Rosie Supercomputer Super Challenge winners demonstrate computing prowess
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Rosie Supercomputer Super Challenge! For the annual challenge, sponsored by Dr. Dwight Diercks, MSOE students demonstrate how they’ve used Rosie the supercomputer to solve a problem, improve a process or answer a difficult question during the Rosie Supercomputer Super Challenge. A total of 15 entries were received this year, and the winners were chosen after the five finalists presented their projects in front of a team of judges.
2025 Rosie Supercomputer Super Challenge
Dr. Dwight Diercks and first place winner Hugo Garrido-Lestache
Dr. Dwight Diercks and second place winners Preston Whitcomb and Lucas Gral
Dr. Dwight Diercks and third place winners Adrian Manchado and Tanner Cellio
From left: Dr. Derek Riley, Dr. Jeremy Kedziora, Dr. Dwight Diercks '90 and Nick Haemel '02 served as competition judges.
First Place:
Enhancing Collaboration in Multi-Agent Environments with Attention-Based Actor-Critic Policies
Hugo Garrido-Lestache, computer science
Second Place:
A Novel AI-Driven Approach to Foreign Language Acquisition
Lucas Gral, computer science; Preston Whitcomb, computer science
Third Place:
AI-Driven Soccer Analysis Using Computer Vision
Tanner Cellio, computer science; Adrian Manchado, computer science
Honorable Mentions:
Machine Learning-Assisted Vocal Cord Ultrasound Examination: Project VIPR
Will Sebelik-Lassiter, biomedical engineering; Evan Schubert, computer science; Muhammad Alliyu, computer science/machine learning; Quentin Robbins, computer science; Excel Olatunji, computer science; Mustafa Barry, biomedical engineering
Applications of Reinforcement Learning in Competitive Robotics
Andrew Needham, computer science; Evan Roegner, computer science; Joseph Beattie, computer science; Andy Dao, software engineering; Leigh Goetsch, computer science/machine learning
MSOE is honored to have the following individuals serve as competition judges:
- Dr. Dwight Diercks ’90, NVIDIA senior VP of software engineering, MSOE Regent
- Nick Haemel ’02, NVIDIA VP of medical imaging and system software, MSOE Regent
- Dr. Jeremy Kedziora, PieperPower Endowed Chair of AI
- Dr. Derek Riley, MSOE computer science program director