It is now open to entries from students and faculty from electrical and computer engineering departments across the UAE.
It is now open to entries from students and faculty from electrical and computer engineering departments across the UAE
Engineering students, professors and industries now have a chance to win Dh200,000 by participating in an annual research competition introduced by the Knowledge Management Group in recognition of innovative research work.
The main aim of the award is to provide a central point for the review of engineering research contributions in the UAE and to raise awareness of the knowledge gained, a report from the organisation said.
There is a need for more research in the country and a single place to gather it all. Such an award encourages students, faculties and industries to contribute to this end, Karen Harrison-Taylor, manager of Knowledge Management Consultancy and Training Division, told Notes.
Hassan Al Nashash, Professor and Department Chairman of Electrical Engineering at the American University of Sharjah, who worked in collaboration with the organisation to initiate the award, said that the idea was to encourage research in the GCC countries.
The award is aimed at undergraduate electrical and computer engineering students, college and university faculty, and at industries which have contributed towards research in engineering.
As a starting point we limited the scope of participants. Yet we hope to include other engineering disciplines in the future, said Al Nashash.
Participant teams or individuals must submit work through their department heads as a technical report of their senior year design projects, along with their application forms by February 28.
The judging panel will include Al Nashash, Professor Maamar Bettayeb, adviser to the Chancellor for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research at Sharjah University and Professor Gareeb Saeed Ali from UAE University.
Applicants will receive feedback from the panel, highlighting strengths of the report and providing recommendations for further research. The KM Engineering Award will be presented in April.
Conditions for students, professors and faculty participation
Technical reports will be evaluated according to the following criteria
Participants should also include an appendix to show evidence of:
Applications to be submitted together with three copies of the technical report to: The KM Engineering Award, Knowledge Management, P.O. Box: 42035, Dubai- UAE
Deadline: February 28, 2005
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