3 Minutes Thesis 2026 Highlights

Celebrating Student Excellence at the 3MT Competition

The Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) challenges students to consolidate their research and present a compelling, 3-minute talk tailored to a general audience using only a single, static slide. We are extremely proud of three research assistants from the Augustana Software and AI Lab: Luke Erdman, Shawn Inte, and Dara Paul-Makwe, who represented our lab at this year’s competition.

🏆 Congratulations to Luke Erdman for taking 1st Place with their presentation on "Teaching AI to Ask the Right Questions Using Real Data" and to Shawn Inte for his Honorable Mention!