Recipients and application conditions

In the 2nd edition, the candidates for the Jerónimo Martins Merit Award for best thesis in Computer Science and Engineering will be IST students preparing the final dissertation/project of the Master’s degree course in Computer Science and Engineering, in the academic year 2022/2023.

Selection criteria

The selection of candidates is carried out through the evaluation of the jury, in two stages:

• 1st phase (academic component): students will be ranked according to the final grade of their Master’s dissertation, followed by other activities developed within the scope of the thesis (e.g. publications), and the first 5 will be selected to move on to the second phase;
• 2nd phase (pitch component): each of the 5 selected students will make a 5 minute pitch, followed by 10 minutes of discussion, where content, potential impact on society and clarity of presentation will be valued.

Prize Value

• Monetary prize, to be given to the students: 1st place – €1,800 (one thousand and eight hundred euros); 2nd place – €900,00 (nine hundred euros); 3rd place – €450,00 (four hundred and fifty euros);
• Donation to improve the quality of teaching, in the amount of €1,200 (one thousand and two hundred euros).

Jury

The jury must be composed of more than one IST member, so that they have a majority of the votes.

See regulation of the respective academic year for more information.

Documents

For more information, consult the portuguese documents.

Winner Jerónimo Martins Merit Award in Computer Science and Engineering

News

• Técnico students receive the Jerónimo Martins Merit Award (2022/2023)

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