Travel Award
Robotics Travel Award was launched in 2017, and it is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of robotics, which helps to grow their profile. The application process is open from August to January of the next year and winner is announced by the end of March.
The Prize:
– CHF 800;
– A certificate.
Number of Winner: 1
Robotics Travel Award
Application deadline: 31 January 2025
Winner announcement: 31 March 2025
Winner announcement: 31 March 2025
Eligibility and Requirements
– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students;– Plans to attend an international conference in 2025 (oral presentation or poster).
List of Documents for Application
– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications;
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);
– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Inho Kim
California Institute of Technology, USA
Award Committee
Prof. Marco Ceccarelli
Chairman
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Prof. Dr. Kean Aw
University of Auckland
Dr. David Portugal
Winner
Nicole D'Aurizio
University of Siena, Italy
Award Committee
Prof. Marco Ceccarelli
Chairman
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Prof. Huosheng Hu
University of Essex
Prof. Giuseppe Carbone
University of Calabria
Prof. Xinjun Liu
Tsinghua University
Winner
Wenzhong Yan
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Riddhiman Laha
Technical University of Munich, Germany
Award Committee
Prof. Marco Ceccarelli
Chairman
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Prof. Gursel Alici
University of Wollongong
Prof. Xinjun Liu
Tsinghua University
Winner
Gabriele Costante
University of Perugia, Italy
Winner
Lawrence Kim
Stanford University, CA, USA
Winner
Martin Garrad
University of Bristol, UK; University of the West of England, UK
Winner
Piyamate Wisanuvej
Imperial College London, UK
