IMS2017 3MT Awardees
First-Place Winner
Microwave Holography: The Future of Medical Imaging (TH1H)
Daniel Tajik, McMaster University
Second-Place Winner
Low-Power Electronics for Future Telescopes (TU3A)
Shirin Montazeri, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Third-Place Winner
Fast Radar Imaging: Shorter Queues at Airport Security (THIF1)
Sandamali Devadithya, University of Washington
Honorable Mention
Don’t Talk Back! (TU3G)
Farhan Abdul Ghaffar, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Audience Choice Award
Microwave Holography: The Future of Medical Imaging (TH1H)
Daniel Tajik, McMaster University
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)
What is 3MT®?
New for IMS2017, the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition is designed for eligible students and young professionals, who indicated upon submission of a paper their desire to enter the competition and whose paper is accepted for either oral or interactive forum presentation.
The 3MT® contestants will make a presentation of three minutes or less, supported only by one static slide, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.
3MT® Goals
The IMS2017 3MT® competition is designed to stimulate interest in the wide range of applications of microwave technology. Such information would help renew public interest in microwaves as a transformative technology that is rewarding both to those who study it, and to those whose daily lives benefit from incorporation of scientific developments in consumer products.
3MT® at IMS2017
The IMS2017 3MT® competition received 157 submissions, of which 89 were accepted to the technical program at IMS, and 20 were designated as 3MT® finalists.
Three Minute Thesis Briefing Session
Monday, 5 June 2017
Location: Hawai‘i Convention Center, 313C
Time: 09:00-10:30
We encourage all IMS2017 attendees to come to the Briefing Session.
Organizers:
John Bandler, IMS2017 3MT Chair
Erin Kiley, IMS2017 3MT Co-chair
Abstract: The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition organizers will host a special session designed to introduce the competition, remind participants and judges of the goals of the competition, and to highlight important considerations that good 3MT® presentations should take into account.
Speakers:
John Bandler, IMS2017 3MT Chair
Erin Kiley, IMS2017 3MT Co-Chair
Ryan Ozawa, Hawai‘i Information Service
Three Minute Thesis Competition
Monday, 5 June 2017
Location: Hawai‘i Convention Center, 313C
Time: 14:00-16:00
We encourage all IMS2017 attendees to come to the Competition.
Organizers:
John Bandler, IMS2017 3MT Chair
Erin Kiley, IMS2017 3MT Co-chair
Master of Ceremonies: Ryan Ozawa, Hawai‘i Information Service
Judges:
Myhraliza Aala, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Cheryl Ernst, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Jay Fidell, ThinkTech Hawai‘i
Amy Hubbard, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Burt Lum, Hawai‘i Open Data
Click here to meet our M/C and judges!
Abstract: The Three Minute Thesis 3MT® competition, developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia, in 2008, (see http://threeminutethesis.org/) “cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.” In three minutes or less, using only one static slide, and no other props, contestants deliver their presentation to a panel of non-specialist judges. These judges rank the contestants, based on how engaging, accessible, and compelling they made their presentation. A candidate who goes overtime is disqualified.
Presentation of the 3MT® Competition winners will take place during the exhibit-only time:
Wednesday, 7 June 2017
Location: Hawai'i Convention Center, Exhibit Hall
Time: Awards will be presented following the keiki halau (children's hula) which begins at 13:45
This year's Three Minute Thesis Competition finalists are:
A New Way for Wireless Devices to Pick Messages Out (TH3I)
Xiating Zou, University of California, Los Angeles
Digital Linearization of Power Amplifiers for Wireless Communication (TH3C)
Wenhui Cao, University College Dublin
Integrated Tunable Filters for Next-Generation Wireless Communication (TU2H)
Md Naimul Hasan, University of California, Davis
Bloodless, Painless, and Accurate Microwave Noninvasive Blood Glucose Monitoring Sensor (WE1I)
Heungjae Choi, Cardiff University
Fast Radar Imaging: Shorter Queues at Airport Security (THIF1)
Sandamali Devadithya, University of Washington
Wireless System for Continuous Monitoring of Core Body Temperature (THIF1)
William Haines, University of Colorado
Hello… Can You Hear Me? (TH1F3)
Reece Iwami, University of Hawai'i
Finding Your Way in the Electromagnetic Grand Canyon (TH3A)
Maral Zyari, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Catch the Energy for IoT (TH1E)
Marco Fantuzzi, University of Bologna
Microwave Heating: From Defrosting Steak to Turning Turbines (TU4H)
Joseph Gaone, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Low-Cost 3-D-Printed Wireless Sensor Nodes for Environmental Monitoring Applications (TH1G)
Muhammad Fahad Farooqui, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Smart Shape-Shifting Electrical Structures: Where Art Meets Science (TH2H)
Syed Abdullah Nauroze, Georgia Institute of Technology
Wireless Neural Prosthetic (WEIF1)
Hengying Shan, Purdue University
Don’t Talk Back! (TU3G)
Farhan Abdul Ghaffar, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
How to Build a Microwave Filter in One Day: from Design to Tuning (TH3A)
Song Li, University of Regina
Microwave Holography: The Future of Medical Imaging (TH1H)
Daniel Tajik, McMaster University
Millimeter Wave Imaging for Assessment of Burned Skin (TH1H)
Daniel Oppelt, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Low-Power Electronics for Future Telescopes (TU3A)
Shirin Montazeri, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Contemporary Microwave Components With Indispensable Features for Future Wireless Systems (TH4B)
Walid Mohamed Galal Dyab, École Polytechnique de Montréal