By Caleb Youngblood, Public Relations Coordinator
November 10, 2026
MSMS is proud to recognize Amy Choi, Class of 2027 from Starkville, Mississippi, who was selected to present research at Innovating the Future: HKN’s First Papers Conference on November 6 in the Dallas area.
The conference was held in conjunction with the IEEE-HKN Student Leadership Conference and provided students with an opportunity to share their research with others in the technical and engineering fields.
Amy’s research paper, titled “LTspice-Based Investigation of EMI Behavior in Shipboard Electrified Transportation Power Converters,” examines the electrical noise produced by power converters used in electrified transportation, including ships. Using circuit simulations, her research explores how this electrical interference behaves within these systems.
Being selected to present was no small accomplishment. Amy’s paper went through a competitive, blind review process, meaning submissions were evaluated without reviewers knowing the authors’ identities or academic levels. After her initial abstract was accepted, Amy was paired with a volunteer mentor, Dr. Mahajan Sagar Bhaskar, an Assistant Professor at Prince Sultan University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He worked with Amy as she developed her research into a full paper.
IEEE-HKN is the honor society of IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization. The conference offered Amy a valuable opportunity to share her work, connect with others in her field of interest, and gain experience presenting research at a professional conference.
We are proud of Amy for this accomplishment and look forward to seeing where her interest in research and engineering takes her next!