Finalists named for Singapore leg of Microsoft Imagine Cup 2015

Three teams from Temasek Polytechnic’s School of Informatics and IT, Nanyang Polytechnic’s School of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering and School of Interactive and Digital Media clinched top spots for their innovative technology applications at the Singapore finals for the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2015 held earlier this month. 

The Microsoft Imagine Cup 2015, now in its 13th year in Singapore, provides a platform for student technologists, developers and aspiring entrepreneurs from all academic backgrounds to collaborate and develop technology applications for the market through the use of coding. In this year’s competition, 

The teams will now advance to the Asia Pacific semi-finals later next month to compete for a spot to represent Singapore at the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2015 World Finals, which takes place in Seattle in the US in July.

Source: Microsoft. From left: Nobuhiro Ito, Director for Developer Experience & Evangelism, Microsoft Singapore, Umaa Gopinathan Pillai, Nur Raihanah Binte Mohd Harion, and Hong Xuenong from Team 3DiMS and Jessica Tan, Managing Director, Microsoft Singapore.

Team 3DiMS from the Nanyang Polytechnic School of Biomedical Engineering and School of Engineering took the top prize in the Innovation Category for their 3DiMS (3D Measurement System) project. 

The 3DiMS software enables quick and accurate 3D measurements of the intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) volume within potential stroke patients’ bodies using consumer devices such as the Microsoft Surface, and provides a faster, more convenient and cost-effective way of detecting potential strokes. 

Developed in consultation with doctors, neurosurgeons, research scientists and industry partners in Singapore, the solution also has the potential to improve the care provided to stroke patients worldwide. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3, Windows Phone, OpenCV and Microsoft Visual Studio were used.

Source: Microsoft. From left: Nobuhiro Ito, Director for Developer Experience & Evangelism, Microsoft Singapore, Van Phuong Thanh of Team Mozter, Tan Chun Siong, Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Singapore, Goi Jia Jian and Kirk Yeo of Team Mozter, and Amada Kiemas, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft.

Team Mozter, comprising members from Temasek Polytechnic’s School of Informatics and IT, took home the championship in the Citizenship Category with their mosquito monitoring platform that leverages on the Internet of Things (IoT) and the power of cloud technologies to enhance national mosquito surveillance and control. 

Also called Mozter, the platform automates the mosquito data collection process to produce meaningful datasets that empower environment control officers to monitor mosquito data and take timely control actions where needed, versus the manual process practised by environment control officers today. 

The technologies deployed were Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure SQL Database, Microsoft ASP.NET Model View Controller (MVC), Windows Phone, Raspberry Pi, Matlab and Microsoft Visual Studio.

Source: Microsoft. Nobuhiro Ito, Director for Developer Experience & Evangelism, Microsoft Singapore, Ui Jia Wei and Leroy Liew of Team Mei You, Tan Chun Siong, Technical Evangelist, Microsoft  Singapore, Patrick Shim, Senior Technical Evangelist, Microsoft APAC, and Clement Sim Zhixuan from Team Mei You.

Team Mei You from the Nanyang Polytechnic School of Interactive and Digital Media clinched top spot in the Games Category for their Illan 3D puzzle and exploration game. Set in a monochromatic world that has lost its colours and liveliness, the protagonist is motivated to restore the lost colours of his world through overcoming in-game challenges and obstacles. The team used Unity 3D, Autodesk Maya, Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Visual Studio in the creation of the game.

“We at Microsoft are incredibly proud of what students in Singapore have done at this year’s Imagine Cup. The creativity displayed and the soundness of the ideas presented have greatly impressed the judges, with some of the top projects exemplifying how technology can effectively place professional skills attained through years of training in the hands of the general public. 

"We are excited at the wide range of possibilities students can imagine with coding skills at the palms of their hands, and hope that the Imagine Cup experience will empower them to continually innovate, create and unlock the best opportunities for their future,” said Nobuhiro Ito, Director for Developer Experience & Evangelism, Microsoft Singapore.