Young Author Prize

The Gerpisa Young Author's Prize has been created in 2013 to support and highlight outstanding contributions by young scholars to the works of the Gerpisa international network.

The Young Author’s Prize of GERPISA consists of the publication of the winning paper in a special issue of the International Journal of Automotive Management and Technology and a 1500 € reward. Giulio Calabrese (editor in chief of IJATM) and Tommaso Pardi (director of Gerpisa) co-organize the prize. The jury is composed by the International Steering Committee members of Gerpisa.

The conditions for submission are detailed in the yearly call for papers of the Gerpisa International Colloquium.

Candidates for this year edition

Past winners

Year	Name		Title
2022	Kulacha Sirikhan, Fondation France-Japon de l’École des hautes études en sciences sociales	Winner	Building Scenarios for The Connected Autonomous Shared Electric Vehicle (CASE) in Southeast Asia Mega-Urban Regions context: Using the combination of Bibliometric Analysis, Cross-Impact Analysis, and Spatial Analysis
2022	Tobias Wuttke, Bard College Berlin	Special Mention	Developing the South African Auto Industry in a World of GVCs: Lead Firm Sourcing Strategies and Local Supplier Development
2021	Patrik Gažo, Masaryk university	Winner	Stakeholders' reality check: Barriers for the transformation of the Slovak and Czech automotive industries into an ecological mobility industry
2021	Anastasia Popiolek, Université Paris Saclay Stellantis	Special Mention	Optimised fast-charging service to allow long-distance trips with electric vehicles.
2020	Viktor Werner, Linköping University Linköping University (Sweden)	Winner	From protection to exposure: commercial demonstrations as steppingstones for large-scale diffusion of electrified heavy vehicles
2020	Fabian Hoeft, University of York University of York	Special Mention	Assessing organisational capabilities of incumbent car manufacturers in light of current influencing factors
2019	Fabio ANTONIALLI, École Centrale Lyon	Winner	International Benchmark on Experimentations with Autonomous Shuttles for Collective Transport
2019	Guendalina Anzolin, University of Cambridge	Special Mention	Racing with (or without) the machine: Robot adoption and FDI driven transformation in the automotive industry
2018	Svennevik Elisabeth Marie Cassidy, University of Oslo Innovation group	Winner	Connecting experimental processes and systemic change: The role of car sharing in a transition towards sustainable mobility.
2017	Samuel Klebaner, CEPN, Université Paris 13	Winner	Isolated car manufacturers? The political positions of the automotive industry on the Real Driving Emissions regulation
2016	Judith Wiemann, University of Cologne	Winner	Export and Commercialization of German-Style Vocational Education. A Case Study in the Automotive Industry in Puebla, Mexico
2015	Marc Dijk, Maastricht University	Winner	Comparing electric vehicle market innovation patterns of 1895-1920 with 1990-2015
2014	Yoann Demoli, Laboratoire de Sociologie Quantitative	Winner	Social Inequalities in the Costs of Automobility in France (1980-2000)
2013	Obaya Martin, Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento Monash University	Winner	Intra-regional distribution of technological capabilities: a multiple case study research of carmakers operating in the Mercosur