Prize:
The award consists of a certificate laminated in a plaque (one for each author) and a cash award in the amount of $1,000 made payable to the lead author of the winning paper.
Funding:
The cash award will be funded by an endowment jointly provided by the Control System Society and Roberto Tempo's family, and managed by the IEEE Foundation. The plaques will be funded by the IEEE Control Systems Society.
Presentation:
At most one (1) award presented annually at the Awards Ceremony of the CSS.
Eligibility:
Authors of papers presented at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control the year before the presentation of the award.
Basis for Judgement:
Originality, potential impact on any aspect of control theory, technology, or implementation, and the clarity of writing.