Scientific Production and Innovative Ideas met at the MDBF Student Congress

The “Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Student Congress” was organized by the Üsküdar University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences. Within the scope of the congress, students had the opportunity to present their projects prepared in different disciplines in an academic setting. In the congress, which included students from many departments ranging from engineering to bioengineering, forensic sciences to molecular biology and genetics, innovative and interdisciplinary studies were shared, while the development of research culture and the promotion of scientific production were aimed.  

The congress, held at Üsküdar University Main Campus Nermin Tarhan Conference Hall and Kuleli Hall, was attended by many academics and students, including Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Prof. Osman Çerezci.

Prof. Osman Çerezci: “We aim for the congress to become a strong academic platform”

Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Prof. Osman Çerezci delivered the opening speech of the congress. Çerezci said; “The event holds significant value for sharing the outcomes of project courses conducted within our faculty. It is also very valuable for our students to develop their research culture and participate more actively in the academic production process. We aim for this organization, which is the product of an intense preparation period, to evolve into a more broadly participated and stronger academic platform in the coming years.”

The congress can be carried to an international dimension in the future

Stating that they designated the short name of the event as ‘ÖPK’ (Student Project Congress), Çerezci expressed his satisfaction that students would present their projects prepared with great effort. Çerezci also stated that the congress could be carried to an international dimension in the future.

The congress continued with parallel sessions held in different halls

In this context, students of the Computer Engineering (English) Department Sherwan Ali, İpek Uçar, Yaprak Sevinç Aldoğan, Yasmine Guidoum, delivered their presentations titled “A Fuzzy Recommender System with Bipolar Evidence Extension”, Neslihan Yıldız, Sema Nur Aktaş, Sakarie Hussein Ali, “A Semantic Score Generation Method for Health Misinformation Detection”, Sude Ünal, Meryem Kaşıkçı, İlayda Yalçınöz, “A Tensor-Based Structure Preserving Method for Unsupervised Domain Adaptation”.

Students of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department Talal Soufı, Mery Atobrhan Sereke Tewelde, Mohammed M.R. Albreem, Habıbatou Sacko, shared their presentations titled “Smart Grid Testbed”, Duru Alara Hacıoğlu, Gürsel Can Irmak, “Design of an Efficient Rectenna System at 5.8 GHz for Wireless Energy Harvesting Applications”, Zafer Turan, Emre Vural, “Adjustable DC Motor Design” with the participants.

Students of the Industrial Engineering (English) Department Sıla Tırpan, Renad Binmahfouz Semanur Balta, Yavuz Selim Şahin, delivered presentations titled “Feasibility Analysis of the Green City Transportation”, Eya Bouassida, Göksu Can, Sevde Ergün, Sude Uykun, Hammam Khalid N. Wadhaifi, Feras Marwan Salem Alzaatreh, “Organic Candle”, İrem Balta, “Quality Control”. 

Students of the Software Engineering (English) Department SayedIman Mostafavi, Hekmatullah Zurmati, presented their works titled “Machine Learning-Based Topological Data Analysis of 3D Knee MRI for Osteoarthritis Classification: An Efficient and Interpretable Framework for Clinically Scalable Assessment”, Hasan Alhatab, Nour Salous, Salman Alkhudhari, Mohamed Jarrud “Improving EEG-Based ADHD Detection in Children: An LLM-Assisted Machine Learning Extension of Expert-Selected EEG Biomarkers”, Waleed Mohammad Rahim, “An Agent That Browses the Web For You”. 

Students of the Forensic Sciences Department Nursena Gökdaş, Nigar Altınoğlu, Başak Dağlıoğulları, Zehra Öztekin, delivered their presentations titled “Latent Fingerprint Development on Biodegradable Bags: Comparison of Cyanoacrylate and Powdering”, Beyzanur Keskin, Melek Melis Akdoğan, Asya Sıla Yadikar, Buse Çelik, “Physical and Chemical Characterization of Blue and Black Latex Gloves in Forensic Examinations”, Akile Akgül, Nursu Yaman, Semiha Yağmur Taktak, Yiğit Yancar, “Detection of Vitality in Skin Sections Caused by Cutting Tools”. 

Students of the Bioengineering (English) Department Ali Coşkun, Naciye Nisa Ayaz, Öznur Hesna Köse, Rahime Zeynep İşçioğlu, shared their presentations titled “Wearable Biosensor System for Continuous Sweat-Based Lactate Monitoring”, Azra Ceylin Anar, Nida Yalınbaş, “Chitoderm: Hybrid Microneedle Patch Advanced 2nd Burn Wound Care”, Ayşe Betül Hira, “Prototype for Needle-Free (Oral) Treatment of Phenylketonuria with Acid-Resistant Polyphenol-Enzyme Complexes” with the participants. 

Students of the Chemical Engineering (English) Department Amjadabdulkhalıq Ahmed Ibrahım Fallatah, Alı Elnadıf, Fıras A.F. Elkaulak, Mohamed Shaheem Mohamed Saeed, Abdullah Ademola Odunmbaku, delivered presentations titled “Natural Gas – USA”, Eda Nur Adıgüzel, Tuğçe Karagöz, Çağla Sergin, Rahime Zeynep İşcioğlu, “Natural Gas – Türkiye”, Heba Naser Mohamed Elarıfı, Ruba Yusrı Salamah Barham, Usama Abdulkadır Alı Gure “Natural Gas – Qatar”. 

Students of the Molecular Biology and Genetics Department Emine Hayrunnisa Tok, Beyza Meryem Aydın, Buse Ilgım Yosmaoğlu, Hatice Bıçak, Cemre Ceren Güven, delivered their presentations titled “Precise Age Estimation with DNA Methylation from Biological Traces and Machine Learning Integration via Forensic Epigenetics – Epitrace-GPT”, Hatice Bıçak, Buse Ilgım Yosmaoğlu, Beyza Meryem Aydın, “Heat Shock Response in the Coral-Symbiont Axis: A Molecular Approach in Mediterranean Coral”, “MBG-03 Emotional DNA GPT”.

Students of the Molecular Biology and Genetics (English) Department Sare Yıldırım, Marijus Taraskus, Melih N. Yeşilbaş, shared their presentations titled “Free Will in a World of Cause, Chance, and Necessity: Scientific and Philosophical Perspectives”, Berk Uluçay, Hanife Bayraktar, Ata Aksu, “The Striosomal Gate: How Beta Oscillations Disrupt Memory in Parkinson's Disease”, Taha Ammar Kalkan, Ulaş Oğuz, “Detection of EGFR, KRAS, and p53 Biomarkers in Lung Cancer via Aptamer-Based Microfluidic Biosensor System and AI-Supported Personalized Treatment Approach” with the participants. 

A workshop was held after the project presentations.

The congress continued with an award ceremony 

In this context, the first place winner of the first parallel session was SayedIman Mostafavi and Hekmatullah Zurmati, with their project titled “Machine Learning-Based Topological Data Analysis of 3D Knee MRI for Osteoarthritis Classification: An Efficient and Interpretable Framework for Clinically Scalable Assessment”.

The second place winners of the first parallel session were Talal Soufı, Mery Atobrhan Sereke Tewelde, Mohammed M.R. Albreem, Habıbatou Sacko, with their projects titled “Smart Grid Testbed”. 

And the third place winners of the first parallel session were Hasan Alhatab, Nour Salous, Salman Alkhudhari, Mohamed Jarrud, with their projects titled “Improving EEG-Based ADHD Detection in Children: An LLM-Assisted Machine Learning Extension of Expert-Selected EEG Biomarkers”. 

The first place winners of the second parallel session were Berk Uluçay, Hanife Bayraktar, Ata Aksu, with their projects titled “The Striosomal Gate: How Beta Oscillations Disrupt Memory in Parkinson's Disease”. 

The second place winners of the second parallel session were Ali Coşkun, Naciye Nisa Ayaz, Öznur Hesna Köse, Rahime Zeynep İşçioğlu, with their project titled “Wearable Biosensor System for Continuous Sweat-Based Lactate Monitoring”. 

And the third place winners of the second parallel session were Nursena Gökdaş, Nigar Altınoğlu, Başak Dağlıoğulları, Zehra Öztekin, with their projects titled “Latent Fingerprint Development on Biodegradable Bags: Comparison of Cyanoacrylate and Powdering”.