The paper A Data-Driven Identification of Growth-Model Classes for the Adaptive Estimation on Single-Tree Stem Diameter in LiDAR Data by Claudia Paris and Lorenzo Bruzzone (DISI) got the very prestigious Symposium Prize Paper Award (SPPA) at the 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (IGARSS 2016) hold in July 2016 in Beijing, China. The paper was judged to be of "exceptional merit" and resulted the winner out of more than 1000 papers presented in the oral sessions at the symposium.
The award, which consists of certificate and honorarium (US$1250), will be presented during the Award Banquet at IGARSS 2017 next July in Fortworth, Texas (USA).