Imagine Cup

25 April 2017 - Team HeartSound from Singapore emerges the 1st Runners Up in the Microsoft Imagine Cup Southeast Asia Finals! Team HeartSound showcased their wearable S3 smart stethoscope which tracks abnormal heart sounds to improve health. Congratulations to Anthony Chew, Sean Wong and Lian Min for their hard work and for achieving this amazing feat! They will be flying to Seattle to take part in the Worldwide Finals. Joining them will be 6 other teams from Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Philippines! Read more about Team HeartSound and their solution at our blog posts here. #ImagineCupSEA #ImagineCup

To celebrate the inaugural edition of Imagine Cup Southeast Asia (SEA) Finals in the Philippines, we held a special live streaming event at Nanyang Polytechnic where fellow students could cheer and support their classmates in Team HeartSound which competed for a coveted spot in the Global Finals. During the live streaming event, students enjoyed delicious popcorn and candy floss while they viewed the Imagine Cup SEA Finals. Our Microsoft Student Partners were also on-site to assist students with Office 365 installations and enquiries. When Team HeartSound came on stage at around 10:30am, the crowd cheered for their team and shouted words of encouragement which was broadcasted back to the audience in the Philippines. Congratulations to Team HeartSound from Nanyang Polytechnic for making it to the Southeast Asia Finals and we look forward to the results! Enjoy the rest of your trip! - Shawn Tjai On behalf of the Microsoft Imagine Cup Singapore Team

[ Vote For Your Favourite Team! ](https://aka.ms/icseavote) Join us here at the Imagine Cup Southeast Asia Finals livestream on Spiffy! Watch the full action starting from 24 April 2017, 9AM (GMT+8)! Live updates will be posted on our Facebook Page as well so be sure to stay tuned! Remember to VOTE for your favourite teams! The most-voted team will receive a special award - the People’s Choice Awards! Voting can be done through this link here or from the button above. Imagine Cup is a global competition that empowers the next generation of computer science students to team up and use their creativity, passion and knowledge of technology to create applications that shape how we live, work and play. Every year tens of thousands of students from across the globe compete for cash, travel and prizes and for the honor of taking home the Imagine Cup! At its 15th year anniversary, Imagine Cup is proud to partner with ASEAN Business Advisory Council and Philippine Airlines to host the first-ever Southeast Asia Regional Finals, in celebration of the 50th year anniversary of ASEAN. From APRIL 23 - 26, 2017, Ten national champions will be gathered from around the region to compete at this 4-day event for the honor to represent the region at the Worldwide Finals, and the chance to compete for cash, prizes, travel opportunities and the ultimate glory of taking home the Imagine Cup! ...

Team HeartSound from Nanyang Polytechnic Crowned Champions at the Microsoft Imagine Cup Singapore 2017 Having demonstrated their idea to bring a better and more accurate pre-diagnosis solution to patients who experience abnormal heart rhythms, they will now be flying to Manila, Philippines to compete in the SEA Imagine Cup 2017. SINGAPORE, 10 April 2017 - Microsoft Singapore today crowned Team HeartSound from Nanyang Polytechnic as the Singapore champions of Microsoft Imagine Cup Singapore 2017. This year’s Imagine Cup saw over 65 project entries from the different tertiary institutions with solutions and applications ranging from virtual wardrobes, smart plant indoor growing and medical solutions to aid doctors. 2017 marks the 15th year which Imagine Cup has been running. Imagine Cup is an annual competition which inspires the youths of today to think out of the box and to develop solutions to solve problems on a world scale. As the winners of the Imagine Cup Singapore Finals, the team from Nanyang Polytechnic will be flying to Manila, Philippines at the end of this month to take part in the South East Asian Imagine Cup 2017 in collaboration with the 30th ASEAN Summit. Here are some words from the winning team! Team HeartSound - “Humility and good attitude played a huge part in our team’s success.” ...

Experience firsthand how the Imagine Cup 2017 Finals shares insights, fuels innovation and drives global impact On April 10th, Microsoft Singapore will be holding the Imagine Cup 2017 Finals and we would like to invite all Institutions to assist us in marking this occasion. Imagine Cup 2017 – Passion, Creativity & Knowledge of Technology Imagine Cup is a global competition that empowers the next generation of computer science students to team up and use their creativity, passion and knowledge of technology to create applications that shape how we live, work and play. Every year, tens of thousands of students from across the globe compete for cash, travel, prizes and for the honor of taking home the Imagine Cup! The final 6 competitor teams are selected from the 67 proposals received from various institutions who will be showcasing their projects ranging from Internet of Things (IoT) to cloud and machine learning. Each team will have 10 minutes to showcase their projects that will not only make a difference in the world, but spark a momentum to create new careers, business innovation and deliver fresh energy on the path to sustainable social enterprises. Do join us on April 10th to experience how students are turning ideas into actions over a day of competition, collaboration and celebration. ...

Dear Institutions, We are super excited to announce the top 6 competitors from the Semifinals who will advance on to the finals! We applaud the time and energy you’ve poured into developing your projects. Keep it up! We also want to extend our greatest appreciation to all the mentors who supported their teams. Such interest and dedication goes a long way in shaping the futures of students. In alphabetical order based on the Team’s Name, the 6 Finalists of the 2017 Imagine Cup are: Once again, we congratulate all teams for participating in the Imagine Cup 2017 competition. It’s a huge accomplishment. We’re confident that you will find opportunities to apply the valuable skills gained from this experience in the near future. Next steps for Finalists Finalists are expected to join us for the final round of judging on April 10th, 2017 and opportunity to represent Singapore at the SEA Imagine Cup 2017 in the Philippines from April 23-26, 2017. Please stay tuned for specific instructions on next steps which will be sent via email shortly. Do follow us on Spiffy.sg | Spiffy Facebook, or check the Imagine Cup 2017 website news page for updates. Thanks Lilian Quek together with team – Chun Siong Tan | Kyzer Wong | Shawn Tjai

Dear Institutions, A sincere thank you to all who have submitted their proposals for the Imagine Cup 2017. You have successfully completed your first milestone! The submissions were incredible, and narrowing the field was next to impossible for our judges. But after much discussion and deliberation, we’ve now selected the 16 Semifinalists who’ll advance to the next round. Without further ado, here are the 16 Semifinalists! (in no particular order) Congratulations to those moving on and thanks again to everyone who threw their hat in the ring. You knocked our socks off! Next steps for Semifinalists. An email with the details will be sent to you on the Semifinals. Do keep a look out for it in your mailbox. Do follow us on Spiffy.sg | Spiffy Facebook, or check the Imagine Cup 2017 website news page for updates. Thanks Lilian Quek together with team – Chun Siong Tan | Kyzer Wong

Imagine Cup is a global competition that empowers the next generation of computer science students to team up and use their creativity, passion and knowledge of technology to create applications that shape how we live, work and play. Every year tens of thousands of students from across the globe compete for cash, travel and prizes and for the honor of taking home the Imagine Cup! This year, we are bringing the best of the South-East Asia next generation together to showcase innovation that’s made possible through Cloud. Singapore Finals: The qualifying teams will compete at the Singapore Finals in Microsoft Singapore. More information will be updated in the near future. Regional Finals (SEA Imagine Cup 2017): Imagine Cup Singapore 2017 Finalist will represent Singapore at the regional finals and compete with 11 South East Asia Countries. Worldwide Finals: July 2017 Regional finalist will represent your country in the world finals in a location to be announced soon. Student Requirements: You are at least 16 years of age as of July 31, 2016 and are actively enrolled as a student at an accredited educational institution that grants high-school or college/university (or equivalent) degrees (including home schools) at any time between 1 January 2016 and 31 May 2017. 2017 Imagine Cup competitors will be required to use one or more Microsoft Azure services within their technology solutions. Please find more information in 2017 Imagine Cup Official Rules & Regulations Join us for the 2017 Imagine Cup Pre-brief workshop and Start your Journey NOW! Submit your proposals no later than 8th January 2017 @ 6pm to [Lilian Quek](mailto: lilianq@microsoft.com). Submit EARLY! For more information, visit 2017 Imagine Cup.