CSSF Category Awards: 2015
Mathematics & Software

Senior Division

Awards Ceremony photo to come

S1403 — First Place

Sanath K. Devalapurkar, Grade 9
Preserving Algebraic Structures on Exact Infinity-Categories with the K-Theory Functor
Advisor: Mrs. Patty Girgis
School: West Torrance High School, Torrance, Los Angeles County

S1416 — Second Place

Yelena Mandelshtam, Grade 12
Arrangements of Minors in the Totally Positive Grassmannian and Sturmfels' Triangulation
Advisor: Ms. Miriam Farber
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County

S1499 — Third Place

Sonia Sachar, Grade 11
A Systems Biology Approach to Optimize Prediction of Efficacy of Pathway Targeted Therapies in Cancer
Advisor: Mr. Wai-Pan Chan
School: Irvington High School, Fremont, Alameda County

S1409 — Fourth Place

George Hou, Grade 11
Separating Mixed Signals in a Noisy Environment Using Global Optimization
Advisor: Dr. Jack Xin
School: Arcadia High School, Arcadia, Los Angeles County

S1411 — Honorable Mention

Tanisha Joshi, Grade 10
The 99¢ Clinical Trial: Accelerating Trials in Software for ErbB2 Pathways and Lapatinib on Metastatic Breast Cancer
Advisor: Mrs. Carol Metica-Pongol
School: Evergreen Valley High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S1419 — Honorable Mention

Charles S. Noyes, Grade 10
BitAV: Fast Decentralized Anti-Malware by Distributed Blockchain Consensus and Feedforward Scanning
Advisor: Ms. Judy Fusco
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County

S1425 — Honorable Mention

Prem M. Talwai, Grade 12
Model Order Reduction of Cell Signalling Pathways: An Investigation of the Invasive Mechanism of Ebola Virus
Advisor: Dr. Martin Meier-Schellersheim
School: Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, Sacramento County