Allen ISD secondary students recently competed in the Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, which represents sixth- through twelfth-grade students from public, charter, private, and home schools across Texas Education Agency Region 10. More than 1,000 students competed in 22 International Science and Engineering Fair categories.
Allen ISD had 47 students participate, with 14 students earning first through fourth place honors in individual and team divisions, including three Grand Prizes.
A list of students receiving special awards presented by independent organizations will be shared later.
Congratulations to all Allen ISD students who competed and represented the district at the Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair.
Grand Prize Winners
1st Place, Senior Division
Pahul Kaur
Grade 11
Allen High School
Category: Biochemistry
Project: Structure Guided Computational Modeling of Molecular Tweezers Targeting Histone Proteins in Pediatric High Grade Glioma
Devaj Shourya Bhogireddi
Grade 11
Allen High School
Category: Biomedical and Health Sciences
Project: Fusing Digital Biomarkers: A Multimodal AI Framework for Parkinson’s Disease Detection Using Gait, Voice, and Handwriting
Shiqing Ellie Tang
Grade 10
Allen High School
Category: Technology Enhances the Arts
Project: SAMA: a Novel Self-Evolving AI Multimodal Assistant for Dementia by Self-Training with Daily Personal Data
2nd Place Winners
Reema Bhogireddi
Grade 8
Ereckson Middle School
Category: Biochemistry
Project: Quantifying pH-Dependent Lactase Kinetics Using Reducing Sugar Assays
Ally Liew
Grade 11
Allen High School
Category: Behavioral and Social Sciences
Project: A Novel EEG-Based Study of Brain Wave Dynamics During Different Modes of AI-Assisted vs. Independent Problem-Solving
Team Member: Kashika Khurana
Kashika Khurana
Grade 11
Allen High School
Category: Behavioral and Social Sciences
Project: A Novel EEG-Based Study of Brain Wave Dynamics During Different Modes of AI-Assisted vs. Independent Problem Solving
Team Member: Ally Liew
Abhirama Vadiraja Sonny
Grade 11
Allen High School
Category: Biomedical and Health Sciences
Project: Multimodal Deep Learning Pipeline for Echocardiographic Biomarker Extraction and Automated Cardiovascular Diagnosis
Pranshul Pati
Grade 7
Curtis Middle School
Category: Environmental Engineering
Project: Powering More Homes For Less: Improving Wind Turbine Efficiency
Nikila Swaminathan
Grade 12
Allen High School
Category: Translational Medical Science
Project: MALAT1 Silencing Reduces EDB Fibronectin Expression and Invasive Morphology in Triple Negative Breast Cancer
3rd Place Winners
Adhokshaja Vadiraja Sonny
Grade 7
Ereckson Middle School
Category: Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Project: A Novel Method To Determine The Calories Consumed In Food Using A Mobile Application
Team Member: Sebastian Athan Huynh
Sebastian Athan Huynh
Grade 7
Ereckson Middle School
Category: Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Project: A Novel Method To Determine The Calories Consumed In Food Using A Mobile Application
Team Member: Adhokshaja Vadiraja Sonny
4th Place, Honorable Mention
Mihir Barman Roy
Grade 10
Allen High School
Category: Behavioral and Social Sciences
Project: Modeling Sleep Dependent Memory Replay: A Computational Analysis of How Sleep Quality and ADHD Like Impairments Affect Memory Consolidation
Team Members: Johnathan Luu, Mina Zhang
Johnathan Luu
Grade 10
Allen High School
Category: Behavioral and Social Sciences
Project: Modeling Sleep Dependent Memory Replay: A Computational Analysis of How Sleep Quality and ADHD Like Impairments Affect Memory Consolidation
Team Members: Mihir Barman Roy, Mina Zhang
Mina Zhang
Grade 10
Allen High School
Category: Behavioral and Social Sciences
Project: Modeling Sleep Dependent Memory Replay: A Computational Analysis of How Sleep Quality and ADHD Like Impairments Affect Memory Consolidation
Team Members: Mihir Barman Roy, Johnathan Luu