Overview
The
Summer Internships in Autonomous Robotics (SIAR) programme was a 3 year Science
Foundation Ireland funded internship programme that ran from 2009 to 2011. The
goal of SIAR was to engage students in research projects which focus on the technological
issues surrounding humanoid robotic soccer. These include challenges in obtaining
fast stable locomotion, real-time image processing, robust localization and effective
team co-ordination. These problems span a range of computer science, electronic
engineering and applied mathematics disciplines (artificial intelligence, control
systems, signal processing, algorithm development, image processing etc.) and
demand good programming and analytical skills. The programme was run by an inter-disciplinary
team of researchers from the Department of Electronic Engineering, Department
of Computer Science and the Hamilton Institute at NUI Maynooth and supported 30
students over a three year period.
The programme was coordinated by Dr. Sean McLoone (Electronic Engineering), Dr. Adam Winstanley (Computer Science) and Prof. Rick Middleton (The Hamilton Institute).
SIAR Programme -- Class of 2011
Kristen Laciak, Queen's University, Canada
Alexandre Aminot, Ensimag University, France
Bhomik Luthra, Bits Pilan University, India
Zhixiao Wang, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Gavin Dunne, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Chris Fenlon, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Aoife Marsh, University College Dublin, Ireland
Noel Kelly, University College Dublin, Ireland
Aneeq Zia, Lums School Of Science And Engineering, Pakistan
Muhammad Waqar Chughtai, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
SIAR Programme -- Class of 2010
Paul Murray, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Gavin Armstrong, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Musfira Jilani, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
Catriona Egan, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Louise McGlynn, University College Dublin, Ireland
Ciaran Burke , National University of Ireland, Maynooth
David Kennedy, University College Dublin, Ireland
Türker Coşkun, Bilkent University, Turkey
Saad Noor, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute (GIKI), Pakistan
Kevin Doherty, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
SIAR Programme -- Class of 2009
Thomas Whelan, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Alim Jiwa, University of British Columbia, Canada
Gokhan Yilmaz, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey
Ilge Akkaya, Bilkent University, Turkey
Kanika Poply, Dublin City University, Ireland
Magdalena Zieneiwicz, University College Dublin, Ireland
Wardah Inam, GIK institute of Eng. Sciences & Technology, Pakistan
William Cully, Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland
Aodhan Coffey, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Ornagh Higgins, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland