© 2021 EPFL/EXAF - As part of the EPFL - UM6P 's Excellence in Africa initiative, the EXAF centre has announced the names of the six successful teams which will take part in the Junior Faculty Development programme (JFD). JFD fosters collaborations between Africa-based young professors and EPFL professors on projects addressing African and global challenges. The six research projects will develop and deploy innovative solutions to respond to key priorities in areas such as clean and sustainable energy, global warming, resource efficiency, as well as health and neuroscience. The grants will also support breakthrough science that use the Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning and information technology for several applications, such as smart farming and robotics to address critical gaps. The programme will provide funding for research projects over a period of 4 to 5 years. As part of the programme, the Africa-based professors will complete a secondment of up to one year in the laboratory of their colleagues at EPFL. The six teams were selected amongst 16 shortlisted applications of the second phase of the call for proposals.
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