The ERC - European Research Council funds creative researchers of any nationality and age, to run frontier projects across Europe.
We are happy to announce that Asst. Prof. Erdinç TATAR from Bilkent University Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department and Bilkent UNAM and Asst. Prof. Fatma GÜNEY from Koç University Computer Engineering Department have been selected for funding with a budget of 3.15 Million EUR in the ERC-2023-StG call under the Horizon Europe Programme. Both researchers' project idea was supported within the scope of TÜBİTAK's ERC Principal Investigator Advancement Program.
We congratulate our eminent researchers and their host institutions.
 | Asst. Prof. Erdinç TATAR ERC 2023 Starting Grant Principle Investigator Host Institution: Bilkent University & UNAM Project title: 0-drift: Toward driftless sensors with on-chip self-calibration Panel: PE7 - Systems and Communication Engineering Project Budget: 1.65 million EUR
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 | Asst. Prof. Fatma GÜNEY ERC 2023 Starting Grant Principle Investigator Host Institution: Koç University Project title: ENSURE: Enabling Self-Driving in Uncertain Real Environments Panel: PE6 Computer Science and Informatics Project Budget: 1.5 million EUR |
In 0-drift Project Dr. Erdinç TATAR and his team will aim to achieve a 0-drift sensor with self-stress-calibration. Sensor drift is a major problem for MEMS inertial sensors, limiting their usage in autonomous navigation applications. Commonly utilized temperature calibration fails to eliminate the drift. The proposed self-stress-calibration approach would improve the current MEMS inertial sensor performance by >100X, enabling error-free, only gravity-referenced inertial navigation. Unlike GPS or camera, inertial navigation works under all weather, light, and location conditions. With further miniaturization, 0-drift sensors could fit into smartphones, and reliable indoor navigation would become a reality. The introduced self-calibration concept could also benefit various sensors and initiate a new era for sensor calibration.Dr. TATAR was funded by TÜBİTAK BİDEB 2232 International Fellowship for Outstanding Researchers. TATAR's project proposal was supported within the scope of TÜBİTAK's ERC Principal Investigator Advancement Program.
In ENSURE Project Dr. Fatma GÜNEY and her team aims to understand the dynamics of driving with different types of uncertainty to achieve safe self-driving in complex real-world situations. These include uncertainties due to unknown intentions of other agents such as negotiation scenarios at intersections as well as uncertainties due to modelling errors, for example failing to predict future correctly due to an unknown object on the road. The 5-year project prioritizes safety and explainability of self-driving technology to increase its applicability in real world with state-of-the-art deep learning techniques. Dr. GÜNEY was funded by TÜBİTAK BİDEB 2232 International Fellowship for Outstanding Researchers. GÜNEY's project proposal was supported within the scope of TÜBİTAK's ERC Principal Investigator Advancement Program.
Türkiye hosts 36 ERC Grants in total (except the two projects mentioned in this news).
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