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Vote for Carleton’s 3MT Contender Daniella Briotto Faustino

Published on May 23, 2018

Daniella Briotto Faustino, a graduate student in human-computer interaction is in the running for the National 3 Minute Thesis competition. After her research presentation won first place and netted her a $1,000 award at the sixth annual Carleton 3MT competition on March 21, Briotto Faustino earned a spot in the nationals when she took second place at the provincial 3MT competition on April 19 at York University.

Briotto Faustino is developing a functioning prototype that aims to help the visually impaired protect their digital information when using smartphones by way of “bend passwords.’’

The ultimate winner of Canada’s 3MT national championship will be selected by a team of judges, and the results will be in during the first week of June. In the meantime, Briotto Faustino is in the running for 3MT People’s Choice Award. You can support her by casting your vote here during the period May 22 to May 31.

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