Research and Innovation Week Program (2025)

RESEARCH & INNOVATION WEEK Showcasing discoveries, igniting change

Program of Events MONDAY, MARCH 31-FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2025

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Table of Contents SCHEDULE OF EVENTS............................................................................................................2 UNDERGRADUATE POSTER SESSION......................................................................................4 GRADUATE POSTER SESSION (SESSION 1).............................................................................6 Mathematics...............................................................................................................6 Anthropology...............................................................................................................6 Biological Sciences.....................................................................................................6 Chemistry....................................................................................................................6 Economics...................................................................................................................7 History.........................................................................................................................8 Psychology...................................................................................................................8 Statistics and Data Science........................................................................................9 Biostatistics................................................................................................................9 GRADUATE POSTER SESSION (SESSION 2)...........................................................................10 Civil and Environmental Engineering........................................................................10 Combined Group........................................................................................................10 Computer Science.....................................................................................................10 Education..................................................................................................................12 Electrical and Computer Engineering........................................................................12 Operations Research.................................................................................................12 Postdoctoral Scholars................................................................................................12 Sustainability and Development................................................................................13

RESEARCH AND INNOVATION WEEK

Schedule of events Research and Innovation Week is SMU’s showcase of the groundbreaking research conducted by our undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty.

Members of the SMU community and the public are invited to attend. esearch and Innovation Week 2025 will take place Monday, March 31-Friday, April 4.

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OPENING SESSION AND SPOTLIGHT TALKS MONDAY, MARCH 31 | 8 A.M.–12 P.M. Frances Anne Moody Hall The opening session of Research and Innovation Week promises to be an informative and inspiring start to the week’s activities. The session features a presentation by SMU Research. Attendees can enjoy light refreshments while engaging with a thoughtfully curated program designed to ignite insightful discussions.

UNDERGRADUATE POSTER SESSION TUESDAY, APRIL 1 | 2–5 P.M. Moody Hall Atrium Poster presentations by SMU undergraduates will take place in the Moody Hall atrium.

GRADUATE POSTER SESSIONS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 SESSION 1, Dedman College programs | 9 a.m.–12 p.m.

SESSION 2, all other programs and postdoctoral scholars | 2–5 p.m.

Frances Anne Moody Hall Poster presentations by SMU graduate students and postdocs will take place in Frances Anne Moody Hall.

KEYNOTE TALK THURSDAY, APRIL 3 | 5–6 P.M. Moody Hall Auditorium Carla L. Reyes, Associate Professor of Dedman School of Law, will give a talk titled, “Opportunities and Challenges in Improving Access to Justice in the Age of AI.”

MFA QUALIFYING EXHIBITION: MEET THE ARTISTS THURSDAY, APRIL 3 | 2–4 P.M. Pollock Gallery, East Campus The Division of Art’s interdisciplinary program is proud to announce the 2025 MFA Qualifying Exhibition, Meet the Artists. Exhibiting artists include Taylor Cleveland, Shinwoo Song, Sharmeen Uqaili, and Carolina Yáñez .

CLOSING PANELS FRIDAY, APRIL 4 | 8 A.M.–4 P.M. Frances Anne Moody Hall The day will begin with light morning refreshments, followed by a series of insightful presentations and discussions focused on technology advancements and commercialization opportunities.

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UNDERGRADUATE POSTER SESSION Tuesday, April 1 | 2-5 p.m.

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Sahar Khan, “Exploring the Protein Levels of Astrocytes, Pericytes, and Blood Brain Barrier in WT and C3 Knockout Mice Following Seizure-Induced Brain Injury.” Faculty mentor: Amy Brewster, Biological Sciences Mahima Quazi, “Urban Heat Dynamics: A Dallas Case Study on Land Cover, Population Growth, and Surface Temperature Trends Over Time.” Faculty mentor: Xiao Yang, Earth Sciences

29 Simran Waraich and Sana Omar, “Comparison of DFT Functionals and Basis Sets for Geometry Optimizations of Cobalt Complexes with Ammonia, Chloride, and Water Ligands.” Faculty mentor: Peng Tao, Chemistry 30

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Sohom Patel, “A Simulation Game for Electric Vehicle Charging Station Placement in DFW.” Faculty mentor: Janille Smith-Colin, Civil and Environmental Engineering Maddie Wathanacharoen, “How Dance Classes Influence Confidence in 2nd Graders’ Academic Achievement.” Faculty mentor: Sarah Kucker, Psychology Nadia Mustafa, “Investigating a Chimera of Pigeon Cryptochrome 4 and Mouse Cryptochrome 1.” Faculty.

Mentor: Brian Zoltowski, Chemistry Vigna Lavu, “Characterization of Soil Microbes Isolated from an Experimental Natural Gas Pipeline Leak.”

Faculty mentor: Alexander Chase, Earth Sciences Aguer Atem, “From South Sudan to Kenya: How International Aid Shapes Education Migration.” Faculty mentor: Jill Kelly, History Sreshta Ghosh, “Backhaul Profit Maximization Problem.” Faculty mentor: Eli Olinick, Operations Research and Engineering Management Kyra Oladeji, “The Impact of Transfer Deficit and Perihand Space on Children’s Memory.” Faculty mentor: Sarah Kucker, Psychology Haneen Amarneh, “Breaking Barriers: Opening Doors to the World for Aspiring Scholars.” Faculty mentor: Alicia Schortgen, Sociology Feaven Fasil, “Understanding Mental Health Experiences of Ethiopian American Young Adults in the DFW Metroplex.” Faculty mentor: Elizabeth Berk, Anthropology Julian Cabrera, “From Prompts to Patterns: Exploring AI Responses with Text Analytics.” Faculty mentor: Monnie McGee, Statistics and Data Science

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Regina Moreno Vera, “Neuropsychiatric Abnormalities in Kcna1 Mouse Models of Epilepsy and Ataxia.” Faculty mentor: Edward Glasscock, Biological Sciences Viktoriya Kuchina, “Development of a Student Measure: Fraction Face-Off! Social Validity.” Faculty mentor: Kimia Akhavein, Research in Mathematics Education William Flinchbaugh, “Effects of Redundant LiDAR Sensors on Object Hiding Attacks in Autonomous Driving Systems.” Faculty mentors: Eric Larson and Mitchell Thornton, Darwin Deason Institute for Cybersecurity Simran Khoja, “Protein Crystalography.” Faculty mentor: Kenneth Westover, UTSW Ainsley Johnson, “The SMC5/6 complex is essential for stress induced p53 activity in Drosophila germline stem cells.” Faculty mentor: Annika Wylie, Biological Sciences Krithi Bolledula, “Examining Heart-Brain Connections: The link between HRV and Frontal Lobe Function in Older Adults.” Faculty mentor: Holly Bowen, Psychology Eric Vu and Austin Carnline, “Analyzing and Visualizing Infrastructure Deserts.” Faculty mentor: Barbara Minsker, Civil and Environmental Engineering Meredith Hughes, “Undergraduate Perspective, Awareness, and Ethics on the Use and Prescription of Anti-Obesity Medications.” Faculty mentor: Austin Baldwin, Psychology Ben McBride, “A Next-Generation Wireless Passive Sensor for HPHT Wellbore Monitoring and Integrity Assessment.” Faculty mentor: Saeed Salehi, Mechanical Engineering

40 Anna Leo, “Predicting Hurricane Evacuation Decisions: A Survey-Based Model for Government Shelter Use.” Faculty mentor: Halit Uster, Operations Research and Engineering Management 57 Na’Ni Caliste, “Undergraduate Student Acceptance Rate of Bisexuality in Their Own and Romantic Relationships.” Faculty mentor: Dustin Grabsch, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs

Thank you to Nazee and James Hoglund Motorola Solutions for Corporate Woodcote Management Associates for their generous sponsorship 58 Vivian Thai, “Paths to Parenthood: In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Narratives from Quy Nhon, Vietnam.” Faculty mentor: Elizabeth Berk, Anthropology

63 Anna Foweather, “Classroom Learning, Autonomy, and Structural Spacing.” Faculty mentor: Sarah Kucker, Psychology

59 Ellen Aughenbaugh, “Blood Oxygen Instability due to loss of Epilepsy-Associated Kv1.1 Channels in the Brainstem.” Faculty mentor: Edward Glasscock, Biological Sciences

68 Gabriel Mongaras, “Linear attention is a dead end.”

Faculty mentor: Eric Larson, Computer Science

60 Michelle Ma, “Voices of SMU: The Role Campuses play in Shaping and Building Asian American Identities.”

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61 Shivani Kosuri, “Relationship between metrics of health in older adults: HRV, Grip Strength, and Gait Speed.” Faculty mentor: Holly Bowen, Psychology

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62 Katherine Merchant, “Examining early childhood media exposure: Content and temperament across diverse family structures.” Faculty mentor: Sarah Kucker, Psychology

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Alison Kellom, “Reversing Chemotherapy Resistance in Aggressive Forms of Cancer.” Faculty mentor: Pia Vogel, Biological Sciences Adyn Schachtel, “Picuris Pueblo Ceramics.” Faculty mentor: Michael Adler, Anthropology Palmer Hurd, “Cost-Effective Domestic Potable Water Filtration in Tanzania.” Faculty mentor: Jessie Zarazaga, Civil and Environmental Engineering Veda Ramakrishnan, “Disrupting Mental Health Stigma: Communication Strategies Used by Mental Health Professionals in South India.” Faculty mentors: Christopher Salinas, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, and Dr. Amy Brewster, Biological Sciences

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GRADUATE POSTER SESSION SESSION 1 Wednesday, April 2 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

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Emmanuel Nworie, “Kinetics of Lipid Droplet Formation” Jacob Davis, “Droplet Levitation over the Nonisothermal Surface of an Evaporating Liquid Layer”, Co-author(s): Vladimir Ajaev

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Md Nayan Dhali, “Vapor Diffusion and Microdroplet Trajectories near the Boundary of a Circular Dry Patch”

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Md Shamser Ali Javed, “Deposition of Evaporating Microdroplets near a Stagnation Point”

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Md Abu Talha, “A Deep Learning Model for Predicting Biophysical Properties Using Topological and Electrostatic Features”, Co-author(s): Elyssa Sliheet Mark de Vernon, “Reduced Order Modeling for Large, Multi-scale, Multi-physics Simulations” Jaryd Domine, “Waves in Black Hole Geometries: An Energy-based Discontinuous Galerkin Method”, Co-author(s): Thomas Hagstrom; Stephen Lau Steve Li, “Energy Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for Wave Equations with Random Coefficients”, Co-author(s): Lu Zhang Mason McCallum, “An Exercise in Optimizing GPU Kernels” Daniel Margolis, “Utilizing Machine Learning Algorithms to Filter and Beat the Market”, Co-author(s): Difeng Cai Anarzhan Abilgazy, “Data-driven Reduced-order Models for Multi-dimensional Inverse Scattering Problems in Lossy Media”

16 Simon Gonzales, “Finding Kinship and Healing in Recovery Treatment in the Texas Non-profit and Forprofit System” 17

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 19 Zahra Sadri, “Sex-specific Proteomic Analysis of Epileptic Brain Tissues: Insights from Human and Mouse Models”, Co-author(s): Yibo Li; David A. Narvaiz; Katherine J. Blandin; Joaquin N. Lugo; Uma K. Aryal; Nicholas P. Poolos; Amy L. Brewster 20

Samantha Lagos, “A Comparison of Surface Detection Methods for Storage Pit Prospection and Capacity Estimation in Aotearoa, New Zealand”

14 Rose Hurwitz, “Sports, Stars and Sustainability: A Study of Equality, Entertainment and Environment” 15

Genevieve Soucek, “Environmental Conservation and Linguistic Heritage: Exploring Imagined Landscapes and Identity in the Scottish Outer Hebrides”

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Ayesha Alkofahi, “Thermoregulatory Dysfunction in Kcna1-Null Mice: A Model for Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy”, Co-author(s): Fallon Wenck; Indumathy Jagadeeswaran; Kelsey Paulhus; Julia Lara; Praveen Kumar; Brian Zoltowski; Edward Glasscock

21 Michele Wright, “Epilepsy and Cardiorespiratory Phenotypes in a Clinically Relevant Kv1.1 Mouse Model of Episodic Ataxia”, Co-author(s): Katelyn Tran; Edward Glasscock 22 Julia Savage, “Extrinsic Mitochondrial Reprogramming through Intercellular Tunneling Nanotubules Induced by the E6*I Splice Variant of High-risk Human Papillomaviruses”, Co-author(s): Addie Ritenour; Sedrat Kawaiah; Robert Harrod 23 Melika Saberi, “The Interplay Between HTLV-1 Regulatory Proteins in NFKAPPAB-mediated Immunesignaling and Retroviral Carcinogenesis”, Co-author(s): Hannah Karper

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MD Shakhawat Hossain, ““Climate Change” Discourse and Its Translations: Working Process and Influence of an NGO among Indigenous Groups in Kalmakanda, Bangladesh”

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Filippo Bodo, “Pressure-induced Phonon Softening in Mg(IO3)2: A Periodic Local Mode Analysis”, Co-author(s):

26 Kevin Fleming, “Extraterrestrial Glycine’s Polymorphic Phase Transitions: A Local Mode Perspective”, Co-author(s): Filippo Bodo; Elfi Kraka

ECONOMICS 27 Dhanuddhara Gamage, “Uranium-ligand Bonding in Uranyl-peroxide and Uranyl Hydroxo Dimers: A Local Vibrational Mode Pilot Study”, Co-author(s): Dhanuddhara Gamagea; Bárbara Peluzo; Renaldo Moura, Jr.; Marek Freindorf; Elfi Kraka

33 Fernanda Da Silva, “Low Birthweight and Child Achievement: Does Pre-K Compensate?”

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Suchetana Das, “Preserving Families: Impact of Leaving Children in Neglectful Homes”

28 Paige Maple, “High-quality Quantum Chemical Data of Molecules Identified in the Interstellar Medium”, Co-author(s): Elfi Kraka

35 Shuo Qi, “Friendship Formation and Academic Achievement: Evidence from Left-behind Children in China”, Co-author(s): Tianyu Wang; Yexin Zhou

29 Juliana Antonio, “Noncovalent Interactions in Mutated Myoglobin Proteins Revealed Through Local Vibrational Mode Theory”

36 Esteban Aleman-Correa, “The Hidden Politics of Redistributive Transfers in the European Union”

30 Afifa Yousaf, “Signatures of Hydrogen Bonding in Soft X-ray Spectroscopy” 31

Caylie Casto, “BLR1 and Its Role in Fungal Systems”

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Javier Gonzalez, “Drama and Redistribution: The Impact of Telenovelas on Preferences for Redistribution in Latin America”

38 Jisub Shin, “Fertility, Education Competition, and Spatial Inequality in South Korea”

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HISTORY 40 Jim Gulley, “Walsham Court Records in 14th-century England”, Co-author(s): Holly Harris: Drew Brozovich 41

Katelyn Denney, “Love and Death: Marriages in Walsham Le Willows During the Black Plague”, Co-author(s): Luisa Tilhe

42 Holly Harris, “Amercements and Authority: Legal Enforcement in Walsham-le-Willows During the Black Death”, Co-author(s): Allie Shulman

PSYCHOLOGY 44 Sarah Cline, “The Pulse of Positivity Bias: Heart Rate Variability and Memory Performance in Healthy Older Adults”, Co-author(s): Stephanie Wilson; Holly Bowen 45

Julie Pham, “Comparing Gains and Losses: Examining the Effects of Incentives on Working Memory Capacity and Motivational Processes in Older Adults”

46 Iris Yang, “Daily Caregiving Time and Spousal Caregivers’ Well-being: The Moderating Roles of Daily Marital Interactions”, Co-author(s): Stephanie J. Wilson 47 Elizabeth Bell, “Dependability of Cognitive Vulnerabilities and Implications for Integrating Them into Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP)”, Co-author(s): E. Bell; M. Chmielewski

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48 Alexa Jimenez, “The Dynamic Structure of Internalizing Psychopathology: A Scoping Review of Ambulatory Assessment Studies” 49

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Rachel Chan, “Caregiver Emotional Support and Adolescent Trauma Symptoms after Sexual Abuse: Adolescent Age Matters”, Co-author(s): Melissa Sitton; Madeline Reedy; Renee McDonald; Ernest Jouriles Melissa Sitton, “Spirituality, Self-Blame, and Trauma Symptoms among Youth Awaiting Treatment after Sexual Abuse”, Co-author(s): Caitlin Rancher; Jeanine Johnson; Madeline Reedy; Annette Mahoney; Renee McDonald; Ernest Jouriles

Jacqueline Fidellow, “Psychometric Properties of 51 Child-reports of Interparental Conflict: Examining the CPIC and SIS in Autistic Adolescents”, Co-author(s): Grace Astolfi; Naomi V. Ekas; Chrystyna D. Kouros 52

Sneh Jhaveri, “The Role of Parental Personality on Digital Media Use and Language Outcomes in Young Children”, Co-author(s): Syakira Wijaya; Lynn K Perry; Rachel Barr; Sarah C. Kucker

53 Doga Cetinkaya, “How Is Sleep Quality Associated with Reward Processing in Individuals with Internalizing Disorders?”, Co-author(s): Sarah Corner; Christina Hough; Aileen Echiverri-Cohen; David Rosenfield; Michelle Craske; Thomas Ritz; Alicia Meuret 54

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Sarah Corner, “Looking Forward to It: Investigating the Role of Anhedonia in Episodic Future Thinking”, Co-author(s): Alicia E. Meuret Sofia Uribe, “Examining Impairments in Working and Episodic Memory in Young Adults with Anhedonia”, Co-author(s): Alicia E. Meuret Hyungseo (Caroline) Lee, “Psychometric Properties of Minority Stress Measures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis”, Co-author(s): Hyungseo Caroline Lee; Michael Chmielewski

STATISTICS AND DATA SCIENCE 60 Yifei Wang, “Mitigating Outcome Reporting Bias in Multivariate Meta-analysis: A Semiparametric and Scalable Approach”, Co-author(s): Lifeng Lin 61 Yuhyeong Jang, “A Prognostic Model for Glioblastoma Multiforme using Topological Shape Features”, Co-author(s): Chul Moon; Tu Dan; Eric Vu 62 Alexandra Thibeaux, “Legal Counsel’s Impact on Eviction Case Outcomes in Dallas County”, Co-author(s): Bethel Kumsa; Banu Pullaiahnaidu 63

Kaiwen (Kevin) Wang, “CySCI: A Framework for Integrative Single Cell Analysis Using Regularized Multitasking Graphical Attention Model”, Co-author(s): Li Wang; Xinlei Wang

BIOSTATISTICS 64 Art Taychameekiatchai, “GNN-EGG: Graph Neural Network Explanations via Graph Generation”, Co-author(s): Liwei Jia; Xiaowei Zhan; Guanghua Xiao 65 Erika Shults, “Unlocking the Compositional Nature of the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI): A New Approach to Understanding SVI Using Heart Transplant Data” 66 Ellen Taylor, “Using Machine Learning to Predict Concussion Recovery Time: The Importance of Psychological and Symptomatic Factors”, Co-author(s): Logan Shurtz; Stephen C. Bunt; Nyaz Didehbani; C. Munro Cullum; Kristin Wilmoth 67

Cardy Pennington, “An Interactive Tool for Sizing Multi-Reader Multi-case Studies”, Co-author(s): Yin Xi

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Lexie Hassien, “A Deep Learning Model for Single-cell Temporal Data Integration”, Co-author(s): Xue Xiao

Windsor Hall, “Cognitive Performance in Older Adults with and without Asthma: The Roles of Age, Inflammation and Medication”, Co-author(s): Margot L. Salsman; Mikaela Lopez; David A. Khan; Denise C. Park; E. Sherwood Brown; Thomas Ritz Mikaela Lopez, “Common Respiratory Medications’ Effects on Cognition and Impairment Status in a Large Cohort of Middle Aged and Older Adults”, Co-author(s): Windsor Hall; David Rosenfield; Thomas Ritz

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GRADUATE POSTER SESSION SESSION 2 Wednesday, April 2 | 2-5 p.m.

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Muhammad Younas, “A Context-aware AI Framework for Integrated Real-time Intersection Detection and Signal Optimization” Rawda Ahmed, “Optimized UAV Routing in Priced 4D Airspace: Energy Efficiency, Risk Awareness, and Dynamic Wind Adaptation”

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Ahmed El Saei, “Characterization of Ballast Mechanical Properties Post Tamping Maintenance”

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Ronell Bridgemohan, “Spatiotemporal and Climatic Influences on Fecal Contamination in Subtropical Coastal Watersheds: Development of Novel qPCR RatMT Markers for Rodent and Neglected Tropical Disease Detection”, Co-author(s): Ronell S.H. Bridgemohan; Matthew J. Deitch; Emily Harmon; Kumar Love; Matt R. Whiles; P. Christopher Wilson; Eban Bean; Puran Bridgemohan; Andrew Quicksall; Dave S Bachoon

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Collin Yarbrough, “Bridging the Gap? Causal, Spatiotemporal Impacts of Bridge Investment on Residential Property Values from Construction to Operation”, Co-author(s): Janille Smith-Colin; Kyle Roberts Ehsan Poorvahedi, “A Data Collection Toolkit for Improved Well-being and Resilience of Communities through Infrastructure Investments”, Co-author(s): Mohsen Ensafdaran; Nia Parson; Chunke Su; Barbara Minsker; Janille Smith-Colin

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Sergio Escudero, “Analysis of Spatiotemporal Variability of Methane Surface Concentration from Underground Natural Gas Leaks Using a Low-cost Sensor Unit”, Co-author(s): Venkata Rao Gundapaneni

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Trevor Webber, “Numerical Approach to Analyze Emissions Accuracy in Underground Natural Gas Pipeline Leaks Due to Excavation Damage”, Co-author(s): Navodi Jayarathne; Kate Smits

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Linda Jaramillo-Urrego, “Perspectives on ‘oro limpio’: Plant-Based Mercury-free Gold Recovery in Colombian Artisanal and Small-scale Mining”, Co-author(s): Kathleen Smits; Jessica Smith; Oscar Restrepo-Baena

10 Venkata Sai Raviteja Nerellapally, “Designing Culturally Responsive Sustainable Toilets: A Participatory Approach in Rural Tanzania”,

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Grace Hiestand, “Locally Developed Sustainable Roof Tiles: Transforming Waste into Economic Opportunity in Kasisa Village, Tanzania”

12 Isuru Mahesh Bandara Ambagahawele Rathnayake Mudiyanselage, “Evaluating Current Leak Detection and Quantification (LDAQ) Methods for Underground Natural Gas Pipelines in Diverse Conditions”, Co-author(s): Shanru Tian; Venkat Rao; Kathleen M. Smits

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Ahmet Ata Ersoy, “Molecular Transport Across a Steady-State Net Condensing Surface”, Co-author(s): Mustafa Ozsipahi

14 Jillian Whitney, “Superintendent No. 5” 15

Bryan Blakely, “Visualizing Cinematic Language: Data-driven Insights into Film Style”

16 Madeleine Bolz, “Death, Life, and the Infinite” 17

Bradley Petty, “A House of Our Own: Representations of Southwestern Visual Language in African Methodist Episcopal Church Architecture”

18 Alvin Leluc, “Detecting Ripples in Space with Light from the Early Universe”, Co-author(s): Alexander Van Engelen 19 Junaid Khan, “Exploring Gluon Dynamics in the Small-x Regime of QCD”, Co-author(s): Brandon Stevenson; Peter Risse 20 McKenna Pape, “Leap Hub: Redefining Mobility Through Community, Accessibility and Innovation”, Co-author(s): Angela Molinero 21

Sunwoo Yoon, “SWOT’s Capability for Lake Ice/Water Classification”, Co-author(s): Mahima Quazi; Xiao Yang; Christopher Arp; Allen Bondurant; Tamlin Pavelsky

COMPUTER SCIENCE 23 Manan Shukla, “Behaviour Buddy App”, Co-author(s): Luke Voinov; Micah Pressler 24 Eli Laird, “Size Matters: Molecular Scale Effects and Transfer Learning in Quantum Chemical Property Prediction”, Co-author(s): Timothy Lee; Ayesh Madushanka

25 Timothy Lee, “Lightweight, Modular Transformer for Noise-Resistant Multivariate Time Series Forecasting” 26

Nikkie Hooman, “Fairness-aware Multimodal Fusion for Clinical Predictions”, Co-author(s): Nikkie Hooman; Zhongjie Wu; Siddarath Vats; Eric Larson; Mehak Gupta

27 Ritik Khandelwal, “Language-Based AI Assessment for Personality Disorder Science and Practice”, Co-author(s): Joshua R. Oltmanns; Jerry Ma; Jocelyn Brickman; Tu Do; Rasiq Hussain; Mehak Gupta 28

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Michael Watts, “Radio Frequency Signal Generation Utilizing Virtual Network Environments for Classification” Charles Sayre, “Low Cost, Mobile Radiation Anomaly Detection with Deep Adversarial Auto Encoders on the Edge” Joshua Sylvester, “Lag Order Selection for Granger Causality Estimation”, Co-author(s): Micah A. Thornton; Eric C. Larson; Mitchell A. Thornton

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Mohsen Ensafdaran, “Smart Dallas AI Chatbot and Infrastructure Awareness Application”, Co-author(s): Janille Smith-Colin; Hai Tran Bryce Shurts, “Improving Natural Language to First Order Logic Translation with Intelligent Sentence Structuring”, Co-author(s): King Ip Lin Hussain Rasiq, “Prompt Engineering for Linguistic Psychometric Assessment for Depression”, Co-author(s): Li Tong; Joshua Oltmanns; Mehak Gupta Siddarath Vats, “Leveraging AI for Identifying Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) in Clinical Notes: A Natural Language Processing Approach”, Co-author(s): Mehak Gupta; Nikkie Hooman

35 Aviraj Sinha, “Fault Tolerance Enhancements for Quantum Data Encodings”, Co-author(s): Mitchell Thornton 36

Zeyu Deng, “Tangible Virtual Reality PIN Authentication with Coordinated Multi-joint Biometric Security”, Co-author(s): Jingwei Zhang

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37 Wen Liu, “Active Vibration Fingerprint One-time Authentication System on Smartphone”, Co-author(s): Zeyu Deng 38

Ruxin Wang, “Unobtrusive Drinking Monitoring Using Off-the-shelf Lightweight AR Glasses”, Co-author(s): Gabrielle Gonzalez; Wen Liu; Chen Wang; Tung-Sung Tseng

39 Jingwei Zhang, “Hidden Acoustic Biometric User Authentication Using Bluetooth Bone Conduction Headphones”, Co-author(s): Ruxin Wang

Nahed Abdelgaber, “AI Assistant for Socioeconomic 40 Empowerment Using Federated Learning”,

EDUCATION 42 Molly Novelli, “Slides, Worksheets, and Exit Tickets: Traditional Classroom Instruction Pedagogies as Symbols of Safety in Preservice Science Teacher Lessons”, Co-author(s): Flavio Azevedo 43 Sydney Loutit, “A Tale of Five Conferences: A Multilevel Model Exploring How Institutional Factors Are Related to Athletic Conference Membership” 44 Allison Dennis, “Investigating Longitudinal Changes in Fractions Knowledge: A Multilevel Modeling Approach”, Co-author(s): Joanne Joo 45 Kathleen Roberts, “The Impact of Fourth Grade Students’ Desirability and Understanding on Fraction Intervention”, Co-author(s): Megyn Martin; Cassandra Hatfield; Leanne Ketterlin-Geller; Dr. Erica Lembke 46

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53 Mohammad Qasem, “Real-time Electrochemical Model-based BMS Control for Safe Fast Charging of Li-ion Batteries”

OPERATIONS RESEARCH 55 Hassan Nojavan, “Data Valuation in Statistical Learning: DC Programming Approach”, Co-author(s): Miju Ahn; Chul Moon 56 Jackson Forner, “Decision-aware Predictions for Uncertain Right-hand Side Parameters in Linear Programs”, Co-author(s): Harsha Gangammanavar 57

Mohammad Khalafi, “Last-iterate Methods in Constrained Optimization Problems”

58 Vala Rahmati, “Relief Network Design under Cost and Time Consideration for Foreseen Disasters”, Co-author(s): Halit Uster 59

Leyla Tavassoli, “Bioenergy Supply Chain Network Design Incorporating Farmer Decision-making”

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Inam Ullah Khan, “A Robust Boosting-based Datadriven Model for Electric Vehicle Driving Range Prediction”, Co-author(s): Muhammad E. Khodayar

Cheyenne Phillips, “From Desegregated Schools to Diverse Communities? Novel Evidence on an Old Debate”, Co-author(s): Meredith P. Richards

63 Nilanjan Seal, “Distibines vs. Diphosphines as Ligands for a Au13Cu2 Nanocluster”, Co-author(s): D. Sulalith N. D. Samarasinghe; Maxime A. Siegler; Christine M. Aikens

Theodora Beauchamp, “The Efficiency of TeacherDriven Context Personalization in Mathematics with Large Language Models”, Co-author(s): Candace Walkington

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William Bjorndahl, “T-BLAST: Token-Based Leveraging of Autonomous Spectrum Trading”, Co-author(s): Maninder Pal Singh; Farhad Nouri; Joseph Camp

Farhad Nouri, “Privacy at the Edge: An Engineering 50 Perspective on the Crypto Holy Grail” 51

52 Mariana Haddadin, “Reducing Chemical Waste Through Repurposing: Feasibility Analysis of Utilizing Second-life eVTOL Batteries in Off-grid EV Charging Stations”

Yazan Yassin, “Fast Charging Lithium-ion Batteries in Extreme Cold Conditions”

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Janakiraman Udaiyappan, “Alteration of Myelin and Axon-associated Proteins in the Cortex and Hippocampus of Juvenile Kcna1-null Epileptic Mice”, Co-author(s): Janakiraman Udaiyappan; Edward Glasscock Bhaskararao Banagru, “Biomass Conversion to Mitigate Climate Change: Mechanistic Studies of Vanillyl Alcohols to Cresols Using Ir Complexes via URVA and LMA Studies” Madushanka Kalapuwage, “QM40: QM-based Dataset for Drug Discovery”, Co-author(s): Renaldo T. Moura, Jr.; Elfi Kraka Yuanyuan Dong, “Lagrangian Relaxation for Multiple Vehicle Backhaul Profit Maximization Problem”

68 Angelo Claramunt, “Paleoseismic Records from Lago Argentino, Southern Patagonia: Analyzing Earthquaketriggered Megaturbidites in a Silent Subduction Zone”, Co-author(s): M. Beatrice Magnani 69

Alexis Delgado, “Hybrid and Mixed Basis Set Strategies for XPS Calculations of Small Water Clusters”

Daniel Devore, “Diagrammatic Approach to 70 Rank Reduced CCSD(T) for Open-shell Systems” 71

Zhi Li, “A Framework Proposal for Synergistic Integration Between Reinforcement Learning and Agent-based Modeling on Equitable Electric Vehicle Planning”, Co-author(s): Zhi (Owen) Li; Janille SmithColin; Jianhui Wang

72 Navodi Jayarathne, “Differential Natural Gas Migration Patterns from Leaking Underground Pipelines under Varying Environmental Conditions: A Numerical Study with Applications to First Responder and Operator Practices”, Co-author(s): Stuart N. Riddick; Daniel J. Zimmerle; Kathleen M. Smits

74 Chuanye Xiong, “Structural Plasticity and Functional Dynamics of Pigeon Cryptochrome 4 as Avian Magnetoreceptor”

SUSTAINABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT 76 Dylan Harvey, “Quality Community Planning Framework (QCPF): A Data-driven Tool for Aligning Urban Planning with Implementation” 77 Rutuja Lele, “Mapping Environmental Degradation and Empowerment: Case Study of Women Miners in Santa Rita, Andes, Colombia” 78

Emily Bell, “Community Collaboration and Student Learning in an Interdisciplinary Sustainability and Development Capstone”, Co-author(s): Janille SmithColin; Jessie Zarazaga

79 Tania Cuff, “Internet in a Box, Bridging Access to Education in Rural Tanzania”, Co-author(s): Max Sherard; Clara Rulegura

73 Venkata Rao Gundapuneni, “Impact of Diverse Operating Conditions on Belowground Natural Gas Pipeline Leaks”

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