2nd Edition of the Awards for the best Undergraduate and Master's Theses of the IoT Chair

• The awards are aimed at engineering students at the University of Seville

• Candidates will be eligible for four prizes ranging from 2,000 to 2,500 euros.

 

The Chair of the Internet of Things has launched the second edition of the IoT Chair awards for the best Master's Final Projects (TFM) and Bachelor's Final Projects (TFG) related to the Internet of Things and intelligent energy management.

“We are proud to announce this second edition of the awards for the best undergraduate and master's theses after the success of the first edition, in which we received works of great technical quality. We hope that this edition will reach even more engineering students and allow them to compete for the awards offered by the chair,” said Antonio Torralba, director of the IoT Chair.

The chair is a joint initiative of the University of Seville and the technology-based company WoodSwallow , and its objective is to promote teaching and research activities related to the IoT and smart energy management. Among the activities planned by the chair are the aforementioned awards, as well as scholarships to support undergraduate and master's theses, and masterclasses related to these topics, among others. “We encourage all engineering students with an interest in the field of IoT and energy management to learn about the chair's activities and participate in them. This is a field with enormous potential in the coming years, and an excellent topic of study and research for a final degree or master's project,” emphasized Manuel Álvarez, CEO and founder of WoodSwallow.

Who can apply?

These awards are open to engineering students from any discipline at the University of Seville. Undergraduate and Master's theses must address a topic related to the Internet of Things, with preference given to those focusing on smart energy management applications or electromobility. The topics are divided into two categories: Hardware and Embedded Firmware.

In the Hardware category, projects may include analysis, research, development, prototyping or implementation of antenna design for embedded equipment, design of low-power IoT equipment or inverters for domestic installations, among others.

Meanwhile, in the Embedded Firmware category, projects related to these fields can be submitted, such as projects on cellular communications for embedded systems (for example, 5G, LTE-M or NB-IoT), energy telemetry protocols or embedded firmware design based on RUST.

The complete list of topics covered in this 2nd edition of the awards for best undergraduate and master's theses of the IoT Chair can be found on the Chair's website.

What do the prizes consist of?

All engineering students from the University of Seville with undergraduate or master's theses submitted and graded between October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023 to the University of Seville that are related to any of the proposed topics, may submit their application and be eligible for one of the four prizes that will be awarded in this new 2022/23 call.

Specifically, two prizes of €2,000 each will be awarded to the best undergraduate theses and two prizes of €2,500 each to the best master's theses submitted in this edition.

Application deadlines

The application period will be open until October 31, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. To submit applications, students must follow the instructions on the Chair's website. There they will find all the information about the Chair and its activities, as well as information on deadlines and procedures for submitting applications for this second edition of the IoT Chair's Undergraduate and Master's Thesis Awards.