Each year, the E&PDE conference awards prizes to the best papers, presentations and posters. The winners from previous years are:
E&PDE 2023
- Best Paper: MATERIAL DESIGN FROM INDUSTRIAL WASTE: AN EDUCATIONAL APPROACH Ordóñez, Isabel; Gazulla, Cristina; Gonzalez, Marta; Koch, Martin
- Best Student Paper: MIND THE GAP: THE OUTCOME MAP AS A BRIDGE FROM SYSTEMIC SENSEMAKING TO PSS DESIGN IN A CASE STUDY ABOUT CHILDREN WITH INCARCERATED PARENTS Gruyters, Maud; Dewit, Ivo; Van Ael, Kristel; Jacoby, Alexis
- Best Presentation: PRODUCTIVE FAILURE PEDAGOGY IN ENGINEERING MECHANICS Persaud, Stefan; Flipsen, Bas
- Best Student Presentation: COMPETENT DESIGNERS: INCULCATING DESIGN COMPETENCIES THROUGH COURSES Thandlam Sudhindra, Shravya; Hendra, Immanuel; Binte Abdul Muthalib, Nur Liyana; Ahmed Khan, Sumbul; T.M. Blessing, Lucienne
E&PDE 2020
- Best Paper: Data-Driven Design by Aletta Smits, Koen van Turnhout, Erik Hekman, Dennis Nguyen
- Best Student Paper: Do differences in educational culture affect the process and outcome of undergraduate design practice? by Ceri Almrott, Colm O’Kane, Robert Tully, Lyndon Buck
- Best Presentation: A qualitative study of the challenges faced by material designers when developing DIY-materials by Charlotte Asbjørn Sörensen and Emma Thyni
- Best Student Presentation: Do differences in educational culture affect the process and outcome of undergraduate design practice? by Ceri Almrott, Colm O’Kane, Robert Tully, Lyndon Buck
E&PDE 2019
- Best Paper: Hannah Lutz, Hannah Cardall, Michaela Hill and Bryan Howell – Sketched: Students Identify Trends At Sutch Design Week
- Best Presentation: Jan A.M Corremans and Maaike Mulder-Nijkamp Towards An Extended Design Sketch and Visualisation Taxonomy in Industrial Design Globalisation
E&PDE 2018
- Best Paper: James Duncan Lowley and Astrid Skjerven – Edited Aesthetics Of Taste
- Best Presentation: Ross Brisco, Robert Ian Whitfield, HIlary Grierson – Are social network sites the future of engineering design education?
E&PDE 2017
- Best Paper: John Powell and Gary Underwood – Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Bournemouth University, UK
- Best Presentation: Charlotte Asbjørn Sörensen, Anders Warell and Santosh Jagtap Malmö University, Lund University, Sweden
- Best Student Presentation: Jordi Segalas, Adam De Eyto, Muirann, McMahon, Peter Joore, Marcel Crul, Renee Weaver, Alex Jimanez, University Polytechnic of Catalaunya, Barcelona, Spain; Stichting NHL, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
- Best Student Paper: Charlotte Asbjørn Sörensen, Anders Warell and Santosh Jagtap – Malmö University, Lund University, Sweden
- Best Poster Presentation: Richard Fry,Brigham Young University, USA
E&PDE 2016
- Best Paper: Carolina Gill and Merce Graell – The Ohio State University, USA, IED, Barcelona
- Best Presentation: Tatjana Leblanc and Mario Gagnon – University of Montreal, Canada, Alto Design, Montreal
- Best Student Presentation: Arnt Kåre Sivertsen – Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway
- Best Student Paper: Sunniva Münster – Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway
- Best Poster Presentation: James Lowley – Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway
E&PDE 2015
- Best Paper: Nenad Pavel and Mikael Omlid – Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway
- Best Presentation: Luis Fernando Patino – EAFIT, Colombia
- Best Student Paper: Marte Soderlund – Hogskolen IOSIO og Akershus, Norway
E&PDE 2014
- Best Paper: Bryan Howell – Brigham Young University – USA
- Best Presentation: Moritz Mussgnung – ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
- Best Student Paper: Liesbeth Stam – University of Twente, Netherlands
- Best Poster Presentation: Amos Scully – Rochester Institute of Technology – USA
E&PDE 2013
- Best Paper: Seda Yilmaz, Shanna R Daly, Colleen Seifert and Richard Gonzalez – Iowa State University – USA
- Best Presentation: Marina Henrieke Sonneveld – Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
- Best Poster Presentation: Kaare Eriksen – Aalborg University, Denmark
E&PDE 2012
- Best Paper: Jasper Schelling, Bas Leurs, Saskia Best and Ingrid Mulder – Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
- Best Presentation: Sarah Rohaert, Chris Baelus and Daniël Lacko – Artesis University College, Antwerp
- Best Poster Presentation: Luis Mejia and Maria Clara Betancourt – Icesi University, Colombia
E&PDE 2011
- Best Paper: Birgit Jobst, Paul Endrejat and Christoph Meinel – Hasso-Plattner-Institut, Germany
- Best Presentation: Kristof Vaes, Jan Corremans and Ingrid Moons – Artesis University College, Antwerp
- Best Student Paper: Tuuli Maria Utrianinen, Antti Sonninen and Maria Kulse – Aalto University, Finland
- Best Poster Presentation: Christian Mclening1 and John Owen2 – 1Aston University, UK, 2Coventry University, UK
E&PDE 2010
- Best Paper: Cecilie Vatn, Bjørn Baggerud and Jon Herman Rismoen – NTNU, Norway
- Best Presentation: Nigel Garland, Zulfiqar Khan and Brian Parkinson – Bournemouth University, UK
- Best Student Presentation: Rouzbeh Ghazihesami, Javier Verdeguer, Snehal Jeshani, Ashwin Halai, Erwin Gowree, Jan Valtera and Ahmed Kovacevic – City University London, UK
E&PDE 2009
- Best Paper: Vicky Lofthouse – Loughborough University, UK
- Best Presentation: Marieke Sonneveld – Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
- Best Student Presentation: Iain Reid – Glasgow Caledonian University, UK