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2 projects in Mathematics
Owen Jianwen Zhang
Second place · Regeneron STS 2025
A proof establishing a maximum for how many 3-uniform hypergraphs can share a structure while differing in their connections, resolving a question that had stood open, with applications in computer science.
Cory Seelenfreund
Third place · Regeneron ISEF 2025
Simulation and mathematical modelling of how memory length and degree of self-interest change outcomes in the iterated prisoner's dilemma, framed around implications for AI agent design.