We are proud to mark the successful completion of the inaugural Technology Product Innovation Challenge at Clark University’s School of Professional Studies.

This year’s competition united 22 interdisciplinary student teams, more than 56 innovators, who tackled real-world business and technology challenges and harnessed AI-driven creativity to develop forward-looking products.

Launched this past September, the challenge began with a rigorous evaluation of technical feasibility and market potential. Fifteen teams advanced to develop production-ready prototypes spanning healthcare, education, cybersecurity, analytics, and beyond. The teams were judged by an expert panel from academia and industry.

We are very proud of all participants for their bold ideas, functional products, and impressive growth demonstrated throughout the competition. We encourage every team to continue iterating and pushing your innovations forward.

Prizes for this competition were made possible due to the support of our corporate donors: AGS Prime, IQ4, JobWorks, Apprenti, Training Funding Partners, and the Public Consulting Group.

A heartfelt thank you to all the judges, participating teams, and corporate donors.

🥇First Place — Career Canvas (Portfolio Builder) 

Team Members: Sai Charan Gopisetty, MSDA, ‘25 and Abhignya Jerripothula, MSDA ‘26
Product: https://profile2portfolio.com/

Judges’ Summary:

• Delivered a clear, compelling value proposition, transforming a resume into a hosted portfolio in under 60 seconds.
• Showcased excellent user-centered design, with intuitive onboarding, accessible features, and seamless navigation suited for all users.
• Demonstrated strong product completeness, offering real functionality (hosting, accounts, dashboards) while maintaining simplicity and polish.

🥈 Second Place — Code Sentry (AI-Powered Code Analysis) 

Team Members: Neha Chaudhari, MSCS ‘25 and Kedhar Phanindra Sai Gurram, MSCS ‘25
Product: https://code-sentry-io.vercel.app/

Judges’ Summary:

• Tackled a critical developer need by reducing false positives and improving accuracy in code security and vulnerability detection.
• Implemented an efficient developer workflow, including automated PR comments, faster performance, and near-instant dashboard load times.
• Expanded usability and accessibility, thanks to improved onboarding, new dashboard views, and interactive analysis tools, while also receiving constructive suggestions for functionality expansion and multi-language support.

🥉 Third Place — TactIx (AI-Powered Cyber Analysis) 

Team Members: Abhijyot Brar, MSIT ‘25 and Raymond Rodriguez, MSIT ‘25
Product: https://lightslategrey-crow-982046.hostingersite.com/fast.html

Judges’ Summary:

• Developed an accessible cybersecurity solution tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized businesses.
• Provided a clear and compelling product introduction through an effective homepage and thoughtful user experience details, such as real-time processing comments that build clarity and trust for users.
• Received strong recommendations to extend the concept, adding go-to-market clarity, privacy transparency, and conversational query functionality to enhance adoption and depth.

Congratulations to the winners and to all participating teams!

Your creativity, persistence, and problem-solving reflect the best of what technological innovation can achieve. We look forward to seeing how your projects evolve and the impact they will make beyond the competition.

A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Jas Singh for creating and leading this Challenge; to our dedicated volunteer judges; to Dug Jones; to BHEF; and to our generous sponsors for their invaluable support.