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Indian American students win Texas congressional app contest
They were recognized for their apps contributing to national security and public health.
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Malvika Choudhary - Wed, 10, Dec 2025
- 15:42 EST
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Keshav Singh/ Representative image / LinkedIn/ AI generated
Indian American students have bagged top honors in Texas’ 21st Congressional District’s 2025 Congressional App Challenge.
Representative Chip Roy announced that first place was awarded to Keshav Singh and his team for their app American Dynamism, while Surina Mitra bagged second place for her health-focused app Cureosity.
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Singh, along with teammates Ty Fonseca and Luke Ringlein, are all seniors at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Comal ISD. Their app scans RSS news feeds to classify coverage related to U.S. advances in sectors such as defense technology and workforce innovation.
“In order to make sure American safety and prosperity remains secure, we need to encourage innovation, whether from builders in their garage or defense giants like Lockheed. The good news: that movement is already underway. It's called ‘American Dynamism,’” the team said.
“For the first time in decades, start-ups are once again winning defense contracts, small innovators are making an impact and people are excited to contribute to the national interest,” they said highlighting the significance of their app.
Singh, a senior at Hill Country College Preparatory High School, has a broad STEM background spanning robotics, data science, rocketry, computer analytics and AI. He is currently an AI and machine learning intern at American Tenet, where he builds and tests models using Python tools such as NumPy, scikit-learn and TensorFlow.
As president of Hill Country Robotics, he oversees the development of a Top-5 state-ranked robot and leads outreach presentations. He is pursuing a diploma focused on mathematics and computer science and is active in robotics, debate, UIL and other STEM organizations.
Mitra’s second-place project, Cureosity, simplifies medical information for elderly cancer patients.
“My app, Cureosity, helps elderly cancer patients by breaking down complex medical topics into clear, easy-to-understand summaries written at a middle-school reading level,” Mitra, who is a sophomore student at Ronald Reagan High School in San Antonio, said, adding that each summary uses credible medical sources.
The Congressional App Challenge, established by the U.S. House of Representatives, encourages students nationwide to pursue STEM fields such as coding, with winning apps potentially displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year.
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