SMU's new federally funded data warehouse will feature a unique component—a video game called "Dark Shadows"—to help researchers extract and “clean” relevant human trafficking information from the U.S. Department of Justice’s press releases, such as victims' and perpetrators' names and crime locations.
Some of the top players in the North Texas technology ecosystem were honored Thursday at the annual Tech Titans awards gala. Fujitsu North America CEO Doug Moore was inducted into the Tech Titans Hall of Fame, and Charlie Vogt, CEO of telecommunications firm DZS, won the Corporate CEO Award. The fastest-growing tech company award went to Fort Worth's TimelyMD.
"The need to come together as an industry, reconnect with friends, and build new business connections were really what this year’s awards gala was all about," said Tech Titans' Paul Bendel. See the full list of winners here.
Every year, Tech Titans highlights the top movers and shakers in the North Texas technology ecosystem. Here are the finalists in 11 categories. Winners will be announced at the group's signature gala in October.
Tech Titans innovation chair Andrew Olowu, CTO of Axxess, presents a $20K check for winning the Tech Titans Grand Challenge on edge computing to BALANCED | Media Technology’s CTO Dr. Corey Clark and CEO Robert M. Atkins. [Photo: Tech Titans]
BALANCED Media | Technology has won the second annual Grand Challenge competition for its edge computing solution. Gamers downloaded a small game. While they played, they were also processing data to help find COVID-fighting compounds.
Its HEWMEN crowd-computing platform
North Texas companies, organizations, and individuals won awards in 11 categories for significant contributions at the Roaring Twenties-themed virtual gala.
The Roaring Twenties-themed virtual event will be a live, cinematic experience complete with a "Speakeasy Party To Go" feature for at-home watch parties. See who could take home an award.
Collectively, Clark and his team have started a number of tech and gaming companies in the region, have strong ties to SMU, and see Dallas-Fort Worth as primed to be the next big technology center in the country. They want to be leaders in that mission.
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