UB RISE 2025 Award Winners
Distinguished Faculty Award
Justin M. Caithaml, PhD
#4
College of Science and Society
Music Department
Randy Laist, PhD
Andres Avila, Karen Azucena, Tayshaun Bookal, Brian Figueroa, Andrew Fleming, Zahkiyyah Frazier, Abigail Giron Marroquin, Lena Graham, Lashay Green, Morgan Johnson, Rayhan Khan, Ashton Landowski, Angelina Ledesma, Samantha Ledger, Glenn Manigault, Joseph Martin, Kyara Pereira, Marcella Ramos, Edival Rios, Lily Rodriguez, Kieran Ross, Ceezar Samson, Cheyann Tiffany, Alexander Torrens, Nathaniel Walter, Samantha Wilson
#1
College of Science and Society
English Department
David Peterson, EdD
#2
College of Science and Society
Department of Criminal Justice and Human Security
Doctoral Category
1st Place Recognition
Nadine Matondo-Mvula
#19
Advisor: Khaled Elleithy, PhD
College of Engineering, Business, Education
School of Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2nd Place Recognition
Natalie R. Savopoulos
#18
Advisor: Lauren Francese, EdD
College of Engineering, Business, Education
School of Educatio
3rd Place Recognition
Hepseeba Kode
#17
Advisor: Khaled Elleithy, PhD
College of Engineering, Business, Education
School of Engineering
Department Computer Science and Engineering
Alumni Award
Abdulrahman Ali Kariri
#15
Advisor: Khaled Elleithy, PhD
College of Engineering, Business, Education
School of Engineering
Department Computer Science and Engineering
Honorable Mention
Abdulaziz Alwehaibi
#14
Advisor: Khaled Elleithy, PhD
College of Engineering, Business, Education
School of Engineering
Department Engineering & Technology
Master’s Category
1st Place Recognition
Amber Dupont
#37
Advisor: Kerry Jones, EdD
College of Engineering, Business, Education
School of Education
2nd Place Recognition
Anjana Paudel
#38
Advisor: Cassidy Haigh
College of Science and Society
Department of Criminal Justice and Human Security
3rd Place Recognition
Youssef Hassan
#56
Advisors: Ahmed El Sayed, PhD; Navarun Gupta, PhD; Xingguo Xiong, PhD
College of Engineering, Business, Education
School of Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Alumni Award
Evans Awuah
#41
Advisor: Peiqiao Wu, PhD
College of Engineering, Business, Education
School of Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Honorable Mention
Godwin Agyei Owusu
#43
Advisor: Junling Hu, PhD
College of Engineering, Business, Education
School of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Undergraduate Category
1st Place RecognitionMalique Montaque, Maimouna Traore, Millenia Michel, Roeshai Ludd, NaimaDewan
#79
Advisor: Sarosh Patel, PhD
College of Engineering, Business, Education
School of Engineering
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
2nd Place Recognition
Patricia Bermeo, Jordan Berry, Felix Bonilla, Thomas Schoenfelder
#83
Advisor Ausif Mahmood & Ahmed El Sayed
College of Engineering, Business, Education
School of Engineering
Departments of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering
3rd Place Recognition
Huy Huong, Juan Rosario Madina, Alex Armatis, Carlos Lara
#81
Advisor: Sarosh Patel, PhD
College of Engineering, Business, Education
School of Engineering
Departments of Computer Science and Engineering
Alumni Award
Ali Hamadeen, Xander Smith, Patrick Augustin, Leland Cruz
#80
Advisor: Ahmed El Sayed, PhD
College of Engineering, Business, Education
School of Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering
Honorable Mention
Xander Smith, Alexander Granda, Laurence Bimpeh, Abdullah Alsulaim
#84
Advisor: Sarosh Patel, PhD
College of Engineering, Business, Education
School of Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering
High School Category
1st Place Recognition
Anjali Prabhu
#109
Advisor: Dr. Helen Pushkarskaya & Avalon Moore, Sarah Reeves
Amity Regional High School
2nd Place Recognition
William Bentley
#115
Advisor: Kirk Shadle
Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Science and Technology Education Center
3rd Place Recognition
Kacee Tam
#110
Advisor: Sarah Reeves
Amity Regional High School
Alumni Award
Olivia LaRiccia
#105
Advisor: Kirk Shadle
Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Science and Technology Education Center
Honorable Mention
Charlotte Talbot
#106
Advisor: Kirk Shadle
Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Science and Technology Education Center
Climate Innovation Award
Award Prizes Sponsored by Entrepreneurship Foundation Inc. Founder, Mike Roer ’08
William Bentley#115
Advisor: Kirk Shadle
Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Science and Technology Education Center
Jaydee Cruz De Los Santos
#114
Advisor: Susan Dougherty
Stamford High School
Ensley Lansford
#112
Advisor: Shannon Hashemi, DBA, CMA
Easton Country Day School
Optimizing Business Profitability Through the Use of Artificial Intelligence Award
Award Prizes Sponsored by Dr. Shannon Hashemi, CMA and Dr. Al Daneshfar, CMA, owners of Tradewinds Shopping Center in Middletown
Dinh Cuong (Ernest) Nguyen, Gregory Lovisolo
#22
Advisor: Dan Tenney, PhD
College of Engineering, Business, Education
School of Engineering
Department of Technology Management
Nikita Prem, Avanthi Booplan, Dimple Patel, Joan Okoji, Maria Dahlstorm, Mohitha Chilakapati, Shiva Datta Reddy Annu
#57
Advisor: Ali Baker, PhD
College of Engineering, Business, Education
Ernest C. Trefz School of Business
Quantum Computing Applications Awards
Award Prizes Sponsored by Dr. Khaled Elleithy, Dean of the College of Engineering Business and Education
1st Place Recognition
Nadine Matondo-Mvula
#19
Advisor: Khaled Elleithy, PhD
College of Engineering, Business, Education
School of Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2nd Place Recognition
Shatha Alhazmi
#20
Advisor: Khaled Elleithy, PhD
College of Engineering, Business, Education
School of Engineering
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
3rd Place Recognition
Abdulaziz Alwehaibi
#14
Advisor: Khaled Elleithy, PhD
College of Engineering, Business, Education
School of Engineering
Department Engineering & Technology
越南直播 Student Business Plan Pitch Competition
Award Prizes Sponsored by The NorthEast Community Innovation Corp. (NCIC) and Dr. Shannon Hashemi, CMA and Dr. Al Daneshfar, CMA of Tradewinds Shopping Center (Middletown, CT),
1st Place Recognition
Tadiwanshe Prince Mujaya and Patricia Nabayunga - Sweetie
2nd Place Recognition
Cat Aucoin and Nova Staruk - SHARP-EYE
3rd Place Recognition
Riya Regmi - Roam-mate
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Geonna Snyder - MagneTidy
Daniela Nieto, Luiza Macedo and Manuela Macedo - Slick Brush