2018 Winners
Congratulations to all finalists and winners of the 15th annual Silicon Valley Innovation Challenge (SVIC) at mini传媒!
Best Overall Innovation
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), mini传媒
Arvan Vali Maani, MS in Mechanical Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, and College of International & Extended Studies (CIES), mini传媒
Alec Moldovan, BS in Biomedical Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, mini传媒
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), mini传媒
Ryan Palermo, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, mini传媒
Eduard Weichselbaumer, BS Business Administration, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, mini传媒
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, mini传媒
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, mini传媒
Andrew Marley, MA Applied Anthropology, College of Social Sciences, mini传媒
Ferry Alvianto Tjahjadi, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, mini传媒
Angeline Lee, BS Computer Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, mini传媒
Andrew Amador, BA Industrial Design, College of Humanities and the Arts, mini传媒
Juan Hernandez, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, mini传媒
Thenu Senthil, BS Computer Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, mini传媒
Best Social Innovation
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), mini传媒
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, mini传媒
Ryan Palermo, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, mini传媒
Eduard Weichselbaumer, BS Business Administration, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, mini传媒
Best Educational Innovation
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 mini传媒
Jihye Woo, MS Mass Communications, School of Journalism and Mass Communications mini传媒
Tina Korani, Faculty Advisor, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, mini传媒
Best Elevator Pitch
Jasmine Sanchez, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, mini传媒, for Vessel Athletics, an innovative athletic-wear top with a removable hydration pack
People鈥檚 Choice Award
SpotMe Solutions, an app to find parking in real-time
Team: Steve Suarez, BS Business Administration (Management), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, mini传媒
Sahib Grewal, BS Business Analytics, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, mini传媒
Kelvin Nguyen, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, mini传媒
Matthew Daniel BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, mini传媒
James Zhao, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, mini传媒
