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Joo Kiat Ng, Cajun Ka Joon Tai, Rohit Thomas – Malaysia

RescueAI: Smart City Disaster Digital Twin with Robotic Autonomy

The solution provides a comprehensive overview of the disaster management system, from data collection to response in reducing plastic waste and also saving marine and human lives. It uses cutting-edge technologies such as digital twin, natural language processing (NLP) with speech-to-text optimized by OpenVINO, drones equipped with AI instance segmentation (YoloV8 optimized by OpenVINO), and real sense d435i for object avoidance. Thus, emergency responders can quickly visualize available resources for effective disaster management and flood prevention.

Maciej Jałocha – Poland

StraightenUp – Posture Assistant

StraightenUp is a browser extension that helps maintain a healthy posture while being in front of a computer. The app gently blurs the viewport when it detects the user has slouched so that they aren’t annoyed yet they know to straighten up.

Nicolle Daniela, Melanie Espinoza Hernández, Mariana Acuna Cordero – Costa Rica

Utilizing AI to help Native Bees

The solution is a biosecurity terminal for the capture and construction of an atlas of bees of the world. By using tools such as vector neural network instructions and Intel® OpenVINO architectures for object detection, the solution provides the first global dataset of bees native to the country.

• Edyta Kowalska – Poland
• Shilpa Sethi – India
• Victor Manuel – Mexico

Meiyu Huang – Singapore

Way Back Home

Way Back Home targets the challenges that caregivers of persons with dementia face to find their Wayfinding, the ability to navigate and orient oneself in physical spaces, which can become challenging for individuals with dementia. Wayfinding solutions play a vital role in improving the quality of life for dementia patients.

Kevin Vo, Larry Le, Ryan Huynh – United States of America

AI-Powered Robotic Service Animal for People with Visual Disabilities

Here-Charlie, a robotic service dog that uses AI and Intel technologies to provide aid to the visually impaired. Equipped with IR sensors, cameras, ultrasonic sensors, and LIDAR, our robot helps its owner navigate its owners through different environments, providing an alternative to those who can’t afford the responsibilities of owning a real dog. And paired with Intel’s OpenVINO, our dog can admit audio cues for things it detects within its presence to alert its owners.

Teerapat Sardsud, Roryon Wannapraserd, Phachara Phuansup – Thailand

BRINL: Braille Interactive Learning

BRINL, also known as "Braille Interactive Learning," proposes a solution that utilizes AI and Intel technologies to improve Braille learning for visually impaired individuals. The adaptive learning feature uses the help of 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-18800H, Intel oneMKL, Intel DevCloud, and Intel Distribution for Python.