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ISEF · 2024
Systems Software
In the 21st century, the depletion of fossil fuels is one of the most critical issues for industrial development, and solar power is gaining traction as a possible solution. As solar power g…
ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Asian bush honeysuckle is a common invasive species of plant in the midwestern United States. It damages native ecosystems and requires significant time and manpower to treat. This project u…
ISEF · 2024
Systems Software
South Korea has a high public transportation usage rate of 77.5% as of 2020, but a survey of visually impaired people found that 82% of respondents ranked buses as the most difficult mode of…
ISEF · 2024
Systems Software
Quantum Computers hold immense potential for solving complex problems beyond the capabilities of classical computers. However, their potential is limited by challenges such as decoherence. D…
ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
In recent years, multi-agent systems have become increasingly more prominent in robotics, factories, and space exploration. This brought up a new class of control theory problems usually ver…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering
The US Corps of Engineers completed an electric fish barrier in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in 2002 to prevent the invasive Asian carp from moving into the Great Lakes. The Great Lak…
ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Search and rescue missions demand as much manpower as possible in order to locate lost or injured individuals in time to save them. This project aims to reduce this search time by increasing…
ISEF · 2024
Cellular and Molecular Biology Second Award
Age-related metabolic disorders often result from the dysfunction in adipose tissue, which is responsible for energy storage and mobilization. Formation of the adipose tissue or adipogenesis…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Drowsy driving is a major cause of car accidents in the US; it is responsible for 21% of crashes and 1,500+ deaths annually (Gross, 2023). Micro-sleeping, with eye blinking and head tilts, i…
ISEF · 2024
Systems Software
This project explores the application of language models in creating backpropagation-based neural networks for the detection of known and unknown malware. A representation learning model (RP…
ISEF · 2024
Microbiology
This research project investigates the influence of white noise frequencies on the growth of E. coli bacteria within the audible range of 14,500-15,000 Hertz (Hz). White noise, characterized…
ISEF · 2024
Mathematics Second Award
Classification tasks in machine learning, essential for applications ranging from fraud detection to medical diagnoses, frequently encounter the challenge of imbalanced datasets. These imbal…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Teachers and students need a way to defend themselves from intruders and school shootings. These worldwide shootings are taking place in multiple schools around the world ranging from high s…
ISEF · 2024
Mathematics
Students across the United States live with the fear of school violence. Schools combat this through rehearsal lockdowns, dress codes, metal detectors, and professional development for polic…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering
In the US, over 65,000 heat-related deaths occur annually. Athletes/workers exposed to hot temperatures face the risk of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. There are watches/straps that monito…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences Third Award
This research proposed and built the first integrated AI-based honeybee health assessment system called BeeMind AI. It includes eight different sensors, allowing it to track in-hive and exte…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences Second Award
Drought stress, one of the most critical factors affecting leading to the decline of honey bee (Apis mellifera) populations worldwide, is regarded as a potential threat to species extinction…
ISEF · 2024
Embedded Systems
Soft robots, known for flexibility and adaptability, surpass traditional rigid robots in tasks involving delicate objects and confined spaces. However, integrating conventional rigid sensors…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Alzheimer's Disease International (2024) predicts that by 2030, Alzheimer's will impact over 78 million people worldwide. Currently, there is no cure or accurate diagnostic method for Alzhei…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Over 50 million K-12 students are enrolled in the United States. Students' experience in school goes beyond just their curricula: it is highly dependent on supportive learning environments.…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Exoplanet detection improves the current understanding of planet formation and provides the possibility for the discovery of new habitable worlds. However, teams of astronomers and astrophys…
ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
This study focuses on the fundamental aspects of LLMs (Large Language Models) such as GPT, Bard, Llama 2, Claude, and more, particularly their inherent biases. These models, some engaging ov…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering
Estuarine ecosystems such as Washington's Puget Sound are especially vulnerable to the impacts of anthropogenic pollution. Increased concentrations of carbon dioxide and nitrate—termed acidi…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
Traditional petroleum-based plastic mulch films are widely used in agriculture because of their superior weed and pest prevention as well as their longevity, but they depend on non-renewable…
ISEF · 2024
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is a natural characteristic of microorganisms, but it continues to be a public health problem. With the advancement of nanotechnology, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), such as bisphenol A (BPA), are a wide group of natural and synthetic compounds that influence or inhibit the natural functions of the endocrine system.…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Plastic pollution affects the world: land, water, and air. It may take up to 500 years for certain types of plastics to biodegrade in the environment. This can be especially harmful to the b…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
With the rapid expansion of human settlement in the Northwest Georgia region, it has become more critical than ever to understand the ecological impact, development has had on our local ecos…
ISEF · 2024
Microbiology Second Award
Fusarium is a genus of fungi that produces biofilms, a collection of microbial cells that confer high antifungal resistance to opportunistic Fusarium pathogens, which cause lethal infections…
ISEF · 2024
Microbiology
Infective endocarditis (IE) is an infection caused by bacteria that enter the bloodstream, settle in different parts of the heart, and, specifically for this project, attach to artificial he…