The phrase "a paper was presented" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in academic or formal contexts to indicate that a paper or research work was shared or discussed, typically at a conference or seminar.
Example: "During the conference, a paper was presented on the effects of climate change on marine biodiversity."
Alternatives: "a paper was delivered" or "a paper was submitted".
They describe their new high-rise chip architecture in a paper being presented at the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) on Dec. 15-17.
In a paper being presented at the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence next week, MIT researchers describe a single neural network that takes as input both simple and highly complex data.
In a paper being presented today at the International Conference on Pattern Recognition in Cambridge, England, a Microsoft researcher and a Stanford University computer scientist set out to refute the controversial theory proferred by Mr. Hockney.
The executable algorithmic descriptions within a paper are presented in natural language sentences and basic code, thereby making long term compatibility absolute.
In a paper being presented this weekend at a conference on social computing, Lars Backstrom of Facebook and Jon Kleinberg of Cornell University found that the best predictors of love were how much interest couples had in each other, not necessarily whether they had a lot friends in common [PDF].
In the process of submission, it is sometimes extremely helpful to be asked to rethink how a paper is presented given the additional data acquired over time might be better used in a different manner.
Later in 2008 a discussion paper was presented in a workshop proposing to include the OBA concept as a government mechanism.
This scenario, put forth in a 2018 paper, was presented by scientist Amy Lien at January's American Astronomical Society meeting in Seattle.
A consultation paper was presented to PHRN participants outlining proposed models and asking for feedback regarding particular options.
A version of this paper was presented as a poster at the Global Maternal Health Conference (GMHC), 15-17 January 2013 in Arusha, Tanzania.
A version of this paper was presented as a poster at the Population Association of America PAAA) meeting which was held in San Francisco, CA, USA, 3 5 May 2012.
