Grainger Computing Innovation Prize Finals and Reception
The Illinois Tech community is invited to the finals competition and reception for the second annual Grainger Computing Innovation Prize hosted by the College of Computing on Wednesday, November 9, from 2:30–6:15 p.m. in The McCormick Tribune Campus Center.
The finalist teams of undergraduate and graduate students will present their projects to a jury of Chicago’s tech leaders. Come and support the finalists and share in the excitement as we crown our Grainger Computing Innovation Prize champion!
Program
The program begins and 2 p.m. and includes the finalists’ presentations and a reception and award ceremony, where dinner and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided.
- Finalist presentations: 2:30–4:00 p.m. (Grace T. and Fred W. McCloska Auditorium)
- Reception and awards ceremony: 4:00–6:15 p.m. (Grace T. and Fred W. McCloska Ballroom)
We have a truly exciting range of projects among the five finalists, including:
- A Data-Driven Solution to Addressing Food Insecurity—This project enables restaurants to report their end-of-day unsaleable food so that Chicago’s food insecure population can access it
- Coh-Op—A tool for classifying the efficacy and safety of opioids
- StarPay—A massively scalable short messaging service-based payments settlement network for Mexico’s unbanked population
- GreenGrid—A blockchain-powered microgrid with an efficient use of renewable power
- Garden PI—An automated soilless hydroponic feeding and automated lighting system that makes a perfect growing environment for plants
About the Grainger Computing Innovation Prize
The Grainger Computing Innovation Prize calls on Illinois Tech students to develop creative technology solutions to some of the most challenging problems facing the world today. Teams are encouraged to tackle projects in “Computing with Data for Social Good” to address real-world problems in education, health, energy, public safety, transportation, economic development, sustainable smart infrastructure, climate change, and more.
Finalists who tackle these challenging problems best win a share of $30,000 in prizes:
- First-place team: $15,000
- Second-place team: $10,000
- Third-place team: $5,000
The Grainger Computing Innovation Prize was established through a generous endowed gift from The Grainger Foundation, an independent, private foundation based in Lake Forest, Illinois, that provides substantive support to a broad range of organizations, including educational, medical, cultural, and human services institutions.
If you have any questions about the Grainger Computing Innovation Prize competition, please contact graingerprize@iit.edu.
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