Thank you to UIS alumni, businesses, and community members, students and faculty for attending the 2025 Student, Technology, Arts, & Research Symposium (STARS).

  • When: Thursday, April 10, to Friday April 11, 2025
  1. Arts: Amy Sherwin (student) with Shane Harris (mentor), Life Forms From Another Dimension #16708
  2. Business: Manjusha Sumasadan (student) with Rishikesh Sahay (mentor). Enhancing Threat Hunting with Splunk and Generative AI: Leveraging Large Language Models for Automated Security Operations. #62715
  3. Humanities: Tori Kolanowski. Panel: “Material Culture of Everyday Life in Early Modern and Modern Japan: Artifacts from the Illinois State Museum” Tori Kolanowski presents Paper 1: Shrines, Travel, and Connection: Material Culture in Tokugawa Japan, c. 1700-1800. #22506
  4. Natural Sciences: Micah Baptiste (student) with Noah Reynolds (mentor). Construction of a library of random mutations in the yeast tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase. #62710
  5. Social Sciences: (Online) C. J. Campbell. Utilizing Infographics to Educate Asian Communities about Fatty Liver Disease. (mentor Lan Dong) #62701
  6. Technology: Kwabena Opoku Frempong-Kore (student) with Rishikesh Sahay (mentor). Enhancing Malware Detection with Windows Internals and SIEM Integration. #62714

These remarkable students have not only showcased their dedication to research and creative activities but also have inspired their peers to strive for excellence. We extend our appreciation to all the faculty mentors for their remarkable commitment to guiding students through this journey.

STARS 2025 Winners (PDF)

Once again, congratulations to all the winners of the STARS symposium! Your accomplishments are a testament to your hard work, passion, and intellectual curiosity. May you continue to shine brightly in your future endeavors.

What is the STARS Symposium?

UIS has a tradition of celebrating our students’ talents. Each year, we invite our graduate and undergraduate students from all academic disciplines to showcase their scholarly and creative works at the symposium. At STARS, students experience an opportunity to professionally present their work, interact with other scholars, and engage with UIS and surrounding community members and invited speakers.

  • Student researchers, under the guidance of faculty, will present at STARS in conference style format on a variety of topics related to business, the humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, and technology.
  • Students of visual arts will display and discuss their projects in the STARS Art Gallery.
  • Student musicians will offer live concert performances in Brookens Auditorium and in open STARS gathering spaces.