SICE Annual Conference Awards

Description

To recognize excellent presenters who submit high quality papers and present them at the SICE Annual Conference.

Award

Winner of each category: Certificate and trophy

Categories

1. SICE Annual Conference International Award (no restriction on age, Sub Category: Basic technology/Application)
2. SICE Annual Conference Young Author’s Award (under 35 years of age)
3. SICE Annual Conference Poster Presentation Award (no restriction on age)

Winners and Finalists of SICE Annual Conference International Award

Winner	Subcategory	Paper number	Schedule code	Nominee	Affiliation	Title
	Application Award	121	ThL3P.1	Koike, Masakazu	Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology	Monotonicity Analysis for Optimal Scheduling of Storage Batteries and Power Generators - Considering Ramp Limit of Thermal Power Plant -
		176	FrBT17.4	Li, Jiarui	Kyoto University	Data Dimensionality Reduction by Introducing Structural Equation Modeling to Machine Learning Problems
		201	SaBT19.5	Kikuchi, Hiroya	Hiroshima University	Robust Nash Strategy for Uncertain SIR Time-Delay Model
	Basic Technology Award	270	SaAT20.1	Chen, Weiya	Kyoto University	Driver’s Mental Workload Measurement Concerning Cognitive Channels
		428	SaAT18.7	Yamauchi, Junya	The University of Tokyo	Visual Pursuit Control with Target Motion Learning Via Gaussian Process
		492	FrAT19.4	Itami, Teturo	Robotics Industry Development Council	Measuring Weighting Factor of Eigenstates in Quantum Superposition by Classical Mechanical ‘quantum’ Computer

Winner and Finalists of SICE Annual Conference Young Author’s Award

Winner	Paper number	Schedule code	Nominee	Affiliation	Title
	166	SaAT18.5	Sasaki, Yasuo	Nagoya University	Design of Observers for the Flow around a Cylinder using Machine Learning Techniques
	189	FrAT20.1	Niwa, Takahiro	Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc	Bio-Inspired Cooperative Control Using a Nonlinear Oscillator without Direct Communication among Agents
	191	FrAT16.5	Tamba, Masaaki	Kyushu Institute of Technology	Renewable Implementation of Rational Biomolecular Systems Design
	312	FrAT16.3	Deguchi, Hideki	Toyota Central R&D Labs	Active Visual Localization Using Predicted Images
	524	SaBT16.6	Tagawa, Yusaku	The University of Tokyo	Experimental Study of Estimation of Coefficient of Static Friction with One-Axis Force Sensor by Observing Peripheral Local Slips on Elastic Hemisphere

Application Method:

1. SICE Annual Conference International Award (IA)
   All of the regular papers are evaluated as a candidate of IA without explicit application, while the position papers are excluded. The presenter of each regular paper should be identified on its final submission, otherwise it is excluded from the candidates of IA.

2. SICE Annual Conference Young Author’s Award (YAA)
   Any eligible author of both of the regular and position papers can apply for YAA. An applicant should fill out the Application Form for SICE Annual Conference Young Author’s Award and apply for the award at the final paper submission via Papercept (deadline: Monday, July 20, 2020 Saturday, August 1, 2020). Please click “Submit a contribution to SICE 2020” in aforementioned URL. It should be noted that any regular paper applied to YAA is excluded from the candidates of IA.

3. SICE Annual Conference Poster Presentation Award (PA)
   Both of the regular and position papers presented at the poster sessions are evaluated as a candidate of PA without explicit application.

Basis of Judgment

• Quality of the paper (originality, impact) and presentation technique.
• The Award Selection Committee will select no more than 6 finalists for International Award, no more than 5 finalists for Young Author’s Award, and no more than 10 finalists for Poster Presentation Award, based on the final manuscripts. Those finalists will be notified before the conference.
• Two IA winners, one YAA winner and one PA winner will be selected during the conference based on the presentations as well as the quality of the papers.

Presentation

The winners will be announced on SICE 2020 website. The prize consists of a certificate and a trophy. All other finalists receive certifications. All other finalists receive certifications.

SICE Awards Committee