Awards
AIM has created a number of awards in order to encourage scientific research and to promote original works.
AIM Award for the best master theses
The AIM awards every year the best master theses from graduates of the Montefiore Institute. A prize of 500€ is awarded by section of the Montefiore Institute or section that is closely linked to the Institute: Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, MSc in Computer Science, Data Science Engineering, MSc in Data Science, and Physics Engineering.
In 2025, the prize awarded to the Electrical Engineering section was sponsored by FABI for a 500€ amount.
The 2025 laureates are:
Biomedical Engineering
Julien Brandoit
Title : “A Deep Learning Method for Fast Generation of Degenerate High-Dimensional Conductance-Based Populations from Neuronal Spike Times”
Electrical Engineering
Thomas Braipson
Title : “Non-Emptiness Test for Automata on Linear Orderings: an Efficient Implementation”
Energy Engineering
Antoine Leveaux
Title : “Dynamic Characterization of Flow Separation on the Suction Side of a Pelton Turbine Bucket”
Computer Science Engineering
Thibaud Vanmechelen
Title : “Rapid Cytomine: Foundation Models for Interactive Annotation in Computational Pathology”
Master in Computer Science
Dorian Robyns
Title : “Client Order Forecasting in a Semi-Digital Meal Delivery System Using Machine Learning”
Data Science Engineering
Tom Clara
Title : “Efficient Representation and Manipulation of Automata on Linear Orderings”
Master in Data Science
Andreas Coco
Title : “Can Large Language Models Accelerate the Correction of Student Code ?”
Engineering Physics
Tom Bertrand
Title : “The Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov Equation Solved Through Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics: A Computational and Applied Study”
AIM Award for the best PhD thesis
The George Montefiore International Competition, established by our founder, rewarded every five years an exceptional work carried out in a field chosen among the specialties taught at the Montefiore Institute.
For many years, this prize was very renowned in the field of electrical engineering.
In 2014, AIM created another award for the best PHD thesis presented at the Montefiore Institute.
This prize distinguishes a doctoral thesis defended in the past year at the Montefiore Institute. The Doctoral College of the Institute selects, among the candidate theses, the three theses that present the highest scientific interest. The AIM, as part of its award, aims to highlight the societal aspect and industrial implications of the content of the thesis. It is in this spirit that it designates the best thesis.
This prize of 3500 euros was given for the first time in 2015.
En 2025, suite à un changement dans la période de remise de thèse considérée, le prix n’a pas été remis. Le prochain prix sera remis lors de la soirée AIM 2026.