Innovations in Graduate Education Roundtable and Hackathon Highlights Student Research and Collaboration
Attendees hear one of the keynote speakers during the first Innovation in Graduate Education Roundtable and Hackathon.
Daniela Charles
The University of Arizona recently hosted the first Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Roundtable and Hackathon, a two-day event held on February 27–28, 2025, at the Environment and Natural Resources 2 (ENR2) building. This collaborative gathering brought together students, faculty, industry professionals, and national laboratory partners to address real-world challenges and explore advancements in applied mathematics and artificial intelligence.
Participants had the opportunity to showcase their research during a poster session, with prizes awarded to outstanding presentations.
Congratulations to the following winners:
- Akshita Sharma: Theoretical Model for Cerebral Blood Flow and Oxygen Transport: Adverse Effects of Impaired Flow Regulation Despite Maintained Perfusion.
- Ryan Mowlai: Towards Autonomous and Self-correcting Water Treatment Systems: Data-driven Monitoring and Prediction of Net Water Production in Ultra-Filtration Systems.
- Nazmul Hasan: Towards Reliable Monitoring of Laser Powder Bed Fusion 3D Printing: Robust Image Processing Method for Melt Pool Segmentation.
The event was organized by the Institute for Computation and Data-Enabled Insight (ICDI) and the Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Applied Mathematics. It featured a variety of activities, including team-based hackathons tackling industry and national laboratory problems, focused discussions on topics like AI and health research, and networking opportunities to foster connections among attendees.
For more information on future Applied Mathematics events and initiatives, please visit the Program in Applied Mathematics website.