2019 Imagine Cup World Championship

2019 IMAGINE CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP. YES! I AM KATE YEAGER. HE IS CORPORATE VICE PRESIDENT OF MICROSOFT SOLUTIONS COREY SANDERS, AND WE ARE INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO BE YOUR HOST LIVE FROM SEATTLE, WASHINGTON KICKING OFF THIS YEAR'S MICROSOFT BUILD CONFERENCE. >> THOUSANDS OF DEVELOPERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE LATEST TECH AND INNOVATION AND WE'VE GOT THREE TEAM STUDENTS WHO ARE READY TO DO THE SAME. >> THESE BRILLIANT STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ON QUITE THE JOURNEY LEAD

ING UP TO THE 17th IMAGINE CUP WHERE THE COMPETITION FINDS A FITTING NEW HOME HERE AT MICROSOFT BUILD. >> AT MICROSOFT, OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER EVERY PERSON AND EVERY ORGANIZATION ON THE PLANET TO ACHIEVE MORE. AND OUR COMMUNITY OF DEVELOPERS ARE INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING US DO JUST THAT. THEY TAKE OUR LATEST TOOLS AND TECH AND FIND NEW WAYS TO USE THEM FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL OF US. AND I'M SO EXCITED THAT THIS YEAR WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF STUDENT DEVELOPERS ALONG FOR THE RIDE AT MICROSOFT BUILD. IN

ADDITION TO IMAGINE CUP, LOCAL STUDENTS FROM SEATTLE SCHOOLS ARE JOINING US, PLUS NEW THIS YEAR, BUILD ATTENDEES WERE INVITED TO BRING THEIR CHILDREN ALONG WITH THEM TO EXPLORE AND LEARN. IN FACT, WE'RE STANDING RIGHT NOW IN THE STUDENT ZONE, WHICH WILL BE THE HUB FOR STUDENT LEARNING AND FUN ALL WEEK, WHERE THEY CAN GET HANDS ON WITH MINECRAFT, AZURE, VISUAL STUDIO, GITHUB AND SO MUCH MORE. WE REALLY WANTED THIS BUILD TO BE ABOUT LIFELONG LEARNING, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT THIS BRINGS ALL DE

VELOPERS, BOTH BUDDING AND ESTABLISHED. I ALSO CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS RIGHT NOW AS OUR IMAGINE CUP FINALISTS PRESENT THEIR CONCEPTS. BUILD IS ALL ABOUT MAKING WHAT'S GREAT AND THE PERFECT HOME FOR THE 17th ANNUAL IMAGINE CUP AND OUR NEXT GENERATION OF CREATORS. ALL RIGHT. >> AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE SPIRIT OF HEALTHY COMPETITION, WHICH IS WHAT THESE STUDENTS HAVE ENGAGED IN FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. THE IMAGINE CUP JOURNEY BEGAN WITH 30, 000 STUDENT COMPETITORS FROM 190 COUNTRIES. FRO

M THERE TEAMS COMPETED IN THREE REGIONAL COMPETITIONS WITH THE WINNER OF EACH REGION TAKING HOME A COOL $15, 000, AND, OF COURSE, PUNCHING THEIR TICKET TO TODAY'S CHAMPIONSHIP. >> QUITE THE GLOBAL JOURNEY TO BE SURE. ALMOST 30, 000 COLLECTIVE MILES TRAVELED BY OUR FINALISTS ON THE WAY TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN SEATTLE, WHICH IS APPROPRIATELY DUBBED CLOUD CITY. >> TRUE. THIS CLOUD CITY ISN'T JUST ABOUT RAIN. FURTHER ADO, LET'S MEET OUR REGIONAL CHAMPS AND TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR EXPERIENCE ON THE ROAD

TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP. >> WE ARE TEAM FINDERR. >> EASYGLUCOSE. >> ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. >>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HERE THEY ARE, YOUR IMAGINE CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINALISTS! >> AWESOME. CONGRATULATIONS ON MAKING IT THIS FAR. NOW WE'D LIKE YOU TO HEAD BACK STAGE AND GET READY FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS. WE'LL SEE YOU IN JUST A COUPLE MOMENTS. >>> NOW IT'S TIME TO MEET THE PEOPLE WHO WILL DECIDE THIS YEAR'S WINNER. IN ORDER TO TAKE HOME THAT FAMOUS TROPHY AND A HUGE GRAND PRIZE, OUR FINALISTS MUST I

MPRESS THESE HIGHLY QUALIFIED TECH VETERANS. LET'S MEET OUR PANEL OF ESTEEMED JUDGES . >> PLEASE WELCOME OUR AAA PANEL AMY HOOD, AMJAD MASAD AND ARLAN HAMILTON. OKEY DOAKY, FOLKS. NOW, IT'S TIME TO GET STARTED. HERE IS HOW IT ALL GOES DOWN. EACH TEAM WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO PITCH THEIR IDEAS. OUR JUDGES WILL BE SCORING EACH PRESENTATION BASED ON THE SOLUTIONS TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, FEASIBILITY, AND CONCEPT. OUR GRAND PRIZE WINNER TAKES HOME $100, 000, $50, 000 IN AZURE CREDITS, A MENTORSHIP

WITH MICROSOFT VENTURE FUND AND A PRICELESS MENTORING SESSION WITH CEO OF MICROSOFT SATYA NADELLA. NOW, TIME TO GET INTO THESE PRESENTATIONS. WE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH EACH OF THESE TEAMS IN PREPARATION FOR TODAY'S BIG EVENT. HERE IS A LITTLE PREVIEW OF EACH TEAM'S PROJECT. FIRST UP FROM INDIA, HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT TEAM CAELI HAS IN STORE. >> WE ARE TEAM CAELI FROM INDIA. >>> TEAM CAELI, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO WOW OUR JUDGES. THAT TIME BEGINS NOW. >> POLLUTION RISES. MILLIONS LIVE IN THI

S CONDITION EVERY DAY OF THEIR LIFE, WHERE THEY CAN'T EVEN BREATHE CLEAN AIR. BACK IN INDIA, WE HAVE DAYS WHEN PEOPLE ARE CONFINED TO THEIR HOUSES JUST BECAUSE THE AIR QUALITY WAS TOO HARMFUL. I HAVE SEEN MY FRIEND COUGHING BLOOD, A PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTION. NOW, ACCORDING TO WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, AIR POLLUTION IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST KILLER. THE NUMBER OF DEATHS MORE THAN OTHERS COMBINED. A SOLUTION FOR ALL THOSE PEOPLE. THEREFORE, INTRODUCE YOU TO CAELI. CAELI IS A SOLUTION TO I

MPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN POOR AIR QUALITY AREAS. CAELI IS THE MOST ADVANCED ANTI-POLLUTION MASK EVERY BUILT WITH SIX AIR FILTERS AND CE CENTRIFUG E AL FAN. TO ENSURE COMFORT FOR ALL, WE HAVE INTEGRATED AZURE COGNITIVE SERVICES FOR THE BEST MASK, SO THERE ARE INNOVATIONS. WE HAVE WORKED WITH SEVERAL HOSPITALS FOR NEBULIZER, SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT INTO YOUR PALM. EASILY CONNECT TO THE CAELI MASK SO PATIENTS CAN TAKE MEDICINES ON THE GO WHENEVER AND ANYWHERE THEY NEED IT. PATIENTS W

ILL ALSO BE ABLE TO SCHEDULE THEIR MEDICINE TIME EXACTLY FROM THE CAELI APP SO THEY CAN GET AUTOMATIC DELIVERY OR REMINDERS. AIR QUALITY SENSOR TO MONITOR AIR QUALITY 24/7 AND SENDS THE DATA TO THE CLOUD FOR BEING ACCESSED BY EVERYONE. USERS CAN CHECK AIR QUALITY AROUND THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD OR WORKPLACE. CAELI ALSO PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT FOUR DAYS. CAELI USERS WILL BE ABLE TO USE FROM A SINGLE TAB, MAKE CALLS, CARRY ON SIMPLE DAILY TASKS. IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE POPULARITY

OF AN ANTI-POLLUTION MASK AMONG MASSES, WE INTRODUCED THE IDEA OF CUSTOMIZABLE MASK SO CHILDREN CAN GO FOR THEIR FAVORITE CARTOON CHARACTER. CAELI, A PARTNER HOSPITAL OR PHARMACIES. CAELI WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THIRD PARTY ORGANIZATIONS IN FORM OF PAY SERVICES. AS LOW AS $19, NEBULIZER AT $37. CAELI CUSTOMIZED AVAILABLE FOR AN EXTRA CHARGE. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. WE ARE CAELI AND WE WANT YOU TO BREATHE FREELY. >> FANTASTIC JOB. WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START. JUDGES, NOW WE'D LIKE TO HEAR A FEW THOUGHT

S FROM YOU. LET'S START. ARLAN, GO AHEAD. >> HI. YES, REALLY, REALLY GOOD. I LOVE WHAT YOU'RE DOING. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU FOCUS ON ONE THING -- OR A COUPLE OF THINGS AND DO THEM REALLY WELL. I THINK ALSO THE EDUCATION THAT YOU'LL HAVE TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS FIRST, AND THEN THEY WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR SOLUTION IS. BECAUSE THE VIRTUAL ASSISTANT THING, IT'S REALLY COOL, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I NEED THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT WAS ADDED. PLEASE FOCUS ON T

HE THING YOU FEEL YOU'RE GOING TO BRING TO MARKET FIRST. >> GREAT. AMJAD, WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY? >> I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. I THINK IT'S AN AWESOME PRODUCT. IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT -- INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ISSUE. SO I THINK YOU HAVE A VERY GOOD CORE MESSAGE THAT YOU NEED TO FOCUS ON. I THINK THE NEXT CHALLENGE FOR YOU IS TO -- BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD NEED THIS PRODUCT, YOU NEED TO MAKE IT AFFORDABLE AND MAKE SURE TO GET AS MANY CUSTOMERS AS POSSIBLE SO PEOPLE CAN BENEFIT FROM IT. GREAT J

OB. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEE WHERE YOU TAKE THIS. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TEAM CAELI. FANTASTIC JOB. REALLY WELL DONE. NOW OVER TO YOU, KATE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COREY. A STRONG START TO OUR CHAMPIONSHIP. LET'S KEEP THINGS MOVING. OUR SECOND PRESENTATION OF THE DAY COMES FROM TEAM FINDERR, WINNER OF THE REGIONAL. HERE IS A SNEAK PEEK AT THEIR SOLUTION. >>> NOW IT'S OUR TURN TO THIS THIS SOLUTION IN PERSON. TEAM FINDERR, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES ON THE CLOCK. THAT TIME BEGINS NOW. >> HEY, I'M FER

DINAND FROM TEAM FINDERR. >> HAVE YOU EVER LOST SOMETHING LIKE A KEY, WALLET OR PHONE? I'M SURE I HAVE. WELL, OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE UK'S LEADING CHARITY TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. JOHN, ONE OF THE TEST USERS, HAS SHARED THE FOLLOWING STORY WITH US. ONCE HE WAS LOOKING FOR A BOOK FOR THREE DAYS STRAIGHT AND WASN'T ABLE TO FIND IT. HOW IT TURNED OUT, THE BOOK WAS BESIDE HIM THE ENTIRE TIME. AS I'VE GOT DYSLEXIA MYSELF I USE SPEECH TO TEXT SO

FTWARE AND OTHER SOFTWARES TO HELP ME WITH MY DISABILITY. FINDERR DOES THE SAME FOR PEOPLE TO BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT TO FIND LOST OBJECTS. OUR TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP JOHN. WE UTILIZE CUSTOM BUILD 3D STEREO TO PINPOINT EVERY OBJECT IN 3D SPACE. THEN WE USE AZURE TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS SPATIAL ANCHORS, COSMOSDB AND CUSTOM VISION TO POWER OUR SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE. THEN WE USE OUR CUSTOM BUILD iOS APPLICATION TO NAVIGATE THE USER TO WATCH THE OBJECTS USING AN AI EXPERIENCE. FEEDBACK AND STEREO AUDIO. YOU

CAN HEAR NOISE IN THE BACKGROUND. WHEN I GET CLOSER, IT GETS LOUDER. >> YOUR BACKPACK IS DIRECTLY AHEAD. >> I GOT A NOTIFICATION IT IS DIRECTLY AHEAD. THAT WAY I KNOW I CAN REACH MY TARGET AND I CAN GRAB IT EASILY. I GO TO MARKET, A PARTNERSHIP WITH NIB TO INSTALL 1, 000 CAMERAS IN PEOPLE'S HOMES IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. WE THEN WANT TO INSTALL -- THE CAMERAS WILL BE SOLD AT $199 EACH WITH A MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION FEE WHICH CAN BE OFFSET FROM GRANT BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO COVER THE COST OF THE

SYSTEM. NEXT I WANT TO INTRODUCE JOHN AND LET'S SEE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY ABOUT THEM. >> IF YOU HAD TO DESCRIBE THE PRODUCT IN FOUR WORDS, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY. >> I CAN DESCRIBE IT IN TWO, ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. >> SO THAT WAS JOHN. SO FINDERR REALLY AIMS TO DO THE SAME WHAT SPEECH TO TEXT SOFTWARE HAS DONE FOR ME. MAKE ME INDEPENDENT, MAKE ME HAVE INDEPENDENT LIFE. THAT WAY VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE TO RELY ON CARETAKERS, PEOPLE, FAMILY, TO HELP THEM FIND OBJECTS. WE ARE FINDERR. SAY IT,

HEAR IT, FIND IT! >> AWESOME JOB, FINDERR. FANTASTIC. LET'S HEAR AGAIN FROM OUR JUDGES. GO AHEAD. >> I SURE COULD USE IT. THE REMOTE CONTROL THAT I LOSE EVERY TIME, IT WOULD BE GREAT TO FIND IT. YEAH, I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM. YOU KNOW, THE TECHNOLOGY IS PRETTY AWESOME, HOW YOU'RE UTILIZING AZURE TO DO SPATIAL VISION, THAT'S REALLY COOL. I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM. SO, YEAH, I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHERE YOU TAKE IT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AMY, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? >> I THINK WHAT'

S INTERESTING, WHEN I THINK ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY AND WHEN YOU ARE ABLE TO BUILD GREAT SOLUTIONS FOR USERS. IT ACTUALLY HAS A VERY BROAD APPLICATION AS OPPOSED TO NARROW. I THINK THIS REALLY BRINGS THAT HOME FOR ME. I THINK PROBABLY EVERYBODY IS SEEING THIS. SO I REALLY LOVE THE FOCUS, BUT ACTUALLY IT'S MORE EXPANSIVE THAN I ENVISION. >> SHE USES ALL THE TIME, HIDES THEM, NEVER FINDS THEM. I'M DEFINITELY WHENNING I GET BACK TO GERMANY WILL INSTALL A CAMERA. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TWO AMAZING PROJ

ECTS DOWN, ONE LEFT TO GO. >> WELL, COREY, WE ARE DOWN TO OUR FINAL PITCH OF THE EVENT, AND THE EXCITEMENT HERE AT MICROSOFT BUILD IS, WELL, BUILDING. I DID NEED THAT. THANK YOU. HERE IS A QUICK LOOK AT WHAT TEAM EASYGLUCOSE FROM CALIFORNIA HAS CREATED. >> EASYGLUCOSE MAKES BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING PAINLESS, FAST AND CHEAP BY ANALYZING IMAGES OF THE EYE. >> I LOVE HOW BRYAN >>> TIME FOR OUR FINAL TEAM OF THE DAY. YOU'VE GOT THREE MINUTES ON THE CLOCK. START THAT CLOCK NOW. >> HI. I'M BRYAN, A FR

ESHMAN AT UCLA. DIABETES IS THE FASTEST GROWING CHRONIC DISEASE AFFECTING OVER 400 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. BECAUSE THERE'S NO CURE FOR IT, PATIENTS HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MONITOR AND MEASURE THEIR BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS UP TO TEN TIMES PER DAY. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT'S DONE THROUGH THESE INVASIVE FINGER STICK TESTS WHICH ARE NOT ONLY PAINFUL AND INEFFICIENT, BUT BECAUSE THE NEW TEST STRIP IS REQUIRED EVERY SINGLE TIME, IT'S ACTUALLY EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, COSTING PATIENTS THOUSANDS AND THE ENTIRE AMERIC

AN HEALTH SYSTEM $250 BILLION PER YEAR. I WAS PERSONALLY DRAWN TO THIS PROBLEM WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT MY OWN GRANDMOTHER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES. HEARING ABOUT HER DIFFICULTIES INSPIRED ME TO COMP UP WITH EASYGLUOSE WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER PAINLESS, CHEAP AND FAST GLUCOSE MONITORING ON THE GO. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? OUR BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS ARE HIGHLY CORRELATED TO OUR GLUCOSE LEVELS IN THE EYE AND BY ANALYZING IMAGES OF THE EYE, WE CAN DETERMINE OUR GLUCOSE LEVELS BY LOOKING AT

SPECIFIC STRUCTURES INSIDE THE IRISH. PATIENTS FIRST SMAP ON THIS CHEAP LENS ADAPTER ON TO THEIR SMARTPHONE CAMERAS AND BY HOLDING IT UP TO THEIR FACE, THEY'RE ABLE TO CAPTURE HIGH QUALITY IMAGES OF THEIR OWN EYE. HERE, EASYGLUOSE ANALYSES THE IMAGE AND RETURNS THE GLUCOSE READING IN UNDER A SECOND AT VIRTUALLY NO COST AND WITHOUT ANY OF THE PAIN, BLOOD OR RISK OF INFECTION OF TRADITIONAL METHODS. THIS IS ALL DONE THROUGH AN AZURE DEEP LEARNING FRAMEWORK THAT WAS BUILT ON TOP OF VIRTUAL MACHINE

S AND SQL DATABASES. AND SINCE EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING DIRECTLY ON THE PHONE, THERE'S NO NEED FOR INTERNET CONNECTION. WITH AN ERROR RATE OF 7 AGAINST TRADITIONAL METHODS, NOT ONLY IS EASYGLUOSE CLINICALLY ACCURATE, BUT IT OVERPERFORMS CONCERNED NONINVASE IT METHODS BY OVER 30. OUR MARKET STRATEGY IS TO FIRST FOCUS ON THE 500, 000 DIABETICS INSIDE THE BAY AREA. THERE'S A PATENT PENDING FOR THE DEEP LEARNING FRAMEWORK AND THE NEXT STEP IS TO GATHER MORE DATA AND CLINICALLY VALIDATE EASYGLUOSE WIT

H COLLABORATION THROUGH STANFORD MEDICINE AND OBTAIN FDA APPROVAL. THERE'S A ONE-TIME $10 COST FOR THE LENS ADAPTER AND A MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION OF $20 FOR UNLIMITED TRACKING TO BRING IN RECURRING REVENUE, BUT ALSO SAVING PATIENTS THOUSANDS PER YEAR. EASYGLUOSE CAPTURES A NEW OPPORTUNITY THAT HAS ONLY BEEN MADE AVAILABLE BY RECENT ADVANCES IN MACHINE LEARNING, FASTER SMARTPHONES AND BETTER SMARTPHONE CAMERAS. IT'S TRANSFORMING THE WAY GLUCOSE MONITORING IS DONE. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DAY

WHERE MILLIONS OF DIABETICS, LIKE MY OWN GRANDMOTHER, DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THESE INVASIVE FINGER STICK TESTS TO LIVE FREELY WITH DIABETES. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. WELL DONE, EASYGLUOSE. WELL DONE. ALL RIGHT. THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO START WITH ARLAN. LET'S SEE WHAT YOU HAD TO THINK. >> WOW, SO REALLY LOVE WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT THIS IS GOING TO REPLACE. AND THE PROCESS AND SEE HOW IT AFFECTS SOMEONE IN THEIR DAILY LIFE HAVING DIABETES. I HAVE TO SAY IN G

ENERAL, I AM VERY EXCITED THAT THE YOUTH ARE -- I'M VERY EXCITED THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THIS WHILE I GET OLD. THANK YOU. >> THAT'S AWESOME. >> AND WE'LL CLOSE OUT HERE WITH AMY. >> I'M TELL YOU WHAT, I'M ALWAYS INSPIRED WHEN PEOPLE SEE AN EXISTING PROBLEM AND SOLUTION AND SAY, I HAVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY OF SOLVING IT THAT FUNDAMENTALLY HELPS BOTH THIS NATION AND GLOBALLY TO ADDRESS SOMETHING THAT CAN'T CONTINUE TO EXIST. WHICH IS THE HIGH COST OF HEALTH CARE. IT'S SUPER INSPIR

ING. I LOVE THAT IT'S FOCUSED. AND IT REALLY SOLVES A VERY SPECIFIC NEED. GREAT JOB. >> AWESOME. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, BRYAN. FANTASTIC. GOOD LUCK TO YOU. ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. BACK OVER TO YOU, KATE. >> ALL RIGHT. WELL, GREAT WAY TO END THOSE PRESENTATIONS, FOR SURE. NOW OUR JUDGES ARE FACED WITH THE SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE TASK OF DECIDING THIS YEAR'S WINNER. WHILE THEY DECIDE THE FATE OF OUR FINALISTS, I UNDERSTAND WE'VE GOT SOME SPECIAL GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE THERE, COREY. >> WE DO. WE A

BSOLUTELY DO. AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, WE HAVE LAST YEAR'S IMAGINE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM HERE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. LET'S HEAR IT FOR THEM, SMARTARM. WHEW! LAST YEAR, TEAM SMARTARM FROM CANADA IMPRESSED OUR JUDGES WITH THEIR LOW COST, SMART PROSTHETIC ARM, WHICH I THINK HE HAS HERE, THAT THEY DOPD AND DUE TO THEIR AMAZING INNOVATION, THEY TOOK HOME THE IMAGINE CUP TROPHY. WITH THE DEMO NOT EVEN WORKING, IF MEMORY SERVES. >> IT WORKS NOW. I'M SORRY. MY BAD. >> PLEASE WELCOME HAMAYAL AND SAMIN HERE

. YES. SO GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING. HAMAYAL, GIVE US AN UPDATE ON SMARTARM. I HEARD YOU MET WITH THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA. IS THAT TRUE? >> YEAH. WE ARE AT BUILD, SO HE'S NO SATYA, BUT HE'S A PRETTY COOL GUY. >> GOOD LINE. >> SO WE WENT UP TO HIM. AND I WAS PRACTICING DOING MY PITCH TO HIM. AND I GET THERE AND HE STARTS TELLING ME ABOUT IT. I'M LIKE, COME ON, MAN, YOU ARE STEALING MY THUNDER. BUT HE'S A GREAT GUY. >> SO HE STOLE YOUR THUNDER. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU MENTIONED SATYA

. YOU HAVE A MENTORING SESSION WITH SATYA. HOW DID THAT GO? DID HE GIVE YOU SOME INPUT? >> YEAH. IT WAS TRANSFORMATIVE. WE'LL SEE WITH THIS KEYNOTE HOW MUCH HE 'EM BAEDS THE MISSION STATEMENT OF WANTING TO EMPOWER EVERY PERSON TO DO MORE. HE GAVE US THE IDEA THAT IT IS NOW ON THE ONUS OF US AND OUR GENERATION AND ONE OF THE JUDGES WAS TOUCHING ON THAT, IT'S ON US TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT MEANINGFUL IMPACT AND CREATE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THE REST OF THE POPULATION. >> THAT'S AWESOME. >> SO I

SEE YOU HAVE THE ARM WITH YOU. THIS IS THE LATEST. >> THIS IS THE LATEST AND GREATEST. >> WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE? >> SO WE ACTUALLY ADDED A SCREEN ON THE BACK. THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS. SO WHATEVER OBJECT YOU'RE PICKING UP, IT WILL SHOW YOU THE OBJECT ON THE SCREEN. LIVE. >> GREAT. SO YOU CAN CONFIRM, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE RIGHT THING YOU'RE INTERACTING WITH. AND WE GOT RIPPE INSERTS FOR THE PALM. IT'S JUST A BETTER FUNCTIONAL PRODUCT. >> SO IT GRABS TH

INGS BETTER. >> WHAT ARE THE NEXT IDEAS THAT YOU WANT TO ADD TO IT? >> I THINK THE BIGGEST THING IS THAT -- AND WE GOT THIS FROM SATYA -- IS YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE BUILDING THIS CLOSELY ALONGSIDE THE ACTUAL USERS THAT IT'S DESIGNED FOR. OTHERWISE, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO ENSURE IT'S HAVING THE IMPACT THAT IT'S PROMISING? SO THAT WAS PART OF THE REASON WHY WE KIND OF USED THIS MATERIAL BECAUSE WE REALIZED THE OBJECTS WERE SLIPPING OUT OF THE HANDS OF THE AMPUTEES. NEXT STEP IS, AGAIN, KIND OF

CONTINUING TO IT RATE. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE PROCESS. >> SO YOU HAVE A WHOLE WITH BUNCH OF STUDENTS HERE, VERY EXCITING ENVIRONMENT. IF THERE'S ONE THING YOU COULD TELL THESE STUDENTS, WHAT WILL IT BE? >> THIS IS DEFINITELY THE CASE WITH WHAT I LEARNED WITH SMARTARM. OFTENTIMES, IDEAS DON'T COME OUT FULLY FORMED. THEY ONLY BECOME MORE CLEAR AS YOU WORK ON THEM. SO IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA, IF YOU HAVE A PROJECT OR ANY SORT OF PASSION IN MIND, START SOMEWHERE AND YOU'LL FIGURE IT OUT ALONG THE WAY. >> I

THINK I REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT IT'S ALL ABOUT THE PROCESS. WHATEVER HAPPENS WITH THE COMPETITION TODAY, I HOPE YOU GUYS CONTINUE WORKING ON THIS. IF THIS IDEA FAILS, FOCUS ON THE NEXT ONE. JUST KEEP GOING. AND YOU GUYS ARE ALL VERY TALENTED, SO I'M SURE YOU'LL COME OUT WITH SOMETHING COOL. >> FANTASTIC. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. LET'S HEAR IT FOR TEAM SMARTARM, COMING BACK HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THE BIG WIN FROM LAST YEAR. REALLY WELL DONE. >> TO MOVE

FORWARD, AS WELL, AND FIND OUT WHO WILL BE THE NEXT IMAGINE CUP WORLD CHAMPION, THEY HAVE FINISHED COMPILING SCORES FOR OUR THREE FINALISTS. THANK YOU TO OUR JUDGES FOR BEING HERE TODAY. YOU HAD AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TASK AND YOU NAILED IT. THERE IT IS. >> THERE IT IS. ARE WE READY? >> YEAH. >> SO NOW WE HAVE -- THIS IS THE ENVELOPE. >> THAT IS THE ENVELOPE. >> SO ALL THREE FINALISTS DID A GREAT JOB SHOWING OFF THEIR IDEAS AND NOW IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT WHO WILL TAKE HOME THE TITLE. >> GUYS, A

HUGE WELCOME BACK TO YOU ON STAGE. YOU DID GREAT. YOU'VE GOT TO BE BREATHING A SIGH OF RELIEF. HOW ABOUT GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. >> ROUND OF APPLAUSE. >> I HOLD HERE IN MY HANDS THE RESULTS OF THE 2019 IMAGINE CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO GET GOING HERE. IN THIRD PLACE, TEEAM FINDERR FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> CONGRATULATIONS AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR MAKING IT THIS FAR AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING A PART OF THIS YEAR'S IMAGINE CUP. WE'RE EXCITED TO

SEE HOW YOUR PROJECT PROGRESSES FROM HERE. SO KEEP WORKING ON IT? >> ABSOLUTELY. THIRD PLACE GETS $30, 000 IN AZURE GRANTS, NOT TO SHABBY. COREY, THEN THERE WERE TWO. >> INDEED, THERE WERE. >> AND NO MATTER WHO IS NAMED CHAMPION, BOTH TEAMS ARE ALREADY WINNERS. THE RUNNER UP IN THIS YEAR'S IMAGINE CUP WILL TAKE HOME $40, 000 IN AZURE GRANTS AND SURFACE LAPTOPS, BY THE WAY, WHILE FIRST PLACE WINS $150, 000 IN CASH IN AZURE GRANTS, MENTORING WITH M12 AND WITH OF COURSE, THAT PRICELESS MENTORING S

ESSION WITH SATYA NADELLA. >> BEFORE WE CROWN THE CHAMPION, I WANT TO MAKE ONE LAST ANNOUNCEMENT. MICROSOFT IS DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO LEARN AND GROW AND HOPEFULLY CONSIDER CAREERS IN S. T. E. M. THROUGH ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCES. WE THOUGHT ONE WAY TO HELP IN THIS ENDEAVOR, TO CONTINUE TO EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF TECHNOLOGISTS IS TO PROVIDE A STATE OF THE ART DEVICE ON WHICH STUDENTS CAN DEVELOP. SO I'M THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE ALL OF THE STUDENTS ATTENDING BUILD THIS YEA

R ARE GOING HOME WITH A BRAND NEW SURFACE GO. WHEW! EXCITING STUFF, GUYS. EXCITING STUFF. SO LET'S KEEP IT GOING AND CROWN THE CHAMPION, SHALL WE? >> OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT. GRAB THE CUP THERE. >> I'M GRABBING THE TROPHY, COREY. LET'S GO. >> AND THE WINNER OF THE 2019 IMAGINE CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IS TEAM EASYGLUOSE FROM THE UNITED STATES! WHEW! SECOND PLACE, TEAM CAELI FROM INDIA. CONGRATULATIONS, AS WELL. FANTASTIC. AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR WINNING THE TITLE. >> YEAH! AND THAT DOES IT FOR US, BUT

STAY TUNED TO THE VISION KEYNOTE COMING UP LIVE IN MERE MOMENTS. RIGHT NOW, ENJOY LOOKING AT THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM TODAY'S IMAGINE CUP CHAMPION. AND REMEMBER DREAM IT. >> BUILD IT. >> LIVE IT. >> ALL RIGHT. WE ARE HERE WITH THE WINNER. LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND AGAIN. BRYAN WITH EASYGLUCOSE. HOW ARE YOU DOING, BUD DY IN HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THIS IN I KNOW YOU HAD THE STORY WITH YOUR GRANDMOTHER BUT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ANOTHER REALIZATION. >> I STARTED LOOK HOW IT WAS DONE. READING PAPERS INSPIR

ED ME TO SEE HOW EXACTLY I COULD APPLY MACHINE LEARNING TO THIS FIELD. THAT'S HOW I CAME UP WITH THE IDEA BEHIND EASYGLUCOSE. >> HERE IS THE THING. EVERYBODY SAW LIKE THE END PRODUCT. CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE WORK THAT WENT INTO IT? I'M SURE THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK. TELL US ABOUT THE BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS. >> YEAH. A LOT OF READING PAPERS, READING ABOUT CURRENT METHODS, HOW EXACTLY I CAN IMPROVE IT. IN ORDER TO BUILD THE FRAMEWORK, I HAD TO REACH OUT TO REAL DIABETIC PATIENTS, GATHER THE DATA

AND WORK WITH ACTUAL PROFESSORS TO EVEN FURTHER MY FINDINGS. >> SO TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT THERE'S GOT TO BE A TIME, I DO MACHINE LEARNING, TOO, AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T WORK. TELL US ABOUT THE HARD TIME, I HAD TO PUSH THROUGH. THERE HAD TO BE A MOMENT YOU DECIDED TO DO IT. >> THE FIRST INITIAL VERSION OF THE DEEP LEARNING FRAMEWORK DIDN'T WORK WELL. I DISBANDED IT TO A MULTI-STAGE, A TWO-PART PROCESS AND THAT ENDED UP INCREASING THE ACCURACY. GOING FROM THE FIRST PROTOTYPE TO THE SECOND ONE WAS

DEFINITELY A LOT OF WORK AND HOPE. >> WAS IT LIKE LATE NIGHT CODING STUFF? WE SAY A LOT OF WORK, AND I'M WONDERING. ONE DAY I'M OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE THE JANITOR IN THIS HUGE BUILDING. TELL US ABOUT THE WORK. >> DEFINITELY LATE NIGHT CODING, RACKING YOUR BRAIN FOR IDEAS, PREPARING YOUR BUSINESS PLAN, EVERYTHING. YEAH. >> TELL ME ABOUT THE PROCESS OF IMAGINE CUP. I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE THAT'S WATCHING SAW THE END PRODUCT. BUT IT'S REALLY LONG. TELL US ABOUT THAT. >> IT WAS ACTUALLY SIX TO NINE MON

THS. I HAD TO RECORD A VIDEO, WRITE A TEN-PAGE PROPOSAL. WHEN I CAME TO THE REGIONAL FINALS IN SEATTLE, I HAD TO DO Q&A WITH THE JUDGES AND FINALLY HERE TODAY. >> SO THIS DUDE IS LIKE 18 YEARS OLD AND HAS PATENT PENDINGS. SO HOPEFULLY ONE DAY WHEN I NEED WORK, YOU'LL LET ME COME BE YOUR JANITOR, RIGHT? >> YEAH, FOR SURE. >> WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE $100, 000 TO ADVANCE YOUR PRODUCT. >> I'M GOING TO REINVEST IT INTO EASYGLUCOSE, CLINICAL TRIALS TO MAKE SURE IT'S AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE.

>> I'M GUESSING BECAUSE IT'S A MEDICAL TYPE THING THERE'S OTHER HURDLES TO JUMP THROUGH. TELL ME ABOUT THAT. >> DEFINITELY ABOUT PUBLISHING THE RESEARCH, BEING VERY TRANSPARENT WITH THE RESULTS AND OBTAINING FDA APPROVAL SO WE CAN GET IT TO MARKET. WORKING WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES TO MAKE IT AS ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE. >> THIS GUY, AM I RIGHT? HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN TECH IN GENERAL? WHAT LED YOU TO THE FIELD. >> I GREW UP IN CALIFORNIA, THE BAY AREA. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DOING COMPUTER SCIENC

E THERE. IN HIGH SCHOOL I DID A LOT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SCIENCE FAIRS AND THAT LED ME TO MY INTEREST IN COMPUTER SCIENCE TO SOLVE HEALTH CARE PROBLEMS. >> THAT'S AMAZING. YOU WERE WORKING BY YOURSELF THE WHOLE TIME. IS THAT RIGHT? >> YEAH, I DID THE DEEP LEARNING DEVELOPMENT BY MYSELF BUT I DEFINITELY HAD THE SUPPORT OF MY PARENTS, MY FRIENDS, AND ALSO THE PROFESSORS THAT I'M WORKING WITH. >> SO TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT THE AZURE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH AZURE TO ACTUALLY MAKE THIS WORK. >>

EXACTLY. AZURE IS INCREDIBLY CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS TECHNOLOGY. IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THE DEEP LEARNING FRAMEWORK, I HAD TO GET AZURE MACHINE WITH COMPUTATIONAL POWER TO ACTUALLY TRAIN IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. IN ORDER TO ENSURE IT WORKS OFFLINE, IT NEEDS TO BE SYNCED PERIODICALLY TO THE DATABASE IN THE BACK END. I BUILT IT WITH AZURE DATABASE AND DONE WITH AZURE APPSES, AUTOMATED TO LEARN SO PARENTS GET NOTIFIED IF THEIR CHILDREN HAVE HIGH OR LOW GLUCOSE LEVELS. THAT'S WITH AZURE WEB APPS.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING WHEN I WAS 18, BUT IT WASN'T -- I FEEL LIKE IT WASN'T THAT. THAT'S AWESOME. TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT FUTURE LOOKING HOW ARE YOU GOING TO INVEST THIS LEARNING, MORE PEOPLE, WHAT'S GOING ON. CAN YOU HIRE ME. >> IT'S ALL ABOUT THE FIRST INITIAL STEP IS GATHERING MORE DATA. WE'LL BE LOOKING TO FIND A LOT OF DIABETIC PATIENTS AT STANFORD MEDICINE HOSPITAL AND GATHER THEIR EYE DATA. FROM THERE, DEVELOP MORE POWERFUL MODELS THAT GENERALIZE TO SPECIFIC DEMOGRAPHICS LIKE Y

OUR RACE OR YOUR AGE AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. >> HOW DOES IT LOOK AT YOUR EYE AND JUST KNOW -- LIKE YOU'RE LOOKING AT MY EYE, DO YOU SEE SUGAR IN HERE? I DON'T UNDERSTAND. >> ESSENTIALLY EASYGLUCOSE FINDS THE MOST RELEVANT STRUCTURES INSIDE YOUR STRUCTURES, RIDGES, FURROWS. WHAT DEEP LEARNING DOES, IT ANALYZES EYE IMAGE DATA AND LEARNS THE MOST RELEVANT FEATURES INSIDE THESE EYE IMAGES MOST PREDICTIVE OF BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL. >> WHEN YOU COMPARE IT TO THE OTHER METHODS, YOU SAID THERE WAS A HUGE I

MPROVEMENT. >> RIGHT. >> WHAT ARE THE OTHER PEOPLE DOING THAT YOU THOUGHT, THIS SHOULD BE A LOT BETTER? >> A LOT OF THE OTHER PEOPLE ARE USING BULKY ATTACHING SENSORS TO YOUR EARS OR WRIST. EVEN THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN DOING IT ON THE EYE HAVE REQUIRED THESE LARGE LAB EQUIPMENT THAT AREN'T PORTABLE AT ALL. EASYGLUCOSE IS ABLE TO LEVERAGE THE TECHNOLOGY THAT'S NOW AVAILABLE TODAY. YOUR FASTER SMARTPHONES. THIS ENABLES EASYGLUCOSE TO DO EVERYTHING IN A VERY PORTABLE FASHION THAT'S VERY USABLE FOR DIA

BETIC PATIENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY. >> THIS HAS BEEN AMAZING. LET'S GIVE HIM A REALLY BIG HAND. I LOVE BEING ABLE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT. SO I'M PRETTY EXCITED TO BE HERE. THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHOWING US AWESOME TECHNOLOGY. ONE DAY, WHEN HE HAS THIS HUGE BUILDING, YOU MIGHT SEE ME IN THERE CLEANING THE TOILETS, BECAUSE I'M REALLY GOOD AT THAT ACTUALLY. HOPEFULLY EVERYONE IS EXCITED TO BE HERE AT BUILD AS WELL. THERE ARE -- THERE'S STANDING ROOM ONLY HERE, GO TO HALL 6 E AND F OR GO UPSTAIRS TO LOO

K AT THE ACTUAL STREAM GOING ON RIGHT NOW. BUT I'M EXCITED TO SAY THAT