The Giorgio Quazza medal recognizes outstanding lifetime contributions of a researcher and/or engineer to conceptual foundations in the field of systems and control. This IFAC award, created in 1979, is a memorial to the late Giorgio Quazza, a leading Italian electrical and control engineer who served IFAC in many capacities in a most distinguished manner. The medal is presented by the President at each IFAC Triennial Congress at the Opening Ceremony. A prize is presented to the recipient together with the medal.
- 1981 Kyoto John F. Coales (UK)
- 1984 Budapest Yakov Z. Tsypkin (SU)
- 1987 Munich Karl J. Åström (SE)
- 1990 Tallinn Petar Kokotovic (US)
- 1993 Sydney Edward J. Davison (CA)
- 1996 San Francisco Alberto Isidori (IT)
- 1999 Beijing Brian D. O. Anderson (AU)
- 2002 Barcelona Lennart Ljung (SE)
- 2005 Prague Tamer Basar (US)
- 2008 Seoul Graham Goodwin (AU)
- 2011 Milan Hidenori Kimura (JP)
- 2014 Cape Town David Mayne (UK)
- 2017 Toulouse Roger Brockett (US)
- 2020 Berlin W. Murray Wonham (CA)
- 2023 Yokohama A. Stephen Morse (US)
- 2026 Busan Arthur J. Krener (US)
