Fall 2025 Recipients
Daniel Jakubisin
Affiliation
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Title
Covariance Completion for Adaptive Beamforming and Direction Finding Applications
Commercial Partner
Analog Devices
Marco Carricato
Affiliation
University of Bologna
Title
Advanced Robotic Manipulation and Control in Enhanced Automated Lines and Machinery
Commercial Partner
IMA Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A.
Fall 2025 Honorable Mentions
Researcher: Guilherme Vieira Hollweg
Proposal Title: Robust Adaptive MPC-RMRAC-based Control with Real-Time Efficiency Optimization for Electric Vehicles
Institution: University of Michigan - Dearborn
Industry Partner: FPT Software Company Limited
Researcher: Usman Hadi
Proposal Title: 6G Secure Hybrid Intelligence for Enhanced Layered Defense - SHIELD
Institution: Ulster University
Industry Partner: Nokia Corp
Researcher: Christos Verginis
Proposal Title: Real-time learning and control of multi-robot systems
Institution: Uppsala Universitet
Industry Partner: ABB Robotics
Researcher: Pavithra Prabhakar
Proposal Title: An Abstraction-based Verification Framework of AI-enabled Automotive Systems
Institution: The University of New Mexico
Industry Partner: General Motors
Spring 2025 Recipients
Georgios Papaioannou
Affiliation
Technische Universiteit Delft
Title
Ekastos iHBM4AV (individualized Human Body Model for Whole-Body Vibration in Automated Vehicles)
Commercial Partners
Volkswagen & Toyota
Lei Feng
Affiliation
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Title
An Accuracy vs. Time Configurable Simulation Model for Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Commercial Partner
Volvo
Spring 2025 Honorable Mentions
Researcher: Arnaud Malan
Proposal Title: Simulink Co-Simulation Demonstrator: CFD Modelling of Aircraft Liquid Hydrogen Tanks with Active Pressure Control
Institution: University of Cape Town
Industry Partner: Airbus
Researcher: Kirti Yenkie
Proposal Title: Framework for Efficient Operations in Multiproduct Pipeline Systems: A Case Scenario of Lubricant Oil Flushing
Institution: Rowan University
Industry Partner: ExxonMobil
Researcher: Manish Kumar
Proposal Title: Control of Multiple Crazyflies with Unreal Engine based Simulation and Digital Twin Environment using MATLAB
Institution: University of Cincinnati
Industry Partner: Valvoline
Researcher: Qiugang Lu
Proposal Title: Knowledge-Guided and Hierarchical Graph Structure Learning for Process Monitoring of Complex Industrial Systems
Institution: Texas Tech University
Industry Partner: Dow
