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CYSF · 2025

Project DreamMask

A project to inform instruct learn about OSA and CPAP

Project SEAS: Smart Environmental Awareness System via Buoy Monitoring for Marine Sanctuaries

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Project SEAS is a smart buoy monitoring system designed to overcome the issues of monitoring marine sanctuaries, especially in remote locations. This system employs an ESP32 microcontroller…

Promising Epitranscriptomic Targets for Novel Breast Cancer Therapies: The Effects of TRAIL on m6A RNA Modification

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Apoptosis is a key mechanism in many cancer therapies and can be induced through the interaction of death receptors with specific ligands. Among these, TNF-alpha and TRAIL are widely studied…

Promoting Equity: A Novel GAN-Based Framework for Improved MRI-Based Alzheimer's Diagnosis Utilizing Multiple Deep Learning Architectures

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive decline severe enough to interfere with daily activities. Current diagnostic methods, such as…

Promoting Equity: Assessing Fairness in Approaches for Predicting Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) presents a significant challenge for older adults in marginalized communities. The application of machine learning (ML) techniques through predictive models holds pr…

Pronoun Relations in Social Media (PRISM): Investigating the Connection Between Digital Popularity and Perception

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Parasocial relationships are one-sided, unreciprocated emotional bonds that develop despite having never interacted directly. Their prevalence has increased via the rise of influencers, who…

Property Testing of Polymers With Different Fat Content

Materials Science

Production and use of fossil fuels have negative impacts to the environment but provide the primary ingredient to making plastics. Plastics are made from chains of molecules called polymers.…

ProsthetiSense: Detecting Finger Movements for Prosthetics by Employing Deep Learning Algorithms via Non-Invasive Electromyogram Signals

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

As the annual number of amputations continues to rise, limb loss continues to impede the daily lives of over 50 million people worldwide. Though several prosthetic options are available, mos…

Protecting Pearl Harbor: Sequencing Native and Invasive Anthozoans to Identify Presence of Invasive Species

Animal Sciences

Invasive Anthozoan species, including the Octocorallia Unomia stolonifera and Capnella, and the Hexacorallia Fimbriaphyllia paraancora, Rhodactis, and Anemonia manjano, are proliferating wit…

Protecting Your Privacy: A Constitutional Filter to Prevent AI From Inferring Your Personal Information

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Current state-of-the-art large language models (LLMs), such as GPT, are able to accurately infer invasive details about individuals from anonymous online posts. This combined with the ease o…

CYSF · 2025

Protecting Yourself From Harmful Ultraviolet Rays

Gold Medal

Different materials are tested to see how effective they are at blocking UV rays.

"ProteinFlow" v2 - Biocomputational Analysis of Metabolic Pathways to Discover New Carbon Capturing Bacteria

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award

Climate change poses a significant threat to global ecosystems. Current mitigation strategies are inefficient and costly. Biological solutions, specifically algae, offer a promising alternat…

PsycheMAP: A Novel Approach to Quantifiable Psychiatric Disorder Diagnosis Using EEG and a Hybrid CNN-BiLSTM Framework

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Psychiatric diagnosis remains largely subjective, with diagnostic agreement rates as low as 65% for major conditions. This research addresses the lack of quantifiable biomarkers in psychiatr…

PsychSPT: A Novel AI System for Mental Health Assessment Using Large Language Models (LLMs)

Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award

The global mental health crisis, affecting over 970 million people, presents significant societal and economic challenges, highlighting the urgent need for effective mental health assessment…

Psysensor: Integrating Biopsychosocial Profiles for Treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Behavioural and Social Sciences (inferred)

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has long been the cornerstone of psychiatric diagnosis, yet its relevance in the modern era of 2024 is increasingly questioned…

Pulmonary Nodules: Utilizing Semantic Segmentation to Identify Early Representations of Lung Cancer

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Radiologists and Pulmonologists identify radiographic findings of pulmonary nodules within daily clinical practice. The identification and classification of these nodules is critical, as mal…

CYSF · 2025

Pump Storage Hydropower (PSH)

Bronze Medal

This project aims to study and increase awareness about Pump Storage Hydropower as an energy storage method so we can increase reliability of renewable energy.

Purifying Bovine IgGs: A New Defense Against Antibiotic Resistance

Microbiology

With the advent of biologic pharmaceuticals, it is necessary to consider how these therapeutic mechanisms can be utilized to combat growing global health concerns, namely antibiotic resistan…

Put AI-LyD On It! An AI-Driven Systematic Approach to Understanding, Predicting, and Controlling Spotted Lanternfly Proliferation Through Behavioral Analysis

Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award

The spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula, is an invasive planthopper species that feeds on a wide variety of plant hosts, causing an estimated $3 billion in damages in the United Sta…

CYSF · 2025

Puzzle of Alzheimer's

Silver Medal

This project will tell if they have Alzheimer's or not or may be they could have Alzheimer's .

QLC-Net: A Hybrid Quantum Support Vector Machine infused Convolutional Neural Network Approach to Detect Bronchogenic Carcinoma (Lung Cancer) in Pathological Slides

Recently, medical professionals have been in significant decline due to lack of interest, yet the rising population is increasing this disparity of medical treatment ratio to patients. Espec…

QuanTear: A Tear Test for Stroke Detection and Monitoring

Translational Medical Science Second Award

Stroke is a leading cause of both morbidity and long-term disability. Timely and accurate detection is critical, as ischemic stroke (IS), caused by blood clots blocking brain circulation, an…

Quantification of Crop Water Requirement Using Soil Moisture Based Nonlinear Autoregressive Exogenous (NARX) Machine Learning Model

Plant Sciences Fourth Award

Traditional evapotranspiration (ET) based irrigation technique involves uncertainties from different sources including ET data and crop coefficients resulting in over- or under-irrigation. W…

Quantification of Deep Vasculature Structure in the Mouse Brain Using Image Analysis

The cerebrovasculature plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of vascular cognitive impairment and dementia disease. Aging exacerbates susceptibility to these conditions due to structural…

Quantifying Caffeine as an Anthropogenic Biomarker for Septic Tank Contamination in Queens Cove Using HPLC and GIS Integration

Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award

Caffeine, a prevalent compound in human wastewater, has emerged as a reliable anthropogenic biomarker for detecting septic tank contamination in aquatic systems due to its minimal natural oc…

Quantifying Cricket Social Behavior: A Mathematical Model for Analyzing Movement Patterns and Spatial Preference

Animal Sciences

Animal behavioral research often grapples with identifying subtle movement patterns, integrating multiple behavioral metrics, and mitigating observer bias. My project presents a novel, acces…

Quantifying Sensitivity and Classifying Gravitational Waves: Machine Learning CNN Approach to Data Analysis and Interpretation

Physics and Astronomy

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is a ground-based interferometer designed to detect gravitational waves (GWs). The search for these waves in detector data face…

Quantitative Analysis of Geochemistry and Flow Dynamics in Great Onyx Groundwater Basin

Earth and Environmental Sciences (inferred)

Due to their unpredictable nature and large area that they cover, much energy has been put into developing the knowledge of karst landscapes and the vulnerable aquifer systems they contain.…

Quantized States in Centrifugal Fluid

Physics and Astronomy

This research investigates the extraction of fluid from a rotating cylindrical container using a straw-like tube, focusing on the fluid's viscosity, rotational speed, and tube friction as ke…

Quantum Chemistry to Simulate Drug Trials for Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder that affects the respiratory and digestive systems. It is caused by a mutation in a cell's messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) that misfolds the cystic…