MMSP 2010 continues the tradition introduced in Rio de Janeiro and will provide the "Top 10% paper award".

While MMSP papers are already very well regarded and highly cited, there is a growing need among the scientific community for more immediate quality recognition. The objective of the top 10% award is to acknowledge outstanding quality papers, while at the same time keeping the wider participation and information exchange allowed by higher acceptance rates. MMSP will continue to accept as many as high quality papers as possible, with acceptance rates in line with other top events of the IEEE Signal Processing Society.

This award is granted to as many as 10% of the total paper submissions, and is open to all accepted papers, whether presented in oral or poster form. Selection criteria include a combination of the reviewers' scores as well as rating of the presentation at the conference. The award includes a certificate and recognition on the official MMSP'10 website.