2025 Winners

1st Place Best Overall Innovation $1500

PointerAI, An AI-powered agentic Mouse Pointer.

  • Arnav Dewan, 鈥�27 MS, Computer Science
  • Thilak Shriyan, 鈥�27 MS, Computer Science

2nd Place Best Overall Innovation $1000

EaseWave, 3-in-1 menstrual relief: heat, TENS, and app connectivity.

  • Sanjana Sathyanarayanan, 鈥�26 MS, Biotechnology
  • Destiny Leon, 鈥�26 MS, Biotechnology

3rd Place Best Overall Innovation $500

CelluScope, AI-integrated, all-in-one microscope platform that automates cell analysis workflows.

  • Jazmeen Ravendran, 鈥�26 MS, Biotechnology
  • Katie Taloff, 鈥�26 MS, Biotechnology
  • Jocelyn Negrete, 鈥�26 MS, Biotechnology
  • Ivy Do, 鈥�26 MS, Biotechnology
  • Wei Yuan, 鈥�26 MS, Medical Product Development Management

Best Elevator Pitch Award $500

Study with Bob, AI that transforms learning, homework support, and auto-grading for schools.

  • Ayaan Gazali, 鈥�29 Software Engineering
  • Steve Kuo, 鈥�29 Computer Engineering
  • Shryuk Grandhi, 鈥�29 Data Science

People鈥檚 Choice Award $500

On Fleek, An AI powered app providing personalized styling recommendations based on user constraints.

  • Nandhini Manchikalapudi, 鈥�26 Management Information Systems
  • Christian Jaime, 鈥�26 Entrepreneurship
  • Sanya Tolani, 鈥�26 Management Information Systems
  • Laila Ben, 鈥�26 Management Information Systems