by Sylvester Addo | Jul 24, 2018 | General, Imagine Cup
Microsoft Middle East and Africa finalist Team Fe Amaan qualify for the Imagine Cup Semi-finals.
Three teams from the Microsoft Middle East and Africa cluster qualified for this years Imagine Cup competition. The student developer competition unearths new innovations seeking to solve some of the worlds problems using Microsoft’s technologies.
This year Team Beach Safer, Egypt was the only qualifying team from Africa. The other finalist were Team Proland, Turkey and Team Fe Amaan, Pakistan. The regional finals consisted of teams from Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. With these three coming out as regional finalist based on their innovation capacity, technology level, feasibility and concept.
This years Imagine Cup World Finals has 49 teams from across the nations competing for the ultimate prize. Team Fe Amaan were the only team from the Middle East and Africa teams to make it out of the Tech Showcase stage. They now have a chance to present and show their innovation in the semi-final round.
About Team Fe Amaan
The teams innovation centers around Preventing miscarriages with data analytics using a wearable fetal health monitoring system. Developed by 3 final year computer science students of the National University of Sciences and Technology, SEECS, Pakistan.
The wearable kit consists of a belt and mobile application. An IoT model equipped with sensors connected to a handheld application and integrated with Azure databases.
“Fe Amaan provides remote and automated analysis of fetal health on a regular basis without harm to the mother or fetus. When there are anomalies in heart rates or movement patterns, the system generates alerts, enabling timely precautionary measures,” explains the team. “Our aim is that this assistive technology will help reduce the chances of having intrauterine deaths and still births all over Pakistan.”
I would have said we hope they qualify for the next stage of the competition. But unfortunately they didn’t qualify to the present at the World Finals taking place tomorrow. Out of a group of six other innovative teams competing under the artificial intelligence category.
Better luck to the Microsoft Middle East and Africa region Finalists who have learned and become better with their pitches. Collected a lot of feedback from judges along the way. How can we get an Middle East & Africa team to win the World Finals? Let’s hear what you think?
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by Sylvester Addo | May 12, 2018 | General, Imagine Cup, Microsoft Nigeria
Team Trep and Project REAL DRIP win 2018 Nigeria Microsoft Imagine Cup National Finals
The Nigeria edition of the 2018 Microsoft students developer Imagine Cup national finals competition has a winner. The winners Team TREP will get to present their idea at the Microsoft Middle East and Africa regional finals for a chance to represent at the world finals.
Seven teams filtered out of the list of applicants from across Nigeria were invited to participate in the national finals. Carefully chosen by the judges, based on their idea and the technology used to implement these ideas. Hosted at the home of Microsoft Nigeria in Lagos the competition wasn’t short of excitement. The judges listen to each pitch by these students and their final decision will be based on technology, innovation, concept and its feasibility.
Akin Banuso, Microsoft Nigeria’s GM who shared a few words with the finalist before the pitching started. He said “we’re hopeful that the ideas from this Imagine Cup Nigeria finals will help solve problems in the world“.
The Seven finalist teams were Highrise, Baseangle, Ease, JARV, Easy Life, Trep and Leady .
These are the finalist teams, their ideas and how it work.
Team EASE – Project : V-PANIC
A cloud base digital mobility system which uses Microsoft Azure’s cloud platform. Making life easy for individuals in cases such as car theft, broken down vehicles in remote areas, kidnaping and health of individuals using transportation services.
Team Baseangle – Project : FALID
Project Falid is a fake news detection tool that leverages deep learning and natural language processing from Microsoft’s cognitive services.
Team Jarv – Project : JARV AI
Project Jarv AI uses Microsoft’s cognitive services to help improve home security. Providing a secured smart home using AI features.
Team Highrise – Project : GLYMIA
Project GLYMIA is Microsoft Azure platform developed mobile solution for detecting glaucoma.
Team Leady – Project : Glaide
Project Glaide uses Microsoft’s vision API’s to help visually impaired individuals to move around without a stick, guide or aid. Glaide is an eye for the blind.
TEAM TREP Winners of 2018 Microsoft Imagine Cup, Nigeria national Finals
The winning idea and project REAL DRIP by TeamTREP went to Taofeek Olalekan Afeez and Alayande Abdulwaheed Abiola. Students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA). Engineering undergraduates pursuing Physics Electronics & Electrical Electronics Taofeek and Alayande came togther to form TEAM TREP.
REAL DRIP, the wining innovation at the Nigeria national Imagine Cup Finals is a solution that reduces the risk of blood clot or deep vein thrombosis by notifying medical staffs in real time.
In their pitch they said “every 5 minutes someone dies from a blood clot or deep vein thrombosis“.
Their non-invasive device monitors the flow of intravenous fluid during IV treatment and notifies medical staffs. The device monitors the flow rate at which intravenous fluid drops and notifies the medical staff on duty. The timely removal of the intravenous needle from the patient will help prevent backflow of blood. Which they say may lead to pulmonary embolism if necessary action is not taken on time.
At the beginning of the event, the seven finalist were told they were all winners at the for making it to the finals. Team TREP will advance to the regional finals to try and qualify for the World finals.
All the best to the finalists and looking forward to seeing team Nigeria qualify to present at the world Finals. Stay with us and we will bring you more coverage on the Imagine Cup 2018 competition.
Update:
Check out event video here.
