The CHI 2007 Student Design Competition advanced to the next round, short presentations on Wednesday morning.
Of the 54 submissions from 19 schools and 11 countries, a dozen teams were selected to show their posters and compete for the next round. The finalists are:
- altVerto (U of Michigan)
- EMI: A system to improve and promote the use of public transportation (Universidad Tecnologica de la Mixteca, Mexico)
- Ri-Ri: Assisting bus conductors in Madras (Indiana)
- Celerometer and Idling Reminder: Persuasive technology for school bus eco-driving (Indiana)
The remaining four teams also have to present two slides and one minutes, and the top three finalists get money.
The two IU teams are particularly strong. Ri-Ri is a team of second-year master’s students (Christian Beck, Arvind Ashok and Nick Quagliara) who designed something to help bus conductors in Madras, India. Celerometer was the entry of first-year master’s students (Tyler Pace, Shruti Ramalingam, and David Roedl) who redefined the design problem to focus on improving efficiency of school buses.
Congratulations to all of the teams for making it to San Jose. The projects are great.
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