Brescia excels in Microsoft Imagine Cup Junior

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Brescia House School is delighted to announce that three of our Grade 9 girls— Shankari Jayakody, Hailie Chilenga, and Catherine Zhang – were among the top 10 winning teams globally in Microsoft's Imagine Cup Junior. Their team, known as the Rainbow Soldiers, was recognized globally for their innovative application that connects people within cultural groups, promoting understanding and unity.

Imagine Cup Junior is a global technology competition by Microsoft, empowering students aged 5-18 to showcase their skills and creativity, with a focus on AI (Artificial Intelligence). This competition encourages innovative solutions to global challenges using AI and promotes global citizenship and collaboration among young innovators.

The top 10 winning teams in the Imagine Cup Junior 2024 AI for Good global competition are listed below in alphabetical order:

  • DuoVision, Turkey: MemoirAI, an AI-based specialized autobiography assistant, preserves personal histories by blending verbal narratives with integrated audio and visual data, creating a permanent repository of human experience.
  • IntelliLex, Vietnam: IntelliLex, a personalized, automated AI system, supports dyslexic children in overcoming challenges and improving learning outcomes.
  • Milky Way, Vietnam: The Milky Way project preserves and promotes the value of intangible cultural heritage through interactive maps, timelines, categories, filters, and recommendations
  • Ocean Guardian, China: Ocean Guardian’s AI-assisted coral reef restoration system plans the best path for an underwater robot to repair coral reefs with minimal damage to marine life.
  • Rainbow Soldiers, South Africa: Rainbow Soldiers’ application connects people around a cultural group and encourages people to share their experiences.
  • Stroke of Luck, Malaysia: Stroke of Luck’s battery-operated device is surgically placed in the body to aid stroke patients in recovery and rehabilitation by recognizing, capturing, storing, receiving, and sending information in the form of electrical impulses via AI.
  • Team Mustang, United States: Team Mustang’s project provides early and accurate diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) involving the development of a convolutional neural network capable of analyzing abdominal ultrasound images to determine whether the liver is malignant or benign.
  • The Exhausted Dreamers, Singapore: The Exhausted Dreamers’ computer vision AI detects and labels car parts, sorting them based on recyclability and value, and sending the coordinates of the part location to a robot arm for retrieval.
  • To the Top, Saudi Arabia: To the Top utilizes AI to solve the problem of unpleasant odors emanating from tertiary treatment plants, sewage water, and eliminates the negative impact on air pollution and the health of citizens.
  • VocAI, United States: VocAI’s AI app generates clear and natural speech for people with hearing loss and provides self-training for improving speech quality.

Congratulations Shankari, Hailie, and Catherine. We are immensely proud of you! For the full blog announcement, go to: https://www.microsoft.com/.../congratulations-to-the.../...