The 2023 FAS Three Minute Thesis competition was held online with thirteen graduate student presenters.

Graduate students compete in 2023 Three Minute Thesis

March 03, 2023
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Update on April 6, 2023: 

SFU 3MT Final

Sustainable Energy Engineering MASc student, Yameena Naqvi placed as runner-up at the SFU 3MT Final on April 5, 2023. 

By Jess Dela Cruz 

This week, the annual Faculty of Applied Sciences (FAS) heat Three Minute Thesis (3MT) 2023 was held virtually with a total of thirteen graduate student presenters from all four schools: computing science, engineering science, mechatronics systems engineering and sustainable energy engineering. The initial plan was to hold the competition in-person. Due to snow, presenters, judges and organizers quickly adapted as the event transitioned to a virtual one.

Sustainable energy engineering MASc student Hengameh Delbari won first place for her engaging slide and enthusiasm that captured the audience’s attention. Her presentation was titled, “Injection and Ignition Characteristics of Gaseous Fuel Jets for Low Emission Engines.”

Sustainable energy engineering MASc student Yameena Naqvi was announced as runner up in the competition. Judges noted her ability to communicate her research with logical flow and in a concise way. Her presentation was titled, “Ionic Liquid Systems for Hydrogen Compression in Refueling Stations.”

Both Delbari and Naqvi will advance to the SFU final on April 5, 2023 where they will compete with students across the university for the chance to win $1000 and represent SFU at the Western Regional Competition at the University of Saskatchewan.

Computing science student Parsa Rajabi was announced as the People’s Choice Award winner based on audience voting. His presentation titled, “Impact of an Intro Computer Science Course on Computational Thinking” led to much discussion amongst the audience.

Visit www.sfu.ca/fas/3mt for details from the FAS heat. For full details about the overall SFU competition, including the rules and event schedule, visit www.sfu.ca/3mt.

2023 FAS Three Minute Thesis Student Participants

First Place Winner

Hengameh Delbari, Sustainable Energy Engineering MASc Student 

Injection and Ignotion Characteristics of Gaseous Fuel Jets for Low emission Engines 

Supervisor: Dr. Gordon McTaggart-Cowan 

Runner Up

Yameena Naqvi, Sustainable Energy Engineering MASc Student

Ionic Liquid Systems for Hydrogen Compression in Refueling Stations

Supervisor: Dr. Gordon McTaggart-Cowan

People's Choice Winner

Parsa Rajabi, Computing Science MSc Student

Impact of an Intro Computer Science Course on Computational Thinking

Supervisor: Dr. Diana Cukierman, Dr. Tenzin Doleck

Bardia Azizian, Engineering Science PhD Student

Privacy-Preserving Visual Coding for Machines

Supervisor: Dr. Ivan Bajic

Beatrice Agyapong, Sustainable Energy Engineering MASc Student

Wheel/Rail Profile Pre-processing

Supervisor: Dr. Kevin Oldknow

Henar Mike Canilang, Mechatronic Systems Engineering PhD Student

Powering the Future: Electrical Energy + AI

Supervisor: Dr. Jason Jiacheng Wang

Peyman Firoozy, Mechatronic Systems Engineering PhD Student

Highly-sensitive and stable buckling-based MEMS gravimeter for lunar exploration

Supervisor: Dr. Behraad Bahreyni

Milad S. Haghighi, Mechatronic Systems Engineering PhD Student

Integrated Multi-Axis MEMS Gravimeter/Seismometer for Lunar Explorations

Supervisor: Dr. Behraad Bahreyni

Md Eliasinul Islam, Sustainable Energy Engineering MASc Student

Combined Modelling for Policy Support

Supervisor: Dr. Taco Niet

S. Mahdi H. Miangoleh, Computing Science PhD Student

Boosting Monocular Depth Estimation to High Resolution

Supervisor: Dr. Yagiz Aksoy

Syedvali Pinajri, Sustainable Energy Engineering PhD Student

Hydrogen storage in the fuel cell cars

Supervisor: Dr. Erik Kjeang

Vahideh Shirmohammadli, Mechatronic Systems Engineering PhD Student

Plastic Intelligence

Supervisor: Dr. Behraad Bahreyni

Sayma Supti, Sustainable Energy Engineering PhD Student

Hybrid EV Charging Station Powered by Solar Photovoltaic & Biogas Generator: A Casestudy for BC Remote Communities

Supervisor: Dr. Jason Jiacheng Wang

2023 Judging Panel

Dr. Diana Cukierman
University Lecturer, School of Computing Science

Dr. Atousa Hajshirmohammadi
University Lecturer, School of Engineering Science

Dr. Ramtin Raksha
Lecturer, School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering

Dr. Mina Xu
Lecturer, School of Sustainable Energy Engineering

Please note that the judging panel was required to report any conflicts of interest and not score presentations of students they are supervising.