More than 700 students participated in the 2010 Imagine Cup Taiwan Finals. Of the 228 teams that entered projects, only 36 of them (a total of 95 students) went on to the local finals held at Ming Chuan University Campus for a two day event.
The Software Design and Embedded Development teams presented in front of panels of judges in the semi-finals on the first day. Teams that went on to the finals on the second day were challenged to quickly adjust and improve their presentations based on feedback given by the judges from the day before. Below is an overview of the top two projects and the winners of the local Digital Media competition.
E-Donors wins Software Design Category
Team E-Donors will take their winning project, SEEDS (Secure Electronic Donation System), to the Worldwide Finals in Poland. SEEDS aims to quell donors concerns by the implementation of three separate innovative mechanisms: trackable donations, secure donations via a self-developed digital handshaking protocol, and leveraging social connections to encourage electronic donations.
Embedded Development Category: SmarterME moves on to Worldwide Finals
In the Embedded Development category, SmarterME will move on to the Worldwide Finals in Poland with their project SmarterMeter. With an e-box as the core of the system, the SmarterMeter solution provides a cost efficient way for households to better observe and manage power consumption in the home, over current commercial alternatives.
Digital Media Winners: Team Orange Charlie
The Digital Media teams were challenged to come up with a brand new film in the short span of 24 hours with the following theme: Education inspires innovation, innovation invokes education.
Team Orange Charlie touched the judges’ hearts with the story of how a young boy who grew up listening to his grandpa’s bedtime stories eventually invented a ‘fishbox’ that enables parents to virtually accompany their children through story telling in spite of their busy schedules.
