2018 Winners
Congratulations to all finalists and winners of the 15th annual Silicon Valley Innovation Challenge (SVIC) at 91勛圖!
Best Overall Innovation
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勛圖
Arvan Vali Maani, MS in Mechanical Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, and College of International & Extended Studies (CIES), 91勛圖
Alec Moldovan, BS in Biomedical Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, 91勛圖
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勛圖
Ryan Palermo, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, 91勛圖
Eduard Weichselbaumer, BS Business Administration, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 91勛圖
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勛圖
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勛圖
Andrew Marley, MA Applied Anthropology, College of Social Sciences, 91勛圖
Ferry Alvianto Tjahjadi, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, 91勛圖
Angeline Lee, BS Computer Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, 91勛圖
Andrew Amador, BA Industrial Design, College of Humanities and the Arts, 91勛圖
Juan Hernandez, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, 91勛圖
Thenu Senthil, BS Computer Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, 91勛圖
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), 91勛圖
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勛圖
Ryan Palermo, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, 91勛圖
Eduard Weichselbaumer, BS Business Administration, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 91勛圖
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 91勛圖
Jihye Woo, MS Mass Communications, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 91勛圖
Tina Korani, Faculty Advisor, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, 91勛圖
Best Elevator Pitch
Jasmine Sanchez, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 91勛圖, for Vessel Athletics, an innovative athletic-wear top with a removable hydration pack
Peoples 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, 91勛圖
Sahib Grewal, BS Business Analytics, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 91勛圖
Kelvin Nguyen, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, 91勛圖
Matthew Daniel BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, 91勛圖
James Zhao, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, 91勛圖