{"id":13674,"date":"2026-07-07T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/?post_type=campus_story&#038;p=13674"},"modified":"2026-07-07T10:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T15:00:41","slug":"uw-green-bay-students-shine-with-innovative-research-at-wisys-quick-pitch-competition","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/uw-green-bay-students-shine-with-innovative-research-at-wisys-quick-pitch-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"UW-Green Bay students shine with innovative research at WiSys Quick Pitch Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/03\/GRB_uwgb-green-bay-campus-aerial-drone-STEM-Center-Fall-2021-0901-600x400-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/03\/GRB_uwgb-green-bay-campus-aerial-drone-STEM-Center-Fall-2021-0901-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial photo of UW-Green Bay campus\" class=\"wp-image-13514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/03\/GRB_uwgb-green-bay-campus-aerial-drone-STEM-Center-Fall-2021-0901-600x400-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/03\/GRB_uwgb-green-bay-campus-aerial-drone-STEM-Center-Fall-2021-0901-600x400-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three UW-Green Bay students are gaining recognition for turning bold ideas into real-world impact after earning top honors at the at-large&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisys.org\/event\/quickpitch\/\">WiSys Quick Pitch<\/a>&nbsp;competition on May 12. Eight students from across Wisconsin competed overall, presenting research-driven innovations in front of judges for a chance at cash prizes and advancement to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisys.org\/event\/spark\/\">WiSys SPARK Symposium<\/a>&nbsp;this July in Eau Claire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rising to the top, sophomore Saksham Yadav claimed first place for \u201cCampus Catalyst,\u201d a forward-thinking platform designed to connect students and faculty around shared research interests, streamline mentorship opportunities, and spark meaningful academic collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UW-Green Bay students Melissa Berrocal Barboza and Ariana Boucard also earned second place for \u201cAdflua AI,\u201d an idea grounded in extensive research into challenges faced by small businesses and marketing teams. Their solution leverages artificial intelligence to simplify and strengthen social media advertising\u2014helping users create consistent, brand-aligned content more efficiently. With guidance from faculty advisor Paul Belanger, their work reflects UW-Green Bay\u2019s commitment to pairing academic learning with real-world application and community impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written by Jena Richter Landers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Link to original story: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.uwgb.edu\/phlash\/news\/06\/15\/uw-green-bay-students-shine-with-innovative-research-at-wisys-quick-pitch-competition\/\">https:\/\/news.uwgb.edu\/phlash\/news\/06\/15\/uw-green-bay-students-shine-with-innovative-research-at-wisys-quick-pitch-competition\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three UW-Green Bay students are gaining recognition for turning bold ideas into real-world impact after earning top honors at the at-large&nbsp;WiSys Quick Pitch&nbsp;competition on May 12. Eight students from across Wisconsin competed overall, presenting research-driven innovations in front of judges for a chance at cash prizes and advancement to the&nbsp;WiSys SPARK Symposium&nbsp;this July in Eau [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":13514,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","institution":[111],"story_category":[150,146],"class_list":["post-13674","campus_story","type-campus_story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","institution-uw-green-bay","story_category-featured","story_category-research-innovation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campus_story\/13674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campus_story"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/campus_story"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"institution","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/institution?post=13674"},{"taxonomy":"story_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/story_category?post=13674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}