The IEEE R8 Student Paper Contest Oral Finals were held in beautiful Porto, Portugal, during the IEEE R8 flagship conference, MELECON 2024. The awards ceremony took place at the gala dinner, with IEEE President-Elect Kathleen Kramer presenting the honors.

First Prize :

– Winner : Tim Bary, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium

– Award : $800

– Student Branch : UCLouvain University SB, awarded $250

Second Prize :

– Winner : Matic Pokorn, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

– Award : $500

Third Prize :

– Winner : Matea Marinova, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, R. North Macedonia

– Award : $200

Fourth Place : Jan Popič, University of Maribor, Slovenia

Fifth Place : Loay Alfeqy, Ain Shams University Cairo, Egypt