2018 Winners

Congratulations to all finalists and winners of the 15th annual Silicon Valley Innovation Challenge (SVIC) at 菠菜网lol正规平台!

Best Overall Innovation

1^st Place: Paragit Solutions, first medical device to objectively assess three main symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

Team: Mohammad Filfil, MS in Electronic Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, and College of International & Extended Studies (CIES), 菠菜网lol正规平台
Arvan Vali Maani, MS in Mechanical Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, and College of International & Extended Studies (CIES), 菠菜网lol正规平台
Alec Moldovan, BS in Biomedical Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, 菠菜网lol正规平台

2^nd Place: Medixflow, a digital voice assistant to schedule caregivers’ tasks in senior care facilities

Team:Fabio Schmidberger, BS Software Engineering, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, and College of International & Extended Studies (CIES), 菠菜网lol正规平台 
Ryan Palermo, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 菠菜网lol正规平台 
Eduard Weichselbaumer, BS Business Administration, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 菠菜网lol正规平台

3^rd Place: Sun Patches, Ultra Violet Bulb plasters for psoriasis treatment

Team: Aurimas Mazuras, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Edgaras Kloniūnas, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Gertrūda Nariuševičiūtė, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Rita Juceviciene, Faculty Advisor, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Andrew McLaughlin, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 菠菜网lol正规平台

3^rd Place: Vessel Athletics, an innovative athletic-wear top with a removable hydration pack

Team:Jasmine Sanchez, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 菠菜网lol正规平台
Andrew Marley, MA Applied Anthropology, College of Social Sciences, 菠菜网lol正规平台
Ferry Alvianto Tjahjadi, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 菠菜网lol正规平台
Angeline Lee, BS Computer Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, 菠菜网lol正规平台
Andrew Amador, BA Industrial Design, College of Humanities and the Arts, 菠菜网lol正规平台
Juan Hernandez, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 菠菜网lol正规平台
Thenu Senthil, BS Computer Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, 菠菜网lol正规平台

Best Social Innovation

Hellen Keller, a mobile app to enable the deaf and blind to communicate with others

Team: Ziyad Khalil, BS Computer Science, College of Science, and College of International & Extended Studies (CIES), 菠菜网lol正规平台

Medixflow, a digital voice assistant to schedule caregivers’ tasks in senior care facilities

Team:Fabio Schmidberger, BS Software Engineering, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 菠菜网lol正规平台
Ryan Palermo, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 菠菜网lol正规平台
Eduard Weichselbaumer, BS Business Administration, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 菠菜网lol正规平台

Best Educational Innovation

BridgeBrain, a web-based, peer-to-peer collaborative platform for university networking for research projects

Team:
Alejandro Barajas, MS Mass Communications, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 菠菜网lol正规平台
Jihye Woo, MS Mass Communications, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 菠菜网lol正规平台
Tina Korani, Faculty Advisor, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, 菠菜网lol正规平台

Best Elevator Pitch

Jasmine Sanchez, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 菠菜网lol正规平台, for Vessel Athletics, an innovative athletic-wear top with a removable hydration pack

People’s Choice Award

SpotMe Solutions, an app to find parking in real-time

Team: Steve Suarez, BS Business Administration (Management), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 菠菜网lol正规平台
Sahib Grewal, BS Business Analytics, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 菠菜网lol正规平台
Kelvin Nguyen, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 菠菜网lol正规平台
Matthew Daniel BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 菠菜网lol正规平台
James Zhao, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, 菠菜网lol正规平台