Shan Ba won the Best Student Paper Award for the paper “Multi-Layer Designs for Computer Experiments,” co-authored with Vengazhiyil. He was identified as the winner based on the presentation of four finalists who were selected from a pool of seventeen students through a rigorous double-blinded review process. Chia-Jung Chang received the Best Poster Award for her paper “Model Calibration through Minimal Adjustments,” also co-authored with Vengazhiyil. Chang is a joint student of Vengazhiyil and Jan Shi, the Carolyn J. Stewart Chair and Professor in ISyE. She placed first among the ten posters competed in the QSR Section.