Past Events

We would like to congratulate the following authors for winning the Best Paper Award:
– Richa Jain (CIST 133) for the paper entitled: “Deep Learning Framework for DWT-SVD Based Watermarking for Secure Digital Image Authentication in IoT Environments”
Authors: Richa Jain, Anuj Yadav, and Ashok Kumar
– Fan Wu (CIST 107) for the paper entitled: “GDP Forecasting for the United States (2025–2030) Using ARIMA,
OLS, LSTM and Hybrid Models”
Authors: Shengdong Chang, Sameeruddin Mohammed, Fan Zhang, Baiyun Chen, Fan Wu
– Cady Ang (MVML 123) for the paper entitled: “Multimodal Machine Learning and Uncertainty-Aware Simulation of Wildfire Occurrence, Severity, and Spread”
Authors: Kaiwen Zhao, Cady Ang, Aaron Chan, Aanya Tripathi, Helen Wang, and Linda Shi
– Chaimae Kaina (MVML 112) for the paper entitled: “ML-Driven Warehouse Slotting Optimization: Integrating XGBoost Demand Forecasting with Genetic Algorithms for Dynamic Product Placement”
Authors: Chaimae Kaina, Abdellah Azmani, and Benaissa Amami
– Abhishek Baidya (ICAIIS 115) for the paper entitled: “Enhanced Multi-Agent Framework for Predictive Process Mining with Object-Centric Analysis and Vision-Based Task Mining”
Authors: Sonali Sen Baidya and Abhishek Baidya
– Nkululeko Luthuli (ICAIIS 108) for the paper entitled: “A Hand-Off Test Methodology for Evaluating the Dynamic Behaviour of Nature-Inspired Optimization Algorithms Using PSO-Seeded Initialisation”
Authors: Nkululeko Luthuli and Linda Mthembu
– Saman Kohneh-Poushi (EEE 127) for the paper entitled: “Compact Active Quenching and Resetting Circuit with Tunable Sensing Threshold for SPAD Readout in 0.18-µm CMOS Technology”
Authors: Saman Kohneh-Poushi, Baset Mesgari, Mehran Saadinejad, and Horst Zimmermann
– Aline Jünger (EEE 108) for the paper entitled: “CFD Investigation of Inductive Preheating in Aluminothermic Rail Welding”
Authors: Aline Jünger, Ingo Riehl, Jan Hantusch, and Tobias Fieback
– Elizabeth Adeleye (MHCI 142) for the paper entitled: “Improving Visual Data Comprehension and Sense-Making: An Empirical Study”
Authors: Elizabeth Adeleye, Jinjuan Feng, Lujie Chen, Michael McGuire, Joyram Chakraborty, Mia Forbes, Mike Bonsignore, and Jesse Washburn
– Christopher Lee (ICBES 120) for the paper entitled: “When Place Matters: Age-Dependent Effects of Neighborhood Deprivation on Type 2 Diabetes Burden in the All of Us Program”
Authors: Christopher Lee, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, Linda Shi
– Celine Wu (ICBES 132) for the paper entitled: “Baseline Epigenetic Programs of Antigen-Specific Naïve T Cells”
Authors: Yicheng Zhao, Celine Wu, Zoey Chen, Henry Hou, Pracheth Vitthaladevuni, Huimin Zhang, and Linda Shi
– Isabella Fahy and Sylvie Brown (ICBES 127) for the paper entitled: “Endothelial Wound Repair Dynamics Under Nerve Growth Factor and Oligopeptide-215 Treatment in a Standardized HUVEC Scratch Assay”
Authors: Shenggang Yan, Isabella Fahy, Sylvie Brown, Shibo Zhu, Audrey Zhao, Phu Nguyen, Linda Shi, and Veronica Gomez-Godinez
– Muhammad Sohail Zafar (ICBES 121) for the paper entitled: “Development and Evaluation of Wool-Reinforced Gelatin Hydrogel Composites as Advanced Wound Dressings: In Vitro and In Vivo Study”
Authors: Muhammad Sohail Zafar, Zahid Sarwar, Faheem Ahmad, and Sheraz Ahmad
– Navyasri Narmeta (ICBES 149) for the paper entitled: “Computational Design of Passive Microfluidic Mixer Geometries for Controlled Lung Tumour Cell–Cell Interaction Microenvironments”
Authors: Navyasri Narmeta, Rimpa Sau, and Harikrishnan Narayanan Unni
– Derya Yaman (ICBES 126) for the paper entitled: “Electrochemical Lateral Flow Biosensing for Rapid Point-of-Care Assessment of Donor Liver Viability”
Authors: Derya Yaman, Daniel MacDonald, Sofia Ferreira Gonzalez, and Damion Corrigan
– Jonathan Huang and Prisha Malhotra (ICBES 154) for the paper entitled: “Comparative Evaluation of the KRAS G12D Inhibitors MRTX1133 and Zoldonrasib Using Real-Time Live-Cell Imaging”
Authors: Jonathan Huang, Prisha Malhotra, Isabella Fahy, Ryan Lay, Shenggang Yan, Phu Nguyen, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez
– Prisha Malhotra and Stella Liu (ICBES 152) for the paper entitled: “Nucleus versus Nucleolus Damage-Impacts of DNA damage levels on p16INK4a expression after Laser Ablation”
Authors: Stella Liu, Johnny Zhu, Prisha Malhotra, David Liu, Kelson Jin, Linda Shi, Veronica Gomez-Godinez, and Nabora Reyes de Barboza
– Austin Horng and Nishant Ambegaonkar (ICBES 171) for the paper entitled: “Real-Time Assessment of BBB Dysfunction Induced by Oxidative Stress and D-Galactose–Mediated Senescence in Cerebral Microvascular Endothelial Cells”
Authors: Angie Sun, Austin Horng, Nathaniel Chi, Nishant Ambegaonkar, Ethan Fu, Meng Tan, and Linda Shi
– Maria Basañez (ICBES 148 – Poster Session) for the paper entitled: “Wireframe Simplification of Parsed G-Codes to Improve Geometrical Quality of 3D Printing FEM Models”
Authors: Santiago García Botero, Maria Basañez Elorrieta, Maialen Zelaia Amilibia, Pedro Guerrero, Camilo Andrés Cortés Acosta, and Valentine Cazaubon
NextGen Biomedical Discovery Symposium – Best Paper Award Winners
– Olivia Lee and Emily Huang (Symposium 107) for the paper entitled: “Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Wildfire Risk Using Environmental and Meteorological Data in California”
Authors: Avery Li, Emily Huang, Olivia Lee, Kaiwen Zhao, and Linda Shi
– Zhizhen Chen (Symposium 109 – Virtual) for the paper entitled: “Effect of Moss and Lichen-Inspired Surface Geometry on Passive Capture of Airborne Particulate Matter”
Authors: Zhizhen Chen and Olivia Tian