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06Experts & jury

Who guides and judges the programme

Expert-led workshops and judging coordination are led by Tera Compute's resource people. Every School Round panel also includes one judge nominated by the participating school.

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Who are the mentors and judges at Prodigy Ideathon?

Prodigy Ideathon's expert-led sessions are delivered by Dr. Tanveer Ikram (Senior AI & Technology Expert and International AI Trainer), Akshat Malhotra (Applied AI & Hardware Systems Builder and Co-Founder of Tera Compute LLP) and Muskan Malhotra (Communication & Confidence facilitator). Judging is coordinated by Tera Compute: each School Round panel pairs one school-nominated judge with one Tera Compute judge, and named Grand Jury members are announced ahead of the Grand Finale.

01 Experts & resource people

Confirmed for Cohort 1

Dr. Tanveer Ikram

Senior AI & Technology Expert · International AI Trainer

Strategic Mentor & Resource Person, Tera Compute

Experience

  • 30+ years across education, software development, digital transformation and applied innovation.
  • Has worked across Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore.
  • Former Professor (CSE–AI) and former Head, Software Development Cell at IPEC.

Focus areas

  • AI Fundamentals
  • Generative AI
  • AI Agents
  • Responsible AI
  • AI + Sustainability
  • Computational Thinking
  • +3 more

Akshat Malhotra

Student Technology & Innovation Resource Person

Co-Founder, Tera Compute LLP

Experience

  • Applied AI and hardware systems builder with a build-and-demonstrate teaching approach.
  • IoT and robotics practitioner working with Classes 9–12 on applied engineering systems.

Focus areas

  • Applied AI
  • IoT
  • Robotics
  • Electronics & Embedded Systems
  • Computer Vision
  • Intelligent Automation
  • +3 more

Muskan Malhotra

Communication & Confidence Facilitator

Aviation Professional · Customer Experience Specialist · 7+ years

Experience

  • Cabin-crew and customer-experience specialist bringing crew-resource-management practice into the classroom.
  • Leads sessions on communication, composure under pressure and teamwork for students and educators.

Focus areas

  • Communication & Confidence
  • Decision-making under pressure
  • Teamwork (lessons from CRM)
  • Professional Etiquette
  • Handling People & Conflict
Portfolio on request

02 The judging model

How the jury is put together

Every judge scores independently against the same 50-mark rubric. Judges’ decisions are final.

  • School Round · External judge Scores every team on the 50-mark rubric Appointed by Tera Compute
  • School Round · School judge Scores independently alongside the external judge Nominated by the participating school
  • School Finale · Combined panel Decides School Champion, Runner-Up and Third Place Coordinated by Tera Compute
  • Grand Finale · Grand Jury Decides the Champion, Runner-Up and Second Runner-Up Announced ahead of the Grand Finale
Grand Jury · being confirmed

Named jurors are published before the Grand Finale

We don't list jurors before they are confirmed. If you are an industry practitioner or subject expert interested in judging a School Round, Finale or the Grand Jury, we'd like to hear from you.

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Get involved

Bring your expertise to the next generation

Lead a session, judge a round, or shape a challenge theme. Partnerships and mentor roles are open for Cohort 1.

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