Awards

The Human Communication and Interaction Research Group (HCI-RG) has been recognized by receiving several awards for their teamwork and excellence.

ONCE Awards

Martin Gonzalez and the Minister Mercedes Cabrera.

Held every two years, the ONCE International Research and Development Award in New Technologies for the Blind and Visually Impaired is aimed at promoting technological developments that make a substantial contribution to facilitating the integration and normalisation of blind and visually impaired people.

SHINOBU project received this award for its contribution to improvement in the performance of outdoor activities of visually impaired people. The system provides navigational assistance for its use in public transit networks.

The Award was given by the Minister of Education and Social Care Mercedes Cabrera.

Official Title

ONCE International Research and Development Award in New Technologies for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Category

Best Research Project.

Scope

International award competing against other 59 project proposals.

Promoter

Ceremony

CIDAT (National Center Research, Development on Accessibility for Visually Impaired Users), Madrid, Spain.

Date

November 4, 2008.

Photos

ONCE Awards 2008. Madrid, Spain, European Union. (Nov. 4, 2008) [Album containing 4 photos].

ONCE.

Vodafone Awards

Minister Cristina Garmendia .

The Vodafone Research Awards are promoted by the Vodafone Company and the Spanish Office for Science and Technology and it its specially targeted to novel research projects on mobile technologies.

Our Oberón project, received the Best Research Project on Mobile Technologies Award 2008. This project provides augmented accessibility support for users of public transportation systems such as bus, underground and commuter trains.

The Award was given by the Minister of Science and Research Cristina Garmendia.

Official Title

Premios Vodafone al Desarrollo y la Innovación en Comunicaciones Móviles.

Category

Best Research Project.

Scope

National (Spain) award.

Promoter

Ceremony

CSIC (National Center for Scientific Research), Madrid, Spain.

Date

July 8, 2008.

Photos

Vodafone Awards 2008. Madrid, Spain, European Union. (Jul. 8, 2008) [Album containing 3 photos].

Vodafone.

Degree Project Awards

Degree Project Award.

The Degree Project Awards are promoted by the Gijon City Council encouraging the development of high quality engineering projects by university students.

The last project of the Tirsvs program (History modeled as a semantic network of historic events) developed by Marta Ruíz García won one of the Information Technologies Awards 2007.

Official Title

Premios Fin de Carrera.

Category

Information Technologies.

Scope

Regional (Asturias) award.

Promoter

Ceremony

Gijon City Hall, Asturias, Spain.

Date

December 27, 2007.

Photos

Photos Degree Project Awards 2007. [Album containing 6 photos].

Gijon City Council.

Internet Day Awards

Internet Day Logo.

Internet Day is an event organized by the Association of Internet Users of Spain. Its main goal is the promotion of accessible technologies in the age of the Information Society.

The design of our web site was selected as Finalist to the Best Accessible Web Design Award 2007.

Official Title

Premios Día de Internet 2007.

Category

Finalist to the Best Accesible Web Design (TOP-3).

Scope

International.

Promoter

Ceremony

Trade Fair and Conference Center of Malaga, Spain.

Date

May 17, 2007.

Internet Day Awards Logo.

e-Asturias Awards

eAsturias Award.

e-Asturias is a an initiative of the goverment of the Principality of Asturias for the development and promotion of new technologies in the Society of the Information.

Our Augmented Reality Vadinia project was Finalist to the Best Research Project Award 2006.

Official Title

Premios Sociedad de la Información 2006.

Category

Finalist to the Best Research Project Award (TOP 3)

Scope

National (Spain) award.

Promoter

Ceremony

Filarmonica Theater, Oviedo, Asturias.

Date

November 24, 2006.

e-Asturias Award Logo.

TAW Awards

TAW Award.

TAW stands for Test de Accesibilidad Web (Web Accesibility Test), a tool developed by the Web Accesibility Division of the CTIC Foundation (Center for the Development of Information and Communication Technologies in Asturias).

Our tandem projects GADEA - ANTS received the TAW Awards to the Best Research Projects on Web Accesibility 2005.

Official Title

Premios TAW 2005.

Category

Best Research Project.

Scope

National (Spain) award.

Promoter

Ceremony

Centro Municipal Gijón-Sur, Gijón, Asturias.

Date

November 22, 2005.

Photos

Photos TAW Awards 2005. [Album containing 46 photos].

Youtube Videos

Video TAW Awards 2005. [Video length: 01:35].

TAW Award Logo.