The Viterbi School of Engineering offers USC undergraduate students an opportunity to use innovation to develop solutions in three areas:
- Atoms – engineering hardware products
- Bits – digital projects, such as mobile and web apps, including AI, ML applications
- Cells – biomedical or bioengineering projects
The winning team in each category will receive $1,000!
The 2019 Winning Teams
Marlink
Marlink is an underwater exploration device that allows information to be transmitted and received between AUVs and scientists. This communication capability reduces the need for periodic resurfacing and vehicle retrieval, which drastically simplif ies operations and reduces costs.
Safar
Safar is a mobile information provider application whose goal is to alleviate refugee frustration from a lack of information by bridging the communication gap present in camps. It works in tandem with NGOs and camp management to provide up-to-date information regarding health and educational resources available both within and around refugee camps.
MyGIBuddy
MyGIBuddy is a personal health tracking device, designed to allow users to monitor their GI bacterial microbiomes and diagnose illnesses such as SIBO and IBS. The device tracks hydrogen levels in users’ breath, and processes this information to deliver health updates through a web-based mobile application.
Workshops
We have workshops to teach you about customer discovery and pitch decks.
- Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2019
- Time: 5 – 6 PM
- Location: MCB 101 (Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience)
- Workshop #1 slides
- Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2019
- Time: 5 – 6 PM
- Location: DRB 146 (Denney Research Center)
- Pitch Deck slides
Prof Trina Gregory holds Innovation Hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am to 12 pm in OHE 412. You are also welcome to sign up for a time slot via Appointlet.
Funding
Each team can apply for funding of up to $200 to work on their innovation.
Please write a proposal for funding and then submit your document by February 24, 2019 at 11:50 PM.
Application
To apply, you will be asked to provide:
- Description of a problem and how you are solving it with your technology
- Name, school, email, graduation date, and one sentence bio for each team member
All USC undergraduate students are invited to participate, although each team must have at least one Viterbi undergraduate student as a member. The maximum number of team members is five.
Applications due on Sunday, January 13, 2019 by 11:59 PM.