The Internet of Things Chair, promoted by the University of Seville and the technology-based company WoodSwallow , has awarded scholarships to engineering students from the University of Seville to carry out final degree or master's projects. These projects must deal with one of the four specific topics proposed by the chair related to IoT and intelligent energy management.

Scholarship recipient students

After the deadline for submitting applications on March 13, the IoT Chair has been in charge of evaluating the applications submitted for this 1st edition of the scholarships. After the assessment, the committee has selected two students from the Higher Technical School of Engineering of the University of Seville, who will be beneficiaries of support scholarships to carry out their Master's Thesis.

The Evaluation Commission is made up of four members who are experts in the field from both the University of Seville and WoodSwallow , and is chaired by the director of the Internet of Things Chair , Professor Antonio Jesús Torralba Silgado .

The beneficiaries are Fernando Vega Zájara , student of the Master's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering , taught at the Higher Technical School of Engineering, and Esther María Bravo Salguero , also a student of the Master's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering . Fernando will carry out his TFM based on the topic proposed by the chair: “Development of a process in Python for management and monitoring of a commercial sensor with Bluetooth connectivity”, while Esther will carry out her TFM based on the topic: “Study and test of the new network technologies for IoT aimed at connected homes: Thread and Matter.” The students who are beneficiaries of the scholarships undertake to present both projects, at the latest, in September 2023.

What do these scholarships consist of?

The Bachelor's Thesis (TFG) and Master's Thesis (TFM) scholarships from the Internet of Things Chair are aimed at students from any branch of engineering at the University of Seville. With this initiative, the chair seeks to promote research and development in the field of the Internet of Things and intelligent energy management.

In this first edition, the IoT Chair has selected two students from among those who have submitted their application within the established deadline and according to the rules of the call. These students will be beneficiaries of support scholarships that will have a financial award of 3,500 euros to complete their TFG or TFM.

Other activities of the IoT Chair

The IoT Chair carries out different teaching and research activities linked to the Internet of Things and intelligent energy management. These include training, dissemination and events activities, as well as research and development activities.

Currently, the chair has an open call for the 2nd edition of the Bachelor's and Master's Final Project Awards . The objective is to reward the best TFG and TFM related to the Internet of Things and energy management. Those students who have a TFG or TFM related to any of these topics will be able to present it and opt for one of the four prizes that will be awarded in this new 2022/23 call.

The call is aimed at students of any branch of engineering at the University of Seville and applies to projects presented and qualified between October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023. All information related to the awards, as well as the process application form can be found on the chair's website: Internet of Things Chair (us.es) .