Eligibility Requirements:
All reviewers in 2024 except the Editorial Board Members will be automatically included.

Selection Criteria:
The Best Reviewer will be selected by the Journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
1. Number of review reports (only first review reports are considered);
2. Review quality based on the rating given in MESAs;
3. Review speed.

Prizes:
1. Each recipient will be awarded $300;
2.  An electronic certificate signed by the Editor-in-Chief;
3. Free APC for their next publication in the journal;
4. Announce their achievements on the website by February 2025.

We are delighted to unveil the recipient of the Intelligence & Robotics 2024 Best Reviewer Award. Throughout the rigorous evaluation process in 2024, a commendable cohort of 216 reviewers dedicated their time and expertise, for which we extend our heartfelt appreciation.

Awardees:
Prof. Chengxi Zhang
School of Internet of Things Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.
Prof. Ming-Feng Ge
Department of Mechanical Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China.

Eligibility Requirements:
All Associate Editors and Editorial Board Members for Intelligence & Robotics will be automatically included.

Selection Criteria:
The Best Editorial Board Member will be selected by the Journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
1. Quality, efficiency, and number of manuscripts handled;
2. Contributions through published papers and invited manuscripts;
3. Efforts to promote the journal at conferences or among peers;
4. Strategic guidance for the journal’s development.

If you want to join in the Editorial Board of the journal, please send your academic resume to [email protected] with the subject of "Editorial Board Application + Name".

We are delighted to unveil the recipient of the Intelligence & Robotics 2024 Best Editorial Board Member Award. The tireless dedication and unwavering commitment of our Editorial Board Members have been instrumental in steering the journal toward unparalleled success and growth throughout the year.

Awardees:
Prof. Jianjun Ni
College of Artificial Intelligence and Automation, Hohai University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Prof. Hongtian Chen
Department of Automation, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Prof. Yueying Wang
School of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China.

Eligibility Requirements:
All Junior Editorial Board Members for Intelligence & Robotics will be automatically included.

Selection Criteria:
The Best Junior Editorial Board Member will be selected by the Journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
1. Number of published papers;
2. Quality, efficiency, and frequency of participation in peer review;
3. Advocacy for the journal at conferences and among peers;
4. Innovative suggestions for the journal's future direction.

If you want to join in the Editorial Board of the journal, please send your academic resume to [email protected] with the subject of "Editorial Board Application + Name".

Awardees:
Dr. Weihong Ma
Information Technology in Animal Husbandry Department, China National Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture, Beijing, China.
Prof. Gang Chen
School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Prof. Rui Fan
School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Dr. Tingjun Lei
School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA.
Prof. Xin Jin
School of Software, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.

Eligibility Requirements:
1. Papers published in Journal in 2023;
2. Editorial articles are not taken into consideration.

Selection Criteria:
The Best Paper will be selected by the Journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
1. Scientific merit and broad impact;
2. Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
3. Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
4. Clarity of presentation;
5. Citation and download rates in 2024.

Prizes:
1. Bonus: first prize $400, second prize $300;
2. An electronic certificate signed by the Editor-in-Chief;
3. Free APC for their next publication in the Journal;
4. The research achievements will be broadly promoted through all platforms of the Journal and OAE Publishing Inc.
5. Announce their achievements on the website by February 2025.

First Prize
Title: An overview of intelligent image segmentation using active contour models
Authors: Yiyang Chen¹, Pengqiang Ge¹, Guina Wang¹, Guirong Weng¹, Hongtian Chen^2
1School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215137, China.
²Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20517/ir.2023.02

Second Prize
Title: Deep learning-based scene understanding for autonomous robots: a survey
Authors: Jianjun Ni^1,2, Yan Chen^1,2, Guangyi Tang¹, Jiamei Shi², Weidong Cao^1,2, Pengfei Shi^1,2
1School of Artificial Intelligence and Automation, Hohai University, Changzhou 213022, Jiangsu, China.
²College of Information Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Changzhou 213022, Jiangsu, China.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20517/ir.2023.22

Eligibility Requirements:
All reviewers in 2023 except the Editorial Board Members will be automatically included.

Selection Criteria:
The Best Reviewer will be selected by the Journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
1. Number of review reports (only first review reports are considered);
2. Review quality based on the rating given in MESAs;
3. Review speed.

Prizes:
1. A certificate of appreciation;
2. Free APC for their next publication in the journal;
3. Announce their achievements on the website by February 2024.

We are delighted to unveil the recipient of the Intelligence & Robotics 2023 Reviewer Award. Throughout the rigorous evaluation process of the 2023 manuscripts, a commendable cohort of 186 reviewers dedicated their time and expertise, for which we extend our heartfelt appreciation. The journal's editorial team expresses profound gratitude to these diligent reviewers for their invaluable contributions, which have consistently upheld the esteemed quality of our publication. In recognition of their outstanding efforts, it is our privilege to honor the following individuals as the 2023 Reviewers of the Year:

Dr. Yilun Shang
Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Northumbria, Newcastle, UK.
Dr. Jiankun Wang
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

Eligibility Requirements:
All Associate Editors for Intelligence & Robotics will be automatically included.

Selection Criteria:
The Best Editor will be selected by the Journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
1. The quality, speed and number of manuscript handling;
2. The number of published papers in the journal in 2023;
3. The number of invited manuscripts to the journal in 2023;
4. Others, such as promoting the journal among peers or at conferences or providing advice for input or feedback regarding new regulations on the journal.

If you want to join in the Editorial Board of the journal, please send your academic resume to [email protected] with the subject of "Editorial Board Application + Name"

We are delighted to unveil the recipient of the Intelligence & Robotics 2023 Best Editor Award recipients. The tireless dedication and unwavering commitment of our Editorial Board Members have been instrumental in steering the journal toward unparalleled success and growth throughout the year. Their invaluable support and expertise have significantly contributed to the advancement of our publication. In recognition of their outstanding contributions, we proudly present the 2023 Editors of the Year:

Prof. Jianjun Ni
College of Artificial Intelligence and Automation, Hohai University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Prof. Jinhua She
School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Technology, Tokyo, Japan.
Assoc. Prof. Hongtian Chen
Department of Automation, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.

Eligibility Requirements:
All Youth Editorial Board Members for Intelligence & Robotics will be automatically included.

Selection Criteria:
The Best Youth Scholar will be selected by the Journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
1. The quality, speed and number of manuscript handling;
2. The number of published papers in the journal in 2023;
3. The quality, speed and number of participating in peer-review works in 2023;
4. Others, such as publicizing and promoting the journal at academic conferences and among peers, or providing suggestions and guidance for the development of the journal.

If you want to join in the Editorial Board of the journal, please send your academic resume to [email protected] with the subject of "Editorial Board Application + Name"

We are delighted to unveil the recipient of the Intelligence & Robotics 2023 Youth Scholar Award recipients. The youthful vigor and fresh perspectives our Junior Editorial Board Members brought forth have invigorated the journal's development and propelled it to new heights. Their unwavering dedication and innovative contributions have been invaluable in shaping the trajectory of our publication. In recognition of their exceptional achievements, we are honored to present the 2023 Best Youth Scholar Award of the Year to:

Dr. Weihong Ma
Information Technology in Animal Husbandry Department, China National Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture, Beijing, China.
Dr. Di Wang
School of Information Science and Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, China.

Eligibility Requirements:
1. Papers published in Journal in 2022;
2. Editorial articles are not taken into consideration.

Selection Criteria:
The Best Paper will be selected by the Journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
1. Scientific merit and broad impact;
2. Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
3. Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
4. Clarity of presentation;
5. Citation and download rates in 2023.

Prizes:
1. A signed award certificate with the name of the award, the name of the paper, and the names of the authors of the paper;
2. Free APC for their next publication in the journal;
3. Announce their achievements on the website by February 2024.

We are delighted to unveil the recipient of the Intelligence & Robotics 2022 Best Paper Award. This accolade is bestowed upon the paper that has demonstrated exceptional quality, innovation, and significance in the field.

Title: Deep learning for LiDAR-only and LiDAR-fusion 3D perception: A survey
Authors: Danni Wu, Zichen Liang, Guang Chen
Affiliation: School of Automotive Studies, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/ir.2021.20

Title: Deep transfer learning benchmark for plastic waste classification
Authors: Anthony Ashwin Peter Chazhoor¹, Edmond S. L. Ho1, Bin Gao², Wai Lok Woo^1
1Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK.
²School of Automation Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610000, Sichuan, China.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/ir.2021.15

Eligibility Requirements:
All reviewers in 2022 except the Editorial Board Members will be automatically included.

Selection Criteria:
The Best Reviewer will be selected by the Journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
1. Number of review reports (only first review reports are considered);
2. Review quality based on the rating given in MESAs;
3. Review speed.

Prizes:
1. A certificate of appreciation;
2. Free APC for their next publication in the journal;
3. Announce their achievements on the website by March 2023.

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Intelligence & Robotics 2022 Reviewer Award. A total of 107 reviewers were involved in the 2022 manuscript process and we thank them for volunteering their time to review the manuscript. The journal editorial office is very grateful to the reviewers for their valuable time and hard work in the review process. It is thanks to their efforts that the high quality of the journal's publication is maintained. In appreciation of their valuable contributions, we have selected the 2022 Reviewers of the Year as:

Dr. Yilun Shang
Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Northumbria, Newcastle, UK.

Prof. Zhengrong Xiang
School of Automation, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China.

Eligibility Requirements:
All Associate Editors for Intelligence & Robotics will be automatically included.

Selection Criteria:
The Best Editor will be selected by the Journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
1. The quality, speed and number of manuscript handling;
2. The number of published papers in the journal in 2022;
3. The number of invited manuscripts to the journal in 2022;
4. Others, such as promoting the journal among peers or at conferences or providing advice for input or feedback regarding new regulations on the journal.

If you want to join in the Editorial Board of the journal, please send your academic resume to [email protected] with the subject of "Editorial Board Application + Name"

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Intelligence & Robotics 2022 Best Editor Award. The journal editorial board is very grateful to all Associate Editors Members for their support in all aspects of the journal's development, and it is thanks to their efforts that the journal has been able to grow rapidly in 2022. In appreciation of their invaluable contributions, we have selected the 2022 Editors of the Year:

Prof. Chaomin Luo
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA.

Eligibility Requirements:
All Youth Editorial Board Members for Intelligence & Robotics will be automatically included.

Selection Criteria:
The Best Youth Scholar will be selected by the Journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
1. The number of published papers in the journal in 2022;
2. The quality, speed and number of participating in peer-review works in 2022;
3. Others, such as publicizing and promoting the journal at academic conferences and among peers, or providing suggestions and guidance for the development of the journal.

If you want to join in the Editorial Board of the journal, please send your academic resume to [email protected] with the subject of "Editorial Board Application + Name"

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Intelligence & Robotics 2022 Best Editor Award. The journal editorial board is very grateful to all Youth Editorial Board Members for their support in all aspects of the journal's development, and bringing new vitality to the journal's development. In appreciation of their invaluable contributions, we have selected the 2022 Best Youth Scholar Award of the Year:

Dr. Donglin Wang
Machine Intelligence Lab (MiLAB), School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

Dr. Yu Xue
School of Computer and Software, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

Eligibility Requirements:
1. Papers published in Journal in 2021;
2. Editorial articles are not taken into consideration.

Selection Criteria:
The Best Paper will be selected by the Journal Award Committee according to the following criteria:
1. Scientific merit and broad impact;
2. Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
3. Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
4. Clarity of presentation;
5. Citation and download rates in 2022.

Prizes:
1. A signed award certificate with the name of the award, the name of the paper, and the names of the authors of the paper;
2. Free APC for their next publication in the journal;
3. Announce their achievements on the website by March 2023.

We are pleased to announce the winner of the Intelligence & Robotics 2021 Best Paper Award for the following paper:

Title: Federated reinforcement learning: techniques, applications, and open challenges
Authors: Jiaju Qi¹, Qihao Zhou², Lei Lei¹, Kan Zheng^2
1School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
²Intelligent Computing and Communications (IC2) Lab, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China.
DOI: https://www.oaepublish.com/articles/ir.2021.02