The HECA Board, HECA Research Committee, and HECA Student Research Awards Digital Poster Judging Panel extend heartfelt congratulations to all students who entered the 2024 HECA Student Research Awards (HSRA)! The wide range of disciplines and the exceptional quality of research from students across HECA member institutions has been remarkable.
This year’s digital poster submissions set a high standard, making for a competitive selection process. After careful consideration, we are excited to announce the winners of the HSRA Digital Poster Exhibition:
1st prize
The 2024 HSRA Trophy - Cash Prize of €300
Developing a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) Model for Facial Expression Recognition (FER)’ CCT
Congratulations to Danrlei Martins and Leonardo Diesel of CCT College
2nd prize
The 2024 HSRA Trophy - Cash Prize of €150
Analyzing Stakeholder Perceptions of AI-Enhanced Risk Management in the Pakistani Construction Industry Through Survey
Congratulations to Mehboob Qadir of Dublin Business School
3rd prize
The 2024 HSRA Trophy
Bridging The Gap: Enhancing CT Imaging Services in Diverse Regions
Congratulations to Jill Creedon of Griffith College
Due to high standard and range of posters submitted to HSRA , the Judging Panel would also like to make a special mention to the following entrants:
Caroline Floss Bresolin of CCT College
Insurance Fraud Detection
Daniela Mariano Barreto of CCT College
Applied machine learning models to estimate material to adsorb CO2
Amanda Le Quesne of Institute of Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy (IICP College)
An Exploration of Therapists' Experiences of Working with Adolescent Childhood Cancer Survivors
Tess Breslin of Hibernia College
Teacher perspectives on the use of the Aistear framework in infant classes to develop oral language, communication skills, and communicative relationships through play.
Sara M Hassan of Griffith College
Reshaping the Irish Economy: Impact of International Mergers and Acquisitions on the Irish Technology Sector (2021-2023)