ABB Research Award 2019
Project for sensors without batteries receives award
Dr. Ambuj Varshney was awarded the ABB Research Prize for his research project on the development of a sensor and communication system that is operated without batteries for only the second time.
Dr. Varshay's research, which is to be funded with the prize money of 300,000 US dollars over the next three years, could pave the way for the widespread use of sustainable, battery-free Network Embedded Systems (NES) applications.
The spread of NES applications is increasing rapidly. With the number of networked devices estimated to reach 50 billion by 2020, one of the key research challenges is to enable the deployment of such systems on a large scale. The jury emphasized that Dr. Varshney's research could make NES applications more sustainable and free of negative impacts on the environment and the radio environment in the long term.
The 33-year-old researcher, who received his doctorate in computer science from Sweden's Uppsala University in May 2018, accepted the award at a ceremony in Dättwil, Switzerland. His submission beat off competition from more than 60 other applicants from institutions around the world.
The ABB Research Prize, which is awarded every three years, recognizes the most outstanding research project following a dissertation in the fields of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, software development, electronics, robotics, artificial intelligence, process automation and all related technical disciplines used in utilities, industry, transport and infrastructure. The next ABB Research Prize will be awarded in 2022.
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