The Open Data & AI Hackathon theme, "Unlocking Public Data Insights with Open Source and AI", sparked some truly innovative thinking from everyone involved.
We gained a lot from the sessions. Wes Turner (RCOS) gave a fantastic keynote on the intersection of open data and open source for Lung cancer data, and Roman Jaquez (GDE) delivered an inspiring live demo. Roman and other mentors had a meaningful conversation about using technology for community impact and the vital role of volunteering.
Winners:
- GoTo (FIRST PLACE) - Eric Lin, Matthew Lin, Zachary Lin, Weihao Wu. GoTo: A platform helping government planners identify transit deserts and prioritize route investments by equity and social impact. Recording
- Apollo (SECOND PLACE) - Alissa Ye, Sreeja Barua, Haasini Potluri, Peter Fraser, Michael Opoku Adomfeh. Apollo: An interactive heatmap bridging health determinants with real-time traffic and EMS communication tools. Recording
- Budget IQ / Vision Track (THIRD PLACE) - Prem kumar Talamanchipatnam Prem Kumar, Kevin George. Vision Track / Budget IQ: A conversational AI making NYC government budgets simple and accessible. Recording
- Latis - Honorable mentions - Dakshesh Amaram, David Zhao, Priscilla Wong, Kaeshev Alapati, Rijul Verma. Recording
- Redroute - Honorable mentions - Tazeem Mahashin. Recording
Judges:
- Scott Stalker, NY ITS
- Rhoda Serafim, Pythiavox
- Roman Jaquez, GDE, GDG, Philips
- Santosh Borse, IBM
- Josh Gurwitz, NYSTEC
- John Sturman, RPI
- Daniel Raj, NY DOH
17 teams presented:
- Permitted - Albert Ho
- Latis - Dakshesh Amaram, David Zhao, Priscilla Wong, Kaeshev Alapati, Rijul Verma - Honorable mentions
- Perfect Fit - Kayla Holjes, Owen Moniz, Rayan Ahmed, Andrew Airasian
- GoTo (Government optimized Transport operations) - Eric Lin, Matthew Lin, Zachary Lin, Weihao Wu - FIRST PLACE
- Vision Track - Prem Kumar, Kevin George - THIRD PLACE
- Park It! - James Onyejizu, Chibuikem Ezemaduka
- Road Pulse - Charlie Amadeus, Owen O'Connor, Tyler Beatrice, Rob Fields, Yoosup Song
- Bird Squad - Arryan Bhatnagar, Ateeq Ahmad, George Gabechava
- Route Ready - Drew Bhavsar, Rafiuzzaman Khan, Jacob Clouse, Siddiq Mohaideen
- Corey Girard
- NYS Bus - Ahona Mukherjee, Vama Shah, Garrett Gee, Noah Allen, Davey Xu
- City Whoop Ring - Hemanth Macharla, Mani Veeravalli
- Redroute - Tazeem Mahashin - Honorable mentions
- Childcare Desert - Luke Beck
- EAGLES - Matthew Voynovich, Ameya Bharve, Swaroop Sridhar, Matthew McCall
- Inspector GO - Bryce Borer, Bryan Boova
- Apollo - Alissa Ye, Sreeja Barua, Haasini Potluri, Peter Fraser,Michael Opoku Adomfeh - SECOND PLACE
We are grateful for mentors assisting teams:
- John Krupavaram Pole Bhakthavatsalam
- Abhishek Anand
- Christopher Smith
- Tushita Gupta
- John Kelly
- Maysa Khedr
- Todd Brasel
- Hicham Abarkha
- Vama Shah
- Michael Ackerbauer
- Siddhan Kulkarni
- Pearce Dolan
- Dan Anderson
- Alexandria Cuellar
Leaving RPI campus, we saw the quote: "Why Not Change The World?" After seeing what these teams built in a single day, it felt like the perfect closing thought.
