Members of the MWP Selection Committee together with the students ranked the presentations and
the top three presentations were awarded;
Winner: Elijah Mark Garcia, Aalto University, Finland
Second place: Emily Hart, Aalto University, Finland
Third place: Jenickson Costa, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Watch the 31 presentations here MWP Young Researchers’ Program 2026 – YouTube
Young Researchers Poster session
For the first time this year, the Young Researchers Poster Session was also recognised with awards at the symposium, celebrating the winners and their work.
From left to right: Nam Pham (third prize), Taiwo Omotosho (first prize) and Janneke Aylward (second prize).
