Poster Presentation

A diverse group of 27 people poses for a photo in a spacious hall, with research posters displayed in the background, conveying an academic atmosphere.
Group picture of the 20th annual ISC poster presentation participants, judges, the ISC director Dr. Frank Liou, the poster presentation chair Dr. Sanjay Madria, and guest speaker Dr. James Sterling, vice provost and founding dean of the Kummer College of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development.
A group of six men stand indoors, smiling. Three hold certificates. Behind them are green Missouri S&T banners. The mood is celebratory and formal.
Pictured from left to right: ISC poster presentation chair, Dr. Sanjay Madria; Md Mominul Islam Rubel (2nd Place); Sokrat Aldarmini (1st Place); Samuel Sisk (3rd Place); vice provost and founding dean of the Kummer College of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development, Dr. James Sterling; and ISC director, Dr. Frank Liou.

The poster presentation, funded by the Intelligent Systems Center, is held each year to offer students the opportunity to present their research results. In 2025, the guest speaker at the awards ceremony was Dr. James Sterling, vice provost and founding dean of the Kummer College of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development.

Location: Havener Center - Main Atrium (1st Floor)

Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Presentation Setup: 1:30pm - 2:00 pm

Presentation Session: 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Dress Code: Business Attire

  • Wednesday, October 8th @11:59PM
    Email your poster title, author name, and November 18th class schedule to isc@mst.edu and copy your faculty advisor.
    Must be received by deadline in order to be considered for awards.
  • Thursday, November 6th @11:59PM
    Email final PDF file of poster to posters@mst.edu and isc@mst.edu and copy your faculty advisor with the email subject "ISC Poster Presentation".
    Must be received by deadline in order to be considered for awards.

Any requests for demo/show-and-tell requirements (table, power outlet, etc.) must be emailed to isc@mst.edu. An easel and pushpins will be available for each poster.

Requests for demo/show-and-tell requirements are optional and are considered uncommon, however please honor the deadline.

ISC faculty are invited to participate in the Poster Presentation by serving as a judge for presentations.

Please sign-up via email to isc@mst.edu

20th Annual Poster Presentation Winners

Sokrat Aldarmini

Sokrat is a PhD student in computer engineering whose poster presentation was titled "Shapley-value Based Feature Attribution for Explainability and Algorithmic Fairness: A Model-agnostic Benchmark".

Advised by: Dr. Mohamed Nafea, Assistant Professor in Electrical and Eomputer Engineering

Award: $600

Md Mominul Islam Rubel

Rubel is a PhD student in engineering management whose poster presentation was titled "Fourier Learning Machines: Nonharmonic Fourier-Based Neural Networks for Scientific Machine Learning".

Advised by: Dr. Gabriel Nicolosi, Assistant Professor in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

Award: $300

Samuel Sisk

Samuel is a PhD student in aerospace engineering whose poster presentation was titled "Physics-Guided Generative Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Scaling and Convexification for Rapid Engineering Design Optimization"

Advised by: Dr. Xiaosong Du, Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Award: $150