{"id":6375,"date":"2024-09-09T07:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T07:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcsoc-forum.org\/site\/?page_id=6375"},"modified":"2026-10-19T07:57:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T07:57:57","slug":"award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mcsoc-forum.org\/2027\/index.php\/award\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mcsoc-forum.org\/2027\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MCSoC_Awards_Banner.png\" alt=\"20th IEEE MCSoC 2027 - Tokyo, Japan, May 12-15, 2027\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\n\n<h2 style=\"color: #2E7D32; margin-top: 0; border-bottom: 2px solid #2E7D32; padding-bottom: 10px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\n  MCSoC 2027 Awards for Research Excellence\n<\/h2>\n\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">\n  The <strong>20th IEEE MCSoC 2027<\/strong> will recognize outstanding research contributions through a set of prestigious awards. \n  A total of <strong>two Best Paper Awards<\/strong> and <strong>two Best Paper Runner-up Awards<\/strong> will be presented to honor excellence, \n  innovation, and impactful scientific contributions. In addition, a <strong>Most Viewed Presentation Award<\/strong> will recognize the \n  presentation from a previous MCSoC edition (2026 and earlier) whose video has reached the widest audience on the \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MCSoC-Forum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MCSoC Forum YouTube Channel<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n\n<h3 style=\"color: #2E7D32; margin-top: 30px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Motivation for the Awards<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">\n  As a flagship Computer event, the MCSoC Forum is committed to fostering global collaboration and advancing research in \n  microelectronics, embedded multicore\/many-core SoCs, and embedded AI. \n  These awards celebrate authors whose work demonstrates originality, clarity, and technical impact.\n<\/p>\n\n<h3 style=\"color: #2E7D32; margin-top: 30px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Award Selection Criteria<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 16px; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.8; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">\n  <li><strong>Best Paper Awards:<\/strong> Selected by the Best Paper Committee based on originality, relevance, technical soundness, writing quality, and presentation effectiveness.<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Most Viewed Presentation Award:<\/strong> Given at each MCSoC edition to the paper presentation from a previous edition whose video has the highest number of views on the MCSoC Forum YouTube Channel on the cutoff date announced by the Award Committee. For MCSoC 2027, presentations from MCSoC 2026 and earlier are eligible. Keynotes, invited talks and opening sessions are not eligible, and each presentation can win only once. Views from paid promotion or automated traffic lead to disqualification, and the Award Committee&#8217;s decision is final.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 style=\"color: #2E7D32; margin-top: 30px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Presentation Videos<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">\n  Authors who upload their presentation video to <strong>EDAS<\/strong> and agree to have it published on the \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MCSoC-Forum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MCSoC Forum YouTube Channel<\/a> become eligible for the <strong>Most Viewed Presentation Award<\/strong> at future MCSoC editions.\n<\/p>\n\n<h3 style=\"color: #2E7D32; margin-top: 30px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Award Package<\/h3>\n<div style=\"background-color: #E8F5E9; border-left: 5px solid #2E7D32; padding: 15px; border-radius: 4px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\n  <p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; color: #000000; margin: 0;\">\n    Each recipient of a Best Paper Award will receive a <strong>certificate<\/strong> and a \n    <strong>cash prize of \u00a510,000<\/strong>. Onsite participants will receive a hard copy certificate and cash award; \n    online participants will receive a digital certificate only.\n  <\/p>\n  <p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; color: #000000; margin: 12px 0 0 0;\">\n    <strong>Most Viewed Presentation Award:<\/strong> The winner will be notified by email after the cutoff date. If the presenter or a co-author \n    attends MCSoC 2027 onsite, the award will be presented at the conference with a <strong>certificate<\/strong> and a \n    <strong>cash prize of \u00a510,000<\/strong>. Otherwise, the winner will receive a <strong>digital certificate<\/strong> only. In both cases, \n    the winner will be announced on the MCSoC website.\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"color: #2E7D32; margin-top: 30px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">MCSoC 2027 Most Viewed Presentation Award Winner<\/h3>\n<!-- MANUAL SECTION: after the cutoff date, replace the paragraph inside the box below with the winner, for example:\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 6px 0; font-size:18px;\"><strong>PAPER TITLE<\/strong><\/p>\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 6px 0;\">AUTHOR NAMES (AFFILIATION)<\/p>\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0; color:#2E7D32;\">NNN views on the cutoff date (MCSoC YYYY)<\/p>\n  <div style=\"position:relative; width:100%; max-width:560px; padding-top:min(56.25%, 315px);\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/VIDEO_ID\" style=\"position:absolute; top:0; left:0; width:100%; height:100%; border:0;\" allow=\"encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n-->\n<div style=\"background-color:#FFFDE7; border-left:5px solid #C9A227; padding:15px; border-radius:4px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color:#000000; font-size:16px; line-height:1.6;\">\n  <p style=\"margin:0;\">The winner will be announced here after the cutoff date. Presentations from MCSoC 2026 and earlier are eligible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"color: #2E7D32; margin-top: 30px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Live Ranking: Most Viewed Presentations (MCSoC 2026 and earlier)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">\n  This ranking updates automatically from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MCSoC-Forum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MCSoC Forum YouTube Channel<\/a>. Keynotes and opening sessions are not included. \n  The award winner is decided by the view counts on the cutoff date.\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mcsoc-most-viewed\" style=\"display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:20px; justify-content:center; margin:20px 0; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\n    <div style=\"flex:1 1 280px; max-width:360px; background:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #C8E6C9; border-top:5px solid #C9A227; border-radius:6px; overflow:hidden; text-align:left;\">\n      <div style=\"position:relative; width:100%; padding-top:56.25%;\">\n        <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/i1Jvxc7NH54\" title=\"A Review of FPGA-Driven LLM Acceleration\" style=\"position:absolute; top:0; left:0; width:100%; height:100%; border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n      <div style=\"padding:12px 14px;\">\n        <p style=\"margin:0 0 6px 0; font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; color:#C9A227; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:0.5px;\">#1 Most Viewed<\/p>\n        <p style=\"margin:0 0 8px 0; font-size:15px; line-height:1.4; color:#000000;\"><strong>A Review of FPGA-Driven LLM Acceleration<\/strong><\/p>\n        <p style=\"margin:0; font-size:14px; color:#2E7D32;\">397 views<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"flex:1 1 280px; max-width:360px; background:#FFFFFF; border:1px solid #C8E6C9; border-top:5px solid #9E9E9E; border-radius:6px; overflow:hidden; text-align:left;\">\n      <div style=\"position:relative; width:100%; padding-top:56.25%;\">\n        <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/reKXhLP1hOo\" title=\"Neuromorphic Computing: Hardware-Oriented Neurocomputing\" style=\"position:absolute; top:0; left:0; width:100%; height:100%; border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n      <div style=\"padding:12px 14px;\">\n        <p style=\"margin:0 0 6px 0; font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; color:#9E9E9E; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:0.5px;\">#2 Most Viewed<\/p>\n        <p style=\"margin:0 0 8px 0; font-size:15px; line-height:1.4; color:#000000;\"><strong>Neuromorphic Computing: Hardware-Oriented Neurocomputing<\/strong><\/p>\n        <p style=\"margin:0; font-size:14px; color:#2E7D32;\">175 views<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mcsoc-mv-note\" style=\"text-align:center; font-size:13px; color:#555555; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin:0 0 10px 0;\">View counts as of October 19, 2026.<\/p>\n<script>\n\/* MCSoC live \"Most Viewed\" ranking. 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