Four Awards will be given at BTAS 2018:

• Best Paper Award;
• Best Student Paper Award;
• Best Poster Award.
• IEEE Biometrics Council Achievement Award

The first two awards will be selected among the 10 best-reviewed papers included in the conference program and shortlisted by the Program Chairs. A special committee composed of three to five members will select the best paper award and the best student paper award. The best student paper award will be selected among the best-reviewed papers whose first author was a student at the time of submission of the manuscript.
As for the past editions of BTAS, the best poster award will be selected by voting from the attendees at the conference.
The IEEE Biometrics Council Achievement Award is administered by the IEEE Biometrics Council and it is given for outstanding achievements in the field of biometrics (http://ieee-biometrics.org/index.php/activities/awards).
All winners will receive a commemorative certificate mentioning the granted award.
The IEEE Biometrics Council Achievement Award will be announced at the special session devoted to this ceremony, during the morning session on Wednesday 24.
The best paper and the best student paper awards will be announced at the Gala dinner on Wednesday 24.
The best poster award will be announced at the closing of the conference on Thursday 25.