Round 1:
The total votes, regardless of rating, determine which presentations are selected for the next round. The presentations with the 10 most votes move on to the second round.
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Voting for the 2026 Stuart Sutherland Best Paper & Best Poster Awards will occur via CONFlux conference mobile app.
Visit the Conference App at https://conflux.events/download/
To vote, navigate to any paper and rate it on a scale of 1 to 5
All poster presentation votes must be completed by Tuesday, March 3rd, at 1:00 PM PST
All slide presentation votes must be completed by Wednesday, March 4th, at 5:10 PM PST
Awards will be announced at the Best Papers Award Ceremony on Wednesday, March 4th, at 6 PM in the Exhibit Hall.
The total votes, regardless of rating, determine which presentations are selected for the next round. The presentations with the 10 most votes move on to the second round.
Calculate the average rating for each presentation from the first round. The award recipient(s) will be the presenter (s) with the presentation that receives the highest average rating.
**At least one author of the paper is required to be present at the awards ceremony to receive the award in person.