For Immediate Release
AAAI Honors High School Students for their AI research at 2008 INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair
June 30, 2008
8:00 AM Pacific Time
Menlo Park, Calif.
Now in its tenth year, the AAAI Special Awards program at the annual Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (http://sciserv.org/isef/) recognizes outstanding achievement in the areas of intelligent computation and robotics. Finalists in other areas with significant computer science components are also eligible. The winners receive cash awards, and their schools also receive a complimentary one-year membership in the AAAI, including a subscription to AI Magazine. This year, the ISEF was held May 11-16, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. AAAI is proud to recognize this year's best projects in the area of Computer Science with an artificial intelligence component, including:
First Award of $1,000
- Application of Real Time Neural Networks for Use with Data Gloves
Colby Anne Wilkason, 17, Warner Robins High School, Warner Robins, Georgia - So Many Data—So Few Labels: The Effects of Autoencoders on Unlabeled Data for Pattern Recognition
Thomas Ben Thompson, 17, Huron High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Second Award $500
- Modeling Evolution: Exploring Computational Biology and Biomodeling
Dmitry O. Kislyuk, 17, California High School, San Ramon, California - Distributed Intelligence
Dorian Naim Rahamim, 17, Orange High School, Pepper Pike, Ohio - Content-Based Image Retrieval
David C. Liu, 16, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, California - Computer ANTimation
Tobias Jacob Williams, 14, Highland Secondary School, Dundas, Ontario, Canada - The Design and Implementation of Practical Algorithms for Automatic Composite Photographs
Ken Miura, 17, Shizuoka-Prefectural Hamamatsu-Kita High School, Sizuoka, Japan, Mami Inoue, 17, Shizuoka-Prefectural Hamamatsu Kita High-School, Shizuoka, Japan, Mayu Suzuki, 17, Shizuoka-Prefectural Hamamatsu Kita High-School, Shizuoka, Japan - Intelligent Task Coordination with Multiple Robots
Canin Quinn Christell, 18, Christell Home School, Springfield, Missouri
About AAAI
Founded in 1979, the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (formerly the American Association for Artificial Intelligence) (www.aaai.org) is a nonprofit scientific membership society devoted to advancing the science and practice of AI. Its mission is to: (1) advance the scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying intelligent thought and behavior, (2) facilitate their embodiment in machines, (3) serve as an information resource for research planners and the general public concerning trends in AI, and (4) offer training for the current and coming generations of AI researchers and practitioners. The Association sponsors a number of conferences and workshops each year.
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