Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Drones, it is my great pleasure to announce the winner of the Drones 2021 PhD Thesis Award. This prize is intended to be granted to a Ph.D. student or a doctor who has produced a highly anticipated academic thesis that shows great potential.

The award has been granted to:
“ACTIVE VISION BASED EMBODIED-AI DESIGN FOR NANO-UAV AUTONOMY”
By Dr. Nitin J. Sanket, University of Maryland, College Park, USA.

As the winner, he will receive CHF 800 and a certificate.

On behalf of the evaluation committee, I congratulate Dr. Nitin J. Sanket on his accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups for their contributions to Drones and to thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with the award process.

Prof. Dr. Diego González-Aguilera
Editor-in-Chief, Drones