The TAS Early Career Researcher (ECR) Award scheme was launched to recognise significant contributions to TAS-related activities by PhD students and postdoctoral researchers across five impact categories. The winners were announced by Dr Horia Maior and Professor Elvira Perez Vallejos at the TAS’23 Symposium in Edinburgh.
The awardees are:
Academic Research:
Andriana Boudouraki, PhD student, Mixed Reality Lab, University of Nottingham
Knowledge Transfer:
Balint Gyevnar, PhD student, CDT in Natural Language Processing, University of Edinburgh (not pictured)
Policy:
Anastasia Kordoni, Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept of Psychology, University of Lancaster
Public Engagement:
Eike Schneiders, Postdoctoral Researcher, Mixed Reality Lab, University of Nottingham
Responsible Research and Innovation:
Helen Smith, Postdoctoral Researcher, TAS Functionality Node, University of Bristol
Each awardee will receive £4k to use towards their research and professional development.
You can find out more about the 2023 Award Scheme here.