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