The Isamu Abe Prize recognizes innovative ideas, achievements and applications in the field of accelerator controls and it is granted every two years by PCaPAC.
The main purpose of the Isamu Abe Prize is to encourage people in the early stages of their career and in the field of control systems development.
The prize is named in recognition of Isamu Abe, from KEK, one of the co-founders of PCaPAC, who suddenly passed away in June 2002.