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science prize for ai

second award ceremony on 11 May 2023

anton fink science prize

for artificial intelligence

The Deggendorf Institute of Technology will award the "Anton Fink Science Prize for Artificial Intelligence" for the second time in 2023. This award will contribute to strengthen teaching, research and development explicitly in the field of AI. The prize, endowed with 10,000 Euros, can be awarded to individuals, start-ups, universities, research institutes, foundations and companies for groundbreaking achievements in the research, development or practical application of AI.

Industrial production and mechanical engineering are at the core of our prosperity. For this reason, the first topic of this competition is AI applications related to Industry 4.0. Additionally,  central Europe is increasingly on the way to becoming a service society, making the second topic in the competition AI applications in the area of ​​service 4.0. The third topic will be about AI applications in medicine 4.0. The prize is intended to honor and promote digital innovations.
 

An overview of all the relevant information can be found here.

 

 


 

 

Award ceremony 2023

 

On 11 May 2023, DIT will award the "Anton Fink Science Prize for Artificial Intelligence" in the form of a ceremony.

 


 

 

applications

 

Applications involving research projects, research outcomes or teaching methods from Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic will be accepted. The application deadline is 31 January 2023 and the winner will be announced on 11 May 2023 in Deggendorf.
Applications must include research details, an outline of the innovation created and a CV of the applicant, to be sent to ki-preis@th-deg.de.

The following are evaluated in the AI fields of Industry 4.0 and Service 4.0:

  • Research
  • Developments
  • Practical applications

The application should answer these 3 questions:

1. What are the project / research / teaching outcomes?
2. What methods were used?
3. What innovations were created?

A CV of the applicant should be attached.

Approximately 2-3 pages are required for points 1-3.

Prize money: € 10,000 

Young Talent Award: € 1,000

 


 

 

 

Programme 2023

 

10.30 am

Arrival of the guests

11.00 am

WELCOME AND OPENING

Prof. Dr. Sperber
President of the Deggendorf Institite of Technology

11.05 am

WELCOME SPEECHES

Bernd Sibler
District Administrator of the Deggendorf District, former Minister of State

Dr. Christian Moser
Mayor of the city of Deggendorf

11.25 am

IMPULSE

Pharmacist Anton Fink

11.35 am

KEYNOTE 

Speaker requested

12.00 PM

AI AWARD CEREMONY

12.15 pm

AI YOUNG TALENT AWARD CEREMONY

12.30 PM

CLOSING WORDS

Prof. Dr. Patrick Glauner
Professor at the Deggendorf Institute of Technology

 

 


 

the jury

 

The jury consists of DIT professors Prof. Dr. Patrick Glauner, Prof. Dr. Dr. Heribert Popp and Prof. Dr. Markus Mayer, DIT President Prof. Dr. Peter Sperber, FH-Prof. DI Dr. Stefan Huber from Austria, Assoc. Prof. Ivo Bukovsky, Ph.D. from the Czech Republic, the former Bavarian Minister of Science Bernd Sibler and the award founder, Anton Fink.

 

 


 

 

conditions of participation

 

Eligible participants are individuals aged 18 and over who are residents of Germany, Austria or the Czech Republic, as well as groups and societies that are based in these countries. Applications and research papers are accepted in both German and English.

Companies or groups of applicants must appoint one (human!) person who will make the application and be responsible for it. Participants themselves must be aware and responsible that the presentation of their ideas or projects, insofar as industrial property rights exist, can eliminate the protection of novelties. In particular, it is their responsibility to ensure the novelty of their inventions through any patent applications prior to publication within the framework of the competition. The jury accepts no liability in this respect.

The jury will treat all confidential information received during the competition as strictly confidential and will use it solely for the purpose of judging the competition. Partipants agree to the making of visual and audio recordings at the award ceremony, where the winner will be announced by name.

Participation in the competition is subject to the exclusion of legal recourse. The jury reserves the right to exclude applicants. The jury also reserves the right to cancel the entire competition at any time without any given reason. The participants assure that the submitted documents do not violate any legal regulations or the rights of third parties. This includes, for example, copyrights, trademark rights, design rights, registered designs or patent rights.

 

 


award ceremony 2022

On 28 June, the Deggendorf Institute of Technology hosted the "Anton Fink Science Prize for Artificial Intelligence" for the first time in a festive setting. 

Winner: Prof. Dr. Jan Schmitt from the Institute of Digital Engineering (IDEE) at the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt

Science Prize for AI 2022

 

Impressions from the 2022 ceremony