Student Competition 2026

International Student Research Paper Competition – LACCEI 2026 (July)

1st Place: Physics-Informed 3D Simulation and Data Architecture for AI-Driven Magnetic Micro-robots in Endovascular Navigation
Authors: Fernández Seguel, Amelia
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2nd Place: Vitalia: Development and Preliminary Validation of a Scalable Gamified Educational Model for Pediatric Oncology Support
Authors: Álvarez Acosta, María Mercedes; Peláez Yadaicela, Vicente Josué; Guerrero Solano, Jonathan Sebastián; Fajardo Sandoval, Mercy Nicole; Bravo Quezada, Omar Gustavo
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3rd Place: The Design of an Autonomous VTOL Fixed-Wing Aircraft for Delivering Medical Supplies
Authors: Kurkela, Ryan; Haniff, Zaheer; Wahid, Ajward
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International Competition of Poster Student – LACCEI 2026 (July)

1st Place: Optimizing Coastal School Tsunami Evacuation through Dynamic Logistics and Graph Theory: A Case Study in Cartagena, Chile.
Authors: Valladares Gamboa, Esteban
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2nd Place: Twin5G: Intelligent digital twin for heterogeneous 5G networks
Authors: Pardo Rodriguez, Ana Maria; Ladino Morales, Camilo Andres
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3rd Place: Release kinetics of antioxidant compounds from a pectin film extracted from Carica pentagona residues
Authors: Yánez Allauca, Genesis Rafaela
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3MT in Engineering Education – LACCEI 2026 (July)

International Master Thesis: Mothers at Work and the Walls of the University: Stories and reflections on Popular Education and Engineering Teaching
1st Place
Authors: José Veríssimo, Elena Yoshie
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International Doctoral Thesis: Sostenibilidad y equidad en la profesión de ingeniería: el urgente giro paradigmático para alcanzar la utopía
1st Place
Authors: Merchán-Rubiano, Sandra Milena
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International Doctoral Thesis: Education 5.0 in engineering
2nd Place
Authors: Valiante Filho, Filippo; Cardoso, José Roberto
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International Doctoral Thesis: Competence-based framework for planning, teaching and assessment in engineering education: integrating Bloom’s, Fink’s, and SOLO taxonomies
3rd Place
Authors: Todaro, Rafael Hauckewitz; Kurokawa, Fernando Akira
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3MT in Engineering (GENERAL) – LACCEI 2026 (July)

International Master Thesis: Institutional Incentives and Their Relationship with the Research Productivity of University Students in Trujillo, La Libertad Region, 2025
1st Place
Authors: Carbajal Quispe, Percy; Pérez Barriga, Sara Paola; Reyes Posada, Lissette Violeta
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International Doctoral Thesis: Autonomous and Cooperative Pathfinding Technique for Swarms of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Dynamic Environments
1st Place
Authors: Tinoco, Claudiney; Travençolo, Bruno Augusto; Martins, Luiz Gustavo; Oliveira (in memoriam), Gina
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International Doctoral Thesis: Engineering without Borders: A Scalable Deep Learning Framework for Avian Biodiversity
1st Place
Authors: Diaz Triana, Oscar Augusto
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BOOTCAMP – LACCEI 2026 (July)

1st Place:
Authors: Julio Uriel Velazquez Montalvo de México y Rancés Tello de Panamá. NICOLÁS MIGUEL SILVA/TOMÁS PUENTE DE LA PUENTE/XIOMARA PIRIZ (Argentina)

2nd Place:
Authors: Emely Mendieta de Panamá y María Isabel Cuevas de México. Fátima Irais Alba Ríos de México. JUAN IGNACIO DÍAZ (Arg.) / DORITA BELEN ACUÑA SANCHEZ (Perú) / GONZALO GOMEZ (Arg.) / JUAN PABLO GRÍGOLI (Arg)/ AILEN BENITEZ (Arg.)/CANDELA OCAMPO (Arg.)/ VICTORIA ANAHI ANTIVERO (Arg.)

3rd Place:
Authors: Diego Alonso Vázquez Rodríguez de México y Valentina Velásquez de Costa Rica. DAIANA MAGALI ACOSTA ROMERO (Arg.) / JONATHAN GUSTAVO ARZAPALO TORRES (Perú) / LEANDRO LOPEZ IZZA (Arg.)

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Student Competition (E&I25) – LEIRD 2025 (2-Dec-2025)

1st Place: NERO
Description: Solución tecnológica para automatizar procesos industriales o energéticos.
Authors: Rances Javier Tello
Institution: Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, Panama.

2nd Place: Biodigestor
Description: Sistema que convierte desechos orgánicos en biogás y fertilizante, fomentando energía limpia.
Authors: Mauricio Castellón Henao
Institution: Universidad Tecnologica de Bolivar, Colombia

3rd Place: Neuroband
Description: Mide actividad cerebral para apoyar concentración, aprendizaje o manejo del estrés.
Authors: Danna Luceth Henríquez Hernández
Institution: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Honduras

3rd Place: AWASÚ
Authors: Angie Melissa Estela Becerra, Xiomara Alessandra Campaña Távara, Gustavo Xavier Serquén Polo, Karla Elvira Flores Barreno
Institution: Universidad San Martín de Porres, Perú