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School of Engineering students winners at Lobo Hackathon

April 25, 2024 - by Kim Delker

photo: Winning team Cybercharge with Lisa Kuuttila, CEO of UNM Rainforest Innovations.
Winning team Cybercharge with Lisa Kuuttila, CEO of UNM Rainforest Innovations.

Several students from the School of Engineering were on winning teams at the 2024 Lobo Hackathon that took place earlier this month at the Lobo Rainforest Building.

Receiving $5,000 awards were Cybercharge, a mobile EV infrastructure utilizing renewable energy, comprised of mechanical engineering students Gabriel Gurule, James Gentry and Michael Alvarado.

Receiving $2,500 awards were This is Albuquerque, an idea to use AI to increase tourism and exploration in New Mexico. Computer science seniors Fermin Ramos and Dominic Larrañaga were on this team.

Receiving $500 awards were SonicAI, an idea to merge the concepts of ultrasound and AI for real-time breast cancer tumor detection, featuring Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering students Daniel Manu, Liangkun Yu and Zhirun Li; and PlayPath, a health and wellness idea for parents to help determine sports activities for their children, featuring team member Chaeeun Park, a master’s student in computer engineering.

The two-day event April 11-12 was kicked off by Donna Riley, Jim and Ellen King Dean of Engineering and Computing at UNM.

The event was open to students, faculty, staff, entrepreneurs and others in the community. During the two days, teams will form, develop their idea, work on prototypes and pitches, then finally present their ideas to a panel of judges to win cash prizes, with the top prize being $5,000.

Sponsors of the event included the School of Engineering.

For additional information on the Lobo Hackathon and a full list of winners, click here.

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