/ AWARDS

Awards

Where the work got put in front of judges, and where it held up.

a few things that stuck ↓
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3rd place

IBM Quantum Hackathon: 3rd Place

Florida Qiskit Fall Fest · IBM Quantum × IEEE
Oct 2026
1st place

Diamond Challenge — First Place

The Diamond Challenge
Feb 2026
International finalist

Diamond Challenge International Finalist

The Diamond Challenge
Apr 2026
Qualified

ICDC Competitor

DECA · International Career Dev. Conf.
Apr 2026
Runner-up

FAU Business Pitch Competition

FAU Entrepreneurship Program
Apr 2026
Qualifier · Competitor

NSDA National Tournament

National Speech & Debate Assoc.
Jun 2026
Competitor

Tournament of Champions

National Speech & Debate Assoc.
Apr 2026
Quarter-finalist

Harvard National Speech & Debate Tournament

Harvard Debate
Feb 2026
Selected

Congressional App Challenge

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (FL-23)
Dec 2025
/ PRESS

The stories

Full pieces, in case you want the long version.

Inc.

America’s Startup Boom Just Hit a Record High. Critics Say It’s Not What It Seems

Inc. · Georgia Fearn · 2026

On the record wave of new business applications — and whether a boom measured in filings is really a boom.

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The Step One Podcast

Can AI Be Trusted? Healthcare, Ethics, and Entrepreneurship

The Step One Podcast · Sep 2026

A long-form interview: why insurers already use AI to deny claims, what AuthAI does about it, and why The Ethics Lab exists.

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GoDaddy

Discover the Most Entrepreneurial Cities of 2026

GoDaddy · Small Business Research Lab · 2026

Featured in GoDaddy’s national research on where new founders are building — and why South Florida keeps showing up.

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Florida Weekly

Spotlight on Success

Florida Weekly · Aug 2026

A profile: 16, dual-enrolled at FAU High, building AuthAI after watching prior authorization eat his father’s nights.

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Venture Tech Chronicle

The Next Generation of Founders Takes Flight at FAU’s 2026 Business Pitch Competition

Venture Tech Chronicle · Apr 2026

AuthAI named Student Track runner-up — automating prior authorizations inside existing EHR systems.

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Associated Press

A top Florida school gives teachers more freedom

Associated Press · via CS Monitor, VOA · May 2024

“He is demonstrating an app he created that uses the camera to diagnose an eye disease. It took first place in the state’s middle school science fair.”

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Congressional App Challenge

SunGuard — 2025 Congressional App Challenge winner, FL-23

U.S. House of Representatives · Dec 2025

A skin-cancer screening app, named district winner by Rep. Jared Moskowitz and published on the national winners list.

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Florida Atlantic University

Best in Show, Junior Division — Palm Beach Regional Science & Engineering Fair

FAU Lab Schools · 2023

Top junior-division honor at the regional fair, written up by the school.

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