2023 winner
Oleh Ivankiv
Ukraine
Oleh is a STEM student from Ukraine. Living through the Russia-Ukraine war, he is committed to using his skills to support his community through hardship. Oleh dedicates his time to computer science and engineering projects. He has represented Ukraine at several international science competitions—winning awards at EUCYS, INOVA, IWIS, and Genius Olympiad and participating in world-class exhibitions like the Geneva Inventions Show. He created productivity management software with integrated AI for his Rise project that can generate suggestions and plans. The initiative seeks to create an AI-assisted work environment. With the goals of rebuilding Ukraine, supporting people, and protecting the values of the free world, Oleh aspires to become a world-class expert in computer science, engineering, and entrepreneurship.