QCR Mid-Year Retreat Awards

At the QCR Mid-Year retreat we presented awards on several different categories. The award winners are listed below.

 
Category Award Description 2022 winners
Awesomeness The QUT Centre for Robotics award for Awesomeness is awarded to the individual who is an all-round achiever within the Centre who displays positivity and resourcefulness. Merryn Ballantyne
Dorian Tsai
Best Collaborative Paper The QUT Centre for Robotics award for Best Collaborative Paper is awarded to researchers who have worked together to conduct collaborative research in robotics, as evidenced by this publication. Guilherme F Silva and other authors – A. Donaire, M. M. Seron, A. McFadyen and J. Ford

The Rheinmetall ATD team – Paulo V. K. Borges, Thierry Peynot, Sisi Liang, Bilal Arain,
Matthew Wildie, Melih G. Minareci, Serge Lichman,
Garima Samvedi, Inkyu Sa, Nicolas Hudson, Michael Milford,
Peyman Moghadam, Peter Corke

Best Event The QUT Centre for Robotics award for Best-Profile Raising Event is presented to the individual or team who best represent the aspirations of the Centre. Krishan Rana and Niko Suenderhauf
Best Supporter Citizen The QUT Centre for Robotics award for 2022 Best Supporter Citizen is awarded to a person who has gone above and beyond to help or support others when they needed it. Ben Talbot
James Mount
Best Supporter Citizens Team Award The QUT Centre for Robotics award for 2022 Best Supporter Citizens Team Award is awarded to a team who has gone above and beyond to help or support others when they needed it. Frederic Maire, Luis Mejias and Sourav Garg
Best team  The QUT Centre for Robotics award for Best Team is awarded to the team who has worked collaboratively to address a significant robotics challenge. MSITE Team: Ben Talbot, Guenes Minareci, James Mount, Dasun Gunasinghe, Riki Lamont, Niko Suenderhauf and Thierry Peynot
Centre Citizen The QUT Centre for Robotics award for 2022 Centre Citizen is awarded to a person that embodies the spirit of the QUT Centre for Robotics and fosters a supportive, innovative, inclusive, and fun environment. Luis Mejias
Ilana Bolingford
Will Browne
Contribution to Public Debate The QUT Centre for Robotics award for Best Contribution to Public Debate is awarded to an individual or team who has exhibited outstanding thought leadership on any robotics topic and its impact on society. Felipe Gonzalez
Emerging Centre Citizen The QUT Centre for Robotics award for 2022 Emerging Centre Citizen is awarded to a person that embodies the spirit of the QUT Centre for Robotics and assists in fostering a supportive, innovative, inclusive and fun environment. Fernando Vanegas Alvarez
Emerging Leader The QUT Centre for Robotics award for Emerging Leader is awarded to the individual who provides guidance and inspiration to their peers and has displayed promising leadership skills. Scarlett Raine
Mingda Xu
Christina Kazantzidou
Thierry Peynot
GitHub Great The QUT Centre for Robotics award for GitHub Great is awarded to the person who has displayed incredible expertise and determination in managing numerous repositories and for helping ensure the Centre’s members understand how Open Source and GitHub work. Ben Talbot and Luis Mejias
Industry Champion The QUT Centre for Robotics award for Industry Champion is awarded to the person who has displayed quality and impressive industry outcomes over the past 12 months Aaron McFadyen
QCR Partner Award The QUT Centre for Robotics award for QCR Partner is awarded to our Partners outside the Centre and highlights key contributions to the Centre and its members over the past 12 months Deon de Saldanha
Nicole Robinson
Rheinmetall Defence Australia
Boeing
CSIRO / DATA61 robotics group
Quiet Achiever The QUT Centre for Robotics award for 2022 Quiet Achiever is awarded to a person that has produced an impressive amount of research outcomes in the last 12 months. Connor Malone
Research Achievement The QUT Centre for Robotics Research Achievement award is awarded to a person that has made an outstanding contribution to robotics research. Jesse Haviland
Dimity Miller