Academic Triumph in the Ulysseus Alliance: Martina Pastorino, Winner of the Mikio Takagi Award
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on the December 20, 2023
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Martina Pastorino, a PhD student within the Ulysseus Alliance and affiliated with Ulysseus partner universities, INRIA - Université Côte d'Azur (UniCA) and the University of Genoa, has clinched the first prize for the best student paper at the prestigious International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARRS'21), earning her the Mikio Takagi Student Prize in the same year.
Her paper, titled "Semantic segmentation of remote sensing images combining hierarchical probabilistic graphical models and deep convolutional neural networks" showcased innovation, methodological rigor, and a profound understanding of high-resolution remote sensing image semantic segmentation.
Martina Pastorino successfully defended her thesis at the University of Genoa on December 12, 2023, under the supervision of Ulysseus Alliance professors Josiane Zerubia and Gabriele Moser, securing an "excellent" rating with congratulations from the Italian jury (cum laude). In addition to this recognition, she received three outstanding support letters for the UniCA Prize, drafted by the jury president and the two rapporteurs.
Martina Pastorino's research focuses on combining deep learning models and stochastic models to develop new classification methods for very high-resolution remote sensing images. This innovative approach underscores her commitment to innovation in scientific research.
The interuniversity collaboration within the Ulysseus Alliance played a crucial role in Martina's thesis defense process and the publication of her prestigious paper. Regular exchanges with experts from different fields and participation in academic events strengthened her methodological approach and broadened her intellectual horizons.
About Ulysseus
Ulysseus is one of the 50 European universities selected by the European Commission to become the universities of the future. Led by the University of Seville, along with seven other European universities (University of Genoa, Italy; Université Côte d'Azur, France; Technical University of Košice, Slovakia; MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®, Austria; Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Finland; University of Münster, Germany; and University of Montenegro, Montenegro), the project enables students, researchers, and graduates to freely move between universities, undertake internships, and initiate high-impact research projects.
