2022 Cognex Prize Winners

Over 20 posters were entered in the 2022 Cognex Prize Poster Competition, highlighting unique and innovative applications of advanced data analytics, optimization, and AI to complex operational challenges. Congratulations to the winners, whose research was novel, interpretable, and showed great potential to provide a competitive edge in manufacturing and operations.


First Place – Overall

This award was given to the poster that was scored highest by the judging panel across all grading criteria.

Title: HAIM: Integrated Multimodal Artificial Intelligence Framework for Healthcare Operations

Author(s): Yu Ma, L´eonard Boussioux, Liangyuan Na

Runner Up – Overall

Title: Advanced Functionality of Digital Mining Predictive Analytics and Insights Platform

Author(s): Kunal Sanghani


Most Impactful

This award was given to the poster that was scored highest by the judging panel in the “Impact” category.

Title: Robust Optimization Makes Industrial Decarbonization Profitable: The Case of Solar Capacity Expansion at OCP

Author(s): Dimitris Bertsimas, Ryan Cory-Wright, Vassilis Digalakis Jr.


Fan Favorite

This award was given to the poster that received the most votes from Symposium attendees in the “Fan Favorite” category.

Title: Action and Scene Recognition in Manufacturing Environments

Author(s): Salem Karani, Jack Liu, Ben Rocci