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Volunteers judge teams on functionality, aesthetics, and presentation quality.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1st Place \u2013 ETD Workshop App\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis digital platform replaces physical cards with a scalable, interactive web application to support Georgia Tech\u2019s Effective Team Dynamics workshop.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETeam Members: Kevin Cao, Benjamin Diprete, Vincent Kong, Heeba Merchant, Ameerah Mourad, Scott Watanuki\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2nd Place \u2013 Extropian Analytics Platform\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPartnering with Extropian, the team upgraded a golf app demo into a commercial-grade platform with a refined UI\/UX and insights powered by biomechanical sensor data.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETeam Members: Uma Dukle, Tyler Harris, Nikil Kandala, Aryan Shah, Jeffrey Yang\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3rd Place (Tie) \u2013 Spring\/Gait Analysis Dashboard\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis computer vision dashboard analyzes running gait using biometric and joint-tracking data, aiding athletes and physical therapists.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETeam Members: Aishani Chakraborty, Anisha Sadhale, Samuel Taubman, Robert Terpin, Anish Vallabhaneni, Nolan Winter\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3rd Place (Tie) \u2013 Poolerz \u2013 Carpool Optimization\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis mobile and web application simplifies carpooling for families through route and schedule optimization algorithms.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETeam Members: Tyler Cady, Matthew Dworkin, Ignacio Galindo, Natasha Narayanan, Annie Vallamattam\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne returning client organization was the Sustainability Solutions Group \u0026amp; Institute\u2019s Center for Sustainable Communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe like to give them real-world problems, not just stuff that\u0027s made up out of thin air,\u201d client and Georgia Tech alumnus Garry Harris said. \u0022We feed them articles, webinars, and relevant papers throughout the process. They build an inventory of knowledge that drives the project and invest in it because it\u2019s important.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudent Daniel Long, who worked with Harris\u2019s company, appreciated the collaborative structure. \u201cHe gave us a detailed vision but left the implementation up to us. We worked with him to define features and implemented them in two-week iterations. He was always open to our ideas and gave us consistent feedback.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother student group, Team Spark, collaborated with Sentinel Devices, a first-time client, to create a dashboard visualizing real-time sensor data.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPart of the real-world challenge for them was being persistent and communicating what they needed,\u201d said CEO Forrest Shriver.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe added that he met with the team multiple times in person, and their ideas made the project more efficient. \u201cIt\u2019s been awesome so far because it\u2019s allowed us to explore more opportunities, adding onto our product that we wouldn\u2019t have had otherwise.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESpark team member Jenny Lee explained, \u201cTheir devices provide sensor data in real time, and our job was to turn that into something useful and readable for the user.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETeammate Daiwik Pal said, \u201cWe didn\u2019t touch any code at first. 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