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Hack-A-Roo Spring 2022

A five-track spring Hack-A-Roo: T-Mobile AR/VR, CS/Data Science/IT, entrepreneur, high-school, and a design contest, with a large judging panel.

Awards by track

T-Mobile AR/VR

1st Prize$1000

WeLive

Duy Ho, Ahmed Alanazi, Cheng Shu

2nd Prize$700

Virtually Limitless

Saeed AlQarni, Morgan Rogers, James Helm

3rd Prize$500

Just Team

Bhuvan Kumar Chennoju

Semi-Finalist

Techletes

Andrew Abbott, Gopesh Thakur, Jinal Patel, Kapil Sharma

Semi-Finalist

VR quizlet

Naveen Tiragati

CS/Data Science/IT

1st Prize$1000

Eye-Conic Surveillance

Sunny Sood, Naveen Tiragati, Shri Ramya Ashok, Anil Kumar Kochera

2nd Prize$700

Verbalize

Vyoma Desai, Zakaria Muhammad

3rd Prize$500

Cybertron

James Helm, Alex Green, Nathan Cheney

4th Prize$300

Lone Wolf

Muhammad Usman

5th Prize$200

Beta Learners

Vinay Reddy Kalluri, Muni Kanaka Sri Shalini Chintam, Karthik Yanagandula, Gayathri Garikapati

Semi-Finalist

Driven By Data

Ashok Karanam, Jaihind, Prathyusha Reddy, Prathyusha Swarna

Semi-Finalist

Neo-MLearners

Tharun Jada, Mohan Salvakam, Sai Charan Chittimalla, Pratheek Reddy Patnam

High School

1st Prize$400

Acrew

Trzeciak Mariusz, Dinh Kobe

2nd Prize$200

A Team

David Turcios, Yusuf Alsaedi

3rd Prize$100

camelCase

Ricky Lyon, Sam Mathis, Psalm Jones, Devin Hoaglin

Semi-Finalist

Maginnis Team

Evan Maginnis, Jordan Carter, Aaditya Jadhav

Semi-Finalist

Coders Among Us

Bryan Wabo, Benjamin Danley, Grant Ford, Dylan Williams

Semi-Finalist

Solo

Andy Kang

Entrepreneur

1st Prize$1000

The Wolverines

Soumique Khan, Oluwarotimi Akinnuoye, Ashrakat Elsayed, Bi Irie

3rd Prize$500

The Housing Eagles

Layla McMurtrie, Mackenzie Cassar, Mark Clinkscales

3rd Prize$500

Lunity

Alyssa N Bradley, Lucinda Ruth Myers, Ciara Lynn Kane, Jaxsen Alexander Nunez, Natalie Jo Choate, Rosa Marie Hocking, Taylor Makay Johnson, Kayla Bibbs

Semi-Finalist

FEEDKC

Thomas Teson, Lucja Basinska, Mercy Otiato, Megan Mathews, Daniel Alighieri

Semi-Finalist

SafeNet

Emily Jensen, Emma Slump, Imani McCurry

Design Contest

-$100

Design #4

Yaswanth Paruchuri

-$100

Design #5

Sri Nikhitha Boddapati

-$100

Design #14

Mangi Varun Reddy

-$100

Design #17

Achyuth Kumar Valeti

-$100

Design #18

Anusha Nelluri

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Reviewers & mentors

Peter Huang

T-Mobile, Director, Software Development, Network Technology

Craig Schieber

T-Mobile, Director, Strategy & Planning, Advanced & Emerging Technologies

Tex Teixeira

T-Mobile, Sr. Manager, Technology & Open Innovation, Advanced & Emerging Technologies

Laurent 'Larry' Laporte

T-Mobile, Member of Technical Staff, Advanced & Emerging Technologies

Dr. Rydberg-cox

UMKC, Curator's Distinguished Professor, College of Arts and Science

Dr. Zhu Li

UMKC, Director, NSF I/UCRC Center of Big Learning at UMKC, Associate Professor, Dept. CS & EE

Dr. Dianxiang Xu

UMKC, Professor, Dept. CS & EE

Dr. Farid Nait-Abdesselam

UMKC, Professor, Dept. CS & EE

Joan Gladbach

T-Mobile, M.S. Computer Science, Missouri Science & Technology, B.S. Mathematics, Missouri Science & Technology

Vijay Walunj

H&R Block

Srini Bhagavan

IBM

Gharib Gharibi

TripleBlind

Katy Howard

DST

Malathy Krishnan

H&R Block

Bryan C. Boots

Regina Institute

Matthew Velazquez

TIAA

Yugyung Lee

Professor School of Computing and Engineering UMKC

Dr. Ye Wang

Associate Professor Department of Communication Studies UMKC

Dr. You Li

Assistant Professor of Journalism School of Communication, Media and Theatre Arts Eastern Michigan University

Dr. Teryn Cha

Huan Chen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor Department of Advertising University of Florida

Alexis Petri

Associate Research Professor Department of Psychology UMKC

Event agenda

April 15, 1 - 4 PM (CST)Grand Finale
Topic: 2022 Spring Hack-A-Roo Grand Finale
Time: April 15 (F) CST 1-4 pm at Miller Nichols Library #151 and Zoom (passcode: UMKC)
Finalist will present their projects and winners will be selected by the Judges.
Event will take place in MNLC 151 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm (for UMKC students to join in person).
April 11 (M) MidnightPhase 1 – Submission Deadline
Project Submission (Deadline: April 11 (M) Midnight)
Project Submission Forms: IT/CS Track, T-Mobile AR/VR Track, Business/Communication Track, High School Track
April 8Registration Deadline – Hack-A-Roo Kick-off
Hack-A-Roo Kick-off April 8 (F) CST 1-2 pm at Miller Nichols Library #151 and Zoom (passcode: UMKC)
The project registration for the all tracks will be open April 8, 2022, from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (CST).
Introduction to the Hack-A-Roo by Prof. Shah
Introduction to E-Scholars by Prof. Boots
Guest Speakers from Industry Partners
Gharib Gharibi from TripleBlind
Craig Moore II from Venture for America
Scott Jacka from T-Moble
Poster Design Competition