More than 90 University of Texas at Dallas doctoral and master’s students presented their research on topics ranging from virtual reality and health care to brain function and machine learning during the Graduate Student Poster Competition and Research Showcase on Oct. 25. Hosted by the Office of Research and Innovation (ORI), the event drew 570 attendees who voted for their favorite presentations. Computer science doctoral student Ankur Yadav MS’21 placed second for his work using topological data analysis and machine learning to analyze various forms of visual data. Third place went to molecular and cell biology doctoral student Fabiha Zaheen Khan for her research on bacteria. “Being part of this poster competition has helped me understand what people think about this project.