2010 BDPA IT Showcase Participants

National BDPA is hosting its 8th annual Information Technology (IT) Showcase in Philadelphia as part of the 2010 national conference. The program grew out of a desire to encourage more African American students to seek Ph.D recognition in the hard science fields.

The BDPA IT Showcase allows student presenters from educational institutions all over the United States to showcase their research papers on advanced computing topics to an audience of students and IT professionals.  Dr. Jesse Bemley (shown in the above photo) has led the BDPA IT Showcase over the past eight (8) years.

We are pleased to announce the 2010 participants in the BDPA IT Showcase (sponsored by Eli Lilly & Company and IBM)

High School Division

Alex Boardley
William Penn High School
BDPA Northern Delaware Chapter
Topic: NANOTECHNOLOGY

Jessica Boardley
William Penn High School
BDPA Northern Delaware Chapter
Topic: THE BERLIN HEART

Alexander Branch
Largo High School
Joint Educational Facilities
BDPA Washington DC Chapter
Topic: THE AVATAR MACHINE

Kenyatta Malloy
Friendly High School
Joint Educational Facilities
BDPA Washington DC Chapter
Topic: VIRTUAL REALITY IN THE MEDICAL FIELDS

Susan Okullu
Pencader Charter High School
BDPA Northern Delaware Chapter
Topic: ERGONOMICS OF PORTABLE DEVICES

Cherise Poole
Pencader Charter High School
BDPA Northern Delaware Chapter
Topic: COMPUTER SECURITY IN THE HOME

Keenan Russell
Paul M Hodgson Vocational Technical High School
BDPA Northern Delaware Chapter
Topic: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Avery Sherrod
Pencader Charter High School
BDPA Northern Delaware Chapter
Topic: OPEN SOURCE SYSTEMS

Marcus Smith
Pencader Charter High School
BDPA Northern Delaware Chapter
Topic: BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES

Whitney Wilson
Charter School of Wilmington
BDPA Northern Delaware Chapter
Topic: THE REAL LIFE IRON MAN: The Merging Of Man And Machine Through Prosthetics

College Division

Gabeer Alzabit
North Carolina Central University
Topic: INKJET PRINTERS

Khadijah Celestine
New York City College of Technology
BDPA New York Chapter
Topic: SOME ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS IN THE MILITARY

Naaman Cephas
Delaware Technical & Community College
BDPA Northern Delaware Chapter
Topic: IPHONE APPLICATIONS

Shaneece Davis
North Carolina Central University
Topic: THE SECURITY UP THERE: AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT CLOUD SECURITY

DeMarcus Hill
North Carolina Central University
Topic: CLOUD COMPUTING

Brandon Hogan
North Carolina Central University
Topic: MILITARY ROBOTICS

Liu J. Jones
Howard University
BDPA Northern Delaware Chapter
Topic: UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS

Ahmed Mahamed
University Of Minnesota
BDPA Southern Minnesota Chapter
Topic: ROBOTICS AND BIOINFORMATICS IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY

Frederick Smith, III
California University of Pennsylvania
BDPA Northern Delaware Chapter
Topic: DISASTER VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT

Ariel Alberta Young
George Washington University
BDPA Atlanta Chapter
Topic: THE ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE RESPONSE OF THE CDC TO THE H1N1 OUTBREAK

These are some remarkable young people.  IBM and Eli Lilly have the first opportunity to recruit these IT superstars.  Who needs LeBron James when you have young 'uns like this!