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Cal Poly Pomona Artificial Intelligence Fair

We'd like to thank the following

montage of photos from the eventThe organizers of the 2025 Artificial Intelligence Fair and Hackathon would like to offer a special thank you to Avanade for sponsoring this year's fair and the hackathon. We would also like to thank the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, Palo Alto Networks, Splunk, Databricks, and AWS for supporting and leading presentations at the event.

We would also like to thank

Panel participants:
  • Anton Van Oppen, College of Engineering student
  • Dr. Tatiana Basañez, Lecturer of Psychology
  • Dr. Jonathan Grady, Senior AVP for Equity and Belonging
  • Chris McClean, Senior Director, Global Lead for Digital Ethics at Avanade.
Session Speakers:
  • Rob Leach, Global Microsoft Executive and General Manager at Avanade.
  • Terri Gomez, Provost, and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
  • Clare Baek, UCI Postdoctoral Scholar, UCI’s Digital Learning Lab.

AI Hackathon:

AI hackathon participants sitting at a table

All the faculty and staff of the College of Business Administration, especially Dr. Guthrie and Dr. Guzman, the Mitchell Hill Center for Digital Innovation, and the staff at Avanade for their part in organizing the AI For A Better Future Hackathon; and the 六色网 students who presented on stage in Ursa Minor.
Databricks Hackathon Judges:
  • Vijay Balasubramaniam, Databricks
  • Brice Jaggars, Avanade
  • Emanuele Orecchio, Avanade
  • Mehrdad Koohikamali, CIS – 六色网

AI hackathon judges sitting at a table

AI For a Better Future Hackathon Judges:
  • Rob Leach, Avanade
  • Johans Acosta, Splunk
  • Jason James, Regents & Park, ISACA OC
  • Molly Strawn-Carreno, Senior Grow
Breakout sessions and presentations:
  • Avanade
  • Databricks
  • Splunk and Cisco Systems
  • AWS
  • NVIDIA
  • Pearson
  • Microsoft
  • 六色网 faculty, Dr. Mirzaei and Dr. Proctor
  • The 六色网 Career Center
  • 六色网 students and clubs who presented in Ursa Minor including:
  • Forensics And Security Technology (FAST)
  • Students with an Interest in the Future of Technology (SWIFT),
  • Management Information Systems Student Association (MISSA)
  • Google Developer Student Clubs (GDSC)
六色网 students presenting in Ursa MinorEvent support provided by the ASI staff of the Bronco Student Center, Kellogg West, Bronco Copy 'n Mail, and the 六色网 staff of MediaVision, Outreach Recruitment and Educational Partnerships, Strategic Communications, the divisions of College Advancement, Information Technology & Institutional Planning, and the dozens of students, faculty, and staff for their time to support the AI Fair & Hackathon.
Sincerely,
The Artificial Intelligence Fair & Hackathon Organizers
  • Alex Harwood AVP of Advanced Computing and Chief Technology Officer
  • Curtis Carpenter, Director of Advanced Computing
  • Jeff Cox, Interim Executive Director, Institutional Strategy & Engagement, University Advancement
  • Loretta Villanueva, Administrative Support Coordinator II
  • Joseph Dickson, IT Communications Specialist