Nine teams of students from the University of California, Irvine, won top prizes in the ANTrepreneur Center’s AI Innovation Challenge.
In each track, the first-place winner received $10,000, the second-place winner received $5,000, and the third-place winner received $2,000.
Among the top winners was Jamie E. Salazar, a second-year biomedical engineering major. According to the group, winning the AI Innovation Challenge was a pivotal moment.
It confirmed that their innovative approach to movement evaluation holds significant potential from a business perspective and is well-received by experts in the field.
The group said the team is even more determined to advance their solution, deliver it to healthcare professionals, and create a meaningful impact on individuals with movement disorders.
In second place was an AI-driven platform that improves the experience of hospitalized children, using extensive language model technology to engage in meaningful conversation with them and provide personalized entertainment.
The AI Innovation Challenge provided a valuable opportunity for the group’s innovative ideas to be acknowledged and equipped with essential resources and connections.
With the support gained, the group is enthusiastic about launching their solution to make a meaningful difference soon.
The third-place winner was A-Eye Scan, a device paired with a mobile phone and AI technology that assists healthcare providers with early and accurate disease identification to reduce patient misdiagnosis.
The AI Challenge enabled the group to collaborate with incredible individuals, turning ideas into reality.
They are now focused on refining the device and AI program for upcoming testing in 2024.
Track sponsors included the UCI Office of Data and Information Technology, the UCI Office of Information Technology, UCI Beall Applied Innovation, UCI Health, UCI Student Affairs, UCI Student Life & Leadership, Associated Students of UCI, the UCI Division of Undergraduate Education, the UCI Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, and the UCI Graduate Division.
The technology sponsors were Salesforce, ServiceNow, Siemens, Soul Machines, Syntropy, Alltius, Soul Machines, Amazon Web Services, zigzag, and Cake Equity.
Tech Coast Angels, the OC Startup Council, and the Tech Coast Venture Network were community sponsors.
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