The “Codefundo++ National Challenge” conducted under Microsoft’s Academia Accelerator Programme held on Tuesday, January 5th, themed under “build state of the art technology to predict or manage natural disasters better”, the winner for the challenge was emerged to be ‘UAV’s for Disaster Management’ presented by IIT Madras.
The IIT Madras project constitutes Artificial Intelligence powered drones which will have the ability to provide information about the exact location where the disaster has occurred.
IIT Guwahati, that emerged to be the runner-up for the challenge presented a Mixed Reality App that will perform basic tasks such as communication, navigation, and current status of the rescuers making it easy for them to communicate.
According to the statement released by the Microsoft, the winners will be awarded ₹5 lakh, ₹3 lakh, and ₹1 lakh.
In July 2017, the Microsoft in order to put AI at work for the future of Earth granted $50 million as a five-year commitment. To give the Commitment a push, they will be providing technical and educational support through the AI for Earth to the winning teams and will also award them with $5000 in Azure Credits.
“India has immense potential to be a hub of development for AI-driven solutions. Microsoft’s engagement with the Academia reiterates our commitment to engage and enrich the innovation journey of students in Engineering schools,” Chitra Sood, Director Business Management, Microsoft India (R&D) Private Ltd., said in a statement.