{"678841":{"#nid":"678841","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Membrane Biosensor Wins Convergence Innovation Competition in Asia","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETeam \u003Cstrong\u003EMembrane Biosensor\u003C\/strong\u003E from Yuan Ze University, Taiwan\u0026nbsp;won the Georgia Tech Institute for People and Technology\u2019s (IPaT) annual Convergence Innovation Competition (CIC) held for the first time in Taipei, Taiwan, December 7, 2024.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe winning team members were Jia-Wei Chen, Hsu-Hung Kuo, Ngoc-Ngan Dao, and Ngo-My-Uyen Nguyen. The winning team won $2,000 dollars plus each team member were given ACER laptops and other prizes. The team\u2019s faculty sponsor was Alex Wei, dean of the Industrial Academy at Yuan Ze University.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETheir innovative membrane biosensor platform offered a rapid, accurate, and cost-effective solution for disease detection, revolutionizing diagnostic systems, and enabling early intervention for improved patient outcomes and control the pandemic.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECIC is a competition recognizing student innovation and entrepreneurship responding to today\u2019s global challenges and opportunities. Founded in 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia, CIC is organized by IPaT at the Georgia Institute of Technology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year, the competition expanded globally to Asia to forge new partnerships and foster more collaborations with universities across the Asian continent. IPaT\u2019s CIC Asia Faculty Fellows helped cultivate team projects and the students so they could showcase their innovative ideas in this competition.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe CIC students, the competition finale, and the forum all far exceeded my expectations,\u201d said IPaT executive director Michael Best. \u201cAll four of the student finalist projects represented the very best in people-centered technologies responding to global challenges.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECIC Asia is distinct in how it brings teams from multiple countries together to interact and network. Most innovation competitions are single university or country.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe three remaining finalist teams each received $1,000 dollars in prize money. The CIC Asia finalist team projects and team members are shown below:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBurnUp\u003C\/strong\u003E was a project from the students at Fulbright University Vietnam. Their project aimed to create a product that protects motorbikes\u0027 engines from water penetrating through the exhaust pipe during heavy rain and small floods.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETeam members included: V\u00f5 Ng\u1ecdc \u0110an Khu\u00ea, Tr\u1ea7n Thanh T\u00f9ng, Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng C\u00f4ng Gia Hi\u1ebfu, Phan Xu\u00e2n Quang, Tr\u1ea7n Nam Anh. The team\u2019s faculty sponsor was Lan Phan, head of the center, Center for Entrepreneurship \u0026amp; Innovation at Fulbright University Vietnam.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGLU@U\u003C\/strong\u003E is a project from a student team at Universiti Putra Malaysia. It is a smart management system for people with abnormal sugar metabolism (i.e. diabetes). It integrates three modules: smart hardware, intelligent data management analysis + decision-making system, and medical passport care management. It uses technologies such as rtCGM, AI, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things to integrate the collection and analysis of relevant user data, the hospital-side SaaS system, and the personal health management app to form a closed loop of digital health monitoring and management inside and outside the hospital. The medical care operation and service system built by GLU@U, as well as the Internet cloud computing platform support system, constitute the full-scene, multi-dimensional operation of GLU@U\u0027s \u0022artificial intelligence + chronic disease\u0022 intelligent monitoring and digital medical and health management.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETeam members included: Jiao Fenglei, Zhang Hua, Jiang Anqi. The team\u2019s faculty sponsor was Iskandar Ishak, associate professor of Computer Science at Universiti Putra Malaysia.\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGuardian Crossing\u003C\/strong\u003E is a project from a student team at Universiti Tenaga Nasional. Guardian Crossing is a safety device that leverages deep learning to enhance indicators aimed in reducing accident risk for pedestrians with limited ability when crossing the road.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ETeam members included: Nur Zafirah binti Mohd Zaini, Wan Qistina binti Wan Izahan Zameree, Syabil Fikri bin Sabri,Muhammad Danial bin Noor Shamsudin. The team\u2019s faculty sponsor was Nur Laila Ab Ghani, lecturer of infomatics at Universiti Tenaga Nasional.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGlobal Technology Strategy and Workforce Development Forum\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe CIC event took place alongside the Global Technology Strategy and Workforce Development Forum which was also organized by IPaT. The forum featured panel discussions on innovation and entrepreneurship, talent development, artificial intelligence (AI), and sustainable business practices. Close to 200 leaders from industry, academia, civil society, and government across Asia attended the forum and witnessed the CIC students presentations and award ceremony.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProminent figures from Taiwan\u2019s industry, government, academia, and research sectors participating in the forum included Liu Cheng, vice president of Tunghai University; Chang Ruey-Shiong, former president of National Taipei University of Business; Cai Qiyan, CIO of Taiwan Mobile; Albert Weng, Chairman and CEO Assistant of Qisda Corporation; Nicole Chan, chairwoman of the Artificial Intelligence Foundation; and Kai Hua, Chief Technology Officer of Microsoft Taiwan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe event was also co-hosted by the Lee Kuan Yew Technology Development Foundation, and the Southeast Asia Impact Alliance according to Shelton Chan, managing director for international development, Asia region, with the Georgia Institute of Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Forum was mainly three panels, one on AI and sustainability, one on workforce development, and one on innovation and entrepreneurship. Panelists were a diverse group of university leaders, industry leaders, policy innovators, and included Georgia Tech faculty and alumni.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCIC Asia and the Global Technology Strategy and Workforce Development Forum event illustrate ways that IPaT continues to grow Georgia Tech\u2019s global influence,\u201d said Best. \u201cThe audience was made up of high-level movers and shakers in the Asian technology ecosystem and I think we really impressed them.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPictures of CIC Asia and the Forum can be \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96938041@N06\/albums\/72177720322499494\u0022\u003Eviewed here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E###\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Competition Occurred Together with the Global Technology Strategy and Workforce Development Forum"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETeam \u003Cstrong\u003EMembrane Biosensor\u003C\/strong\u003E from Yuan Ze University, Taiwan\u0026nbsp;won the Georgia Tech Institute for People and Technology\u2019s (IPaT) annual Convergence Innovation Competition (CIC) held for the first time in Taipei, Taiwan, December 7, 2024.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Team Membrane Biosensor from Yuan Ze University, Taiwan won the Georgia Tech Institute for People and Technology\u2019s (IPaT) annual Convergence Innovation Competition (CIC) held for the first time in Taipei, Taiwan, December 7, 2024. 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