City of Memphis Hackathon November 5-7, 2025 FedEx Institute of Technology
Twenty teams developed and presented solutions at the 2025 City Hackathon. Each team selected one of three challenges to focus on when designing their solution: 1)Using data and predictive analytics to manage blight; 2) Using AI to navigate 211 services & resources; 3) Using technology to streamline local business partnerships with the City. Below is a video of each team’s presentation as well as project descriptions and artifacts.
Challenge #1: Blight Data Analytics
Bit by Bit, Grand Prize Winner
Project Description:Automating blight reporting and analytics with computer vision models to improve efficiency.
Team Members: Khalid Lopez, Jesse Zheng
Project Artifacts
Blight Ops
Project Description: A priority-driven blight mitigation system that identifies the highest-impact problem properties using predictive analytics, allowing Memphis to deploy limited resources more efficiently. It transforms overwhelming 311 data into clear, actionable steps.
Team Members: Ema Boadi, Devin Davis, Janelle Macklin, Shelanda Simmons, Brittany Thomas
Project Artifacts:
Hi-Lo
Project Description: A modular AI Assistant that has capabilities to plug into any other agents, datasets, or services with a focus on blight.
Team Members: Meghan Carr, Ray Lumumba, Charles Plowman, Ayana Smith, Yuki Sui
Project Artifacts:
Pixelz, Challenge #1 Winner
Project Description: Blight Bounties: Predicting blight using an algorithm with historical data and map
Team Members: Nima Aflaki, Karti Bomb, Jack Seigerman
Project Artifacts:
M3
Project Description: A mobile app that makes reporting blight as easy as posting a photo, with game mechanics that motivate participation and provide metrics for a central city-wide platform for collecting blight information.
Team Members: Corey Bedell, Bethany Counce, Albert Nguyen, Patty Phoummavong, Long Troung
Project Artifacts:
Civic Bloom, Best Use of ElevenLabs AI Winner
Project Description: A website prototype that combines data and mapping with blight reporting tools and links to civic resources to keep neighborhoods clean in a centralized hub
Team Members:Aaron Chakraborty, Adam Featherston, Jennifer Featherston, Tasleem Shaik
Project Artifacts:
Live App
Challenge #2: Navigating 211/Civic Services
Lorem Ipsum Generator, Challenge #2 Winner
Project Description: A guided search app for 211 users to create personal profiles, receive tailored recommendations for services, and upvote/bookmark preferred services & organizations
Team Members: Jason Choi, Ara Hanissian, Aaron Kim, Kennedi Stewart
Project Artifacts:
Beale AI
Project Description: AI Chatbot that helps residents with 211,311, MATA, and Park resources.
Team Members: Coriano Harris
Auto-Mates
Project Description: A smart, data-driven 211 hub that instantly connects residents to verified local help. An AI chatbot answers real questions using cleaned, filtered data, while automation tools verify listings, remove duplicates, and keep resources accurate.
Team Members: Bianca Duran, Chaiya Emmanuel, Bodhitha Kodali, India Ratliff, Vajra Kireeti Sanaboyina
Project Artifacts:
Memphis AI Five
Project Description: An AI Chatbot for all Memphians to locate local and civil resources easier.
Team Members: Wesley Marizane, Truc Nguyen,Calvin Payton, Khoa Tran, Thika You
Project Artifacts:
ChronoVista
Project Description: CivicSync Memphis transforms how residents discover and engage with city services by turning static information into interactive, real-time participation. It connects people, data, and city partners through missions, rewards, and verified updates.
Team Members: Bradley Little, Cynthia-Kila’ Wilson
Project Artifacts:
For Memphis
Project Description: Accurate 211: The AI-Powered Verification platform that automates the validation of the Memphis 211 agency list, guaranteeing up-to-date accuracy for better community and social service.
Team Members: Sree Malya, Mahlangu Nzunda
Project Artifacts:
Challenge #3: Local Business Partnerships
9-0-What?!
Project Description: This website is an AI-powered procurement platform that connects the City of Memphis with local small businesses, using real data and transparency dashboards to show the community’s economic impact in real time.
Team Members: Shivaa Karthikgavaskar, Mariah Malone, Rahul Moka, Blake Stewart
Xtra-M, Challenge #3 Winner
Project Description: A web and mobile application that aggregates schedules and business opportunities geared toward for service vendors and organizers to schedule, plan and staff local events.
Team Members: Adrian Ibarra, David McKinney, Siddhi Patwari, Juan Perdomo, Edgar Perez, Chinmay Upadhye
Project Artifacts
ImpAct2
Project Description: Contract Compass is a platform that helps new vendors and businesses create business profiles, find the appropriate community codes for them, and match them to existing open contracts relating to what they do.
Team Members: Fayadh Chowdhury, Ibrahaim Malik
Project Artifacts
Memphis BBQ (Better Business Qualifier), Challenge #3 Runner Up
Project Description: Using Large Language Models (LLMs) to draw out summaries and action items from RFPs/RFQs to make it easier for businesses to apply
Team Members: Tremaine McKinley
Project Artifacts
TMBS
Project Description: A system to help businesses become vendors with the City of Memphis and promote other local partnership opportunities
Team Members: Marcus Kelly, Vic Vega
Project Artifacts
Thrive901
Project Description: A bridge tool to help vendors be ready to be vendors with the City of Memphis
Team Members: Jabarre Jarret, Temeka Stanley, Marilyn Willis
Project Artifacts
Team Elite
Project Description: Memphis city business contracts and AI implementation that makes access easy for all citizens.
Team Members: Jabarre Jarret, Temeka Stanley, Marilyn Willis
Project Artifacts
Memphix
Project Description: BizBridge Memphis is a prototype platform that connects local vendors to public procurement opportunities through a Smart RFP Matcher—leveraging data integration, guided onboarding, and capacity mapping to strengthen local business participation in city projects.
Team Members: Amani Barrett, Antoine Maxwell
Project Artifacts
All pictures from the event are here and can be downloaded as a zip file: https://connorryancreative.com/hack-memphis-2025
For more information:
Contact: Jessica Lotz, Executive Director at Innovate Memphis
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Arlenia Cole, Media Affairs Manager for the City of Memphis
Phone: (901) 569-1971
Email: [email protected]