Winners of the Innovation Expo 2026

The City of Boston's first Innovation Expo, showcased how creative problem-solving can drive progress while improving city services.

Winners of the 2026 Innovation Expo

People's Choice Award: 311 Help Center - Lexi Shetty (311)

Cross-Departmental Collaboration Award: Mapping Disability Access in Boston - Teams: Disability Commission, PWD, DoIT, Parks, Kristen McCosh, Andrea Patton, Christopher Morawski

Rising Innovation Award: Lessons from BidBot: An AI Tool for City Procurement – Team: Maia Materman (DoIT), Sebastian Olascoaga (DoIT), Lydia Chew (Procurement)

Public Impact Award: New Algorithms for Old Mattresses - Team: Ian Smith, Jeff Lambart, Jeffrey Kaplan, Jacob Cabral, Millan Andreoli