Precarn 20th Anniversary Awards for Research Excellence & Commercialization Success

...and the winners are:

The Precarn 20th Anniversary Research Excellence Award winner is Dr. Septimiu (Tim) Salcudean. The Precarn 20th Anniversary Commercialization Success Award winner is Point Grey Research for the Triclops stereo vision system.

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Precarn is celebrating its 20 years of success by recognizing excellence in research and commercialization of robotic and intelligent systems. We are soliciting the Canadian robotics and intelligent systems community to nominate candidates for one of two awards.

Research Excellence In Robotics & Intelligent Systems

This first award celebrates the research excellence of an individual in the field of intelligent systems who has participated in the IRIS-Precarn research and development network.

Commercialization Success of an Intelligent System or Robotic Technology

This second award recognizes an IRIS or Precarn developed technology that has led to a significant commercial success.

NOMINATION CRITERIA

Research Excellence in Robotics & Intelligent Systems

  1. The candidate's field of research must be in Intelligent Systems & Robotics.
  2. Any industrial, academic, or government researcher that has participated in the past or is currently participating in the IRIS or Precarn network is eligible for nomination, including but not restricted to: Professor, Post Doctoral Fellow, Scientist, Engineer, Research Assistant.
  3. The nominee's research has had significant scientific, societal, and/or industrial impact.
  4. The nominee is recognized by his peers in the IS community as demonstrated by other awards and/or anecdotal descriptions of recognition.
  5. Candidates cannot self-nominate.

Commercialization Success of an Intelligent System or Robotic Technology

  1. The nominated technology must be in the area of Intelligent Systems & Robotics.
  2. Any IRIS/Precarn developed innovation that has led to significant commercial success is eligible for nomination.
  3. The technology must have commercial success as measured in terms of sales, growth, revenue, international growth, market share, product migration (from original technology) market impact, or commercial longevity.
  4. Applicants that have participated in developing the technology can self- nominate the technology that they have helped to create.

 

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