The Best Talk Award celebrates outstanding oral presentations that demonstrate excellence and real impact. The award specifically highlights and supports early-career scholars, including PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers, whose work advances the field.

A panel of expert judges will evaluate oral presentations across all sessions and select the top talks. Winners will be publicly recognized during the conference and will receive a certificate and a monetary prize.

META 2026 — Best Talk Award Sponsors

Proudly sponsored by Wiley, through two of its leading photonics journals.

Laser & Photonics Reviews publishes high-quality Reviews, original Research Articles, and Perspectives covering the current range of photonics and optics, from recent breakthrough research to specific developments and novel applications. We have been publishing outstanding science for nearly 20 years. Find out more about our main areas of interest such as metamaterials, nanophotonics, quantum science & technology, plasmonics, topological photonics, ultrafast photonics, photonics of artificial materials, semiconductor photonics, programmable photonics, and sub-wavelength photonics, at www.lpr-journal.org.

 

Nanophotonics publishes cutting-edge research on the interaction of photons with nanostructures, including nanotubes, metal nanoparticles, semiconductor nanodots, photonic crystals, metamaterials, tissue, and DNA. We highlight global advances, emerging developments, and novel applications in the field. All articles are freely available under gold open access, ensuring broad visibility and accessibility for the international photonics community (www.nanophotonics-journal.com).

 

Note: The Best Talk Award is proudly supported by Wiley and celebrates outstanding oral contributions presented during META 2026.