Volume 17

DOI: 10.1137/24S1636083

Authors: Allen Joseph Minch (Corresponding author – Brandeis University), Hung Anh Dinh Vu (University of Maryland), Anne Marie Warren (University of Minnesota)
Project Advisors: Elizabeth Newman (Emory University)

Abstract: This project explores adversarial training techniques to develop fairer Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) to mitigate the inherent bias they are known to...

DOI: 10.1137/23S1547755

Authors: Junyuan Quan (Corresponding author – Denison University)
Project Advisors: Dr. Anthony Bonifonte (Denison University)

Abstract: This research attempts to estimate the unmet mental health services demand at a census tract level and identify new mental health facility location...

DOI: 10.1137/22S1522899

Authors: Zijian Xun (Corresponding author – Carleton College)
Project Advisors: Timothy P. Chartier (Davidson College)

Abstract: This article presents a novel approach to separating and quantifying the effect of a car’s performance and a driver’s skill on Formula 1(F1) race o...

DOI: 10.1137/23S1586951

Authors: Mohamed Mahmoud (Corresponding author – STEM High School for Boys, Giza, Egypt)
Project Advisors: Timothy P. Chartier (Davidson College)

Abstract: This paper investigates the reliability of using Elo, TrueSkill, and Top Coder rating methods in analyzing the performance of nations participating...

DOI: 10.1137/22S1529452

Authors: Haley Zsoldos (Corresponding author – Pennsylvania State University) , Isabelle Stepler (Pennsylvania State University)
Project Advisors: Jessica M. Conway (Pennsylvania State University) , Timothy Reluga (Pennsylvania State University)

Abstract: Predator-prey interactions are commonly modeled using the Lotka-Volterra ordinary differential equations, producing intertwined predator and prey p...

DOI: 10.1137/23S1606411

Authors: Sophia Y. Rong (Corresponding author – Buchholz High School, Gainesville, FL) , Alice X. Li (Eastside High School, Gainesville, FL)
Project Advisors: Shasha Gao (Jiangxi Normal University, China, and University of Florida), Chunmei Wang (University of Florida)

Abstract: Infectious diseases present persistent challenges to global public health, demanding a comprehensive understanding of their dynamics to develop eff...

DOI: 10.1137/23S1560756

Authors: Sara Peter (Corresponding author – Clarkson University)
Project Advisors: Marko Budišić (Clarkson University)

Abstract: We present a dynamical system model to show the Potsdam, NY campus of Clarkson University is 100% renewable with the university’s new contract as o...

DOI: 10.1137/23S1574269

Authors: Zhuorong Mao (Corresponding author – College of William & Mary), Sarah Kunkler (College of William & Mary)
Project Advisors: Susana Furtado (Universidade do Porto), Charles R. Johnson (College of William & Mary)

Abstract: Approval Voting over several alternatives asks each voter to choose a subset of the alternatives of which they “approve”. Then, the alternative (or...

DOI: 10.1137/23S1591980

Authors: Li Yuan (Corresponding author – University of Michigan), Weilin Cheng (University of California, Davis), Hengyuan Liu (University of California, Davis), Kathy Mo (University of California, Davis), Sida Tian (University of Michigan)
Project Advisors: Ambuj Tewari (University of Michigan)

Abstract: This research uniquely focuses on predicting the likelihood of H5N1 outbreaks in the United States at the county level. Unlike previous studies, wh...

DOI: 10.1137/23S1577055

Authors: Yong Hong Ivan Tan (Corresponding author – National University of Singapore)
Project Advisors: Delin Chu (National University of Singapore), Timo Sprekeler (National University of Singapore), Johannes J. Brust (Arizona State University)

Abstract: The main objective of this article is to find the group testing strategy which minimizes the number of groups to test while identifying all positiv...