Executive Vice President for Research Winners ($1,500 each)  

Nina Sara Fraticelli-Guzman, College of Engineering  

Murilo Gustineli, College of Computing  

Pierce Howell, College of Engineering 

Gabrielle Krueger, College of Sciences 

Ishita Kumar, College of Engineering 

Nidhi Malhotra, College of Engineering 

Victor Menezes, College of Engineering 

Walter Parker, College of Engineering 

Maggie Straight, College of Sciences 

Samuel Wilcox, College of Engineering 

Provost’s Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Education Winners ($1,500 each)  

Mohammed Al-Desouky, Online  

Sarah Ali, College of Engineering 

Erik Barbosa, College of Engineering 

Caitlyn Davis, College of Engineering 

Ishmamul Hoque Sadab, College of Engineering 

Arta Osmani, College of Engineering 

Nishone Thompson, College of Engineering  

This year’s CRIDC was sponsored by Kondra Systems Inc. and Sandia National Laboratories and was hosted by the Graduate Student Government Association in partnership with the Office of Graduate Education, the Career Center, and Belonging and Student Support.  

The 2026 conference featured a highly engaging Employer Networking Brunch, connecting students with more than 30 Atlanta-based employers across diverse industries. CRIDC also introduced three new special sessions: a Fireside Chat with Researchers, Speed Research Networking, and a Coffee Break with Sandia National Laboratories. This year’s poster competitions saw record participation with over 100 students presenting their research in person, and 15 students who presented their research online.  

For more information about CRIDC, please visit https://grad.gatech.edu/cridc.