SPIE and supporting organizations recognize contributions that have been made by experts, and we honor their accomplishments with the following prestigious awards.
Thank you to our sponsors and the award committees for making these SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2024 awards possible.
| Award | Award Recipient | Paper |
| Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Best Paper Award | Rawal, Atul | 13051-19 |
| Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Best Student Paper Award | Black, Scotty | 13051-28 |
| Automatic Target Recognition Best Student Paper Award | Abraham, Sophia | 13039-2 |
| Automatic Target Recognition Best Student Paper Award | Naik, Salil | 13039-21 |
| Autonomous Air and Ground Sensing Best Student Paper | Gummi, Sainath Reddy | 13053-11 |
| Autonomous Air and Ground Sensing Best Student Paper - Runner Up | Ladino, Karla S. | 13053-12 |
| Big Data: Learning, Analytics, and Applications Best Student Paper Award | Breaker, Henry | 13036-18 |
| Infrared Imaging Systems Best Presentation | Somerville, Luke D. | 13045-11 |
| Infrared Imaging Systems Innovation Award: Test Technique | Burrell, Derek J. | 13045-28 |
| Infrared Imaging Systems Young Researcher Innovation Award | Rubis, Jordan L. | 13045-34 |
| Multimodal Image Exploitation and Learning Best Paper Award | Gomez, Alexis A. | 13033-3 |
| Ocean Sensing and Monitoring Best Paper Award | Fairman, William | 13061-25 |
| Radar Sensor Technology Early Career Research Award - First Place | Megas, Vasileios | 13048-4 |
| Radar Sensor Technology Early Career Research Award - Second Place | Michaelchuck, Edward | 13048-9 |
| Radar Sensor Technology Early Career Research Award - Third Place | Yazgan, Mehmet | 13048-15 |
| Synthetic Data for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Best Paper Award | Christian, Jonathan | 13035-59 |
| Synthetic Data for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Best Poster Award | Ricker, RyeAnne | 13035-46 |
| Thermosense Best Student Paper | Helvig, Kevin | 13047-3 |
| Three-Dimensional Imaging, Visualization, and Display Fumio Okano Best Paper Award | Singh, Rakesh Kumar | 13041-16 |
| Three-Dimensional Imaging, Visualization, and Display Fumio Okano Best Paper Award | Sun, Xiaowei | 13041-3 |
| Three-Dimensional Imaging, Visualization, and Display Fumio Okano Best Paper Award | Doblas, Ana | 13041-22 |