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Dana Carney claimed first place in the Intermediate Health and Wellbeing category for innovative research project. She received her prize from Ray McGrath, Chair of the Judging Panel from Stripe,
Dana Carney, a fourth-year student from Mount St Michael’s secondary school in Claremorris, is celebrating after she won a major award at the first-ever Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.
The teenager was awarded first place in the Intermediate Individual section of the Health and Wellbeing category for her project titled “Secure Hands: Evolving Real-Time ISL Translation for Critical First Responder Communication (A Refined and Extended Study).”
The project focuses on improving real-time Irish Sign Language translation to enhance communication in emergency response situations.
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The overall winner of this year’s exhibition was Aoibheann Daly, a fourth-year student from Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School in Tralee, Co Kerry.
She won the top award with her project, “GlioScope: Multi-task Deep Learning and Causal AI for Glioma & Glioblastoma Profiling,” which applies advanced artificial intelligence techniques to improve the treatment of brain cancer.
The Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition is one of Ireland’s leading student science competitions, showcasing innovative research and technological projects from secondary school students across the country.
Nearly 2,000 projects were submitted from students from Mayo and across the country and with 550 being showcased at the RDS in Dublin over four days last week.
Last year it was announced that Stripe was to take over as title sponsor of the prestigious event, which was previously sponsored by BT for 25 years.
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