- 14-year-old Himaneesh Sompalle wins Bronze at IOAI 2025 in Beijing.
- Cleared a 4-stage national process; final round included advanced AI, math, and programming tests.
- Skipped 4 grades, completed Harvard’s CS50, created AI-based healthcare and cancer detection projects.
Bangalore’s Stonehill International School student, Himaneesh Sompalle, has become the youngest Indian to win a medal at the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI) 2025 in Beijing. At just 14 years old, he brought home a Bronze Medal, competing against participants from over 60 countries.
The Olympiad, one of the toughest competitions for students worldwide, focuses on artificial intelligence and its applications. Himaneesh’s achievement is a rare milestone for India at the event.
He earned his place on Team India through a four-stage national selection process. The final round, held at IIIT Hyderabad, included ten days of lectures and evaluations. Participants faced six-hour assessments in advanced mathematics, algorithms, and programming. Experts from Microsoft, Adobe, Amazon, IBM, and senior professors from IIIT and IIT Hyderabad evaluated the candidates.
Stonehill International School praised Himaneesh’s dedication. “We are proud of Himaneesh. His success reflects our emphasis on technological innovation”, said Joe Lumsden, Head of School. Himaneesh also thanked his teachers for supporting him early in exploring AI, which gave him confidence to push his limits.
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Himaneesh has skipped four grades, cleared IGCSE Math and Computer Science at 12, scored 1510 on the SAT, and completed Harvard’s CS50 course. He has developed projects like a healthcare app connecting blood donors and patients and AI-based solutions for cancer detection.
In addition, he has represented Karnataka in the World Robotic Olympiad, spoken at TEDx, and produced digital music. Teachers note that he combines technical learning with social awareness, often linking AI with public health and education.
