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Microsoft - Meet the winners of the 2020 Imagine Cup Americas Regional Final

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Meet the winners of the 2020 Imagine Cup Americas Regional Final

<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/meet-the-winners-of-the-2020-imagine-cup-americas-regional-final.jpg" width="1200" height="628" title="" alt="" /></div><div><div><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/meet-the-winners-of-the-2020-imagine-cup-americas-regional-final.jpg" class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div>
<p><a href="https://imaginecup.microsoft.com/emea" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span data-contrast="none">Ten student teams</span></a><span data-contrast="none"> from </span><span data-contrast="none">countries </span><span data-contrast="none">across the Americas</span> <span data-contrast="none">virtually </span><span data-contrast="none">pitched their tech solutions at the 2020 Imagine Cup </span><span data-contrast="none">Americas</span><span data-contrast="none"> Regional Final this week. </span><span data-contrast="none">Driven by purpose and developed with passion, each team </span><span data-contrast="none">presented </span><span data-contrast="none">a unique project leveraging Microsoft Azure to make a difference. The event culminated with the selection of the final two teams to move forward to this year’s World Championship during Microsoft Build. C</span><span data-contrast="none">ongratulations </span><span data-contrast="none">to our Americas World Finalists, </span><span data-contrast="none">Team Deeptector and Team Tremor Vision from the United States</span><span data-contrast="none">!</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">The Imagine Cup aims to </span><span data-contrast="none">empower student developers</span> <span data-contrast="none">to</span><span data-contrast="none"> create innovative and inclusive projects that tackle </span><span data-contrast="none">pressing global and societal issues</span><span data-contrast="none">. </span><span data-contrast="none">Our winning teams both developed solutions to make an impact </span><span data-contrast="none">with</span><span data-contrast="none">in </span><span data-contrast="none">their communities</span><span data-contrast="none"> and beyond.</span> <span data-contrast="none">Deeptector</span><span data-contrast="none"> created</span><span data-contrast="auto"> an intelligent tool that uses state-of-the-art deep learning technologies to detect “</span><span data-contrast="auto">Deepfake</span><span data-contrast="auto">” videos and protect journalists,</span><span data-contrast="none"> and Team Tremor Vision</span> <span data-contrast="none">created </span><span class="TextRun SCXW82207812 BCX1" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW82207812 BCX1" data-wac-het="1">a web-based tool using Azure custom vision that enables physicians to detect early onset Parkinson’s and quantitatively track patient progress throughout a prescribed treatment plan.</span></span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Out of hundreds of </span><span data-contrast="none">Americas</span><span data-contrast="none"> submissions, the ten regional finalist teams virtually showcased their innovations to </span><span data-contrast="none">a panel of judges to </span><span data-contrast="none">compete for prizes totaling USD20,000, Azure credits, and two spots in the 2020 World Championship.</span><span data-contrast="none"> With ideas encompassing solutions in </span><span data-contrast="none">environmental conservation</span><span data-contrast="none">,</span><span data-contrast="none"> communication,</span><span data-contrast="none"> accessibility, </span><span data-contrast="none">healthcare detection and prevention tools, </span><span data-contrast="none">and more, judges had a difficult task selecting which teams to advance. </span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Congratulations to all our winners</span><span data-contrast="none"> this year</span><span data-contrast="none"> and thank you to everyone who participated in bringing your passion to life</span><span data-contrast="none">. We can’t wait to see how students continue to develop their projects. </span><span data-contrast="none">We’d also like to </span><span data-contrast="none">give a special thank you to our judges for lending their expertise to the competition. </span><span data-contrast="none">  </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Meet the winning teams:</span></strong><span data-contrast="none">  </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">  </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">World Finalist</span></strong><span data-contrast="none"> – Deeptector, United States</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="none">University of Missouri</span></em></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The team created Deeptector.io, a web app that detects </span><span data-contrast="auto">DeepFakes</span><span data-contrast="auto"> using the same Artific</span><span data-contrast="auto">i</span><span data-contrast="auto">al Intelligence methods that generate state-of-the-art </span><span data-contrast="auto">DeepFake</span><span data-contrast="auto">. These algorithms are commonly known as deep neural networks and they train themselves to differentiate between real videos and fake ones by looking at thousands of examples of each. </span><span data-contrast="auto">DeepFakes</span><span data-contrast="auto"> are an emerging method for propagating misinformation in the media and </span><span data-contrast="auto">Deeptector</span><span data-contrast="auto"> aims to protect journalists and the public from the damage that </span><span data-contrast="auto">DeepFakes</span><span data-contrast="auto"> can cause.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><i><span data-contrast="none">Prizes: USD8,000, Azure credits, a spot in the 2020 Imagine Cup World Championship   </span></i><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">  </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">World Finalist</span></strong><span data-contrast="none"> – </span><span data-contrast="none">Tremor Vision, United States</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="none">University of Washington</span></em></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Tremor Vision is a web-based tool that enables physicians to detect early onset Parkinson’s and quantitatively track patient progress throughout a prescribed treatment plan. By simply using a touchscreen device connected to the internet, the user send</span><span data-contrast="auto">s</span><span data-contrast="auto"> clinical results to their physician. </span><span data-contrast="auto">The</span><span data-contrast="auto"> platform empowers patients to save time and money required by routine clinical visits and increases physician’s reach in screening for early signs of Parkinson’s.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><i><span data-contrast="none">Prizes: USD8,000, Azure credits, a spot in the 2020 Imagine Cup World Championship   </span></i><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">  </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Runner-up</span></strong><span data-contrast="none"> – Pink AI, United States</span></p>
<p><em><span class="TextRun Highlight BCX1 SCXW118787259" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun BCX1 SCXW118787259" data-wac-het="1" data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of California, Berkeley</span></span></em></p>
<p><span class="TextRun Highlight BCX1 SCXW35215716" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun BCX1 SCXW35215716" data-wac-het="1">Pink AI’s project is a web platform that uses a Deep Learning model to provide accurate, efficient, and affordable detection for 4 different types of breast cancer in 10 seconds with an accuracy of 99%.</span></span></p>
<p><i><span data-contrast="none">Prizes: USD2,500 and Azure credits  </span></i><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Runner-up </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">– Synbiolic, Canada</span></p>
<p><em><span class="TextRun SCXW247477522 BCX1" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW247477522 BCX1 DefaultHighlightTransition" data-wac-het="1" data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">Harbord</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW247477522 BCX1" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW247477522 BCX1" data-wac-het="1" data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph"> Collegiate Institute, </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW247477522 BCX1" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW247477522 BCX1" data-wac-het="1" data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">AY Jackson Secondary School</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW247477522 BCX1" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW247477522 BCX1" data-wac-het="1" data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">, Port Credit Secondary School</span></span></em></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Synbiolic</span><span data-contrast="auto"> is an AI-powered end-to-end rational drug design platform with a mission of making medicine more accessible worldwide. Researchers are able to choose their targets, the small molecule’s property they wish to optimize and get a tailored list of molecules that could work as a drug, as well as instructions on how to synthesize that molecule.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><i><span data-contrast="none">Prizes: USD2,500 and Azure credits   </span></i><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">  </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Runner-up</span></strong><span data-contrast="none"> – </span>TuringCerts , United States</p>
<p><em>Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,&nbsp;<span>University of California, Berkeley</span></em></p>
<p><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW199512776 BCX1" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW199512776 BCX1 DefaultHighlightTransition" data-wac-het="1">TuringCerts</span></span><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW199512776 BCX1" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW199512776 BCX1" data-wac-het="1"> is a privacy-first certificate validation solution on the blockchain, which guarantees the integrity of records and makes verifying and transferring much more efficient than conventional hiring process.</span></span>&nbsp;</p>
<p><i><span data-contrast="none">Prizes: USD2,500 and Azure credits   </span></i><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">  </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Follow the journeys of our winning teams on </span><a href="https://instagram.com/microsoftimaginecup" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer"><span data-contrast="none">Instagram</span></a><span data-contrast="none"> and </span><a href="https://twitter.com/msftimagine" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer"><span data-contrast="none">Twitter</span></a><span data-contrast="none"> as they prepare for the 2020 World Championship! They’ll be competing</span><span data-contrast="none"> against our </span><a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/student-developer-blog/congratulations-to-our-2020-imagine-cup-asia-regional-final/ba-p/1180240" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span data-contrast="none">Asia </span><span data-contrast="none">World Finalists</span></a><span data-contrast="none">, team Syrinx and team Hollo, and </span><a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/student-developer-blog/congratulations-to-our-2020-imagine-cup-emea-regional-final/ba-p/1219617" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span data-contrast="none">EMEA World Finalists</span></a><span data-contrast="none">, team the Knights and team </span><span data-contrast="none">RedWalls</span><span data-contrast="none">.   </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:150,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}" data-wac-het="1">&nbsp;</span></p>
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