Best PhD Student of the Year Award

27 May 2026

Congratulations to Tengfei Lyu who was recognised with a University College Cork Best PhD Student of the Year Award - the Oscars of the UCC Research calendar!

The Evaluation Criteria for Research Excellence included

• Quality and originality of research: Demonstration of innovative thinking and significant contributions to the field.
• Published outputs: Quality and quantity of publications, conference presentations, or other research outputs.

The award is richly deserved and reflects not only Tengfei's excellent research on collective perception systems, but also the dedication and creativity he brings to his work every day.

Tengfei is supervised by Dr. Aisling O'Driscoll, Prof. Dirk Pesch and Dr. Md Noor-A-Rahim and funded under the through the Advance CRT Centre.