Award winner: Emrecan Tarakci

Emrecan Tarakci wins Best Poster Award demonstrating use of AI at this year's EEE Festival of Research

Congratulations to MRes student, Emrecan Tarakci, for winning the award for Best Poster demonstrating use of AI at UCL's Electronic and Electrical Engineering (EEE) Festival of Research

EEE Festival of Research bring together friends, colleagues, collaborators and members of the public, to explore the research being undertaken within this world-leading department at UCL. Student researchers are invited to present a poster demonstrating their current work in the field of electronic and electrical engineering.

Emrecan Tarakci’s poster titled "Zero-scan high-throughput screening using computational microscopy and microfluidics” showcased the innovative use of AI technology now and for the future, impressing the judges.

Emrecan receives a monetary prize, generously sponsored by G-Research.

Well done to Emrecan — your work is paving the way for what’s next in AI and beyond.

Photo of the Award presentation at the Festival of Research 2025

Photo: Dr Filipe Ferreira (UCL), Emrecan Tarakci (UCL) and Charles Martinez (G-Research)

Emrecan Tarakci is an experienced AI and Machine Learning Engineer currently studying for his MRes (Masters of Research) in Photonic and Electronic Systems at UCL.

Connect with Emrecan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emrecantarakci/

EEE Festival of Research: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/engineering/events/2025/may/eee-festival-research-and-barlow-lecture-2025

G-Research: https://www.gresearch.com/

_{Published: May 2025}

Photo: Dr Filipe Ferreira (UCL), Emrecan Tarakci (UCL) and Charles Martinez (G-Research)

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