ECC Best Paper Award
The “ECC Best Paper Award” recognizes excellence in a paper presented at the European Control Conference.
Recipients
2026: Hélène Arvis, Olivier Beaude, Nicolas Gast, Stéphane Gaubert, and Bruno Gaujal, “Integrating Aggregated Electric Vehicle Flexibilities in Unit Commitment Models using Submodular Optimization.”
2025: Pierre-Alexandre Bliman, “Basic Offspring Number and Robust Feedback Design for the Biological Control of Vectors by Sterile Insect Release Technique.”
2024: Igor G. Vladimirov and Ian R. Petersen, “Decoherence Time Control by Interconnection for Finite-Level Quantum Memory Systems.”
Award Information
Prize
2,000 EUR (to be split between the winners), and a plaque for each author.
Eligibility
The award is for the authors of a paper published in the conference proceedings of ECC, or in the ECC Special Issue in the European Journal on Control, in the year of the award. At most one award will be issued each year.
Basis for Judgment
Papers will be assessed on their originality, and potential impact on any aspect of control theory, technology, or implementation. The Award Committee will consider the importance and practical significance in applications, and the clarity of the writing.
Funding
The European Control Association.
Presentation
At the Awards Ceremony of the European Control Association.
Award Committee
The committee is composed of three members, one of whom is the Chair.
Current Chair: Mario Di Bernardo.
Nominations
There is no nomination process for this award.