Mathematics
The modern world is on the threshold of a technological revolution in warfare, which requires a rethinking of the simulation of combat operations, considering the increasingly important role…
Embedded Systems
Fourth Award
This paper introduces "SkyCatcher," a novel annular-shaped retractable quadrotor UAV specialized for cargo transportation. Unlike other morphing quadrotors with complex platforms and challen…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Fourth Award
Expanding the applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) requires overcoming limitations in flight endurance imposed by current battery energy densities and adverse weather conditions l…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Third Award
Wind energy is cubically proportional to wind velocity. As altitude increases, wind velocity not only significantly increases but also becomes more consistent in direction and intensity. How…
Mathematics
We introduce the slice rank polynomial method with its origins from the Cap Set problem and focus on two applications. We look into colorings of R^n with no more than 2^O(n) monochromatic eq…
Translational Medical Science
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a heterogeneous malignancy characterized by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal B-cells in the lymphatic system. The activated B cell (ABC) subtype p…
Senior people living at home or in senior apartments face many challenges, such as the need of at-home incident detection, notification, and assistance; being unable to take correct medicati…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Over 300 million people around the world are color blind and at least 2.2 billion have a visual impairment. Which is why this project aims to help the visually impaired so individuals can no…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Modern electrical systems rely heavily on sensors and relays for fault detection in three-phase transmission lines and distribution transformers. However, these devices often suffer from hig…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Second Award
Global food security and sustainability issues, and rapid urbanization call for high-tech, space-efficient, sustainable urban farming technologies. In Singapore, only 3.9% of vegetables cons…
Environmental Engineering
This study aims to discover how IoT devices and trash bins can be used in conjunction with one another to discover trends in trash generation and minimize trash overflow. Using an Arduino mi…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Climbing robots are a potential solution for exterior maintenance, inspection and replacement of urban pipe systems, column buildings and pole structures. In response to the space limitation…
Amphibious robots hold significant promise in scientific, commercial, and military applications, particularly in environments that are hazardous for humans. In this research, a modular amphi…
Cancer is characterized by abnormal cell growth and is a leading cause of death worldwide. Traditional treatment options include surgery and chemotherapy, but the treatment success rate rema…
Systems Software
Third Award
This work developed an accessible software for the development of 3D-printed prostheses for people with partial hand loss. Partial hand loss is the most prevalent form of amputation among up…
Microbiology
Third Award
Diabetes poses a significant global health challenge, emphasizing the urgent need for insulin. Insulin costs a quite demanding as it is needed every year through one's lifetime. Meanwhile, s…
Chemistry
As the occurrence of cancer becomes more prevalent, scientists are eagerly encouraged to investigate means of combating the disease. After identifying the overabundance of L-type amino acid…
Mathematics
Math helps us in solving physical, biological, chemical and everyday problems which require the use of high degree polynomial equations. Unfortunately, solving these types of equations is no…
Systems Software
First Award
A fundamental class of problems in mathematical optimization is second-order cone programming (SOCP), which provides a generalized framework to solve problems in a wide range of fields. Whil…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Cataracts, the decomposition of crystallins found in the lens of the eye, are increasingly common among today's population of aging and diabetic patients. Photosensitive medications can incr…
In 2017 MIT introduced a patent for a revolutionary type of propeller. Later, in the beginning of 2023, champions for the new technology arose praising the benefits of reduced drag and incre…
Animal Sciences
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a highly contagious, fatal prion disease found in cervids, which has resulted in their decline; specifically, whitetail deer and mule deer. Data (sex, specie…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Third Award
Synthetic dyes used by the fashion industry pollute aquatic ecosystems and contribute to the bioaccumulation of toxic compounds in organisms. Natural dyes are alternatives to synthetics whos…
Environmental Engineering
Fourth Award
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plays a pivotal role in modern packaging and textile industries, contributing to over 350 million tons of global production annually. Despite its widespread…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Spidersonde is a revolutionary ground launch sonde system that implements spider’s ballooning mechanics to collect meteorological in-situ data critical in accurately forecasting Tropical Cyc…
Systems Software
With the need for collecting and analyzing large-scale data dramatically increasing in the big data era, researchers and companies have begun to rely on crowdsourcing platform workers to ann…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The recent rise of foundation models has been shown to have immense power in pattern recognition and performing "zero-shot" predictions. A key field that could greatly benefit from leveragin…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Second Award
Coral reefs, containing over 25% of marine species, are vital ecosystems that support a diverse array of life and provide crucial resources for sustenance, supplying food for over 1 billion…
Coral reefs, containing over 25% of marine species, are vital ecosystems that support a diverse array of life and provide crucial resources for sustenance, supplying food for over 1 billion…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Third Award
Conventional architectures such as the Transformer struggle to scale to very long sequences of over 10 000 steps. Promisingly, recent advances in sequence models based on the Structured Stat…