Cognisense Annual Review 2024
The 2024 CogniSense Annual Review marked an especially exciting year for our center, featuring a record number of innovative projects and diverse research topics that showcased the immense talent within our center. This year’s event was packed with inspiring lightning talks, highlighted papers, and an impressive poster session, all reflecting the cutting-edge work our students and researchers are bringing to our center.
The connections made and ideas exchanged at this year’s review underscore the event’s impact in shaping the future of our center. Attendees from industry, academia, and beyond, the 2024 review fostered vibrant discussions, new collaborations, and meaningful networking opportunities, making it a memorable milestone in our journey to drive forward-thinking research and discovery.
Memorable Moments: Celebrating Student Excellence
Fostering Collaboration and Innovation
In this candid moment at the 2024 CogniSense Annual Review, attendees engage in a lively discussion, embodying the collaborative spirit of the event. The photo captures the energy and connection fostered among students, researchers, and professionals as they exchange ideas and insights. These interactions are the heart of the CogniSense community, driving forward-thinking discussions and building valuable networks in cognitive science and technology.
Leading the Charge
Isha Chakraborty impressed the audience with her lightning talk on a Robust Energy-Efficient Sensor Platform with Analog Feature Extraction and Local Restoration. Her innovative work promises enhanced sensor performance in power-constrained environments, highlighting her contribution to advancing next-generation technology.
Undergraduate Research Program (URP)
is an academic year-long program that encourages US citizens, diverse, and gender candidates.
The program combines a structured undergraduate research experience with industry mentorship. In addition, the program design increases retention of students interested in majors relevant to the semiconductor industry and better prepares these target groups for a full-time opportunity upon graduation or progressing to graduate school programs. It should allow opportunities for URP sponsors to network and/or mentor URP students including an annual recruiting event hosted by SRC to match member company job opportunities with URP students.
Benefits for students participating in URP:
- Promotes research methodologies
- Able to ramp up more quickly in workplace environment
- Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Stand out when applying to graduate school or jobs in industry
- Better prepared and more competitive for industry
- Reinforces teamwork and collaboration
- Develop communication, presentation, and research writing skills
- Annual recruiting event to explore job opportunities with industry program participants
- Program should provide rigorous and engaged training for undergraduates in the following areas of study with a GPA of 3.0 or higher
Student Corner
Check out some student accomplishments!
2024 Best Paper Winners
Minah Lee, Wei Chun Wang, Sudarshan Sharma
Title: “Cool-CIM: CryogenicOperation of Analog Compute-In-Memory for Improved Power Efficiency”
IEDM Conference
Lightning Talk Winner
Jeong Taek Chang Theme 1
Best Poster Winner
Biswadeep Chakroborty Theme 5
The 2024 Best Poster Award at the CogniSense Annual Review recognized an outstanding visual presentation of innovative research that captivated judges and attendees alike.
Lightning Talk Winner
Mir Sayeed Mohammed Theme 5
Congratulations to our lightning talk award winner for his work on advancing 3D object detection!
Best Poster Winner
Danish Baig Theme 4 and Alex Saad – Falcon Theme 2
The 2024 Best Poster Awards at the CogniSense Annual Review honors posters that stood out for its exceptional visual communication and compelling research insights
.CogniSense Center Highlights
Broadening Participation with CogniSense
As part of our ongoing commitment to broaden participation and inspire future innovators, we were thrilled to welcome high school seniors Cain Patel and Amaya Banks to the 2024 CogniSense Annual Review.
Cain and Amaya joined us to experience the latest in cognitive science research, connect with professionals, and explore potential career pathways. Their enthusiasm and curiosity brought fresh energy to the event, and we look forward to seeing how their experiences here will shape their future journeys in STEM.
Showcasing Emerging Innovators
Experience the next wave of innovation with our Student Lightning Talks, where emerging researchers present groundbreaking ideas in quick, impactful presentations. These talks highlight the passion and ingenuity of our student community, sparking discussions that drive the future of cognitive science forward.
Hats Off to MIT Students: Pioneers in Innovation!
A special recognition to our MIT students for their groundbreaking work and unwavering dedication. Your contributions are driving impactful change and setting new standards in cognitive science.
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