Global Research Challenge 2026
2026 Results
Winners, Global Finalists, and Semi-Finalists for this year's Global Research Challenge.
Winners
Top 3 Announced
Top 40
Global Finalists
Top 100
Semi-Finalists
Winners
Grand Award Winners
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2nd Place
Sebastien Kawada
Residual Drift Dominates Contradiction in Multi-Turn Constraint Reasoning
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1st Place
Salma Raies
Noise-Induced Class-Specific Failure in ECG Arrhythmia Classifiers
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3rd Place
Advay Joshi, Reshwant Borra, Raghav Madhavan
Honest, Leakage-Controlled Prediction of Cryptic Binding Pockets in PCNA Using a Graph Neural Network
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Highest Recognition
Top 10 Projects
Each honoree has a dedicated profile page with project details and presentation links when available.
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Salma RaiesNoise-Induced Class-Specific Failure in ECG Arrhythmia Classifiers
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Sebastien KawadaResidual Drift Dominates Contradiction in Multi-Turn Constraint Reasoning
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Advay Joshi, Reshwant Borra, Raghav MadhavanHonest, Leakage-Controlled Prediction of Cryptic Binding Pockets in PCNA Using a Graph Neural Network
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Jayden LinConnectome Hub Vulnerability and the Limits of Network Spread in Parkinson's Disease
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Haruka NagataProvider Type and Oral Rehydration Therapy Receipt in Tanzania's Childhood Diarrhea Policy
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Vaibhav ShakyaLeray's Coboundary at Altitude
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Stan DariaTriton: Eye Above the Sea
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Nubaid KhanMAKOTO: A Crisis-Conditioned Reinforcement Learning Framework
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Jaden PedroWeather-Driven Short-Term Load Forecasting in the New York Metropolitan Area Using Machine Learning
10
Kailee WongBreadfruit as a Fraction-Specific Biotechnology Platform for Pacific Island Sustainability
Global Finalists
Top 40
The Top 40 list is unranked. Each honoree below is also included in Top 100 recognition.
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Kawada, Sebastien
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Shakya, Vaibhav
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Al Mamun, Md Mahib
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Lin, Jayden
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Borra, Reshwant
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Pedro, Jaden
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Raies, Salma
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Raies, Salma
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Jhunjhunwala, Aditya
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Dionela, Juliana Reanne
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Nagata, Haruka
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Iaia, Luigina
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Lin, Jayden
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Daria, Stan
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Wong, Kailee
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Patel, Ayva
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Chen, Benjamin
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Sedhai, Kelsey
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Saleem, Farwa
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Khan, Nubaid
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Moussallati, Zacharia
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Parvez, Alvina
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Gu, Zihan
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Kawada, Sebastien
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Verma, Shivam Chandra
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Vohra, Mehak
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Khan, Nubaid
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Ron, Unaysah
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Turk, Yousef
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Agarwalla, Reyansh
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Yu, Huanran
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Huang, Alyssa
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Demirci, Ege
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Allam, Adam / Singamsetty, Shaurya / Shardul, Singamsetty
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Kinra, Vihaan
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Hong, Yangzhen
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Vahidy, Soha
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Akbar, Khadija
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Shine, Nandana
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Bari, Zohaib
Semi-Finalists
Top 100
The Top 100 list is unranked. Top 40 honorees carry both recognition labels because they are included in both groups.
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Kawada, Sebastien
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Shakya, Vaibhav
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Al Mamun, Md Mahib
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Lin, Jayden
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Borra, Reshwant
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Pedro, Jaden
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Raies, Salma
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Raies, Salma
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Jhunjhunwala, Aditya
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Dionela, Juliana Reanne
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Nagata, Haruka
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Iaia, Luigina
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Lin, Jayden
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Daria, Stan
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Wong, Kailee
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Patel, Ayva
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Chen, Benjamin
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Sedhai, Kelsey
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Saleem, Farwa
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Khan, Nubaid
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Moussallati, Zacharia
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Parvez, Alvina
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Gu, Zihan
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Kawada, Sebastien
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Verma, Shivam Chandra
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Vohra, Mehak
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Khan, Nubaid
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Ron, Unaysah
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Turk, Yousef
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Agarwalla, Reyansh
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Yu, Huanran
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Huang, Alyssa
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Demirci, Ege
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Allam, Adam / Singamsetty, Shaurya / Shardul, Singamsetty
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Kinra, Vihaan
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Hong, Yangzhen
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Vahidy, Soha
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Akbar, Khadija
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Shine, Nandana
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Bari, Zohaib
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Chawla, Akash Kishore
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Muthanna, Mayank
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Huang, Alyssa
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Kawada, Sebastien
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Lu, Boyuan
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Wadhera, Yashasvini
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Ramachandran, Tara
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Jauhari, Daksh
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Luu, Bao / Pyae, Zwae
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Park, Jason
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Lin, Jayden
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Kharidehal, Shiven
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Nguyen, Khoi
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Raut, Tanvi
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Park, Yechan
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Yedavalli, Lakshmi Sai Varshini
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Pagadala, Ram Rithvik
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Kannan, Supriyaa
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Singh, Pragyan
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Adeyin, Maya
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Nawaz, Muhammad Sarim
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He, Crystal
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Patanjali Babu Subhashini, Booshanpathy
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Sachdeva, Jai
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Sawhney, Vindhya
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Dhanapunen, Shishir
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Khan, Alexa
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Ratanghayra, Hridhan
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Marfatia, Aria
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Mundhra, Navya
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Maheshwary, Yashay
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Shah, Kabir
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Sharma, Arika
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Rungta, Kanishk
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Kashyap, Anhad
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Banker, Rachit
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Rajput, Hrishikesh Singh
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Adam, Karam
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Anjum, Faija
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Kelkar, Sachie
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Panaganti, Aashrita Reddy
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Ghosh, Siddhartha
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Thomas, Saachi
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Thomas, Saachi
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Thomas, Saachi
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Patel, Hritik / Damera, Abhinav
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Gutta, Ridhi
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Mohapatra, Jeshal
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Kim, Gyuyeon
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Hussain, Mehrbano
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Ismail, Yasmeen
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Thomas, Saachi
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Kana, Aria
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Shah. Aarush
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Senthilvanan, Aaryan
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Sharma, Aryan
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Norboeva, Mashhura / Masood, Alvina / Gnawli, Aayushma
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Shah, Arnav
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Chang, April / Radfar, Rata
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Hua, Luana
Recognition Notice
Names are displayed from the official results sheet and do not indicate rank or placement within a recognition tier.