DC-RES PhD Stuident Zahra Babaiee Wins Prestigious FFG Spinoff Fellowship

29. March 2025
We are proud to announce that Zahra Babaiee from DC-RES has been awarded the esteemed FFG Spinoff Fellowship, securing a grant of €500,000.

The fellowship is granted in collaboration with Expedition Zukunft, where Zahra serves as the Principal Fellow, and must commence by April at the latest.

The awarded project, titled EVIA (Efficient Visual Intelligence for Autonomous Driving and Mobility), aims to develop efficient vision models for embedded systems and edge devices, building upon the recipient’s PhD research. The project will span one year and focus on advancing AI-driven solutions for autonomous mobility.

This fellowship marks a significant step in bridging cutting-edge academic research with real-world applications in the field of artificial intelligence and autonomous driving.

 

For more information, visit the official FFG Spinoff Fellowship pages: