Awards Committee

The IFCS awards listed below.

Awards

IFCS Research Medal for Outstanding Research
An international medal awarded to a senior researcher for exceptional, long-term contributions to classification, clustering, data science, and related fields.

The IFCS2026 Research Medal has been awarded to professor Adrian Raftery.

Chikio Hayashi Award
An award recognizing promising young researchers (ages 30–34) for high-quality work in classification, clustering, and related fields. Up to two awards may be granted, provided there are two exceptional candidates.

The IFCS2026 Chikio Hayashi Award has been awarded to Fabio Centofanti and Giorgia Zaccaria.

Helga and Wolfgang Gaul Stiftung Award
An award honoring an outstanding young researcher (under age 30) demonstrating strong potential in classification, clustering, and related areas.

The IFCS2026 Helga and Wolfgang Gaul Stiftung Award has been awarded to Mariaelena Bottazzi Schenone.

Student Paper and Travel Award
An award recognizing graduate students and postdoctoral fellows (under age 30) for original methodological research or novel applications in classification, clustering, and related fields.

The IFCS2026 Student Paper and Travel Award has been awarded to  Jason Pillay and Giovanni Romanò

Student Poster Session Competition Award
An award recognizing graduate students for innovative research and novel applications in classification, clustering, and related topics through poster presentations. Up to two awards are available. Please note that the amounts have been increased compared to previous IFCS conferences (see the corresponding page for more details).

No submissions were received for the IFCS2026 Student Poster Session Competition Award.