Teen From Dublin Wins Global Science Award

Dublin Young Scientist Wins Third Prize at Global Science Competition

A young scientist from Dublin has taken home the third prize at the world’s largest science competition, beating 1,800 entries chosen from over 60 countries. The award was for a project in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics that earned her $1,200.

Her invention is a wearable device that monitors brain, heart and muscle signals to spot and even forecast epileptic seizures. When the system is tuned for an individual, it predicts almost 87 % of attacks while keeping false alarms to a minimum.

She earned this recognition after earlier triumphs in March, when she secured the President’s Award and a Grand Award at the Hitachi Science and Engineering Fair in Alameda County. In that event she also showcased a different invention: an AI model trained on MRIs to detect dyslexia. That work brought her several honors, including:

• Middle School Engineering Grand Award at the Alameda County State Fair
• Nomination for the California State and Engineering Fair
• Special award from STEM4ALL
• Nomination in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge

The student’s achievements demonstrate how young minds can combine technology and medicine to create tools that help people live better lives.