The NI director Dr. Ivano Malavolta has been awarded the Dutch Prize for ICT. The jury selected his work out of nine other exceptional entries for his innovative progress in the “green robotics software” field. Malavolta managed to expand the scope of his research far beyond his field of expertise and demonstrated excellent leadership.

Malavolta will receive his award along with €50,000 at a ceremony during ICT.OPEN2024, which will take place on 10 and 11 April 2024 in Utrecht. He will also record a video to explain his award-winning work and its significance. This will be distributed to schools and other knowledge institutes.

The prestigious Dutch Prize for ICT research is awarded annually to a scientific researcher who has carried out innovative research or who has been responsible for a scientific breakthrough in ICT within 15 years of earning their PhD

The jury for the Dutch Prize for ICT Research 2024 consists of Prof. Dr. P. (Patricia) Lago, VU, Prof. Dr. ir. P. (Paris) Avgeriou, RUG and G.A. (Grace) Lewis PhD, Carnegie Mellon University (USA), supervised by Dr. ir. M.J.M. (Marc) de Jong.

You can read more about the award here