step 1 as part of the submission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in .25in .0001pt .75in;\"><span style=\"color: #4055a9;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans;sans-serif',serif; color: #4055a9;\">To remain eligible for the award, the nominated student must present the paper at the conference.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\"><i><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans;sans-serif',serif; color: #4055a9;\">All questions related to the award should be directed to the<b> Best Student Paper Award Chair<\/b>: Amber Srivastava (<\/span><\/i><a href=\"mailto:asrvstv@iitd.ac.in\"><i><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans;sans-serif',serif; color: #4055a9;\">asrvstv@iitd.ac.in<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans;sans-serif',serif; color: #4055a9;\">)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content--><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purpose and eligibility criteria: \u00b7To recognize excellence in a conference paper whose primary contributor(s) is a (are) student(s). \u00b7Primary contributor(s) of a paper must be a student at the time of original submission. \u00b7 Nominations must be made by the student&#8217;s major mentor (advisor) through the awards portal of PaperCept (https:\/\/controls.papercept.net). 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The portal will start accepting nominations from <b>September 25, 2026,<\/b> and will remain open till <b>October<\/b><b> 5, 2026<\/b>. <\/p> <p style=\"margin-left: .5in;\">\u00b7 Eligibility for the award is contingent upon the paper\u2019s initial acceptance and the submission of its final version.<\/p> <p style=\"margin-left: .5in;\">\u00b7 Nominations are limited to one per advisor. The nomination package includes the nomination form that can be found on the ICC website; the form needs to be completed and uploaded through the award portal on PaperCept.<\/p> <p align=\"left\"><b>Submission Opens: <\/b>September 25, 2026\u00a0 <b>\u00a0<br>Submission Deadline: <\/b>October 5, 2026<\/p> <p><b>Procedure:<\/b> The BSPA (Best Student Paper Award) nomination is a two-step process:\u00a0<\/p> <p style=\"margin: 0in .25in .0001pt .75in;\">1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/controlsociety.org\/icc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BSP_NominationForm_ICC12.docx\"><u>nomination form<\/u><\/a>.<\/strong> Once filled, save\/print it as a PDF file. This PDF will be used in Step 2. You may update your responses in the form anytime before the deadline.<\/p> <p style=\"margin: 0in .25in .0001pt .75in;\">2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Submit via the \u201cAward Application\u201d Portal in Papercept.<\/strong> Click <strong>\u201cSubmit\u201d<\/strong> and follow the on-screen instructions to create an official student nomination. 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