Department of Computer Science

VDI Sponsorship Award 2024: 1st place for Ahmed Faisal Abdelrahman

VDI Förderpreisverleihung, Platz 1 für Ahmed Faisal Abdelrahman

Thursday 1 February 2024

Based on the way the brain works, Abdelrahman's research (in the Master's degree programme in Autonomous Systems) is looking for an approach that aims to improve the learning ability and adaptability of robots by enabling them to move safely in unstructured environments.

Ahmed Faisal Abdelrahman, now an alumnus of H-BRS, emerged as the winner of the VDI sponsorship award with his master's thesis in the Autonomous Systems degree programme on "A Neuromorphic Approach to Obstacle Avoidance in Robot Manipulation".  On 25.01.2024, he was honoured for his outstanding work with first place and prize money of 2,000 euros by laudator Horst Behr (Chairman VDI Kölner BV).  His supervisor Prof Dr Paul Plöger (H-BRS) accepted the prize on his behalf, as Abdelrahman was unable to attend the event and could only join in online.

VDI Förderpreisverleihung, Platz 1 für Ahmed Faisal Abdelrahman
f.l. From left: Horst Behr (Chairman VDI Cologne BV), Prof Dr Paul Plöger (H-BRS) and online Ahmed Faisal Abdelrahman (alumnus H-BRS) photo: VDI-Manfred Limbach

The sponsorship prize is awarded for outstanding diploma, bachelor's and master's theses in engineering disciplines at universities and universities of applied sciences in the area of the Cologne district association. The award is intended to motivate young graduates in line with the VDI's mission to promote engineering education and training.

Last year, Abdelrahman already took first place in another competition with his Master's thesis.

The interest in his research work shows that he is well on the way to driving progress in robotics by demonstrating how robots can perceive, understand and react to their environment with a new approach.

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Professor im Ruhestand / retired professor Dr. Paul G. Plöger

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