The Ícarus Awards 2025 recognize two Master's Theses from CiTIUS
Researchers from CiTIUS Gabriel Otero Moreira and Martín Romero Romero were recognized in the third edition of the Ícarus Awards 2025 for the quality and potential for transfer of their master's thesis projects.
The University of Santiago de Compostela celebrated on Tuesday, July 1, the delivery of the Ícarus Awards 2025, in an event that featured a record participation of 90 projects, of which 20 were awarded. Among the awarded are two researchers from CiTIUS (Singular Center for Research in Intelligent Technologies, co-funded by the European Union), who have been recognized for their work with the first prize in their respective categories.
In the Science area, Gabriel Otero Moreira received the first prize for his master's thesis “Predictive Analysis of Atrial Fibrillation in ECG Records”.
On the other hand, in the area of Engineering and Architecture, Martín Romero Romero was awarded the first prize for his master's thesis “Deployment of Deep Learning Networks in the Edge using Compression Techniques”.
The award ceremony took place at the Faculty of Educational Sciences and was presided over by the rector's delegate for Knowledge Transfer, Luis Otero. Representatives from the Xunta de Galicia, the company Unirisco, and the university community also participated in an event that emphasized the growing entrepreneurial culture on the Santiago and Lugo campuses.
The director of the USC's Valuation, Transfer, and Entrepreneurship Area, José Luis Villaverde, highlighted the “great level of the projects” presented, as well as the high female participation among the awardees, which reached 70%.
These recognitions highlight CiTIUS's commitment to excellence in research and the pursuit of advancements that have a real impact on society.
Ícarus
The Ícarus Program aims to promote and boost the social and economic application of the knowledge generated at USC. To this end, it establishes awards for Doctoral Theses and Bachelor's/Master's Theses focused on their social and economic application in the areas of knowledge taught at the University of Santiago de Compostela. In the case of the theses, there is a financial allocation of €1,000 for the first prizes and €500 for the second, while the allocation for Bachelor's/Master's Theses is €800 and €400 respectively.
The University of Santiago de Compostela celebrated on Tuesday, July 1, the delivery of the Ícarus Awards 2025, in an event that featured a record participation of 90 projects, of which 20 were awarded. Among the awarded are two researchers from CiTIUS (Singular Center for Research in Intelligent Technologies, co-funded by the European Union), who have been recognized for their work with the first prize in their respective categories.
In the Science area, Gabriel Otero Moreira received the first prize for his master's thesis “Predictive Analysis of Atrial Fibrillation in ECG Records”.
On the other hand, in the area of Engineering and Architecture, Martín Romero Romero was awarded the first prize for his master's thesis “Deployment of Deep Learning Networks in the Edge using Compression Techniques”.
The award ceremony took place at the Faculty of Educational Sciences and was presided over by the rector's delegate for Knowledge Transfer, Luis Otero. Representatives from the Xunta de Galicia, the company Unirisco, and the university community also participated in an event that emphasized the growing entrepreneurial culture on the Santiago and Lugo campuses.
The director of the USC's Valuation, Transfer, and Entrepreneurship Area, José Luis Villaverde, highlighted the “great level of the projects” presented, as well as the high female participation among the awardees, which reached 70%.
These recognitions highlight CiTIUS's commitment to excellence in research and the pursuit of advancements that have a real impact on society.
Ícarus
The Ícarus Program aims to promote and boost the social and economic application of the knowledge generated at USC. To this end, it establishes awards for Doctoral Theses and Bachelor's/Master's Theses focused on their social and economic application in the areas of knowledge taught at the University of Santiago de Compostela. In the case of the theses, there is a financial allocation of €1,000 for the first prizes and €500 for the second, while the allocation for Bachelor's/Master's Theses is €800 and €400 respectively.
