At the 2024 New Jersey Big Data Alliance Annual Symposium, students from across NJBDA member institutions presented posters related to the symposium theme of Artificial Intelligence Impacts on Society and Higher Education. See the full list of student poster presentations.
The winners received cash prizes sponsored by VMWare by Broadcom | Carahsoft, including $500 for first prize.
1st Place:
AI in TB Detection on Medical Big Data with Health and Educational Impacts
Jyoti Yadav, Montclair State University
Jay Singh (far left) and Hieu Nguyen (far right) with Jyoti Yadav (third from left) and colleagues.
2nd Place:
Detecting Blueberry Scorch Disease using Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Drones
Robert Czarnota, Jacob Green, Camden County College
Brandon McHenry, Anthony Thompson, Harper Zappone, Rowan University
Jay Singh (far left) and Hieu Nguyen (far right) with Anthony Segrest of Rowan University and Robert Czarnota.
3rd Place:
AI: A Double-Edged Sword? Exploring the Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence
Dylon Brannigan, Parth Patel, Jeffrey Su, Hieu Do, Stockton University
Jay Singh (far left) and Hieu Nguyen (far right) with third place winners.
1st Honorable Mention:
Analyzing The Dynamics of Sex Offenses In The United States
Zainab Makhdum, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Jay Singh and Hieu Nguyen with Zainab Makhdum.
2nd Honorable Mention:
Blueberry Drone AI: Estimating Crop Yield using Deep Learning & Smart Drones
Luke Tonon, Brandon McHenry, Anthony Thompson, Harper Zappone, Rowan University
Jacob Green, Camden Community College
Jay Singh (far left) and Hieu Nguyen (far right) with Jacob Green and Luke Tonon.
3rd Honorable Mention:
Interpretable AI: Using Provably Optimal Sparse Tree Algorithms in Healthcare
Mushran Khan, Caleb Rodriguez, Rutgers University
Jay Singh, Mushran Khan, Hieu Nguyen.
Acknowledgements
The poster session was chaired by Hieu Nguyen, Professor, Mathematics at Rowan University. The NJBDA thanks Jay Singh, Broadcom, and Carahsoft for their support.
Judges:
- Rajiv Kashyap (Chair), Department Chair and Professor, Department of Marketing and Management Sciences, William Paterson University
- Rashmi Jain, Department Chair and Professor of Information and Operations Management, Feliciano School of Business, Montclair State University
- Marina Johnson, Assistant Professor, Information and Operations Management, Feliciano School of Business, Montclair State University
- Mahesh Yadav, Founder and CEO, Optima Global Solutions, Inc.
Session Committee:
- Rashmi Jain, Department Chair and Professor of Information and Operations Management, Feliciano School of Business, Montclair State University
- Rajiv Kashyap, Department Chair and Professor, Department of Marketing and Management Sciences, William Paterson University
- Hieu Nguyen, Professor, Mathematics, Rowan University
- Demetrios Roubos, Associate Director, Information Security, Stockton University
- Jim Samuel, Associate Professor, Bloustein School, Rutgers University
- Jay Singh, Account Director, Broadcom Software