EDGE
Explore · Develop · Generate · Evolve
Enterprise Data Architecture & Generative AI Hackathon
Hosted at Applied Data Science Department, ISB, San Jose State University
DAMA SF Chapter
Thank you to all participants, judges, advisors, and partners.
Event Summary
EDGE Hackathon 2026 brought together brilliant minds to solve real-world enterprise challenges.
100+
Participants
20+
Judges
30+
Projects Submitted
10+
Industry Partners
On April 25, 2026, San Jose State University hosted the inaugural EDGE Hackathon — a full-day event uniting students, professionals, and industry experts around the themes of Enterprise Data Architecture and Generative AI. Teams tackled pressing real-world challenges, presented innovative solutions to a distinguished panel of judges, and demonstrated the transformative potential of data-driven thinking. The event was a tremendous success, fostering collaboration, learning, and impactful innovation across all participants.
Keynote Speakers
Inspiring leaders who set the stage for innovation and discovery at EDGE Hack 2026.
Simon Shim
Chair of Department of Applied Data Science, San Jose State University
Zara Hajihashemi
CEO, Cybele Health
Himant Goyal
VP of Programs and Finance, DAMA SF Chapter
Hackathon Judges
Distinguished professionals who evaluated the innovative solutions at EDGE Hack 2026.
Lin Yuan
Sr Director, Data Science - OKX, USA
Sean Hubert
CEO - EmachineLabs
Archaana Pattabhii
Senior Vice President, Data Engineering Controls - Citigroup Inc
Ye Zhu
Staff Software Engineer & Tech Lead - Block/Afterpay
Sushrut Naik
Sr. Director - Implementations, Machinify Inc.
Sathish Kuppan Pandurangan
Data Platform Engineer - Zurich North America, USA
Sasi Inguva
Senior Software Engineer - Google / YouTube
Rahul Kumar Konduru
Data Engineer Advisor - FedEx Express Corporation
Madhukar Dongala
Senior Informatica Application Developer - Take Two Interactive INC
Prem Ganesh Elango
Independent Researcher
Varun Muppidi
Vice President (Software Engineer Master) - Texas Capital Bank
Sapthagiri Padmanabham
Lead System Architect - JP Morgan Chase
Ravi Teja Balla
Senior Oracle PaaS Developer - ABM Industries
Prem Reddy Nomula
Independent Researcher
Rahul Gupta
Independent Researcher
Rakesh Sukla
Director of Engineering, Bread Financial
Mayank Dwivedi
Senior Software Engineering Manager - Salesforce, USA
Asutosh Das
Senior Wireless Engineer - Qualcomm
Suresh Varma Dendukuri
Senior Solutions Architect — Tata Consultancy Services
Soumya Ranjan Bej
Senior Software Engineer - TAE Power Solutions
Manish Harshad Shah
Sr Engineering Manager - eBay Inc
Sriram Ramakrishnan
Product Manager - Vingstech
Prabhav Rathi
Analytics Manager - Intermedia Intelligent Communications
Sheetal Tatiya
Data Engineering Management & Governance Associate Manager - Accenture
Abhilash Pakalapati
Senior AI & Data Engineer - SSTech LLC
Manish Kumar
Principal Engineer - Upwork Inc
Lin Yuan
Sr Director, Data Science - OKX, USA
Sean Hubert
CEO - EmachineLabs
Archaana Pattabhii
Senior Vice President, Data Engineering Controls - Citigroup Inc
Ye Zhu
Staff Software Engineer & Tech Lead - Block/Afterpay
Sushrut Naik
Sr. Director - Implementations, Machinify Inc.
Sathish Kuppan Pandurangan
Data Platform Engineer - Zurich North America, USA
Sasi Inguva
Senior Software Engineer - Google / YouTube
Rahul Kumar Konduru
Data Engineer Advisor - FedEx Express Corporation
Madhukar Dongala
Senior Informatica Application Developer - Take Two Interactive INC
Prem Ganesh Elango
Independent Researcher
Varun Muppidi
Vice President (Software Engineer Master) - Texas Capital Bank
Sapthagiri Padmanabham
Lead System Architect - JP Morgan Chase
Ravi Teja Balla
Senior Oracle PaaS Developer - ABM Industries
Prem Reddy Nomula
Independent Researcher
Rahul Gupta
Independent Researcher
Rakesh Sukla
Director of Engineering, Bread Financial
Mayank Dwivedi
Senior Software Engineering Manager - Salesforce, USA
Asutosh Das
Senior Wireless Engineer - Qualcomm
Suresh Varma Dendukuri
Senior Solutions Architect — Tata Consultancy Services
Soumya Ranjan Bej
Senior Software Engineer - TAE Power Solutions
Manish Harshad Shah
Sr Engineering Manager - eBay Inc
Sriram Ramakrishnan
Product Manager - Vingstech
Prabhav Rathi
Analytics Manager - Intermedia Intelligent Communications
Sheetal Tatiya
Data Engineering Management & Governance Associate Manager - Accenture
Abhilash Pakalapati
Senior AI & Data Engineer - SSTech LLC
Manish Kumar
Principal Engineer - Upwork Inc
Advisory Board
Distinguished advisors and organizing committee who guided EDGE Hack 2026.
Simon Shim
Professor and Department Chair, Department of Applied Data Science
Himant Goyal
Chairman, DAMA SF Chapter
Suneeth Maraboina
Apple Inc
Kamal Mann
Apple Inc
Vijay Sudhakar
Apple Inc
Prabhav Rathi
Vice President, DAMA SF
Sheetal Taliya
Vice President DAMA SF
Danny Steyer
Program Specialist
Simon Shim
Professor and Department Chair, Department of Applied Data Science
Himant Goyal
Chairman, DAMA SF Chapter
Suneeth Maraboina
Apple Inc
Kamal Mann
Apple Inc
Vijay Sudhakar
Apple Inc
Prabhav Rathi
Vice President, DAMA SF
Sheetal Taliya
Vice President DAMA SF
Danny Steyer
Program Specialist
Winners
Congratulations to the winning team of EDGE Hackathon 2026!
Winning Team
PowerPuff Girls
The winners demonstrated exceptional innovation in Enterprise Data Architecture and Generative AI.
Event Gallery
Moments captured from EDGE Hackathon 2026.
Sponsors
Organizations proudly supporting EDGE Hack 2026.
Get In Touch
Have questions or want to register? Reach out to the organizing team.
Contact Us
Location
Applied Data Science Department, ISB, San Jose State University