PCNS Technical Programme Committee (TPC) awards The Best Paper and two Outstanding Papers with prize award and certifications out of selected nomination. The selection is based entirely on the material submitted – abstract, full paper and presentation. Featured image from the 4th PCNS Award Ceremony. 

PCNS Award Process and Rules

All conference papers submitted are eligible for this award. These awards seek to recognize the efforts put by the companies and individuals for its high quality research and innovation.

Ceremony announcing the nomination, winners of the best paper and the outstanding papers will be held during the PCNS closing session to hand over special awards.

The evaluation procedure is done by TPC committee in transparent three steps:

Step 1 Abstract Evaluation – submitted abstracts are evaluated by TPC in 5 points each for novelty, content quality and suitability. Low quality and not suitable papers are rejected. Mean sum value of all papers is calculated and five best papers are nominated for the award.

Step 2 Full Paper Evaluation TPC committee evaluates the five nominated full papers (again each for novelty, content quality and suitability). The paper with highest mean values receive 5 points and the least performing paper 1 point.

Step 3 Presentation Evaluation TPC committee members at PCNS listen presentations of those five nominated papers and evaluate the best speech with 5 points, the least with one point.  

The Best and Outstanding Papers will be selected based on sum of points from step 2 and step 3. In case of equal score, live speech will get more weight, if still undecidable, TPC president have the rights to decide. 

Notes:

    • TPC evaluation and nomination is confidential until the closing ceremony
    • If there is conflict of interests among TPC, the TPC does not evaluate and score such paper
    • TPC committee have the right to nominate one more paper for the full paper evaluation as a “wild card”   

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