ICTEAM Thesis Award
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The ICTEAM Thesis Award, which consists of an amount of 2000 €, is granted yearly to the best doctoral thesis that was publicly defended in the course of the previous civil year and for which at least one of the co-directors is officially a member of ICTEAM.
The selection jury in 2026 was chaired by Laurent Francis. The other members were David Bol, John Lee, Benoît Legat, Pierre Schaus and Luc Vandendorpe.
Winner of the ICTEAM Thesis Award 2026:
The ICTEAM Thesis Award 2026 was granted to Nicolas Roisin for his thesis entitled "Optical and Electrical Properties of Highly Strained Silicon towards Extended Infrared Photodetection" (supervisors: Denis Flandre & Jean-Pierre Raskin).
The award was granted during the ICTEAM Day on May 28, 2026.
Picture below: Luc Vandendorpe and Nicolas Roisin (from left to right)
The selection jury also awarded two special mentions:
- Special mention for scientific impact to Clément Hoffmann for his thesis "Post-quantum side-channel security from hard physical Learning problems" (supervisor: François-Xavier Standaert)
- Special mention for commitment to Vincent Kaschten for his thesis "Mismatched Luneburg Lens Antennas for FMCW Radar Systems" (supervisors: Christophe Craeye & Dimitri Lederer)
