Apr 03, 2012 yeti is 4th in polish local finals in microsoft imagine cup 2012 software design challenge. Ukrainian team quadsquad wins in the software design competition. The imagine cup is considered to be one of the most challenging technology competitions in the computer science community. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Imagine cup sri lanka is the annual competition sponsored by microsoft sri lanka. Student developer 2017 imagine cup competitions imagine cup. Microsofts imagine cup is probably one of the worlds bestknown student technology competitions and microsoft itself likes to call it the worlds. On april 23, 2012, microsoft announced that team flashfood won first place in the u. Oct 25, 2011 imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems. Microsoft will announce details about the grant program and application process later this summer. 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. Won third runnerup in the singapores imagine cup 2012 software design implemented a prototype of interactive advertisement board as initial competition idea conceptualised and developed an advanced gesturebased learning platform to educate autistic children as final submission.
Jul 26, 2012 the imagine cup competitionwhich recently concluded its tenth yearthrows the spotlight on cuttingedge innovations. The microsoft imagine cup, founded in 2003, is one of the premier student design competitions in the world, featuring teams from a host of international colleges and universities that compete in nine categories related to science, engineering and computing. The game design competition challenges participants to create a new game that illustrates the imagine cup theme. Register now to stay up to date on all imagine cup activities and for notification once the 2018 season is underway. Computer science design team wins microsoft imagine cup. Lifelens malaria app wins microsoft imagine cup grant cnet. Each team creates an original technology project from start to finish while competing on a global stage for the title of world champion. The imagine cup team that made it into times best inventions of the year 2012. Students will be tasked with the responsibility of creating technological solutions to solve some of the worlds toughest problems including environmental concerns. Yeti is 4th in polish local finals in microsoft imagine cup 2012 software design challenge.
Software design, game design and the it challenge students will be tasked with the responsibility of creating technological solutions to solve some of the worlds toughest problems including environmental concerns, education availability, and disaster relief efforts. She is also a previous microsoft student partner and imagine cup competitor. The first place winning team in the software design category in the uae country finals will participate in the imagine cup worldwide finals which will be held in sydney, australia in july 2012. While the greenway team missed out on the major software design prize, they did receive the environmental sustainability award. Imagine cup 2012 worldwide finals software design finalist presentation top 6 teams.
Ukrainian students win microsofts imagine cup with their. Jul 25, 2018 at its heart, the imagine cup is all about bringing students together from across the globe, inspiring them to usher in our collective future using cloudbased technologies of today and tomorrow, including artificial intelligence ai, big data, mixed reality and more. Although quadsquad took first place in the software design portion of imagine cup 2012, team tang thai from thailand and the drexel dragons. Jul 10, 2012 during an awards ceremony in sydney today, ukraines team quadsquad won this years microsoft imagine cup student technology competition thanks to its gloves that can translate sign language into. Azure dev tools for teaching connects students with the tools, resources and experiences they need to elevate their tech skills for todays working world. With the motto were giving a voice to movements, team quadsquad came in first place for their glove prototype in the software design competition of. Twothirds of the educationfocused projects utilized microsoft kinect in a variety of different ways, including interactive therapy for stroke victims, an automated cart to help make solo trips to crowded public places manageable for the disabled, and an application to help. Chuck lawton is reporting from microsofts imagine cup finals in warsaw, poland.
Microsoft imagine cup 2012 is a student technology competition, where you have to build a technology related to a software, embedded device, or a game for phone, xbox 360 etc that will help the other poor people or may solve the world toughest challenges like, poverty, illiteracy, and other good stuff according to the theme of imagine cup 2012 provided. Jul, 2011 imagine cup teams will be eligible to apply for grants that include a combination of cash, software, training, consulting and other support. Drexel computer science students advance to finals of. The imagine cup 2011 provided me with one of my most inspiring days of 21011, so it was fantastic to see the global finals for the imagine cup come to sydney in 2012 with teams from 75 countries competing to win the imagine cup. Jul 08, 2012 this weekend, students from 75 countries have been competing at the imagine cup worldwide finals each team aiming to win in the finals tomorrow. Microsoft executives visit rit to support imagine cup rit. If this sounds like you, be a part of the imagine cup it challenge. The ukrainians eventually won the software design category with their project. Imagine cup teams will be eligible to apply for grants that include a combination of cash, software, training, consulting and other support.
Sign languagetospeech translating gloves take out microsoft. Lifelens malaria app wins microsoft imagine cup grant. It provides an opportunity for students to use their creativity, passion, and knowledge of technology to help solve global challenges and make a difference in the world. The project that ended up winning the software design category of the microsoft imagine cup worldwide finals in sydney, australia, and, consequently, the. The 2017 imagine cup national finals season has ended and world finals in seattle is around the corner. Frank lee, codirector of the drexel game design program and the advisor of the drexel dragons team. The imagine cup 2012 championships will be held in sydney, australia.
Its a massive event hundreds of students showcasing their technology innovations and ideas for making the world a better place. Microsofts imagine cup student competition turns 10, gets. Oct 21, 2011 today marks the official launch of microsoft imagine cup 2012 registration in the biggest categories of the competition. Microsoft announces imagine cup 2012 winners, ukrainian. The ukraines quadsquad has taken out the 2012 microsoft imagine cup with the enabletalk gloves that translate sign language into speech in real time.
During an awards ceremony in sydney today, ukraines team quadsquad won this years microsoft imagine cup student technology competition thanks to. Jul 10, 2012 although quadsquad took first place in the software design portion of imagine cup 2012, team tang thai from thailand and the drexel dragons from the usa won this years game design section. Taking into account the imagine cup theme 2012 imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems, our proposal addresses the problem of bicycle accidents involving young participants thus contributing to the decrease of child fatalities. Our team has won software design competition of the microsoft imagine cup 2012 contest in sydney, australia. Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems. This years edition of the microsoft imagine cup competition the football world cup equivalent in software design saw no fewer than 350,000 budding software experts from 75 countries. The microsoft imagine cup is the worlds premier student technology competition.
Since its inception 16 years ago, the imagine cup has motivated nearly 2 million. Sleep apnea monitor sam, a project by four american university of sharjah aus students, won two awards at the uae country finals of microsofts imagine cup 2012 held in dubai recently. The imagine cup in sydney its like the student tech. The four students were the ukrainian team that entered into the global imagine cup, which microsoft run. Team quad squad, ukraine wins the imagine cup 2012, free. Their passion and creativity was tempered only by the discipline of envisioning realworld business models. Microsoft imagine cup invites the uaes students to solve. The software design category is the primary competition in which its winners take home the imagine cup trophy. A reallife minesweeper app that detects buried landmines.
Although quadsquad took first place in the software design portion of imagine cup 2012, team tang thai from thailand and the drexel dragons from the usa won this years game design section with. Factual initialization execution study unused analysis section queries report space 1 references ems energy management systemraza najam ahmed raza saeed asjad ullah qureshi. Team quadsquad from ukraine imagine cup 2012 software design winners. Imagine cup is arguably the most prestigious serious game competition in the nation and the world, said dr. Overall, more than 300,000 students from around the world participated in the competition this year. It is the local round of competition to select teams to represent sri lanka at the international imagine cup competition sponsored and hosted by microsoft corpstarted in 2005, primarily a software design competition, it enlists teams of four within the high school and university levels to submit software. Flexible in any adverse work conditions, can work in pressure situations also. The winning software design project developed by ukrainian team quadsquad allows deaf individuals to communicate verbally using custom. Imagine cup is an annual competition sponsored and hosted by microsoft corp.
And i was lucky enough to be there at imagine cup 2012 as a staff. Many congratulations to the students as they advance in the competition. Jul 11, 2012 the imagine cup is considered to be one of the most challenging technology competitions in the computer science community. Dec, 2011 imagine cup is arguably the most prestigious serious game competition in the nation and the world, said dr. Put professional developer tools and software in the hands of your faculty and students with a lowcost subscription from microsoft. Won third runnerup in the singapores imagine cup 2012 software design implemented a prototype of interactive advertisement board as initial competition idea conceptualised and developed an advanced gesturebased learning platform to educate autistic. Every year, imagine cup celebrates the top student teams that bring their biggest, boldest ideas to life. Computer science design team wins microsoft imagine cup world. Sage believes in a future where our differences make us thrive, and believes that we can all play a part in making that come to life.
Microsoft announces imagine cup 2012 winners, ukrainian team. Kinect for windows at imagine cup 2012 finals kinect for. The winning software design project developed by ukrainian team quadsquad allows deaf individuals to communicate verbally using customdesigned sensory gloves and a smartphone application to translate sign language gestures into speech. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Developer tools and software for schools and educators. Meet your 2018 imagine cup champions smartarm of canada. Aus project win two awards at microsofts imagine cup 2012. Smart gloves turn sign language gestures into vocalized speech. Jul 10, 2012 games focused on the environment from thailand team tang thai and math education from u. Our micro team, which consisted of only 2 telecommunications students and brilliant graphic designer, was challanged against the strongest software developers in poland. Winner of imagine cup finnish final 2012 in windows phone challenge category 2nd runner up in imagine cup finnish final 2010 in software design category talented problem solver and skilled programmer, researcher. Third prize in microsoft imagine cup software design competition 2011 2012 first prize in 3rd national software innovation competition 2010 2011 top 8 in china in microsoft imagine cup software design competition 2010 2011. It is considered as olympics of technology by computer science and engineering and is considered one of the top competitions and awards related to technology and software design.
Kinect for windows played a significant role in this years competition, with 28 kinectenabled projects across multiple categoriesincluding software design, game design, windows azure, and a fun labs challenge that was focused entirely on. We were representing our country ukraine, our city donetsk, and our school computer academy step. France to compete in the imagine cup 2008 worldwide software design invitational final in july 2008. The imagine cup 2012 competition winners were announced tonight at the imagine cup world festival and awards ceremony at the sydney convention and exhibition centre, in front of 106 student teams. Jul 11, 2012 the project that ended up winning the software design category of the microsoft imagine cup worldwide finals in sydney, australia, and, consequently, the honor of taking home the shiny silver cup. It is the local round of competition to select teams to represent sri lanka at the international imagine cup competition sponsored and hosted by microsoft corp. Game malaria wars based on windows for xbox that improves knowledge about malaria, software design project brain which allow children, who had their elementary education. Choose from three team competitionssoftware design, game design. As ceo and cofounder of crescendo, she lead an amazing team that builds software to make workplaces more inclusive. The imagine cup team that made it into times best inventions. At its heart, the imagine cup is all about bringing students together from across the globe, inspiring them to usher in our collective future using cloudbased technologies of today and tomorrow, including artificial intelligence ai, big data, mixed reality and more. Today marks the official launch of microsoft imagine cup 2012 registration in the biggest categories of the competition. The software design competition is all about creating realworld applications and solutions that can help make the world a better. There are a number of competitions and challenges within the imagine cup.
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