<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail-vc_row gmail-wpb_row gmail-vc_row-fluid gmail-vc_custom_1706291151388" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin-top:30px"><div class="gmail-wpb_column gmail-vc_column_container gmail-vc_col-sm-12" style="box-sizing:border-box;width:1170px;min-height:1px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;float:left"><div class="gmail-vc_column-inner" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;width:1170px"><div class="gmail-wpb_wrapper" style="box-sizing:border-box"><div class="gmail-wpb_raw_code gmail-wpb_raw_html gmail-wpb_content_element" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px"><div class="gmail-wpb_wrapper" style="box-sizing:border-box"><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;line-height:29px;color:inherit;margin:0px 0px 15px;font-size:24px;padding:0px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:medium;font-weight:400">Dear colleagues (Apologies for cross-posting),</span></span></h2><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;line-height:29px;color:inherit;margin:0px 0px 15px;font-size:24px;padding:0px"><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:400">******************************************</span></h2><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;line-height:29px;color:inherit;margin:0px 0px 15px;font-size:24px;padding:0px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box">Call for Participation <img class="gmail-" src="https://static.vecteezy.com/system/resources/previews/019/615/984/original/hand-holding-megaphone-png.png" alt="Megaphone Icon Png - ClipArt Best" width="35" height="35" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"></span></h2><div><span style="box-sizing:border-box">******************************************</span></div></div></div><div class="gmail-wpb_text_column gmail-wpb_content_element" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px"><div class="gmail-wpb_wrapper" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-size:18px;line-height:30px;padding-bottom:20px">The <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">9th RTSI Forum</span> provides an excellent opportunity for <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">PhD students</span> and <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">postdoctoral researchers</span> engaged in <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:0px">innovative research</span> with the potential to create a positive socio-economic impact to participate in a research contest.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-size:18px;line-height:30px;padding-bottom:20px">This competition is a unique platform for emerging researchers to present their work and showcase its value beyond academia. Whether the research addresses challenges in smart cities, healthcare, environmental sustainability, energy and transportation, technological advancement, cybersecurity, or any other field with transformative potential, we are eager to hear from researchers whose projects tackle real-world issues and contribute to <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:0px">societal and economic progress.</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:30px;padding-bottom:20px">Participants will have the chance to gain visibility, receive feedback from experts, and compete for awards that recognize research excellence and real-world relevance.</p></div></div><div class="gmail-wpb_raw_code gmail-wpb_raw_html gmail-wpb_content_element" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px"><div class="gmail-wpb_wrapper" style="box-sizing:border-box"><h4 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"Open Sans Condensed",sans-serif;line-height:20px;color:inherit;margin:0px 0px 6px;font-size:18px;padding:0px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:26px;margin-top:30px;border-bottom:2px solid red">Who Should Apply?</span></h4><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></div></div><div class="gmail-wpb_text_column gmail-wpb_content_element" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px"><div class="gmail-wpb_wrapper" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px"><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:18px;line-height:30px;padding-bottom:5px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:0px">PhD students:</span> If you are pursuing a PhD and believe your research has significant socio-economic benefits, we encourage you to participate in this competition.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:30px;padding-bottom:5px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:0px"> Postdoctoral researchers:</span> If you are a Post-PhD researcher working on innovative projects with the potential to drive positive change, we invite you to join this competition.</li></ul></div></div><div class="gmail-wpb_raw_code gmail-wpb_raw_html gmail-wpb_content_element" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px"><div class="gmail-wpb_wrapper" style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><h4 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"Open Sans Condensed",sans-serif;line-height:20px;color:inherit;margin:0px 0px 6px;font-size:18px;padding:0px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:26px;margin-top:30px;border-bottom:2px solid red">How to Apply?</span></h4><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></div></div><div class="gmail-wpb_text_column gmail-wpb_content_element" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px"><div class="gmail-wpb_wrapper" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-size:18px;line-height:30px;padding-bottom:20px">To participate in this Innovation for <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">Research Impact Competition</span>, submit a brief summary of your research project (<span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">maximum 2 pages</span>, in English) via EDAS platform: <a href="https://edas.info/index.php?c=33110" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">link</a>. The summary should highlight <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">the researcher’s status</span> (PhD student or Postdoctoral researcher), <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">the project’s context</span>, <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">contributions</span>, and <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:0px">socio-economic impacts</span>.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-size:18px;line-height:30px;padding-bottom:20px">An evaluation committee will review all abstracts. Selected abstracts will have the privilege of submitting an extended version as a <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">short paper</span> (typically 4 pages in standard IEEE two-column format) for the RTSI proceedings. Additionally, the authors of selected abstracts should present their work within <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:0px">5 minutes</span> in front of a panel of judges and an attentive audience. An evaluation committee will rank the research projects and presentations, granting two awards: one for the best PhD student research work and one for the best Post-PhD research work.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:30px;padding-bottom:20px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:0px">Deadline for Submissions:</span> April 30, 2025</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:30px;padding-bottom:20px"><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-vc_row gmail-wpb_row gmail-vc_row-fluid gmail-vc_custom_1706291151388" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin-top:30px"><div class="gmail-wpb_column gmail-vc_column_container gmail-vc_col-sm-12" style="box-sizing:border-box;width:1170px;min-height:1px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;float:left"><div class="gmail-vc_column-inner" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;width:1170px"><div class="gmail-wpb_wrapper" style="box-sizing:border-box"><div class="gmail-wpb_text_column gmail-wpb_content_element" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px"><div class="gmail-wpb_wrapper" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:30px;padding-bottom:20px">URL : <a href="https://2025.ieee-rtsi.org/innovation-for-research-impact-competition/">https://2025.ieee-rtsi.org/innovation-for-research-impact-competition/</a></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-vc_row gmail-wpb_row gmail-vc_row-fluid gmail-vc_custom_1706291534071" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin-top:20px"><div class="gmail-wpb_column gmail-vc_column_container gmail-vc_col-sm-12" style="box-sizing:border-box;width:1170px;min-height:1px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;float:left"><div class="gmail-vc_column-inner" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;width:1170px"><div class="gmail-wpb_wrapper" style="box-sizing:border-box"><div class="gmail-wpb_text_column gmail-wpb_content_element" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px"><div class="gmail-wpb_wrapper" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px"></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:8pt;font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