FOA-Faculty Innovation Award; September 15, 2020

 

Agency

Sony Research Award Program

 

Description

Sony has issued a call for proposals for their Faculty Innovation Award as part of their Sony Research Award Program. Global research and development at Sony enables us to foster innovative ideas, which could ultimately lead to future technology advancements and company growth. In order to speed up and expand the creation of new ideas, we would like to partner with universities. This partnership will help cultivate advanced concepts and fertilize our own research and development. The Sony Faculty Innovation Award provides up to $100K USD* in funds to conduct pioneering research in the areas listed below. Please select the single most relevant keyword to your submission:

·        Information Technology: Machine Learning; Computer Vision; Human Computer Interaction; Visual/Visualization; Audio, Music, Speed, and Language Processing; Robotics; Communications; RF Sensing; Software and Security; System Architecture and Processor

·        Devices and Materials: Materials and Device Analysis/Simulation/Informatics; Metasurface Flat Optics; Photonic Neural Networks; Display Devices and Materials; Novel Optical Polymers; Biosignals/Affective Computing; Protein Engineering; Photo-responsive Active Materials; Urban and Field Pants; Quantum Sensing

·        Biomedical and Life Science: Applications; Digital Health; Life Science

We accept applications from Principal Investigators (PIs) who are full-time professors (adjunct professors are not eligible) or researchers and are eligible to supervise Ph.D. students at a university/educational institution

 

Closing Date:

September 15, 2020

 

Link to Full Announcement

https://www.sony.com/electronics/research-award-program#FacultyInnovationAward

 

Contact Information

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