over 1 year ago
Meet the VCT Hackathon Judges
Get ready to be judged by a panel of VALORANT esports and AWS AI experts! We're thrilled to announce the judges who will be evaluating your creations and providing invaluable feedback.
- Aneeka Latif, Engineering Manager, Data Science | Riot Games
- Cody Watson, Research Scientist | Riot Games
- Doug Stevenson, Director, Software Engineering, Esports Tech R&D | Riot Games
- Eryk Banatt, Research Scientist | Riot Games
- Nick Straughn, Senior Product Manager, Esports Tech R&D | Riot Games
- Vanessa Tse, Product Manager, Esports | Riot Games
- Annie Harris, Principal, Strategic Sports Partnerships | AWS
- Ashwin Raghuraman, Senior Solutions Architect, Games | AWS
- Banjo Obayomi, Senior Developer Advocate | AWS
- Olga Krasovski, Director, SA for M&E, Games, Sports & Telco | AWS
- Pawel Krzywicki, Senior Security Engineer | AWS
- Tanner McRae, Senior Solutions Architect, GenAI | AWS
These esteemed individuals bring a wealth of experience to the table and are eager to see what you can create.
What are they looking for?
Our judges will be evaluating your projects based on:
- Technical Implementation - 60% Includes the quality of the digital assistant functionality, data integrations and info retrieval, language model performance, and effective use of AWS Gen AI or Deep Learning tools.
- Digital Assistant Functionality - 30% Includes the extent to which the digital assistant can build and suggest teams, the accuracy of assigning roles, and the effectiveness of offering team strategy insights.
- Creativity and Innovation - 10% Includes the novelty of the approach and innovative use of AI
Are you ready to impress them?
Good luck on your projects!