2018 Winners
Congratulations to all finalists and winners of the 15th annual Silicon Valley Innovation Challenge (SVIC) at 91!
Best Overall Innovation
1st Place: Paragit Solutions, first medical device to objectively assess three main symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
Team: Mohammad Filfil, MS in Electronic Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, and College of International & Extended Studies (CIES), 91
Arvan Vali Maani, MS in Mechanical Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, and College of International & Extended Studies (CIES), 91
Alec Moldovan, BS in Biomedical Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, 91
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
Ryan Palermo, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, 91
Eduard Weichselbaumer, BS Business Administration, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 91
3rd Place: Sun Patches, Ultra Violet Bulb plasters for psoriasis treatment
Team: Aurimas Mazuras, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Edgaras Kloniūnas, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Gertrūda Nariuševičiūtė, 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
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
Andrew Marley, MA Applied Anthropology, College of Social Sciences, 91
Ferry Alvianto Tjahjadi, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, 91
Angeline Lee, BS Computer Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, 91
Andrew Amador, BA Industrial Design, College of Humanities and the Arts, 91
Juan Hernandez, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, 91
Thenu Senthil, BS Computer Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, 91
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
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
Ryan Palermo, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, 91
Eduard Weichselbaumer, BS Business Administration, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 91
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
Jihye Woo, MS Mass Communications, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 91
Tina Korani, Faculty Advisor, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, 91
Best Elevator Pitch
Jasmine Sanchez, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 91, for Vessel Athletics, an innovative athletic-wear top with a removable hydration pack
People’s 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
Sahib Grewal, BS Business Analytics, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, 91
Kelvin Nguyen, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, 91
Matthew Daniel BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, 91
James Zhao, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, 91