• May 1, 2024

JUDGES

 IT Track
 T-Mobile

Peter Huang

Director, Software Development, Network Technology

 AR/VR Track
 T-Mobile

Craig Schieber

Director, Strategy & Planning

Advanced & Emerging Technologies

 AR/VR Track
 T-Mobile

Tex Teixeira

Sr. Manager, Technology & Open Innovation Advanced & Emerging Technologies

 AR/VR Track
 T-Mobile

Laurent ‘Larry’ Laporte

Member of Technical Staff

Advanced & Emerging Technologies

 AR/VR Track
 UMKC

Dr. Rydberg-cox

Curator’s Distinguished Professor

College of Arts and Science 

AR/VR Track
 UMKC

Dr. Zhu Li

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

 High School Track
 UMKC

Dr. Dianxiang Xu

Professor, Dept. CS & EE

 High School Track
 UMKC

Dr. Farid Nait-Abdesselam

Professor, Dept. CS & EE

 High School Track
 T-Mobile

Joan Gladbach

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