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RESEARCH AT UTSA – ECE Showcase

Marcela Montufar Soria, William Barnes, and Genevieve Vega

September 6, 2023

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) organized a research showcase for Masters and Ph.D. students to present projects they are working on. The showcase was part of a bigger graduate student appreciation day event, followed by a party to celebrate graduate students.

Contestants: Sergio Montufar, PhD-Elec Engr —1st place “Reinforcement Learning Control of an Autonomous wheel-legged biped robot” Suraj Bandela, PhD-Elec Engr Sthefanie Passo, PhD-Elec Engr — 3rd place “Investigations in Quantum Machine Learning” Qi Xia, PhD-Elec Engr –2nd place “Inaudible attack against voice assistant” Bowen Ou, PhD-Elec Engr Parth Patel, MS-Comp Engr

Videographer– William Barnes, Marcela Montufar Soria

Video Editor- Genevieve Vega

Multimedia Editor- Marcela Montufar Soria

Multimedia Editor- William Barnes

About the Contributors

Marcela Montufar Soria, Opinion Editor

Marcela (She/Her/Ella) is a senior Honors College History and Classical Studies and Humanities major with a concentration in Religious Studies and a minor in East Asian Studies. She is an international student from Mexico and is the fourth member of her family to be a student at UTSA. After graduation, she plans to pursue a graduate education in Chinese history. Her hobbies include violin playing, amateur stargazing, video editing, writing, reading non-fiction, and painting. She is an avid follower of motorsports, especially Formula 1. She joined the Paisano in Fall 2021, became Assistant Multimedia Editor in Spring 2022, became Multimedia Editor in Spring 2023, and became Opinion Editor in Fall 2024.

William Barnes, Multimedia Editor

William is a fourth-year student majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in health science and a minor in psychology. He has been with the Paisano ever since he came to UTSA and has worked his way up from a contributor to becoming the multimedia editor in the fall of 2023. Alongside his dedication to producing captivating multimedia content, William joined the Paisano with the goal of making a positive impact on the community by increasing awareness about campus life and news around San Antonio. In his free time, he likes exploring the city, reading about philosophy and binge-watching shows and anime.

Genevieve Vega, Staff Writer

Genevieve (she/her) is a second-year Biomedical Engineering student. After graduating, she plans on attending graduate school for Biomedical Engineering. She joined The Paisano in Fall 2022. In her free time she enjoys being with family and friends, doing arts and crafts, reading and watching TV.

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