The European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) has announced that the EMVA Young Professional Award is now open for entries. The award celebrates the “outstanding and innovative work” of a student or a young professional in the field of machine vision or image processing.
The annual award is endowed with 1500 Euros and forms part of the EMVA’s goal to support further innovation in the industry, contribute to the “important aspects” of dedicated machine vision education, and provide a bridge between research and industry.
Applicants for the EMVA Young Professional Award are invited to submit their work, with the EMVA Board of Directors, representing the European Machine Vision Industry, selecting the winner of the award. The criteria of the works to be presented are:
- Outstanding or innovative work in the field of vision technology. Industrial relevance and collaboration with a company during the work is required. The targeted industry is free of choice.
- The work (master thesis or PhD thesis or equivalent level research) must have been undertaken within the last 18 months at, or in collaboration with, a European institution. The student may also have entered the professional field.
Applicants may submit the following materials to the EMVA President, Dr Chris Yates, until March 31st, 2022:
- A two-page abstract summarizing the innovation and the intended commercial benefit.
- A one-page CV.
- A copy of the master thesis or PhD thesis. If not yet finished or under publication restrictions, please provide at least one accepted publication.
With the award, the EMVA aims to encourage students and young scientists to focus on challenges in the field of machine vision and to apply the latest research results and findings in computer vision to the practical needs of the industry.
The winner of the award will be announced at the flagship 20th EMVA Business Conference 2022 taking place May 12th – 14th in Brussels, Belgium, and will have the opportunity to present the awarded work to the machine vision industry leaders from Europe and abroad.
In addition to winning the EMVA Young Professional Award, the 1500 Euros and publicity for the research work, the winner will receive a free conference pass for the EMVA Business Conference as well as the coverage of all travel costs to Brussels and a free pass for the 2022 European Machine Vision Forum in Ireland.
You can find more information about the EMVA Young Professional Award on the EMVA’s website.
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