Guidelines for the Best Paper Selection Process

To ensure a fair and transparent selection process for the Best Paper Awards, the following guidelines should be followed:

1. 1. Eligibility Criteria

   • The paper must be original, unpublished, and presented at the conference.
   • At least one of the authors must be registered and must have attended and presented the paper at the conference.
   • Papers from both academia and industry are eligible.
   • Student papers must have a student as the first author.

2. 2. Evaluation Criteria

   The selection will be based on:

   Criteria	Weightage
   Technical Depth & Novelty	30%
   Relevance to Conference Themes	20%
   Methodology & Experimental Results	20%
   Clarity of Presentation & Writing	15%
   Impact & Practical Applications	15%

3. 3. Selection Process

   • A Session Chairs/Judges will evaluate the content of the paper, presentation, communication during presentations etc. and assign the score to each presentation/paper.
   • Papers shortlisted based on evaluation scores and only Highest score paper will be considered for the best paper.
   • Final selection will be done through a consensus-based discussion by the General Chairs.

4. 4. Announcement & Recognition

   • The winners will be announced at the closing ceremony of the conference.
   • Each winner will receive:
     • A Certificate of Achievement
     • A sponsored gift (if available)
   • Awardees will be recognized on the conference website.