Frankenhoff Outstanding Research Award
The Frankenhoff Outstanding Research award is based upon research accomplishments during the past five years, and awardees receive a $3,000 cash prize. Selection criteria include the following:
- Success in obtaining competitive funding and completion of research
- Commitment to graduate education
- Dissemination of research results through publications, presentations, patents, software and other means
- Research leadership such as national recognitions and organizing research teams
Nominations are due March 15, 2024 and application packets are due May 1, 2024.
Current recipient
Pascal Hitzler
This year’s recipient is Pascal Hitzler, professor in the computer science department.
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Hitzler is an internationally recognized leader in the field of artificial intelligence. He published on these systems nearly 20 years ago, when the community at large still regarded these systems as rather esoteric, and now that these systems are receiving more attention in the past five years, he continues to lead and shape the field.
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Not only is the volume of his publication output impressive, more importantly, the impact of all this work is very substantial, as witnessed by his inclusion in a number of prestigious rankings, which consistently mention him among the top 1-2% of researchers in his field worldwide.