BT Young Scientist winner to compete in European contest
The winner of the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2024, Seán O'Sullivan, is travelling to Poland to represent Ireland at the EU Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS). Seán’s winning entry, titled 'VerifyMe: A new approach to authorship attribution in the post-ChatGPT era’, will be on display at the EUCYS, from 9 – 14 September. The project explores the development of a new artificial intelligence (AI) detection system that uses past examples of an author's writing to detect if AI was used to generate a piece of work. The Taoiseach met with Seán at Government Buildings to wish him good luck before he officially represents Ireland at one of the biggest and most important student science fairs in the world. Each year, the EUCYS showcases the best of scientific achievement in the European Union and beyond. Over the past 34 years Ireland has had an exceptional track record in this competition, having won 17 first place prizes. "Not only is BT Ireland very proud to be custodians of the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, but each year our winners play an important role representing Ireland at one of the most important STEM events in Europe," said Shay Walsh, Managing Director at BT Ireland. "I would like to wish Seán the very best of luck at this year’s EUCYS. His project demonstrates the exceptional talent and amazing project ideas on display at the BTYSTE."
