20,037 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS and the Calgary Youth Science Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
Regulatory frameworks like GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA prohibit raw data sharing across institutional boundaries, yet scientific progress increasingly depends on multi-party collaboration. Current…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Aerospike engines eliminate the 30–40% efficiency loss from conventional bell nozzles, yet no aerospike has achieved full operational flight due to extreme thermal loads on the central spike…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Electrohydrodynamic ( EHD ) propulsion, also known as ionic wind, is capable of producing thrust with no moving components. Using emitter and collector electrodes, EHD thrusters ionize and a…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
Delay Differential Equations (DDEs) are a more realistic and powerful version of regular Differential Equations, and are extremely common in anatomy, chemistry, ecology, and climate research…
ISEF · 2026
Mathematics
This project proposes a fully model-free, parameter-free framework for time-series forecasting based on discretization and relative transition frequency matrices (RTFMs). Existing time-serie…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
This project aims to develop compact robots that can be easily assembled and deployed, potentially in swarms. An autonomous mobile robot based on a Tensegrity structure is developed. The Ico…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
A self-developed, open-source High-Temperature Superconducting (HTS) Applied-Field Magnetoplasmadynamic Thruster (AF-MPDT) platform for deep-space propulsion combines potential for high Isp…
ISEF · 2026
Microbiology
It is important to find ways to study neuronal diseases or methods of treatment that are ethical, relevant, and effective. It is intriguing to see that the structure of fungal mycelium and n…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The go/no-go (GNG) task is a well-known paradigm for studying reactive inhibition. While traditional GNG tasks use repetitive presentations of letters or other visual stimuli, there is an in…
CYSF · 2026
Discovering the science of how Agar Agar powder, a biopolymer derived from red algae, stabilizes the harmful effects of microplastics on early plant growth and plant performance. This projec…
ISEF · 2026
Mathematics
This research aims to characterize divisor topologies within the framework of tau-factorization where tau is a symmetric relation on the set of non-zero, non-unit elements of an integral dom…
ISEF · 2026
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Climate change continues to disrupt agricultural systems, making crop yield forecasting a critical component towards enabling climate resilience in agriculture. This project aimed to deciphe…
CYSF · 2026
This project is a research on how AI can help with agriculture, and food growth. Predicting weather and giving people easier ways to track their crops
CYSF · 2026
The focus of this project is to be informed with the right information by the help of computer science. About 70% of people globally are misinformed by their own algorithms and feeds online,…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Swallowing pills can be a massive fear and nuisance, that begs the question; does the size of pharmaceutical capsules affect how fast they dissolve in our bodies? There were three capsule si…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
Beef cattle producers collect years of breeding, pregnancy, and calving data, but typically analyze it using spreadsheets and manual review — methods too slow to reveal multi-year trends. It…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Helicobacter pylori infects over 4.4 billion people and is a WHO Group 1 carcinogen linked to gastric cancer. Rising antibiotic resistance, particularly to clarithromycin (>30% in many regio…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Student engagement, including attention, focus, and emotional involvement, is essential for academic success. However, traditional observation methods are limited in precision and may not ca…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Visual impairment significantly limits an individual's ability to live independently and navigate their surroundings safely, often requiring external assistance. Current solutions, such as t…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Attentional fatigue reduces cognitive performance, increases reaction time variability, and increases error rates, especially in environments where safety is critical. This study developed a…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
Nickel-Titanium (Ni-Ti) alloys dominate the shape memory alloy (SMA) market, but high costs limit their expansion. While iron-based SMAs (Fe-SMAs) offer a cheaper alternative, discovering co…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Drug repurposing involves identifying new therapeutic uses for existing drugs that have already been approved or tested for other diseases, offering a faster and lower-cost alternative to tr…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Oil well blowouts are a major safety and economic problem in drilling operations, often caused by delays in decision-making during critical situations. In many cases, engineers require signi…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Dementia affects more than 55 million people worldwide, and its prevalence is projected to nearly triple by 2050. A major clinical challenge is identifying individuals who are likely to expe…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Coral reefs around the Qatari peninsula are increasingly threatened by rising sea temperatures, pollution, and desalination brine discharge. This project proposes an AI-driven system for rea…
CYSF · 2026
I have made a smart walking stick that's AI enabled to help people with visual impairments to navigate more easily. This will be done by AI recognition.
CWSF · 2026
Digital Technology Bronze Medal
Visually impaired people often face challenges in safely navigating their environment due to limited awareness of surrounding objects. Traditional canes primarily detect ground-level obstacl…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Parkinson disease (PD) remains a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized by dopaminergic neuronal loss, immune metabolic dysregulation, and chronic neuroinflammation. Th…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Current CRISPR guide design tools rank on single scores without multi-module integration. This project seeks to develop machine learning models to predict optimal CRISPR-Cas9 Guide RNA seque…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
Our project addresses the knowledge gap between sophisticated and unsophisticated investors. Many unsophisticated investors avoid capital markets because they cannot interpret firms' financi…