Awards and Recognitions

Jesse Ojukwu - The Best Student Paper Award

P‌ictured below is CDT student Shalman Jesse Ojukwu from Cohort 3.  Congratulations on being a joint winner for the 'Best Student Paper Award at the 2nd IEEE Computer Society International Symposium on the Tsetlin Machine (ISTM2023), Newcastle.

Celebrating Success Awards Event: 29 June 2023

Pictured is Amanda Lane, Centre Manager with Professor Chris Day Vice-Chancellor at Newcastle University at the Celebrating Success event.

Pictured is Volker Pickert, Centre Director at the Vice-Chancellor's Celebrating Success event.

WEMDCD 2023: 'Alessandro Costabeber Best Student Paper'

Pictured below is CDT student Nail Tosun from cohort 4 during attendance at the WEMDCD 2023 event.  The paper was awarded the 'Alessandro Costabeber Best Student Paper' at the 6th IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis.

Newcastle University Students Union: The Education Awards 4 May 2022

Congratulations to Professor Barrie Mecrow (CDT management team member and student supervisor) for being awarded 'Outstanding Contribution to Personal Support'.  

CBE for Professor Phil Blythe

Congratulations to Professor Phil Blythe for being awarded a CBE in the New Years honours list.

Royal Academy of Engineering Fellows

Professor Bill Drury

Professor Bill Drury, CDT Steering and Advisory Board Chairman was appointed as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2020.

Prof Bill Drury elected as Royal Academy of Engineering fellow

Professor Phil Blythe

Professor Phil Blythe, Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department for Transport was appointed as Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2020.

Prof Phil Blythe elected as Royal Academy of Engineering fellow  

 

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE) Fellow

Professor Pat Wheeler from University of Nottingham has been elected Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE) in 2020.