2018 Winners

Congratulations to all finalists and winners of the 15th annual Silicon Valley Innovation Challenge (SVIC) at 无忧短视频!

Best Overall Innovation

1st Place winners, Paragit Solutions.

1st Place: Paragit Solutions, first medical device to objectively assess three main symptoms of Parkinson鈥檚 disease

Team: Mohammad Filfil, MS in Electronic Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, and College of International & Extended Studies (CIES), 无忧短视频
Arvan Vali Maani, MS in Mechanical Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, and College of International & Extended Studies (CIES), 无忧短视频
Alec Moldovan, BS in Biomedical Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, 无忧短视频

Second place winners of best innovation at SVIC

2nd Place: Medixflow, a digital voice assistant to schedule caregivers鈥 tasks in senior care facilities

Team:Fabio Schmidberger, BS Software Engineering, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, and College of International & Extended Studies (CIES), 无忧短视频 
Ryan Palermo, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 无忧短视频 
Eduard Weichselbaumer, BS Business Administration, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 无忧短视频

3rd Place winners, Sun Patches.

3rd Place: Sun Patches, Ultra Violet Bulb plasters for psoriasis treatment

Team: Aurimas Mazuras, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Edgaras Kloni奴nas, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Gertr奴da Nariu拧evi膷i奴t臈, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Rita Juceviciene, Faculty Advisor, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Andrew McLaughlin, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 无忧短视频

3rd Place winners, Vessel Athletics.

3rd Place: Vessel Athletics, an innovative athletic-wear top with a removable hydration pack

Team:Jasmine Sanchez, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 无忧短视频
Andrew Marley, MA Applied Anthropology, College of Social Sciences, 无忧短视频
Ferry Alvianto Tjahjadi, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 无忧短视频
Angeline Lee, BS Computer Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, 无忧短视频
Andrew Amador, BA Industrial Design, College of Humanities and the Arts, 无忧短视频
Juan Hernandez, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 无忧短视频
Thenu Senthil, BS Computer Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, 无忧短视频

Best Social Innovation

Hellen Keller team. Best social innovation winners.

Hellen Keller, a mobile app to enable the deaf and blind to communicate with others

Team: Ziyad Khalil, BS Computer Science, College of Science, and College of International & Extended Studies (CIES), 无忧短视频

MedixFlow team. Best social innovation winners.

Medixflow, a digital voice assistant to schedule caregivers鈥 tasks in senior care facilities

Team:Fabio Schmidberger, BS Software Engineering, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 无忧短视频
Ryan Palermo, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 无忧短视频
Eduard Weichselbaumer, BS Business Administration, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 无忧短视频

Best Educational Innovation

BrainBridge team. Best educational innovation winners.

BridgeBrain, a web-based, peer-to-peer collaborative platform for university networking for research projects

Team:
Alejandro Barajas, MS Mass Communications, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 无忧短视频
Jihye Woo, MS Mass Communications, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 无忧短视频
Tina Korani, Faculty Advisor, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, 无忧短视频

Best Elevator Pitch

Vessel Athletics team.

Jasmine Sanchez, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 无忧短视频, for Vessel Athletics, an innovative athletic-wear top with a removable hydration pack

People鈥檚 Choice Award

SpotMe Solutions team

SpotMe Solutions, an app to find parking in real-time

Team: Steve Suarez, BS Business Administration (Management), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 无忧短视频
Sahib Grewal, BS Business Analytics, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 无忧短视频
Kelvin Nguyen, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 无忧短视频
Matthew Daniel BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 无忧短视频
James Zhao, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, 无忧短视频