{"584178":{"#nid":"584178","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Fall Convergence Innovation Competition Winners Announced","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProducts and applications to make us healthier, more connected, and even more fun were all big winners at the Fall 2016 Convergence Innovation Competition.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIPaT and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/rnoc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Network Operations Center (GT-RNOC)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;hosted live judging of the 15th edition of the CIC on November 16th where students presented their projects. More than 150 students on 36 teams participated in this semester\u0026rsquo;s competition. Categories for Fall 2016 were aligned with three of IPaT\u0026rsquo;s research priorities: Smart Cities and Healthy Communities, Socio-Technical Systems \u0026amp; Human-Technology Frontier, and Lifelong Health and Wellbeing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nHere are the winners in each of the CIC categories, plus a special People\u0026rsquo;s Choice award:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ESmart Cities and Healthy Communities\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n1st place \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/taptile.weebly.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETapTile\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;transfers a regular flat surface into a network of sensors integrated with a display screen.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETeam: Azalea Irani, Sharon Ang, Jian Ruan, Kaiwei Wang\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2nd place \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B5QvSJIGWd7YU1BKZDE2SVJMREU\/view?usp=sharing\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECheckTrip\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;optimizes the estimated arrival for a traveler to reach the airport and a driver to know when to arrive to pick up their friend.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETeam: Hao Wu, Wenxiang Lei, Fan Yang, Hye Sun Hong, Lusenii Kromah\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ESocio-Technical Systems \u0026amp; Human-Technology Frontier\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n1st place \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hR7XEgyF8sw\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EKickstart My Heart\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;transmits emergency-related health information to appropriate personnel, including emergency services, caregivers, and doctors in real-time\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETeam: Ryan Williams, Mitch Webster, Kyle Woumn, Brandon Levester\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2nd place \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2wQczXqgTQs\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EReach My Rep\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;makes it easy to find and contact your legislator and participate in causes you care about.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETeam: Neeti Pathak, Lalith Polepeddi\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ELifelong Health and Wellbeing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n1st place \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-GCp-SCQO_E\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E#DASHTAG\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is a fun and interactive mobile application that creates a route of destinations with workout challenges along the way.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETeam: Aditi Dhar, Lindsey Eidson, Benjamin Le, Bao Vu\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2nd place \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/vimeo.com\/191240414\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGrocery HelpAR\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is a mobile application which helps international students who are not accustomed to grocery shopping in the U.S.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETeam: Geunbae Lee, Dong Whi Yoo, Shuhan Yang, Miroslav Malesavic\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EPeople\u0026rsquo;s Choice\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yXLyMoVhJuw\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELaughUp\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;makes waking up an enjoyable experience, with funny stories recorded and submitted by other users or performers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETeam: Yoan Corcos, John David Frederick, Charles-Elie Rebena, Jave Vu\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EVIEW:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/ipatfan\/photos\/?tab=album\u0026amp;album_id=1410088962342134\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EPhotos from the Fall 2016 Convergence Innovation Competition\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe CIC, produced by IPaT and GT-RNOC, is a bi-annual competition dedicated to helping students create products and experiences with the support of campus resources and industry sponsors. For information about how to sponsor or participate in this event, please contact\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jsiva@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESiva Jayaraman\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLearn more about the Convergence Innovation Competition at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cic.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ecic.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute for People and Technology and the Georgia Tech Research Network Operations Center (GT-RNOC) hosted live judging of the 15th edition of the Convergence Innovation Competition on November 16th where students presented their projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Institute for People and Technology and the\u00a0Georgia Tech Research Network Operations Center (GT-RNOC)\u00a0hosted live judging of the 15th edition of the Convergence Innovation Competition on November 16th where students presented their projects."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2016-11-22 16:34:10","changed_gmt":"2019-07-10 20:27:23","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-11-22T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-11-22T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"63931","name":"CIC"},{"id":"63951","name":"Convergence Innovation Competition"},{"id":"172784","name":"Smart Cities and Healthy Communities"},{"id":"172785","name":"Socio-Technical Systems \u0026 Human-Technology Frontier"},{"id":"172786","name":"Lifelong Health and Wellbeing"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer, Institute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:alyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ealyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}