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Baltimore Convention Center - Inner Harbor
Baltimore, Maryland

2024 AMIE Design Challenge

Friday, February 16, 2024 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM (EST)

The Objective of the
Design Challenge

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7th AMIE Design Challenge

Advancing Minorities’ Interest in Engineering (AMIE) hosts its 7th Annual AMIE Design Challenge at the 38th Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) STEM Conference on Friday, February 16th from 7:00 PM–10:30 PM in Baltimore, Maryland.



This AMIE signature program demonstrates the value of the AMIE collaborative partnership. It is also a great way to showcase the innovation and technical expertise of our students.

This year’s Design Challenge focused on Algorithmic Bias/AI Bias. Teams selected an industry/solution area to identify the risks of AI Bias and how it may negatively affect specific populations. Based on the risks identified, teams proposed solutions that could be utilized industry-wide to mitigate/eliminate the identified biases.

The Problem Statements and Solutions focused on the risk of AI Bias in critical areas/processes such as college admissions, inclusivity in makeup tones, skin cancer diagnoses/detection, criminal justice system judgements, biostatistics datasets, loan approval process, financial services/lending practices, autonomous vehicle computer vision systems, medical care/healthcare, facial recognition systems, AI classroom coaching and mental health.

2024 AMIE Design Challenge Winners:
• 1 st Place – University of Maryland Eastern Shore
• 2 nd Place – Hampton University
• 3 rd Place – Florida A&M University

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Baltimore Convention Center - Inner Harbor
Baltimore, Maryland

Friday, February 16, 2024 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM (EST)

BALTIMORE CONVENTION CENTER

2024 AMIE

Design Challenge Teams

Design Challenge

AMIE

Advancing Minorities’ Interest in Engineering (AMIE)
7th Annual AMIE Design Challenge

SPEAKERS

LaMiah Tysinger
ABBOTT

Ceyda Maisami
HP Inc

DeWayne Allen
RTX

Gary Schnieder
IBM

Veronica L. Nelson
AMIE Executive Director

Avalyn Pace
AMIE Strategic Programs 

JUDGES

Gerome  Burrell
Abbott

Dr. Jennifer Hill
HP

 

R.C. (Raphael) Tobis
RTX

Dr. Michelle Gilliard
IBM

 

Camille Chang Gilmore
Boston Scientific

 

Maranda Hedgepeth
GDIT

 

FACULTY

Advisors

Dr. Terry Miller
Alabama A&M University

Dr. Charmane V. Caldwell
Florida A&M University

Dr. Brian Aufderheide
Hampton University

Dr. Demetris Geddis
Hampton University

Dr. Danda Rawat
Howard University

Dr. Kristy Love-Kendrick
Jackson State University

 

Dr. Andrew Overton
Jackson State University

Emmanuel Edorodion
Graduate Advisor
Jackson State University

Dr. Monica Poindexter
Morgan State University

Dr. Kingsley Nwosu
Norfolk State University

Dr. Mandoye Ndoye
Tuskegee University

Dr. Kiranmai Bellam
Prairie View A&M University

Seaborn Carter
Prairie View A&M University

Dr. Xishuang Dong
Prairie View A&M University

Dr. Xiangfang Li
Prairie View A&M University

Dr. Lijun Qian
Prairie View A&M University

Dr. Toni Jackson
Southern University

Dr. Dwayne Jerro
Southern University

Dr. Catherine Armwood-Gordon
Tennessee State University

Dr. Erdem Erdemir
Tennessee State University

Dr. Mandoye Ndoye
Tuskegee University

Dr. Weiwei Stone
University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Dr. Lei Zhang
University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Dr. Ji Chen
University of the District of Columbia

Dr. Alex Peebles
University of the District of Columbia

Dr. Zewdie Temechu
University of the District of Columbia

Dr. Nasser Ghariban
Virginia State University

Dr. Joseph Shelton
Virginia State University

Mariah Simmons
Instructor Virginia State University

TECHNICAL ADVISORS

Shola Akinmeji
Abbott

Ike Ebenuwa
Abbott

LaMiah M. Tysinger
Abbott

Eugene Johnson
The Boeing Company

Keith Robertson
Boston Scientific

Dave Vennergrund
GDIT

Cornell Wright
GDIT

Jacklyn Wynn
GDIT

Elaine Lee
HP Inc

Swapna Tom
HP Inc

Dr. Gabriel O. Ilevbare
Idaho National Laboratory

Christopher Ross
Intel

Willie Hill
KBR

Jasmine Keeton
KBR

Eric Lappi
KBR

Anthony Steele
Leidos

Peyton Johnson
Northrop Grumman Corporation

Christine Nuby
Northrop Grumman Corporation

Britt Rodgers-Mitchell
Northrop Grumman Corporation

Patricia Jordan
Optum

Laura Carter
Oracle

Sonia Pedro
Oracle

Edgar Perez
Oracle

Codi Okonkwo
Qurate Retail Group

Barclay Brown
RTX

Derrick Stanley
RTX

Design Thinking

Facilitators

Herman Colquhoun
IBM

Iman Carr
IBM

Renata Coelho
IBM

CJ Diggs
IBM

Van Galasso
IBM

D.J. Hart
IBM

Diana Henderson
IBM

Napier Kentish II
IBM

Asha Newsom
IBM

Brandi Nichols
IBM

Ifeoma Okah
IBM

Nekeyla Oliver
Idaho National Laboratory

Kellie Porter
IBM

Felix Portnoy
IBM

JR Ratliff
Idaho National Laboratory

Rosie Sycks
IBM

 

For Additional Information:

Achieving Diversity Through Partnerships

301-275-8067

VERONICA L. NELSON

executive_director@amiepartnerships.org
veronica.nelson@morgan.edu

5200 Perring Parkway, Baltimore, Maryland 21251

    5200 Perring Parkway Baltimore, Maryland 21251 executive_director@amiepartnerships.org 301-275-8067