On the 4th of April 2015 (Saturday), Microsoft Singapore held the final round of the national Imagine Cup competition. The Imagine Cup competition is a global challenge which is comprised of three categories – Games, Innovation, and World Citizenship. Teams from local Polytechnics and Universities compete for an opportunity to present their ideas in the World Finals at Seattle in July and for a chance to win the grand prize of $50,000 USD.
This year, our champions who will be moving on to the online World Semi-finals are:
• Games – Team Illan (Nanyang Polytechnic)
• Innovation – Team 3DiMS (Nanyang Polytechnic)
• World Citizenship – Team Mozter (Temasek Polytechnic)
Team Illan The world as we know it has lost its colours and liveliness. Gifted with special powers, the protagonist of this game goes on an adventure to repaint the world and seek out his true identity. However, his journey will not be easy as mind-boggling puzzles stand between him and his destination.
Team 3DiMS 3DiMS (3D Measurement System) is a software running on the Microsoft Surface that performs Intracerebral Haemorrhage (ICH) 3D detection and measurement for rapid stroke patients. 3DiMS is able to measure the ICH volume with reasonable accuracy within a minute using only the Microsoft Surface, with no other additional equipment required. It is fast, convenient and low cost. This capability to rapidly measure ICH Volume at the bedside has the potential to improve the care of stroke patients worldwide.
Team Mozter Mozter is a mosquito monitoring platform that leverages on the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud-based technologies to assist vector control officers with national mosquito surveillance and control programmes. The platform comprises of (a) a mosquito detection sensor, (b) the data processing server and (c) a data visualisation platform to tell the story of the data collected from the sensor.
Also today on the 10th of April (Friday), our 3 champion teams in the respective categories attended a special session here in Microsoft Singapore. The 3 teams had the opportunity to refine their presentation over the week based on feedback from the 4th April session, and present it to our internal Microsoft teams, where they were given additional feedback. The 3 teams will be working on a video submission of their projects, where they will compete at the APAC level. A total of 6 teams from APAC will eventually be shortlisted for the World Finals in Seattle.
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