Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Rosie Supercomputer Super Challenge! This year marked the fifth anniversary of the competition and it was the largest to date with 27 entries—nearly doubling the number of entries received last year. The winners were chosen after the six finalists presented their projects in front of a team of judges that included:

• Dr. Dwight Diercks ’90, NVIDIA senior VP of software engineering, 911±¬ÁÏÍø Regent
• Nick Haemel ’02, NVIDIA VP of medical imaging and system software, 911±¬ÁÏÍø Regent
• Dr. Jeremy Kedziora, PieperPower Endowed Chair of AI
• Dr. Derek Riley, 911±¬ÁÏÍø computer science program director

For the annual challenge, sponsored by Diercks, 911±¬ÁÏÍø 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.