Temple AI Build Challenge

AI Build Challenge
AI Build Challenge

From Ideas to Intelligent Solutions

Fall 2026 · October 28 - November 6

A university-wide event where Temple students use today's AI tools to design applications, services, and pipelines that make Temple work better in teaching, student support, campus operations, and research. Teams work on real needs contributed by Temple units or propose their own. The strongest projects don't end at demo day. IBIT supports the continued development and deployment of selected ideas on campus.

Congratulations to Our Winners!

AI Build Challenge Demo Day, November 6

1st Place $3,000

Agentic Academic Advisor

Team 29: Celina Sawizki, Abel Mathews, Ekene Nwafor, To Yeung Ho

2nd Place $2,000

TemplePulse

Real-time, AI-powered campus discovery connecting students to events, food, and community

Team 1: Elizabet Uritsky, Katie Huynh, John Henderson, Roman Carr

3rd Place $1,000

JST Credit Review

Turning Military Experience into Academic Opportunity

Team 21: Kumail Hassan, Ashley Shobari

Thank you to every team that took part, and to our judges, mentors, sponsors, and volunteers. See all teams

Sponsored by

In partnership with the DS-AI@Temple Network and the Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio

WHO

All Temple students, undergraduate and graduate, from every school and college. No coding experience required. Faculty and staff are welcome on student teams.

WHAT

Interdisciplinary teams of 3 to 5 build AI-powered prototypes that solve real Temple problems. Teams work part-time around classes over ten days, with mentor support along the way.

KICKOFF

Wednesday, October 28

3:30 to 5:00 pm
Charles Library, First Floor Event Space
Also available on Zoom

  • Opening remarks and short talks
  • Tutorial on approaching a problem and prototyping with AI
  • How the challenge works, from mentors to submission
  • Team formation and official start

DEMO DAY

Friday, November 6

3:00 pm, may run past 5:00 pm
Alter Hall, Room 031

  • Team presentations
  • Q&A with the judges
  • Winners announced
Checkup 1 Oct 31 Checkup 2 Nov 3 Final submission Nov 6, 12:00 pm

Faculty and Staff Can Get Involved

Submit a problem for student teams to tackle, mentor a team during the build days, serve as a judge at demo day, or support the challenge as a sponsor.

More ways to get involved

Organizing Committee

Konstantin Bauman (Chair), Fox School of Business; DS-AI@Temple; IBIT
Alex Wermer-Colan, Duckworth Scholars Studio, Temple Libraries
Andrew Iliadis, Klein College of Media and Communication; DS-AI@Temple
Shiv Hiremath, College of Public Health; DS-AI@Temple

Contact

Konstantin Bauman, Fox School of Business · kbauman@temple.edu