Credit: FJSL
The Fondation Jeunes Scientifiques Luxembourg (FJSL) has announced that three students from Athénée de Luxembourg won a Gold Medal and First Prize at the 1923 International Mathematics, Science and Engineering Fair (IMSEF) 2026, held from Monday 1 to Saturday 6 June 2026 in Çeşme, İzmir, Turkey.
Competing against 236 projects from seventeen countries, including seven finalists in their category, Shaheen Aljourdi, Rodrigo Von Mayer Goulart and Yigit Günes secured the top award with AURA, a smart wearable bracelet designed to support the early detection of skin cancer.
According to the FJSL, AURA combines three technologies in a single 3D-printed device: a UV sensor for real-time sun exposure monitoring, an electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) module for assessing skin lesions and an AI-powered mole classifier trained on more than 10,000 dermatological images. All data processing is performed offline to protect user privacy.
The award represents the latest achievement for a project that has already received international recognition. In 2025, the team represented Luxembourg at the 36th European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) in Riga and later won a bronze medal at ExpoCiencias Nacional 2025 in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Their work also received support from Fondation Cancer Luxembourg through a €1,251 grant awarded under a partnership with the FJSL aimed at supporting youth-led cancer-related innovations.
“IMSEF 2026 was an unforgettable experience for all of us,” said Rodrigo Von Mayer Goulart, one of the team members. “After all the time we have spent designing, building, testing and improving our project, presenting it at IMSEF made us realise how far we have come. The feedback, conversations and encouragement we received gave us even more confidence in what we are creating.”
Reflecting on the project's future, he added: “For the first time, it truly feels like we are ready to take the final steps and turn AURA into something that can have a real impact on people's lives.”
The FJSL described the IMSEF victory as the culmination of several years of work and international competition experience, with the project now adding a Gold Medal at IMSEF 2026 to its growing list of achievements.
