Portland students win $100K academic award

12/06/10 PORTLAND -- Two juniors from Oregon Episcopal School won the team competition of the annual Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, splitting a $100,000 prize. Akash Krishnan, 16 and Matthew Fernandez, 17, developed a computer algorithm to more  accurately detect emotion in the human voice. Watch their presentation The inspiration for Fernandez and Krishnan came from the sci-fi movie ...

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Research That Helps Computers Identify Emotion in the Human Voice and Sheds Light on Star Formation Captures Year's ...

12/06/10 WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The year's highest science honor for high school students today was awarded to astrophysics research on star formation and computer science research on identifying emotion in the human voice in the 2010 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, America's premier science research competition for high school students. The Siemens Competition, a ...

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OES science team wins national title in prestigious Siemens Competition

12/07/10 Two Oregon Episcopal School juniors are bringing home top honors after winning the national team title Monday in the 2010 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology. Akash Krishnan, 16, and Matthew Fernandez, 17, will share a $100,000 grand prize scholarship award for their computer ...

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