Judging Panel
Leela Venkata Sai Rajesh Guntupalli
Leela Venkata Sai Rajesh Guntupalli is an accomplished Software Engineer and emerging technology innovator with recognized contributions in cloud-native architectures, secure microservices, and AI-driven information assurance. With over Six years of specialized experience, he has designed and implemented mission-critical backend systems that power large-scale financial platforms, including credit processing, tokenization frameworks, and distributed authorization services. His work has directly supported high-availability infrastructures across global enterprises such as TD Bank, Verisk Analytics, Credit Suisse, and CVS Health. As part of TD Bank’s flagship Project Spark initiative, Guntupalli played a key backend engineering role in redesigning the Existing-to-Bank credit card application journey—reducing a 10-page flow to a seamless 2-screen, 2-click mobile experience. His contributions enabled faster real-time decisioning, improved completion rates, and helped drive measurable increases in customer conversion and revenue impact. Guntupalli has demonstrated recognized expertise through peer-reviewed publications in IEEE and Springer, and has presented at IEEE-affiliated international conferences, contributing original research on AI-powered tokenization, intelligent information assurance, and secure microservices for distributed financial ecosystems. His published work advances state-of-the-art strategies for PII protection, ML-driven cybersecurity, and scalable cloud-native financial architectures, strengthening his standing as a domain expert shaping next-generation FinTech security.











