Best Paper Award

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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the “Machines 2023 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in Machines from 01 January 2023 to 31 December 2023. One review and one research article will each receive an award. The papers will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Antonio J. Marques Cardoso.

The Prize:
– One review award: CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Machines in 2025 after peer review;
– One research article award: CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper free of charge in Machines in 2025 after peer review.
– Each winner will also receive a certificate.

The winners will be announced on the journal website in April 2025.

Kind regards,
Machines Editorial Office

Machines Best Paper Award

Winners announced

Eligibility for the Award

– Papers published in Machines from 01 January 2023 to 31 December 2023;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria

The papers will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Past Winners

Winner

Review
50 Citations
18,395 Views
28 Pages
Download PDF
Bearing Current and Shaft Voltage in Electrical Machines: A Comprehensive Research Review
Kotb B. Tawfiq,
Mehmet Güleç and
Peter Sergeant
Machines2023, 11(5), 550;https://doi.org/10.3390/machines11050550
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12 May 2023
The reliability assessment of electric machines plays a very critical role in today’s engineering world. The reliability assessment requires a good understanding of electric motors and their root causes. Electric machines mostly fail due to mec...
Full Article
Article
29 Citations
8,392 Views
21 Pages
Download PDF
A Deep-Learning-Based Approach for Aircraft Engine Defect Detection
Anurag Upadhyay,
Jun Li,
Steve King and
Sri Addepalli
Machines2023, 11(2), 192;https://doi.org/10.3390/machines11020192
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1 February 2023
Borescope inspection is a labour-intensive process used to find defects in aircraft engines that contain areas not visible during a general visual inspection. The outcome of the process largely depends on the judgment of the maintenance professionals...
Full Article

Award Committee

Antonio J. Marques Cardoso
Antonio J. Marques Cardoso
Chairman
CISE | University of Beira Interior (UBI)
Minsoo Kim
Minsoo Kim
ETH Zurich
ESElias G Strangas
Elias G Strangas
Michigan State University
José Machado
José Machado
University of Minho
Ignacio González Prieto
Ignacio González Prieto
Universidad de Málaga
Hui Ma
Hui Ma
School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Northeastern University, CHINA
Stefano Mariani
Stefano Mariani
Politecnico di Milano
Francisco J. G. Silva
Francisco J. G. Silva
ISEP - School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto
Luca Bruzzone
Luca Bruzzone
University of Genova