Young researchers · under 40
Prof. John Papadakis Award
For the best paper presented by a young acoustician
Rules for participation
The competition is open to young acousticians under the age of 40 who:
- present an oral paper of which they are the first author;
- submit a full paper for the UACE 2027 proceedings;
- declare their willingness to participate in the competition upon submission of the full paper.
Students (undergraduate or graduate) and PhD candidates are not eligible for this award.
UACE 2025 winner
Dr. Lu Shen
University of York
“Target detection in an underwater acoustic network: Lake experiment”
26 young acousticians participated
Students · under 35
Prof. Leif Bjørnø Award
For the best student paper
Rules for participation
The competition is open to undergraduate or graduate students (including doctoral candidates)
under the age of 35 who:
- present an oral paper of which they are the first author;
- submit a full paper for the UACE 2027 proceedings;
- declare their willingness to participate in the competition upon submission of the full paper;
- present a valid student ID or similar certificate at the registration desk upon arrival.
UACE 2025 winner
Edward Clark
University of Bath, United Kingdom
“Reinforcement Learning for Marine Path Planning”
15 students participated