
Science Castle Asia is an international STEM conference where secondary school students present research and innovation projects, receive feedback from academia and industry, and connect with like-minded young researchers.
Science Castle Asia is an international STEM research conference for secondary school students organized by Leave a Nest Group. It serves as a platform for students from different countries across Asia to present their scientific research, innovative ideas, and technology-based projects in a professional conference environment. Unlike a competition, Science Castle Asia focuses more on learning, sharing knowledge, collaboration, and building connections among young researchers, educators, scientists, universities, and industry professionals.
During the conference, students participate in poster presentations, oral presentations, workshops, and networking sessions where they can explain their research findings, receive feedback from experts, and exchange ideas with other students who share similar interests in science and technology. The projects presented often cover areas such as environmental sustainability, robotics, artificial intelligence, health sciences, food technology, engineering, biodiversity, and community problem-solving.
Science Castle Asia also encourages students to develop important skills such as communication, critical thinking, teamwork, creativity, and confidence in presenting their ideas publicly. By interacting with researchers and professionals, students gain exposure to real-world scientific applications and future career opportunities in STEM fields. The conference creates an inspiring and supportive environment that motivates young people to continue exploring science and innovation while contributing meaningful solutions to challenges faced by society and the world.
| August 22, 2026 (Saturday) | ||
| Time | Saturday | |
| 8:00-9:00 | Registration |
booth
Exhibition |
| 09:15 | VIP Arrival | |
| 10:45 | The opening ceremony begins | |
| 11:00 | Keynote speech | |
| 11:30 | Networking Session | |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 | Poster presentation (Odd) | |
| 15:00 | Poster presentation (even) | |
| 16:00 | Day 1 Reflection | |
| August 23, 2026 (Sunday) | ||
| Time | Saturday | |
| 8:00-9:00 | Registration Day 2 |
booth
Exhibition |
| 09:00 | I am the Master of Ceremonies. | |
| 09:05 | Partner's remarks | |
| 09:45 | Remarks by the Head Oral Judge | |
| 09:55 | short break | |
| 10:00 | Oral Presentation | |
| 11:00 | Brief Consideration | |
| 11:20 | Oral Presentation | |
| 12:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00 | Workshop | |
| 16:30 | Prepare for closing ceremony | |
| 16:45 | Closing ceremony | |
| 18:00 | Adjourn | |
Project ViroSentry
GENETIC SEQUENCING OF ENDEMIC ORCHIDS IN SARAWAK
MEND: A Machine Learning Framework For Medicine Education And Navigated Disposal
A wearable battery powered by human sweat
Performance Comparison of Wavy Airfoil Sections
Changes in the Properties of Caddisfly Silk in Response to Disinfectant Solutions.
Rambutan Nano-Sutures: The Future of Wound Care
TUMOR WITHOUT ARATI
PGPR Enhancing Salinity Tolerance in Sorghum
SMART BUOY SYSTEM FOR DEMARCATING SAFE BEACH ZONES
HiveMind: A Smart Beehive Computer Vision AI Framework for Varroa Mite Detection
FTIR & SEM Characterization of Mushroom Baglog Biocokes with Batik Wax Waste Adhesive
Oral Presentation
| Affiliation | Country | Title |
| Indonesian School Kuala Lumpur | Indonesia | HiveMind: A Smart Beehive Computer Vision AI Framework for Varroa Mite Detection |
| State Junior High School 6 Malang | Indonesia | FTIR & SEM Characterization of Mushroom Baglog Biocokes with Batik Wax Waste Adhesive |
| Ibaraki Prefectural Namiki Secondary School | Japan | A wearable battery powered by human sweat |
| Tokyo University of Agriculture Daiichi High School Junior High School | Japan | Performance Comparison of Wavy Airfoil Sections |
| Kofu Minami High School | Japan | Changes in the Properties of Caddisfly Silk in Response to Disinfectant Solutions. |
| Sultan Alam Shah School | Malaysia | Project ViroSentry |
| YAYASAN SARAWAK INTERNATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOL PETRA JAYA | Malaysia | GENETIC SEQUENCING OF ENDEMIC ORCHIDS IN SARAWAK |
| Kolej Tuanku Kursiah | Malaysia | MEND: A Machine Learning Framework For Medicine Education And Navigated Disposal |
| Nueva Ecija High School | Philippines | Rambutan Nano-Sutures: The Future of Wound Care |
| TANZA NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL TNCHS | Philippines | TUMOR WITHOUT ARATI |
| SURAWIWAT SCHOOL, SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (SCIUS) | Thailand | PGPR Enhancing Salinity Tolerance in Sorghum |
| NGUYEN AN NINH SECONDARY SCHOOL | Vietnam | SMART BUOY SYSTEM FOR DEMARCATING SAFE BEACH ZONES |
Poster Selection
| No. | School Name | Country | Title |
| 1 | Asia American International Academy | Chinese Taipei | Risk, Resilience, and Informal Health Systems among Korean Haenyeo |
| 2 | Sekolah Indonesia Kuala Lumpur | Indonesia | Mori-Voca Pearls: The Guilt-Free Boba Revolution |
| 3 | Sekolah Indonesia Kuala Lumpur | Indonesia | The Buoy-Oh-Buoy: A Self-Powered Wave Attenuating System for Coastal Infrastructure Resilience |
| 4 | Sekolah Indonesia Kuala Lumpur | Indonesia | Optimization of STOL Characteristics via Leading Edge Tubercles and Variable Cant Winglets |
| 5 | Sekolah Indonesia Kuala Lumpur | Indonesia | Atherosclerosis detection tool that doesn’t require economic privilege |
| 6 | Cerdas Murni Junior High School | Indonesia | S-Co Fiber: Cellulose-Based Eco-Cooler |
| 7 | State High School 6 Semarang | Indonesia | SULFURNOVA: Electrochemical Membrane Reactor for Eco-Friendly H₂ Synthesis from H₂S |
| 8 | MTsN 6 Malang | Indonesia | ROHIDRA: Hydro-Powered Electrocoagulation & Rotary Drum Filter for Sugar Wastewater Treatment |
| 9 | MTsN 6 Malang | Indonesia | FTIR & SEM Characterization of Mushroom Baglog Biocokes with Batik Wax Waste Adhesive |
| 10 | Chuo City Meisho Elementary School | Japan | Water Purification and Soil Improvement Using Coiled Shells in a Myanmar Lake Water Model |
| 11 | Doshisha International High School | Japan | AI-Based Mineral Classification of Sand Grains Using RGB Images |
| 12 | Kanto Gakuin Mutsuura Junior and Senior High School | Japan | Sea skater's evolution: Adaptation from streams |
| 13 | Kanto Gakuin Mutsuura Junior and Senior High School | Japan | Nutrient Effects on Vinegaroon Defensive Spray |
| 14 | Kanto Gakuin Mutsuura Junior and Senior High School | Japan | Why Do Mullets Jump? — The Mystery of the Big Jump |
| 15 | Keisen Girls High School | Japan | Creating high-strength concrete using waste materials |
| 16 | Kofu Minami High School | Japan | Changes in the Properties of Caddisfly Silk in Response to Disinfectant Solutions. |
| 17 | Nishinomiya City Nishinomiya High School | Japan | The effects of plant hormones on the growth of Euglena |
| 18 | Sōchi Fukaya High School | Japan | Frustule-mediated dispersal and the formation of unisexual populations in Craspedacusta sowerbii |
| 19 | Tokai University Bosei Senior High School | Japan | A New Design for Artificial Algal Reefs Based on Research into the Behavior of Herbivorous Animals |
| 20 | Yongsan International School of Seoul | Korea | Effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture and Its Impact on Food Security |
| 21 | Khadijah Learning Centre | Malaysia | ThermFolia: Optimising Leaf-Based Eco-Insulation |
| 22 | Kolej Permata Insan, USIM | Malaysia | INTELLIBIN 2.0: Self-Isolated Recycle Bin Using AI Identification |
| 23 | Kolej Vokasional Miri | Malaysia | SmartAssist: Fall Detection Smart Cane |
| 24 | Kuen Cheng High School | Malaysia | SUSTAINABLE ENERGY GENERATED IN MICROBIAL FUEL CELL BY USING DIFFERENT PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE |
| 25 | Kuen Cheng High School | Malaysia | Application and Efficacy of Filtering Water Using Static Electricity |
| 26 | Kuen Cheng High School | Malaysia | Improving Mental Health Interventions |
| 27 | Kuen Cheng High School | Malaysia | A low-cost alternative to flood-rescue rafts |
| 28 | Matahari International School | Malaysia | Portable Air Quality Monitoring System for Environmentally Sensitive Individuals |
| 29 | MRSM Kuala Klawang | Malaysia | eco-pulp: Optimizing Sugarcane Waste for Sustainable Paper |
| 30 | SBP Integrasi Gombak | Malaysia | Cymallex: Transforming Urban Noise Pollution into Sustainable Electrical Power |
| 31 | SBP Integrasi Gombak | Malaysia | CareBand: A Smart Wearable for Elderly Health Monitoring and Emergency Response |
| 32 | SBP Integrasi Gombak | Malaysia | Footprint360: An Augmented Reality Mobile Application for Enhancing Carbon Footprint Awareness |
| 33 | SBP Integrasi Gombak | Malaysia | The Botanical Raincoat: Investigating Aloe vera and Okra Slime as Leaf Protectors Against Drought |
| 34 | SM Imtiaz Terengganu Foundation Kemaman | Malaysia | SMART CLASSROOM 360: An Integrated Low-Carbon Learning Ecosystem for Future Education |
| 35 | SM Islam Al Amin Gombak | Malaysia | SHINE (SOLAR HARNESSING FOR INSTANT NATURAL ENERGY) - a multi-function portable solar charger |
| 36 | SM Sains Hulu Selangor | Malaysia | A Sustainable Absorbent Material from Recycled Waste |
| 37 | Pasir Puteh Science Secondary School | Malaysia | Generation Of Renewable Energy From Citrus Waste |
| 38 | Pasir Puteh Science Secondary School | Malaysia | CHITIZ: VALORIZATION OF SHRIMP SHELL WASTE BY UTILIZING NUTRIENT CHITIN |
| 39 | SM Sains Seri Puteri | Malaysia | MYCORA: Developing Mycelium-Based Rice Husk Composites as Biodegradable Polystyrene Alternatives |
| 40 | SM Sains Seri Puteri | Malaysia | PHYLLA- turning dry leaves into an ecofriendly tile for pathways |
| 41 | SM Al-Amin Entrepreneur | Malaysia | Upcycling Malaysian Palm Oil for Green Detergents |
| 42 | SMA (Atas) Sultan Zainal Abidin | Malaysia | Banaskin Cool: Transforming Banana Peels into Smart Cooling Pads for a Greener Medical Future |
| 43 | SMJK Kwang Hua High School | Malaysia | Smart Charging Road |
| 44 | SMJK Kwang Hua High School | Malaysia | Low-Cost AI Microplastic Detection |
| 45 | SMK Alam Damai | Malaysia | H.E.A.TSafe+ |
| 46 | SMK Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi | Malaysia | AlgaBot-X: Algae-Powered Hybrid Robotic System |
| 47 | SMK Bandar Puchong Jaya (A) | Malaysia | Waste-to-Wall: Engineering Sustainable Bio-Plastic Composite Bricks for a Circular Future |
| 48 | SMK Bandar Puchong Jaya (A) | Malaysia | Eco-Roots: Autonomous IoT Smart Farming Robot for Sustainable Agriculture |
| 49 | SMK Bandar Puchong Jaya (A) | Malaysia | Allium Cepa BioShield: Onion Extract as a Natural Antibacterial Agent |
| 50 | SMK Bandar Puchong Jaya (A) | Malaysia | MathDungeon: Gamified Learning for Mastering Mental Math |
| 51 | SMK Bandar Seri Putra | Malaysia | NutriShell |
| 52 | SMK Bandar Seri Putra | Malaysia | Free-wheel |
| 53 | SMK Banggol | Malaysia | EYE SENTRY: Secure Environment & Network Transparency, Responsibility and Compliance |
| 54 | SMK Banggol | Malaysia | Lekor go heat |
| 55 | SMK Banggol | Malaysia | SMART SCHOOL SAFETY NETWORK (SSSN) |
| 56 | Clifford Vocational College, Kuala Lipis, Pahang. | Malaysia | Oleophobic Pad |
| 57 | Clifford Vocational College, Kuala Lipis, Pahang. | Malaysia | OILPHILLIC SPONGE 2.0 |
| 58 | SMK Convent Jalan Peel | Malaysia | SMART AQUA-GUARDIAN |
| 59 | SMK Convent Jalan Peel | Malaysia | EcoSmart Bin: Low-Cost Composting Innovation for Urban Malaysia |
| 60 | SMK Convent Jalan Peel | Malaysia | Waste to Taste: Upcycling Shrimp Shell and Vegetable Scraps into Eco-Umami Cubes |
| 61 | Dato Sulaiman Vocational College | Malaysia | NaBBies |
| 62 | Geliga Vocational College | Malaysia | BioShade Coastal Panel: A Wind-Resistant Sustainable Cooling System for Coastal Schools |
| 63 | Geliga Vocational College | Malaysia | Whiteboard Roller Cleaner |
| 64 | Geliga Vocational College | Malaysia | SecureStrap Bag: Anti-Snatch Safety Alarm |
| 65 | King George V Vocational College | Malaysia | PHARMACIST: Innovative finger strip for detecting early small wound infection |
| 66 | SMK Kuala Besut | Malaysia | CyclePure Ecosan |
| 67 | SMK Pengalat Papar | Malaysia | HYDRO-HARMONICS: ACOUSTIC WATER ACTIVATION INNOVATION SYSTEM |
| 68 | SMK Penrissen | Malaysia | Freshwater Mussels for Water Purification |
| 69 | SMK Pusat Bandar Puchong 1 | Malaysia | LanShaQuatics²: An Autonomous Vision-Based AI System for Aquaculture Health Surveillance |
| 70 | SMK Pusat Bandar Puchong 1 | Malaysia | FlorAI: An AI-Powered IoT System for Spatiotemporal Plant Stress Predictive Intelligence |
| 71 | SMK Pusat Bandar Puchong 1 | Malaysia | AuraGel: Microbial Synthesis of Biowaste Hydrogel |
| 72 | SMK Pusat Bandar Puchong 1 | Malaysia | Chemical Complete Scanner |
| 73 | Putra Perdana Vocational College | Malaysia | Project Eco-Weave: Turning Water Hyacinth Invasions into Sustainable Paper and Green Jobs |
| 74 | Putrajaya Presint (1) vocational college | Malaysia | MEDIBOT ROVER (MEDICAL ASSISTANT ROBOTS) |
| 75 | Putrajaya Presint 11 (2) Vocational College | Malaysia | LivestockLens: Hybrid Edge AI & Multimodal Monitor |
| 76 | Putrajaya Presint 11 (2) Vocational College | Malaysia | Criminal investigation |
| 77 | Putrajaya Presint 9 (1) Vocational College | Malaysia | BanGly Rice: Retrograded Low GI Banana Rice |
| 78 | Taman Keramat Vocational College | Malaysia | T.U.S.K. Cane |
| 79 | Taman Keramat Vocational College | Malaysia | MY WATER BOOSTER (MWB): Improving Water Pressure |
| 80 | Taman Keramat Vocational College | Malaysia | RakSasa |
| 81 | Tebobon Vocational High School | Malaysia | Hidden Facts About Environmental Heat |
| 82 | SMKA Sheikh Haji Mohd Said | Malaysia | SmaViCe: smart vision cane |
| 83 | SMKA Syeikh Abdullah Fahim | Malaysia | Watermelon rind extract in lip serum formulation |
| 84 | Tzu Chi International School Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Three-Layer Biodegradable Water Filter Paper |
| 85 | UCSI International School Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Smart Seed Capsule: Utilizing Water-Soluble PVA Containing CaCO3 to Neutralize Acidic Soils |
| 86 | UCSI International School Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Biodegradable Coral: Upcycling Food Waste into Marine Habitats and Micro-Nutrient Sources |
| 87 | Yayasan Sarawak International Secondary School Petra Jaya | Malaysia | Conserving Begonia kurakura Through Life Cycle Research |
| 88 | Yayasan Sarawak International Secondary School Petra Jaya | Malaysia | Enzyme-Assisted Self-Dissolving Fishing Net Using Sarawak Banana Pseudostem Fibers |
| 89 | Yayasan Sarawak International Secondary School Petra Jaya | Malaysia | The Use of Pineapple Leaves as a Sustainable Textile Fibre |
| 90 | Acelo Badelles Memorial High School | Philippines | HALO-Bata: Semi-Automated Infant Health Monitoring Kit |
| 91 | Acelo Badelles Memorial High School | Philippines | WISEFLOW: Automated IoT Water Monitoring & Filtration System |
| 92 | Acelo Badelles Memorial High School | Philippines | Project BANTAY: LoRa-based Marine Monitoring System |
| 93 | Acelo Badelles Memorial High School | Philippines | B.L.I.N.D. |
| 94 | Calbiga National High School | Philippines | ETHNOBOTANICAL ANALYSIS OF HERBAL PLANTS IN SITIO MAPASO, BRGY. POLANGI, CALBIGA, SAMAR |
| 95 | Calbiga National High School | Philippines | MICROPLASTIC INGESTION IN PENAEIDAE SHRIMP: A COMPARATIVE STUDY IN SAMAR |
| 96 | Calbiga National High School | Philippines | Design and Development of an Incentive-Based Collection Machine |
| 97 | Calbiga National High School | Philippines | Arduino Based Automated Bird Control System |
| 98 | Calbiga National High School | Philippines | Cocos Nucifera Vinegar as a Natural Growth and Health Promoter in Mus Musculus |
| 99 | Cavite National High School | Philippines | Calendula Faradiol Ester Control of Peach Aphids |
| 100 | Cavite National High School | Philippines | RAGE: Rain-Powered Machine for Sustainable Energy |
| 101 | Cavite National High School | Philippines | PareGrip: Therapeutic Glove for Hand Paresis |
| 102 | Cavite National High School | Philippines | BREEZE: An Energy-Efficient Breath Regulation Device for Emergency & Community Healthcare |
| 103 | Central Mindanao University Laboratory Highschool | Philippines | ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF LEMON LEAF EXTRACT AS HAND SOAP AGAINST STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS |
| 104 | Central Mindanao University Laboratory Highschool | Philippines | Weeds as Antibacterials for Foodborne Pathogens |
| 105 | Department of Education Region III – Schools Division of Bataan – Mariveles National High School – Camaya | Philippines | Harnessing Sugarcane Bagasse Biochar for Sustainable Passive Cooling in Tropical Buildings |
| 106 | Eastern Visayas Regional Science High School | Philippines | Physics-Informed and Spatiotemporal Forecasting for Clear-Air Turbulence (CAT) in the Philippines |
| 107 | Gigaquit National School of Home Industries | Philippines | SAPGUARD: NIPA SAP-BASED DUST SUPPRESSANT SOLUTION FOR DUST CONTROL IN MINING & CONSTRUCTION SITES |
| 108 | Gov. Efren B. Pascual Sr. Orani Integrated Central School | Philippines | BloomSentinel: Red Tide Tracking & Toxin Control |
| 109 | Gov. Efren B. Pascual Sr. Orani Integrated Central School | Philippines | NitroWatch: Real-time Ammonia and Temperature with SMS Alerts |
| 110 | Iligan City East National High School | Philippines | COMPLIANCE |
| 111 | Kong Hua School | Philippines | Synergistic Degradation of Pre-Treated PET Using Putative Bacterial Co-Cultures |
| 112 | Kong Hua School | Philippines | Photocatalytic Breakdown of PET and Polystyrene for Conversion into Sustainable Fuel Precursors |
| 113 | Mariveles National High School - Poblacion | Philippines | CASHOO: Utilization of Cashew Nut Shells into a Botanical Pesticide for Pest Management |
| 114 | Mariveles National High School - Poblacion | Philippines | HydroSapiens: A Modular AI-IoT Framework for Adaptive Multi-Crop Hydroponic Environments |
| 115 | Mariveles National High School - Poblacion | Philippines | JACKTRAP: A Jackfruit-Derived Film for CO₂ Absorption |
| 116 | Mariveles National High School - Poblacion | Philippines | Sarga-Bricks: Fire-Retardant Sargassum Bio-Bricks for Resilient Construction |
| 117 | Mariveles National High School - Poblacion | Philippines | Biomethane: Utilization of Fish Guts and Vegetable Leftovers for Biogas Production |
| 118 | Naguilian National High School | Philippines | (Co-CHAE) Machine for Streamlined, On-Demand Tooling of Thermoplastic Test Specimens and Molds |
| 119 | Samar National High School | Philippines | In Silico Screening of Plant-Derived Ligand Inhibitors Against PBP2a of MRSA |
| 120 | Samar National High School | Philippines | AIRES: AI-Driven Real-Time Environmental Safety System for Public Classroom Air Quality Optimization |
| 121 | Samar National High School | Philippines | i-GAStraq: IoT-Based Methane and Refrigerant Leak Detection with SMS Alerts |
| 122 | Samar National High School | Philippines | HarvestShield: Solar-Powered Tech Protecting Crops from Weather and Pests |
| 123 | Samar National High School | Philippines | Saplink: A Mobile-Based Application for Monitoring Plant Saplings for Sustainable Reforestation |
| 124 | Top Link Global College Inc. | Philippines | PROJECT GINA: Geo-restorative Intelligent Nature Augmentor |
| 125 | University of the Philippines High School in Iloilo | Philippines | Modular Properties of Sophie Germain Primes |
| 126 | University of the Philippines High School in Iloilo | Philippines | AQUASTRA: A Solar-Powered, Climate-Resilient, Automated Drip Irrigation System |
| 127 | Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) | Singapore | Wet wipes using organic substances to reduce irritation |
| 128 | Demonstration School of Khon Kaen University | Thailand | 2,5-FDME Synthesis from Galactaric Acid via Sulfonated Carbon Catalyst under Microwave |
| 129 | Mahasarakham University Demonstration | Thailand | Scale-Free Egg Sorting: ML and Math for SMEs and Consumer Choice |
| 130 | Surawiwat School, Suranaree University of Technology (SCiUS) | Thailand | Synergizing Acoustic Wave Technology and AI for Developing Intelligent Firefighting Robots |
| 131 | Surawiwat School, Suranaree University of Technology (SCiUS) | Thailand | Synthesis of KOH Activated Carbon from Cassava Rhizome for Efficient Supercapacitor Electrodes |
| 132 | Surawiwat School, Suranaree University of Technology (SCiUS) | Thailand | High-Specificity Human Blood Test Kit |
| 133 | Surawiwat School, Suranaree University of Technology (SCiUS) | Thailand | A Study of Gold Electrode Electrochemical Sensors for CRP Detection |
| 134 | Surawiwat School, Suranaree University of Technology (SCiUS) | Thailand | Low-Sodium Fish Sauce via Virgibacillus sp. SK37 |
| 135 | Surawiwat, International Community, HISB | Thailand | Label-Free Detection of HbA1c Using a Graphene Oxide Modified Piezoelectric Biosensor |
| 136 | The Şahinbey Anatolian High School | Turkey | Smart Climate Infrastructure & Energy Harvesting |
| 137 | Raha International School | United Arab Emirates | Innovative use of recycled textile fibers in building materials: A circular economy approach |
| 138 | Nguyen An Ninh Secondary School | Vietnam | SMART HEALTHCARE GLOVES |