2018 Winners
Congratulations to all finalists and winners of the 15th annual Silicon Valley Innovation Challenge (SVIC) at ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø!
Best Overall Innovation

1st Place: Paragit Solutions, first medical device to objectively assess three main symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
Team: Mohammad Filfil, MS in Electronic Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, and College of International & Extended Studies (CIES), ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
Arvan Vali Maani, MS in Mechanical Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, and College of International & Extended Studies (CIES), ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
Alec Moldovan, BS in Biomedical Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
2nd Place: Medixflow, a digital voice assistant to schedule caregivers’ tasks in senior care facilities
Team:Fabio Schmidberger, BS Software Engineering, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, and College
of International & Extended Studies (CIES), ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
Ryan Palermo, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
Eduard Weichselbaumer, BS Business Administration, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø

3rd Place: Sun Patches, Ultra Violet Bulb plasters for psoriasis treatment
Team: Aurimas Mazuras, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Edgaras Kloniūnas, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Gertrūda Nariuševi�iūtė, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Rita Juceviciene, Faculty Advisor, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Andrew McLaughlin, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø

3rd Place: Vessel Athletics, an innovative athletic-wear top with a removable hydration pack
Team:Jasmine Sanchez, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
Andrew Marley, MA Applied Anthropology, College of Social Sciences, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
Ferry Alvianto Tjahjadi, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
Angeline Lee, BS Computer Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
Andrew Amador, BA Industrial Design, College of Humanities and the Arts, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
Juan Hernandez, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
Thenu Senthil, BS Computer Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
Best Social Innovation

Hellen Keller, a mobile app to enable the deaf and blind to communicate with others
Team: Ziyad Khalil, BS Computer Science, College of Science, and College of International & Extended Studies (CIES), ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
Medixflow, a digital voice assistant to schedule caregivers’ tasks in senior care facilities
Team:Fabio Schmidberger, BS Software Engineering, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
Ryan Palermo, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
Eduard Weichselbaumer, BS Business Administration, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
Best Educational Innovation

BridgeBrain, a web-based, peer-to-peer collaborative platform for university networking for research projects
Team:
Alejandro Barajas, MS Mass Communications, School of Journalism and Mass Communications ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
Jihye Woo, MS Mass Communications, School of Journalism and Mass Communications ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
Tina Korani, Faculty Advisor, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
Best Elevator Pitch
Jasmine Sanchez, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø, for Vessel Athletics, an innovative athletic-wear top with a removable hydration pack
People’s Choice Award

SpotMe Solutions, an app to find parking in real-time
Team: Steve Suarez, BS Business Administration (Management), Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
Sahib Grewal, BS Business Analytics, Lucas College & Graduate School of Business, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
Kelvin Nguyen, BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
Matthew Daniel BS Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Lucas College & Graduate School of
Business, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø
James Zhao, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø