Team AIUB_Hydra from the Department of Computer Science at American International University-Bangladesh secured the Champion title at ResearchSpark: 3 Minute Thesis 2026, organized by the IEOM society BUET Student Chapter on 3 April 2026. Competing against more than 270 participants from over 20 universities, the team advanced to the final round as one of 13 teams selected from 95 submissions.

The team presented PlasmaXAI, a counterfactual explanation-driven framework designed for malignant plasma cell detection in multiple myeloma diagnosis, with a strong emphasis on interpretability and clinical relevance.

The team was led by Arnob Aich Anurag, with Shamiul Islam and Sadia Sultana as team members, and they were awarded the Champion distinction.