Ariann is an interdisciplinary technologist, entrepreneur and award-winning innovator. She conceptualizes, designs, and builds advanced AI, aerospace, spatial and interactive systems, exploring emerging technologies to create user-centric solutions for high-impact challenges.

 

Her innovative solutions have received recognition including the category award for “Best of Built Environment and Sustainability” at the 2024 Google Photorealistic 3D Maps Challenge, and a Global top 50 recognition at the 2025 IBM TechXchange pre-conference watsonx hackathon.  

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Ariann previously served as a National Point of Contact at the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) 2020 -2022. Her contributions to SGAC and the Space sector were recognized in 2024 through the Space Generation Fusion Forum Global Grants Award. She has also served as a navigator, universal event and global judge for the NASA Space Apps Challenge, the world’s largest annual hackathon.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.