Intel Sponsors Best Engineering Project at DCU Final Year Projects Expo

Since 1989, Intel Ireland has invested €30 billion to build one of the most technologically advanced industrial campuses in Europe. The operations of Intel in Ireland play a crucial role in the company's worldwide manufacturing network, producing Intel’s most advanced and efficient products to meet the demands of artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, and cloud computing applications. Their annual contribution to the Irish economy amounts to €2.75 billion.
Intel has generously sponsored the ‘Best Engineering Project’ at this year’s DCU Final Year Project Expo. Niamh Kilgallen, fifth-year Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, and Faruq Sulaimon, fifth-year Mechatronic Engineering, were jointly awarded this prize.
Niamh’s project ‘Bubble Formation from Microtextured Surfaces in Alkaline Electrolysis’ investigates the ideal parameters for laser texturing nickel electrodes to enhance hydrogen production in alkaline electrolysis. This method aims to reduce the bubble formation at the electrode interface to improve the efficiency of green hydrogen generation.
Faruq’s project ‘Fruit Classification Using Deep Learning Computer Vision’ uses deep learning to develop a classification algorithm for various fruits. The model employs established computer vision practices like feature extraction and newer technologies like residual connections to create an accurate prediction model that could be used by organisations that engage in food processing, and dietary monitoring.
Congratulations to both our prize winners, and thank you to Intel for sponsoring this prize.