SJSU Grad Slam 2025 Event Information

Aditi Prabhu

Title of Presentation: AI Meets Wellness: Going Beyond Just Steps

Anjali Sharma

Environmental Studies, M.S.

Title of Presentation: Leftovers to Lightbulbs: Rethinking Campus Food Waste 

Anusha Kukreja

Computer Science, M.S.

Title of Presentation: Classifying Human Activities as Simple or Complex Using Hybrid Machine Learning Models

Aries Chu

Human Factors and Ergonomics, M.S.  

Title of Presentation: No Sound, No Problem: Designing Safer Automated Vehicle Takeover Systems for Hearing-Impaired Drivers

Aruna Gomathinayagam

Biological Sciences (Micro/Molecular), M.S.

Title of Presentation: Survival Impossible: Viruses in Extreme Environments

Jyothi Vaidyanathan

Computer Science, M.S.  

Title of Presentation: Cancer Survival Analysis Using Retrieval Augmented Generation

Lydia Durunguma

Applied Economics, M.A.  

Title of Presentation: Economic Empowerment: A Lifeline Against Femicide

Naman Ghumman

Biological Sciences (Microbiology), M.S.

Title of Presentation: Traffic Control in the Immune System

Serena Starr

Nutritional Science (Dietetics), M.S.  

Title of Presentation: A Sweet Surprise: Using VR Environment to Change Sweetness Perception

Tomy Tran 

Mechanical Engineering, M.S.M.E. 

Title of Presentation: Charge Backwards: EVs Powering Our Homes

Jennifer Benbow - Judge

Jennifer graduated from San Jose State’s Masters of Bioinformatics Program in June 2024. For her master’s project with the Heller Lab, she developed deep learning computer vision models to support coral resilience research. She won first place winner in Grad Slam 2024.

Marie Haverfield - Judge

Marie Haverfield is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at San José State University.

Keith Hertzberg - Judge

Keith Hertzberg is an alumnus of San José State University and the Lucas College of Business. He currently serves as a Budget and Innovation Advisor to San José Mayor Matt Mahan.

Aaron Chan - Judge 

Aaron Chan graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Masters in Materials Engineering and an MBA. He is currently a Scouting Manager at State Farm Insurance, where his role is to learn about startups and the tech ecosystem to identify companies that may have strategic alignment to the insurance industry.

Jaedyn Rollins - Emcee

Jaedyn (Rollins) Grin is a 2022 and 2024 SJSU alumni, having studied Physiology. During her graduate program, Jaedyn competed in the 2023 SJSU and CSU Grad Slam competitions, receiving the first place awards in both.