 
The IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE) is the flagship automation conference of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society and constitutes the primary forum for cross-industry and multidisciplinary research in automation. Its goal is to provide a broad coverage and dissemination of foundational research in automation among researchers, academics, and practitioners. Here we bring you the online presentations by the finalists of the four awards given at the conference. Congratulations to all the finalists and winners!
Best student paper award
Winner
- Designing a User-Centred and Data-Driven Controller for Pushrim-Activated Power-Assisted Wheels: A Case Study
 Mahsa Khalili, H.F. Machiel Van der Loos and Jaimie Borisoff
Finalists
- Including Sparse Production Knowledge into Variational Autoencoders to Increase Anomaly Detection Reliability
 Tom Hammerbacher, Markus Lange-Hegermann, Gorden Platz
- Synthesis and Implementation of Distributed Supervisory Controllers with Communication Delays
 Lars Moormann, Reinier Hendrik Jacob Schouten, Joanna Maria Van de Mortel-Fronczak, Wan Fokkink, Jacobus E. Rooda
- Optimal Planning of Internet Data Centers Decarbonized by Hydrogen-Water-Based Energy Systems
 Jinhui Liu, Zhanbo Xu, Jiang Wu, kun liu, Xunhang Sun, Xiaohong Guan
- Deep Reinforcement Learning for Prefab Assembly Planning in Robot-Based Prefabricated Construction
 Zhu Aiyu, Gangyan Xu, Pieter Pauwels, Bauke de Vries, Meng Fang
- Singularity-Aware Motion Planning for Multi-Axis Additive Manufacturing
 Charlie C.L. Wang, Tianyu Zhang, Xiangjia Chen, Guoxin Fang, Yingjun Tian
Best conference paper award
Winner
- Extended Fabrication-Aware Convolution Learning Framework for Predicting 3D Shape Deformation in Additive Manufacturing
 Yuanxiang Wang, Cesar Ruiz, Qiang Huang
Finalists
- Probabilistic Movement Primitive Control Via Control Barrier Functions
 Mohammadreza Davoodi, Asif Iqbal, Joe Cloud, William Beksi, Nicholas Gans
- Efficient Optimization-Based Falsification of Cyber-Physical Systems with Multiple Conjunctive Requirements
 Logan Mathesen, Giulia Pedrielli, Georgios Fainekos
Best application paper award
Winner
- A Seamless Workflow for Design and Fabrication of Multimaterial Pneumatic Soft Actuators
 Lawrence Smith, Travis Hainsworth, Zachary Jordan, Xavier Bell, Robert MacCurdy
Finalists
- Dynamic Multi-Goal Motion Planning with Range Constraints for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Following Surface Vehicles
 James McMahon, Erion Plaku
- OpenUAV Cloud Testbed: a Collaborative Design Studio for Field Robotics
 Harish Anand, Stephen A. Rees, Zhiang Chen, Ashwin Jose Poruthukaran, Sarah Bearman, Lakshmi Gana Prasad Antervedi, Jnaneshwar Das
Best healthcare automation paper award
Winner
- Hospital Beds Planning and Admission Control Policies for COVID-19 Pandemic: A Hybrid Computer Simulation Approach
 Yiruo Lu, Yongpei Guan, Xiang Zhong, Jennifer Fishe, Thanh Hogan
Finalists
- Rollout-Based Gantry Call-Back Control for Proton Therapy Systems
 Feifan Wang, Yu-Li Huang, Feng Ju
- Progress in Development of an Automated Mosquito Salivary Gland Extractor: A Step Forward to Malaria Vaccine Mass Production
 Wanze Li, Zhuoqun Zhang, Zhuohong He, Parth Vora, Alan Lai, Balazs Vagvolgyi, Simon Leonard, Anna Goodridge, Ioan Iulian Iordachita, Stephen L. Hoffman, Sumana Chakravarty, B Kim Lee Sim, Russell H. Taylor