Join us watch the final show down of Imagine Cup 2019. Three teams representing Asia, Europe Middle East and Africa and the Americas regions will compete for the grand prize. Taking home USD100K and a mentoring session with Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella.
This year, Imagine Cup 2019 World Championship student developer team finalist will present their ideas at Microsoft Build. Yes, Imagine Cup finals is taking place at Microsoft’s 2019 Build developer conference. The finals will take place before Build 2019 keynotes begin. Event will be live at 8:00AM PT, 3:00PM GMT (4:00PM UK), 6:00PM EAT and 5:00PM SAT.
Watch 2019 World Championship Live
About the Teams
The three regional finalists are;
Asia Winner: Team Caeli, from Manav Rachna Institute of Research & Studies, India
Team SmartARM emerge winners in the 2018 Microsoft Imagine Cup Competition.
The 2018 edition of the Microsoft student developer championship has a winner, Team SmartARM. Team SmartARM, is made up of students from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada. The team won the 2018 championship with their smartARM idea. A robotic hand prosthetic idea, it works using using Microsoft’ Azure Computer Vision, Machine Learning and Cloud Storage technologies. The robotic hand uses a camera embedded in its palm to recognize objects and calculate the most appropriate grip for an object. Using Machine Learning, the more the model is used the more accurate it becomes.
The Microsoft Imagine Cup is a global competition that empowers the next generation of computer science students. Students team up and use their creativity, passion and knowledge of technology to create innovative solutions with the potential to solve real world problems.
The teams prize package include a mentoring session with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, $85,000 in cash and a $50,000 Azure grant.
This years competition saw Team Fe Amaan from the Middle East Africa region qualify to the semi-finals stage. Unfortunately they didn’t make it to the last three for a chance to present in the finals.
We bring you highlights and pictures from the various days of the Microsoft imagine Cup 2018 championship.
Students Arrive in Seattle, Washington
Imagine Cup 2018 Competition Day 1 | Tech Showcase round
Imagine Cup 2018 Competition Day 2 | Wild Card | Semi-Finals
Student developer, why don’t you get your imagination up and running on what you can solve around you to showcase in 2019. We will let you know when you can start applying to participate.
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?
Team Beach Safer will be the only team from Africa presenting at the 2018 Imagine Cup World Finals
The annual student developer championship, Imagine Cup world finals is here with us. Students from across the nations will have an opportunity to showcase their live changing innovations. They have qualified from the various national and regional finals and stand a chance of winning this years prize package. A prize value of $700,000 comprising of cash, travel, Azure credits and a mentoring session with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
Team Beach Safer emerged winners from the teams that qualified to compete in the Middle East and Africa regional finals. Team Beach Safer comprises of computer engineering students from the University of Cairo, Egypt.
The Beach Safer project seeks to make sea swimming much safer by eliminating the danger of drowning. It comes as a smart integrated IoT solution providing interactive real-time monitoring and supervision dashboard on swimmers’ state and location through lifeguard mobile app and smart wearable devices worn by swimmers, Quick accurate drowning detection technique using biometrics and then finally an immediate automated rescue procedure using a portable flotation device and an autonomous drone carrying a buoy. It also provides the individual with a web portal for data management and a BI insights dashboard. The team leverages on Microsoft’s Azure platform, Azure IoT hub, Stream analytics job, Power BI and other technologies.
The finalists from the Middle East and Africa regions haven’t been very lucky in recent years at the finals. It will be nice to see team Beach Safer make it to the final stage of this years competition.
Join us on from the 23rd – 25th July, 4pm GMT as we share updates and stream live the Imagine Cup World Finals championship.
Participate in the 2018 Nigeria Microsoft Imagine Cup National Finals competition for a chance to present at the world finals
If you are an undergraduate student or team and have an idea that solves a problem you can participate in the competition. The Imagine cup competition is opened to students at any qualified academic institution and aged 16 and above. We earlier reported about how you could apply via the online finals. How ever the 2018 Nigeria Microsoft Imagine Cup 2018 National Finals is opened. So interested Nigeria teams or individuals can apply to participate.
The Imagine Cup competition is about innovations changing the way we live. It is about solutions and applications that save lives. The competition provides a platform for student teams across the globe to showcase the technology they create. How those techs can not only shape their futures, but directly improve the lives of users. Microsoft Nigeria says the competition has birthed some start-ups directly engaged over 50 thousand students across the country.
In Nigeria, the competition is one of the few undergraduate competitions that has birthed a lot of start-ups in the country. One that is also helping to bridge the unemployment gap. Over the past ten years of the competition in Nigeria, the Imagine Cup brand has engaged directly with over +50k students across the six-geopolitical zones in the country. Nigeria Teams year-on-year go as far as representing the region for the same number of times at the world finals except for FY17 where the team failed to qualify from the MEA live event held in Lebanon. In the number of World finals, Nigerian teams have participated, there has always been a media representation from the country to cover the event, hence making the Imagine Cup SOV in the country very high. Some brands that have berthed in the country through some Imagine Cup Worldwide finals Alumni include: Sanwo, Gamsole.
Kindly note the various Imagine Cup Nigeria National Finals competition dates
Call For Registration/ Application – February 5th, 2018.
Close Of Registration – March 20th, 2018.
The announcement of Top Ten Teams – April 5th, 2018.
Hold Physical National Finals – April 13th, 2018.
Submission for Regional Semi-Finals – April 30th, 2018.
Regional Online Finals – May 23rd, 2018
The Announcement of World Finalist – June 1st,2018
Are you applying to participate? Get more information here. Don’t forget to share this with someone who pitched you an idea you thought was great. We will be with you through this journey till the world finals. Stick with us till we see who takes home the $100,000.
