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RESEARCH · ENTREPRENEURSHIP · RECOGNITION

Funding & Awards

Grant leadership, collaborative research funding and awards — with a separate record for each project.

FWF / AIDAaws First IncubatorCollaborative projectsAwards

AIDA — AI-Driven Distributed Autonomy

Awarded · start date pending · Start date to be confirmed

Principal Investigator · Co-I: Ezio Bartocci

Distributed learning, planning and coordination for connected autonomous vehicles, with real-time and safety requirements.

Funding
€384,386 · total project funding
Partners / team
TU Wien · TrustCPS
Autonomous drivingAIReal-time systems
Details & scope
Funding scope
Total project funding at TU Wien, reported by TrustCPS; not a personal payment.

Role descriptions follow the supplied CV / application; external sources document project context, funders and partners.

TERESS

TERESS — Thermal Energy Recovery for Small Satellites

Awarded · aws First Incubator · 2026–2027 · project end: 31 December 2027

Co-applicant / project team · Agnes Poks

Early-stage venture development in space energy systems, supported by grant funding, coaching and mentoring.

Funding
Up to €51,600 · project grant
Partners / team
Agnes Poks · Eva Vasilova
EntrepreneurshipSpace energyIncubation
Details & scope
Programme
aws First Incubator · entrepreneurship support, separate from TU Wien research grants.
Additional non-cash support
Coaching / professionalisation services up to €20,000; innovation-protection advice up to €1,700. These are services, not cash grant additions.
Grant basis
Approved maximum; final eligible costs and payment follow the programme conditions. Award documentation reviewed; private documents are not published.

Role descriptions follow the supplied CV / application; external sources document project context, funders and partners.

Collaborative research

CONSERVE — Electric Refrigerated Transport

Completed research project · February 2019 – October 2021 · TU project record

Co-project lead · budget and project management

Predictive energy management, cooling control and fault diagnosis for an electric refrigerated delivery vehicle.

Funding
Grant 871526 · amount not publicly reported
Partners / team
VOLTIA · IESTA · HiWitronics · TU Wien / IFA
Energy managementElectric vehiclesMPC
Details & scope

Role descriptions follow the supplied CV / application; external sources document project context, funders and partners.

DiNaMiC — Distributed Predictive Cooling Control

Completed research project · February 2019 – January 2022 · TU project record

Work package lead

Distributed model predictive control for modular refrigeration units, with experimental validation.

Funding
Grant 871303 · amount not publicly reported
Partners / team
PRODUCTBLOKS / PBX · TU Wien
Distributed controlRefrigerationMPC
Details & scope

Role descriptions follow the supplied CV / application; external sources document project context, funders and partners.

KEYTECH4EV — Fuel-cell System Modelling

Completed collaboration · Historical project · see official project record

Work package lead

Fuel-cell dynamics modelling and virtual-sensor research in a fuel-cell / battery vehicle programme.

Funding
Consortium funding · no personal grant total
Partners / team
AVL (consortium lead) · MAGNA STEYR · ElringKlinger · HOERBIGER · HyCentA · IESTA · TU Graz · TU Wien
Fuel cellsModellingVehicle systems
Details & scope

Role descriptions follow the supplied CV / application; external sources document project context, funders and partners.

VARI-SPEED II — Variable-Speed Rotorcraft Powertrain

Completed research project · January 2019 – April 2023 · TU project record

Work package lead

Control design, drivetrain modelling and validation for a rotor system with variable speed.

Funding
Project funding · amount not publicly reported
Partners / team
TU München · Zoerkler Gears · Advanced Drivetrain Technologies · TU Wien
Powertrain controlRotorcraftMPC
Details & scope
Period source
TU Wien reports January 2019–April 2023; the FFG database lists 2020–2024. Dates refer to their respective project records.

Role descriptions follow the supplied CV / application; external sources document project context, funders and partners.

RWS Motorcycle — Friction Potential Estimation

Research collaboration · See project record for current status

Work package lead

Tyre–road friction estimation for motorcycle safety, combining models, measurements and experimental validation.

Funding
Industrial funding · no public amount
Partners / team
TU Wien · Technical Dynamics and Vehicle System Dynamics
Vehicle safetyEstimationMotorcycles
Details & scope

Role descriptions follow the supplied CV / application; external sources document project context, funders and partners.

FANFARE — Safer Micromobility

Research collaboration · See programme record for project period

Work package lead

Electronic braking assistance for e-scooters, evaluated through measurements and realistic riding tests.

Funding
Programme funding · amount not publicly reported
Partners / team
TU Wien · AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
MicromobilityBrake-by-wireSafety
Details & scope

Role descriptions follow the supplied CV / application; external sources document project context, funders and partners.

Awards

32026

Doctoral dissertation award — third prize

3 July 2026 · TU Wien

Awarded by the Vehicle Industry Association Anniversary Foundation for my dissertation on predictive control concepts for electric refrigeration vehicles.

Work
Predictive Control Concepts for Electric Refrigeration Vehicles
Recognition
Third prize · dissertation