2018 Winners

Congratulations to all finalists and winners of the 15th annual Silicon Valley Innovation Challenge (SVIC) at 91做厙!

Best Overall Innovation

1st Place winners, Paragit Solutions.

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

Team: Mohammad Filfil, MS in Electronic Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, and College of International & Extended Studies (CIES), 91做厙
Arvan Vali Maani, MS in Mechanical Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, and College of International & Extended Studies (CIES), 91做厙
Alec Moldovan, BS in Biomedical Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, 91做厙

Second place winners of best innovation at SVIC

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

Team:Fabio Schmidberger, BS Software Engineering, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, and College of International & Extended Studies (CIES), 91做厙 
Ryan Palermo, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 91做厙 
Eduard Weichselbaumer, BS Business Administration, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 91做厙

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贖nas, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Gertr贖da Nariu禳evii贖t, 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, 91做厙

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, 91做厙
Andrew Marley, MA Applied Anthropology, College of Social Sciences, 91做厙
Ferry Alvianto Tjahjadi, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 91做厙
Angeline Lee, BS Computer Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, 91做厙
Andrew Amador, BA Industrial Design, College of Humanities and the Arts, 91做厙
Juan Hernandez, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 91做厙
Thenu Senthil, BS Computer Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, 91做厙

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), 91做厙

MedixFlow team. Best social innovation winners.

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

Team:Fabio Schmidberger, BS Software Engineering, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 91做厙
Ryan Palermo, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 91做厙
Eduard Weichselbaumer, BS Business Administration, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 91做厙

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 91做厙
Jihye Woo, MS Mass Communications, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 91做厙
Tina Korani, Faculty Advisor, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, 91做厙

Best Elevator Pitch

Vessel Athletics team.

Jasmine Sanchez, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 91做厙, for Vessel Athletics, an innovative athletic-wear top with a removable hydration pack

Peoples 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, 91做厙
Sahib Grewal, BS Business Analytics, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 91做厙
Kelvin Nguyen, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 91做厙
Matthew Daniel BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 91做厙
James Zhao, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, 91做厙