The 16th Best Paper Award 2025 ceremony was held at Jyosuikaikan, Tokyo, Japan, on September 22, 2025, attended by the winners and IJAT Editorial Committee members. The Best Paper was severely selected from among 74 papers published in Vol.18 (2024). The Best Paper Award winner received a certificate along with an honorarium of JPY100,000. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the winners and sincerely wish them continued success in their future endeavors.

The 16th Best Paper Award

Junichi Kouguchi, Shingo Tajima, and Hayayo Yoshioka

Machine-Learning-Based Model Parameter Identification for Cutting Force Estimation

Int. J. of Automation Technology, Vol.18 No.1 pp. 26-38, 2024