Awards

ICEAA – IEEE APWC 2026 Young Scientist Award

CRITERIA

The ICEAA–IEEE APWC establishes the ICEAA–IEEE APWC Award to recognize the author(s) who present an exceptional paper at the ICEAA–IEEE APWC joint conferences, in terms of both content and impact on Electromagnetics. In selecting the awardee, other factors considered include the originality, clarity, and timeliness of the paper. Interested authors are encouraged to apply after carefully reviewing the following information to ensure their eligibility and their ability to comply with the application requirements and deadlines.


ADMINISTRATION

The award will be administered by the ICEAA Scientific Committee.


ELIGIBILITY

Candidates must submit electronically their summary papers (2-6 pages) to ICEAA ’26 or IEEE APWC ’26 according to the Conference standards (to secure publication in IEEE Xplore) by May 1, 2026. They must present their paper orally in a session of ICEAA ’26 or IEEE APWC ’26. Candidates must email a short biographical sketch and research activity summary together with the paper log number to [email protected]  with subject 2026 ICEAA IEEE-APWC Award by the deadline of May 1, 2026. All candidates must have paid their registration to ICEAA ’26 – IEEE APWC ’26 by June 1, 2026.

The persons eligible for this award are young scientists aged not more than thirty-six as of June 1, 2026


FURTHER REQUIREMENTS

The finalists for this Award must present their paper also in a special Poster Session. 
The poster must be one in B1 format with portrait orientation (i.e.: 707w × 1000h in millimeters). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_216


AWARDS ITEMS

A certificate and a prize of ¥150,000 (roughly equivalent to 800 Euro) will be awarded to the young scientist who has authored the best paper. In case of eligible coauthors who are registered participants at ICEAA – IEEE APWC, each awardee will receive a certificate and the cash award will be shared equally among them. The award announcement and presentation are made at the ICEAA – IEEE APWC banquet, all candidates are expected to attend the banquet.


PUBLICITY

The winner(s) of the ICEAA – IEEE APWC 2026 award will be acknowledged on IEEE Xplore in a special page entitled: “Winner of the ICEAA – IEEE APWC 2026 Award”. 

Timetable

Electronic submission of summary papers (2-6 pages)

> April 10, 2026

Candidates must email their short biographical sketch and research activity summary together with the log number of the paper(s) to [email protected]

> June 1, 2026

The Award Recipient(s) should email their photo, affiliation and biographical sketch for preparation of the page to be published in IEEE Xplore to [email protected]

> September 19, 2026

2026 ICEAA Industrial Engineering Paper Award

The IEEE AP-S Industrial Initiatives Committee would like to proudly announce the 2026 ICEAA Industrial Engineering Paper (IEP) Award, to be presented at the 2026 ICEAA conference. The award will be given to the paper judged to be the most innovative in terms of practical, industrial engineering related to the fields of antennas, electromagnetics and propagation.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

To be considered, the paper must describe work as mentioned above, and the authors must present their paper orally in a session of ICEAA ’26.
All authors wishing to participate in the competition are required to follow the regular ICEAA paper submission process. Candidates must submit electronically the summary papers (2-6 pages) according to the Conference standards (to secure publication in IEEE Xplore) by May1, 2026.

Candidates must email a short biographical sketch and activity summary together with the paper log number to [email protected] with subject <<2026 ICEAA Industrial Engineering Paper Award>> by the deadline of May 1, 2026. All candidates must have paid their registration to ICEAA ’26 – IEEE APWC ’26 by the deadline June 1, 2026.

Industrial Engineering Paper submissions will be reviewed by the Technical Paper Review Committee in the same manner as all other paper submissions.
Judging will be performed by a specially formed IEP committee of experts. The winner will be announced, and award presented during the ICEAA – IEEE APWC banquet, all candidates are expected to attend the banquet.


FURTHER REQUIREMENTS

The finalists for this Award must present their paper also in a special Poster Session. 
The poster must be one in B1 format with portrait orientation (i.e.: 707w × 1000h in millimeters). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_216


AWARDS ITEMS

A certificate and a prize of ¥150,000 (roughly equivalent to 800 Euro) will be awarded to the young scientist who has authored the best paper. In case of eligible coauthors who are registered participants at ICEAA – IEEE APWC, each awardee will receive a certificate and the cash award will be shared equally among them. The award announcement and presentation are made at the ICEAA – IEEE APWC banquet, all candidates are expected to attend the banquet.


PUBLICITY

The winner(s) of the ICEAA – IEEE APWC 2026 award will be acknowledged on IEEE Xplore in a special page entitled: “Winner of the ICEAA – IEEE APWC 2026 Award”. 

Timetable

Candidates must submit electronically the summary papers (2-6 pages)

> April 10, 2026

Candidates must email their short biographical sketch and research activity summary together with the log number of the paper(s) to be considered for the award to [email protected]

> June 1, 2026

2024 IEEE Ulrich L. Rohde Innovative Conference Paper Awards on Computational Techniques in Electromagnetics

The Organizing Committee and the Scientific Committee of the International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA) are pleased to inform all authors that ICEAA is the conference chosen by the Administrative Committee of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society to award the IEEE Ulrich L. Rohde Innovative Conference Paper Awards on Computational Techniques in Electromagnetics. These awards were established in 2013 to recognize the two best innovative conference paper presented at an annual IEEE AP-S technically sponsored meeting with well consolidated tradition on Computational Techniques in Electromagnetics. The recipient/s of each award must be members of the IEEE and in good standing. Further details on these awards are provided below.


DESCRIPTION

This annual award is given to two most innovative conference papers presented at an annual IEEE AP-S technically sponsored meeting with well consolidated tradition on Computational Techniques in Electromagnetics.


PRIZE

The two best innovative conference paper awards consist of a monetary prize/honorarium of $500, each.


FUNDING

The award will be administered by the IEEE Foundation by a contribution from Dr. Ulrich L. Rohde.


ELIGIBILITY

The recipient/s of each award must be members of the IEEE and in good standing. Candidates must submit electronically their Summary Paper (2 to 6 pages) to ICEAA ’24 according to the Conference standards to secure publication in IEEE Xplore by April 1, 2024. They must present their paper orally in a session of ICEAA ’24. Candidates must email a short biographical sketch and research activity summary together with the paper log number to [email protected]  with subject “2024 ICEAA Ulrich L. Rohde Awards” by the deadline of May 30, 2024. All candidates must have paid their registration to ICEAA ’24 – IEEE APWC ’24 by May 30, 2024.


BASIS FOR JUDGING

Factors to be considered for evaluation of the innovative papers will be determined primarily by the Technical Program Committee associated with this conference. In addition, a larger version of the paper will be invited for submission to the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation and published after going through the usual review process for publication as an Invited Paper.


PRESENTATION

The award will be presented annually at the ICEAA – IEEE APWC banquet, all candidates are expected to attend the banquet.

Timetable

Candidates must submit electronically the summary papers (2-6 pages)

> April 1, 2024

Candidates must email their short biographical sketch and research activity summary together with the log number of the paper(s) to be considered for the award to [email protected]

> May 30, 2024

Candidates must have paid their registration to ICEAA ’24 – IEEE APWC ’24 

> May 30, 2024