We extend our sincere gratitude to all the students, reviewers, judges, committee members, faculty members, and staff who participated in or attended Research Fest 2023 - 7TH SYMPOSIUM ON INNOVATIONS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND APPLIED COMPUTING (ICSAC). The quality of work showcased during the event was truly impressive.
Now, we invite you to join us in celebrating the award winners:
1st place ($500): "Lentil Microplot Detection Using Parallel K-lines and Blob Detection Algorithms from Orthomosaic Images" presented by Sara Mardanisamani (Full author list: Sara Mardanisamani, Quinn Sturby, Derek Wright, Sandesh Neupane, Bill Biligetu, Kirstin Bett, Mark Eramian)
2nd place ($500): "Towards Federated Learning for Privacy-Preserving Analysis of Agricultural Data" presented by Mehdi Khalaj (Full author list: Mehdi Khalaj, Sakib Mostafa, Debajyoti Mondal, and Ian Stavness)
3rd place ($500): “Unveiling the Origins of Hybrid Wheatgrass (Elymus Hoffmannii): A Multi-Technology Approach towards Progenitor Identification and Genome Characterization” presented by Yuanyuan Ji (Full author list: Yuanyuan Ji, Nadeem Khan, Sampath Perumal, Bill Biligetu, Andrew Sharpe, Lingling Jin)
We would also like to acknowledge and express our gratitude to our sponsors:
- Generosity of Dr. Aaron Genest
- College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, University of Saskatchewan (Platinum)
- Siemens (Platinum)
- Sasktel (Platinum)
- Co.Labs (Silver)
- Calian (Silver)
- GSA (Silver)
Additionally, we're delighted to announce the recipients of the Women in Computer Science Awards, generously sponsored by Dr. Aaron Genest ($500 each):
- "Investigating the Documentation Smells in Release Notes" presented by Sristy Sumana Nath (Full author list: Sristy Sumana Nath and Banani Roy)
- "Transcriptomics of the Powdery Mildew fungus during Infection Process" presented by Rubana Syeda (Full author list: Rubana Syeda, Thulani Hewavithana, Daniel Wei, Yangdou Wei, Lingling Jin)
- "Learning AI Coding Style for Software Plagiarism Detection" presented by Sri Haritha Ambati (Full author list: Sri Haritha Ambati, Natalia Stakhanova, Enrico Branca)
We're thrilled to announce Dr. Madison Klarkowski as the recipient of the Best Supervisor Award at ResearchFest 2023.
Furthermore, we would like to announce the recipient of the "Special Recognition Award":
- "Empowering Gameplay: Unveiling the Impact of Self-Efficacy Game Elements on Player Control Beliefs" presented by Maryam Samadi (Full Author List: Maryam Samadi, Dr. Madison Klarkowski, Dr. Cody Phillips)
Again, we thank all of you for your contributions, which played a pivotal role in making Research Fest 2023 a resounding success.
To view event photos and access certificates of participation, please refer to the links provided below.
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