This is an IFAC award to an individual, or a team of individuals, who has made a significant contribution to industrial applications of control. The award is given in technical fields covered by IFAC. The selection is based on industrial achievements measured in terms of:
- Inventions in the control area
- Engineering significance of products and projects
- Industrial leadership
- Promotion of control technology in industry
- Impact of patents
- International recognition
List of Winners
- 2002 Barcelona
Yasuo Ichii, Shoji Murayama and Takahiro Yamasaki (JP) - 2005 Prague
Serge Boverie (FR) - 2008 Seoul
Not awarded - 2011 Milan
Anton van Zanten (DE) - 2014 Cape Town
Giovanni Cherubini, Jens Jelitto, Mark Lantz, and Angeliki Pantazi (CH) - 2017 Toulouse
Francesco Borrelli, David Germann, Dejan Kihas, Daniel Pachner, Jaroslav Pekar and Greg Stewart (US/CA/CZ) - 2020 Berlin
Francis J. Doyle III (US) - 2023 Yokohama
Reza Moheimani (US) - 2026 Busan
Raffaello D’Andrea (CH)