Can an invisible allergen become an electrical signal?
Explaining the sensor during project judgingRegeneron ISEF 2026 Grand AwardsThe graphene sensing platform
What I built
Fabricated, chemically modified, and characterized graphene-based electrochemical sensors. I validated the results against hospital and weather-station field data and documented the methodology across an 18,500-word paper and 40,000-word experimental log.
Outcome
Regeneron ISEF 2026 Grand Award
Published in Advances in Materials Physics and Chemistry
Became the sensing foundation for four live stations
I built and deployed four monitoring stations, designed the station-to-app pipeline, added Wi-Fi for automatic updates, and improved accuracy in wind and rain.
Scale
4 physical stations across Beijing
6,000+ real-time app users
Beijing 1st Prize and National 2nd Prize
03 / ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY · 2026
IRIS Eye-Tracking Wearable
Describe the part of the world a user chooses to notice.
EYE GAZE→IMAGE REGION→LLM PROMPT→SPOKEN NARRATION
My contribution
I designed the gaze-to-language pipeline, translated raw gaze and image input into focused prompts, and shaped model output for concise spoken narration.
Product work
Owned product scoping and feature prioritization
Three-person hackathon team
Balanced useful context against response speed
04 / PUBLIC POLICY · 2026
Beijing Pollen-Allergy Policy
Translating environmental evidence into a civic argument.
The work
I authored a 9,800-word proposal for the Beijing municipal government, connecting pollen-allergy evidence with urban-tree management and prevention.
Impact
Contributed to passage of a new local policy
Regulation of pollen-producing trees
Connected technical research to municipal action
2025
01 PROJECT
05 / WEARABLE SENSING · 2025
Scent Sensor + ML Classifier
Can a wearable learn the signature of a scent?
What I led
I led a three-member team across the sensor build, raw-data collection, labeling, and training of an ML classifier for peanut and gluten scent data.
Context
Seven-week UPenn ESAP program
35 hours per week
Microfluidics, lithography, and band-gap theory informed design
2024
01 PROJECT
06 / AI PLATFORM · 2024
Blood-Test Interpretation Platform
Make routine information faster to interpret.
TEST SHEET→AI AGENT→STRUCTURED GUIDANCE
What I led
I led a four-person team building the platform and its AI-agent workflow from document input to generated interpretation and prompt prescription suggestions.
Status
Four-week development cycle
Prototype entered trial at Beijing SJS Hospital
Designed as decision support, not a replacement for clinical judgment
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TENNE TIAN — FIELD DEPLOYMENT
ENGINEERING, WITH A SECOND LENS
Tenne Tian
I’m a first-year Electrical & Computer Engineering student at Duke, considering Philosophy as a second major. My work moves between nanotechnology, sensor systems, machine learning, and public policy—with a focus on systems that survive contact with the real world.
Technical path
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Researcher — Chinese Academy of SciencesDEC 2024 — JUN 2026
