BANGALORE, September 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next-generation services, today announced the winners of the first Infy Maker Awards, India. The Infy Maker Awards are testimony to Infosys' commitment to encourage the concept of 'Making' in India, acknowledging those individuals that have an interesting or innovative solution for real-world issues or a knack for leveraging technology to make things easier. These Awards were initially launched in the U.S. by the Infosys Foundation USA in June 2015 in support of President Obama's Nation of Makers initiative.
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Mr. Pravin Rao, Chief Operating Officer, Infosys said, "The Infy Maker Awards in India aim to recognize some of the best minds, and unleash the power of creativity and imagination of the next generation of thinkers. We believe that these awards will ignite the spirit of 'making' in India and celebrate excellence in innovation. Through these awards, we aim to inculcate and foster an ecosystem of forward-thinking makers. Infosys intends to steadily empower and reward such makers in India across communities and organizations."
Congratulating the winners on their achievement, Vandana Sikka, Chairperson, Infosys Foundation USA said, "The Infy Maker Awards program celebrates the spirit of making that is innate to all of us. These awards seek to recognize and reward the creative excellence of makers throughout India whose ideas and solutions have the potential to address the various challenges facing our world today. We believe that this initiative will spark thinking, ignite curiosity and fuel the spirit of innovation across the maker community in India. Building on the success of this awards program in the U.S., the Infy Maker Awards program in India is a reaffirmation of our commitment to contribute significantly to the larger global community and inspire the next generation of makers. The future is, and has always been, shaped by those who make."
In the first Indian edition, 20 winners were selected from more than 280 entries and more than 2,500 registrations. The winners were selected by a panel of distinguished judges representing technology, academia and the business community. The jury, comprising Ms. Kiran Mazumder Shaw, Chairperson & Managing Director, Biocon; Ms. Rama Bijapurkar, Author; Mr. Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Aarin Capital Partners; and Mr. Pravin Rao, Chief Operating Officer, Infosys, evaluated and selected the winning entries that were relevant to real-world problems, used technology in an innovative way, displayed originality of ideas and brought forward quality presentations.
The Infy Maker Awards India enable the creation of an ecosystem of innovation through 'making', one that will help India contribute more deeply to the larger global community of inventors and entrepreneurs. The 20 winning ideas will be presented an award of INR 5 lakh each, a trophy and a certificate.
Highlights:
About Infosys Ltd.
Infosys is a global leader in technology services and consulting. We enable clients in more than 50 countries to create and execute strategies for their digital transformation. From engineering to application development, knowledge management and business process management, we help our clients find the right problems to solve, and to solve these effectively. Our team of 190,000+ innovators, across the globe, is differentiated by the imagination, knowledge and experience, across industries and technologies that we bring to every project we undertake.
Visit https://www.infosys.com/to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY) can help your enterprise thrive in the digital age.
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ANNEXURE - WINNERS LIST
Team
Team Members Names/Inventions Category Link to the video
1. Sourabh ASSISTYOU
Alagundagi
2. Sandeep Patil Communicative
Glove solution
for hearing Social
3. Shreya impaired people Change
Gudasalamani to communicate Solutions https://youtu.be/J-ILkXQFFHg
Regenerative
brakes for cycle
rickshaw to make
1. Sanjeev Arjun pedaling easier
Gaur and safer https://youtu.be/R9Z6c7OhqUU
Multi-Functional
Elevator to move
in a vertical
1. Vuppari and horizontal
Kalyani direction https://youtu.be/pwVi6w_XUAE
1. Ilampothigai
K.
2. Vignesh V.
3. Anand Gopi
RASS device to
ensure safety
and
4. Ibrahim Ahmed communication
Hassan Awad amongst linemen https://youtu.be/IWbSq92G-Jc
1. Aravind S.
2. Balaji V.
Maritime Border
Warning System
3. Aravind G. for fisherman https://youtu.be/EAI8O0WVS3c
Selfiee
Innovators
1. Vishnupriya
S.
Public Over Dump
Limiter sensor
to trigger
2. Arun Kumar S. garbage levels https://youtu.be/gS28Fa1rEfQ
Invisible Bus
Bay to ease
parking in
overcrowded
1. Chetan Prasad areas https://youtu.be/NEe-AJsNC5c
Shour
The Smarter Way
to Shower by
1. Aakash Goel conserving water https://youtu.be/T2qgwiLnDiE
1. Sameer Panda
2. Smritiparna
Satpathy
3. Jayant
Pradhan
TycheeJuno's https://youtu.be/BzeLGY6JdaI
BPPC Technology
to self-track
4. Dr. K.N. and cure
Panda punctures
Team
Names/Invention
Team Members s Category Link to the video
1. Deepika Giri
2. V. Krishna
Kumar
3. Kavitha
Sowndararajan Heart Beat https://youtu.be/ZneQDYSqf2Q
Monitoring
System Using
Light-Fidelity
4. L. Jamuna (Li-Fi) Health
1. Shantanu Clinic-In-Box
Pathak for pregnant
rural women who
do not have
access to
2. Aditya healthcare
Kulkarni facilities https://youtu.be/RY41S8OuPdM
1. C. Cornelius
Durai
2. T. David
Thevaram Arduous
Therapist for
stroke patients
for
3. S. Sairam physiotherapy https://youtu.be/NfBang6KOM8
VTALK solution https://youtu.be/DbeeO7pA_BI
for the
1. Abhinav Autistic people
Shekhar to help them
Vashistha communicate
1. Dr. Lovi Raj
Gupta
2. Kunal Panchal
3. Yerra
Prasanthi
SitAby
4. Satish Reddy
The posture
proctor to
alert wrong
5. Vishakha posture at
Choudhary work. https://youtu.be/K3FDQ9M-jX0
1. Veerpal
Sharma
2. Divyanshu
Varshney FIZIO to ensure
that
physiotherapy
is on the right
3. Roopam Sharma track https://youtu.be/oVBQ_nsgMZA
1. Krishnanand
Venkatasubramani
an
Low cost wind
2. Senthilvel S. turbine Energy https://youtu.be/PA1zf1YET04
Weather Proof
Liquid Level
Switch and
Indicator to
1. Nagarjuna prevent water
Paturi overflow Electronics https://youtu.be/qYka4fH5IgI
1. Kannabiran S.
2. Gokul Srinath
V.
Human safety Artificial
system for Intelligenc
3. Boobalan B. bikes e:
Fermedicius
Infymaker
1. Nitesh Kumar Awards
Application
Video to figure
out if
2. Subhajit irrigation is
Biswas required for a
particular land
and controls
the water
3. Nithin Raju supply from the
D. tube well Others https://youtu.be/k6Wx-PVvJ2s
Walking Stick
1. Abhishek For Visually
Matlotia Impaired https://youtu.be/0tDGakY5pyw
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