{"623244":{"#nid":"623244","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Winning Projects Announced in Fall 2018 Convergence Innovation Competition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESeventeen student teams gathered at the Institute for People and Technology in Atlanta and Georgia Tech-Lorraine on November 14th for the finale of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cic.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFall 2018 Convergence Innovation Competition (CIC)\u003C\/a\u003E. The competition encourages Georgia Tech students at all levels and disciplines to create innovative, viable products and compelling experiences.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIPaT and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/rnoc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EResearch Network Operations Center (RNOC)\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;sponsor the CIC each year in November and April; industry, campus, and community partners help to shape the competition\u0026rsquo;s categories. This semester, we introduced two new categories \u0026ndash; Climate Solutions and Active Aging \u0026ndash; and resumed a third: Players and Fans.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nHere are the winning teams in each category, plus the People\u0026rsquo;s Choice award:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EClimate Solutions \u0026ndash; Citatem allows travelers to discover and book carbon-friendly destinations and routes based on group preferences mined from photo album metadata.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPlayers and Fans \u0026ndash; SCATTER is a mobile SCAT-5 concussion assessment tool that enables sports trainers to test and monitor an athlete\u0026rsquo;s performance.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EActive Aging \u0026ndash; Stumble is an Android mobile and wearable app for elderly adults that can detect falls and send an alert to their emergency contacts.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPeople\u0026rsquo;s Choice \u0026ndash; Hingama helps people embrace positivity in their lives through self-analysis, peer support, and encouragement to reach out for help.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESee photos from the competition on\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.2493156997368653\u0026amp;type=1\u0026amp;l=105ed5132f\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EIPaT\u0026rsquo;s Facebook page\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe CIC is now in its 12th year overall and fifth year at Georgia Tech-Lorraine. Faculty in any college interested in incorporating the CIC into their courses for the spring semester should contact RNOC Co-Directors\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:msanders@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMatt Sanders\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;or\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:russ.clark@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ERuss Clark\u003C\/a\u003E, while companies interested in leveraging the benefits of CIC sponsorship should contact IPaT Partnerships Manager\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jsiva@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESiva Jayaraman\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESeventeen student teams gathered at the Institute for People and Technology in Atlanta and Georgia Tech-Lorraine on November 14th for the finale of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cic.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFall 2018 Convergence Innovation Competition (CIC)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Seventeen student teams gathered at the Institute for People and Technology in Atlanta and Georgia Tech-Lorraine on November 14th for the finale of the Fall 2018 Convergence Innovation Competition (CIC)."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-07-11 19:40:35","changed_gmt":"2019-07-11 19:40:35","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-11-26T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2018-11-26T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"179311","name":"platforms"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell Key\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMarketing Communications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["alyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}