The awards are given in two categories:
Young Researchers — for first- and second-year PhD students, as well as Master and undergraduate students, and
Rising Stars — for senior PhD students (more than two years in the PhD program) and postdoctoral researchers.

All Lecturers act as members of the Award Selection Committee to evaluate the quality of the presentations given by each student. The scores provided by the Lecturers are collected, and the top-ranked students are identified in both categories.