Annual Awards and Competition Winners

AIS 2026 Student Chapter Competition Winners

Artificial Intelligence: AI Driven Talent Optimization, sponsored by EY

  • First Place: Insight Agents, Metro State University - Minneapolis

  • Second Place: Dev Divas, University of Alabama

  • Third Place: Farrbot, Auburn University

Business Analytics: Data-Driven Decision Making, sponsored by CGI

  • First Place: Project Aegis, Utah State University

  • Second Place: Power Pros, Brigham Young University

  • Third Place: Seattle Analytics Team, University of Alabama

Cybersecurity: Strengthening Cyber Defense in Financial Services, sponsored by KPMG

  • First Place: Conrad and Nadine, University of Arkansas

  • Second Place: Operation Legacy Lockdown, Brigham Young University

  • Third Place: KAT, James Madison University

Cybersecurity & Risk Analysis: Securing Critical Infrastructure Supporting Data Centers, co-sponsored by Mr. James Elliott and Microsoft

  • First Place: Team Perplexonem, Auburn University

  • Second Place: Data Volt, Arizona State University

  • Third Place: Titan Consulting Group, Florida International University