Dennis Krasnov
Artificial Neural Network for Autonomous Driving
Sir Frederick Banting S.S.
Autonomous driving is the future of transportation as its safer and more reliable than human drivers. I set out to see if an artificial neural network can be used to drive a car. This is a novel approach compared to the traditional software solution, as it’s very flexible and adaptive. The ANN would be trained to work with any available sensors, controls, and driving conditions.
| Award | Value |
|---|---|
| International Summer School for Young Physicists Award Senior Sponsor: Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics | |
| Challenge Award – Information Senior Sponsor: Youth Science Canada | |
| Excellence Award – Senior Gold Medal Sponsor: Youth Science Canada | $250 |
| Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Entrance Scholarship Senior Gold Medallist – $5000 Entrance Scholarship Sponsor: Dalhousie University, Faculty of Science | $5000 |
| UBC Science (Vancouver) Entrance Award Senior Gold Medallist – $4000 Entrance Scholarship Sponsor: The University of British Columbia (Vancouver) | $4000 |
| University of Manitoba Entrance Scholarship Senior Gold Medallist – $5000 Entrance Scholarship Sponsor: University of Manitoba | $5000 |
| University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship Senior Gold Medallist – $4,000 Entrance Scholarship Sponsor: University of Ottawa | $4000 |
| Western University Scholarship Gold Medallist – $4000 Entrance Scholarship Sponsor: Western University | $4000 |
Biography
I live in London, Ontario. Since I was a young child I have loved science, math, and especially computers. I speak English, French, and Russian fluently, and I plan to pursue a career in engineering. I have recently learned computer programming, and I got very interested in autonomous driving. Many leading technology companies are currently researching autonomous vehicles and I was intrigued. This is now my second year doing science fairs, and now I have decided to apply concepts of machine learning to solve the problem of autonomous driving. While making this project I have learned a lot about artificial intelligence, physics, and computer algorithms.