Concordia graduate student wins Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Eastern Regional Finals

Riya Dutta, a master's student in software engineering, won first place at the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Eastern Regional Finals held this June at Dalhousie University.

The annual competition challenges students to distill complex research into a clear, jargon-free presentation that engages a non-specialist audience — all in just under three minutes and using a single, static PowerPoint slide.

The international event, now in its twelfth year at Concordia, is hosted by GradProSkills in partnership with 4TH SPACE.

In April, Dutta won top honours at Concordia’s 3MT competition for graduate students, taking first place in the master’s category. Her winning presentation was entitled “Like clean hands? Diversify your research!” Two months later, she came in first place at the 3MT Eastern Regional Finals.  

Dutta will compete at the national competition hosted by the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS) in Montreal this fall.