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<span>The Sociedad Española para la Investigación y desarrollo en Robótica (SEIDROB) and the Sociedade Portuguesa de Robótica (SPR) award a prize for the best Iberian PhD Thesis in the field of Robotics for students who have defended their PhD in the years
2017, 2018, and 2019.<br>
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<div>The prize is endowed with 900 euros for the winner; winner and finalist will also receive an accrediting diploma.<br>
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<div>The following criteria will be taken into account in the evaluation:<br>
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<div>- The innovation of the contributions presented in the Thesis, as well as the experimental validation of the results.<br>
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<div>- The number and quality of the (accepted) publications that have emerged from the PhD that have as authors both the student and supervisor.<br>
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<div>The jury will be composed of an equal number of Spanish and Portuguese experts.<br>
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<div>Students can submit their application by completing the form accessible at the URL<br>
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<div>https://bit.ly/2WqoAiV<br>
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<div>attaching the PhD in PDF format and the graduation certificate.<br>
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<div>NOTE<br>
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<div>For Spanish participants<br>
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<div>The participant must be a SEIDROB student member for the year 2019. The advisor must be an individual SEIDROB member or, alternatively, his/her institution must be an institutional partner.<br>
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<div>To become a SEIDROB member, please follow the instructions at the web page https://seidrob.es/en/inscripcion/<br>
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<div>For Portuguese participants<br>
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<div>The participant or his/her advisor must be a SPR member for the year 2019. To become SPR member, please follow the instructions at the web page http://www.sprobotica.pt/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=72<br>
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<span>The deadline for submission is July 31, 2019.</span><br>
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<div style="font-size:1.2em; font-family:calibri; color:black"><b>Manuel Silva</b><br>
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<div style="font-size:0.8em; font-family:calibri; color:black">Professor Adjunto <br>
Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica<br>
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