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We are thrilled to announce that two members of the Data Driven Decision Making (D3M) Lab<\/strong>, Sapan Shah<\/strong> and Harsh Desai<\/strong>, earned recognition at the Central Pennsylvania Engineers Week Council 2026 Undergraduate Research and Capstone Awards<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At last evening\u2019s prestigious Engineers Week Banquet, the following students were honored for their outstanding research contributions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grand Recipient: Sapan Shah<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research:<\/strong> Defect Detection in Additive Manufacturing<\/em>
Sapan\u2019s work leverages cutting-edge computer vision and machine learning techniques to enhance reliability and quality assurance in additive manufacturing systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honoree: Harsh Desai<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research:<\/strong> Energy Price Prediction: Cross-Continental Quantum AI Forecasting for Electricity Markets<\/em>
Harsh\u2019s project integrates quantum-inspired AI methods with large-scale energy datasets to improve accuracy in global electricity-price forecasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Faculty attending the banquet in support of the students included: Dr. Shirley Clark<\/strong>, Dr. Taoufik Meklachi<\/strong>, and Dr. Sayed Mohsin Reza<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The D3M Lab is incredibly proud of Sapan, and Harsh for representing Penn State Harrisburg. Their achievements highlight the strength of our research community and the impact of student-faculty partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to all!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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