Funding of €1.5 million for a new research project at NUI Galway which will seek to address technical challenges associated with the development of improved imaging quality for smartphone cameras was announced by Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation, Damien English today.
The funding was delivered by the Department of Jobs, through Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). The funding is part of SFI’s Strategic Partnership Programme and includes a €750,000 industry contribution from Galway-based computational imaging company FotoNation. The research project will run for four years and will sustain positions for six PhD researchers and three post doctorial researchers.
Dean of Engineering and Informatics at NUI Galway, Professor Gerard Lyons said, "We are delighted to be associated with this ground-breaking applied research and to be partnering with FotoNation, which is the global leader in smartphone image analytics.
Our academic researchers are pioneers in this new industry and we are committed to supporting close-to-market R&D as the foundation for future economic growth in Ireland."
Source: www.businessworld.ie
