IDEATHON

IEEE Education Society (EdSoc) Kerala Chapter organized IDEATHON, an Idea Pitching Competition for students. In the first phase of the competition, abstracts were called from all over India. Out of them, 5 abstracts were selected for the second phase after thorough analysis. The second phase of the competition was organized on October 20, 2021. It was under the governance of a panel of experts from the IEEE EdSoc Kerala Chapter. The panel consisted of Dr. K Kesavasamy, Advisor of IEEE EdSoc Kerala Chapter, Er. NP Subheesh, Educational Activities Chair of IEEE EdSoc Kerala Chapter and Er. Shyam Pradeep Alil, Jt. Secretary of IEEE EdSoc Kerala Chapter.

The final phase of the competition began with the first proposal, Classroom 2.0 by Mr. Gautham Byju from Government Engineering College Thrissur. The proposal was that of an interactive virtual classroom with voice channels to stimulate real classroom scenarios. After providing an overview of the proposal pointing out all its features, a sample video was presented by Mr. Gautham as a prototype of his proposal. After the presentation, the platform was opened for Q&A. In response to that, the panel of judges presented certain queries regarding the proposal in terms of its unique features and efficiency.

The next proposal was Class Assistant and was presented by Mr. Vishnu K from the College of Engineering Kidangoor. The proposal was that of a system to monitor class activities like attendance, interaction, and engagement. After the presentation of the proposal, the Q&A phase was initiated by the panel of judges.

Following that, the next candidate came forward for the proposal. The third proposal was Detection of Children Learning System by Ms. Aiswary Prasannan from SBCE Pattoor. The proposal was that of a system to detect the learning style of students through fingerprints using an enhanced learning system with IoT. After the presentation, the platform was opened for Q&A. In response to that, the panel of judges presented certain queries regarding the proposal in terms of its unique features and efficiency.

The next proposal was the Application-Oriented Network of Learning by Mr. Rizwan MS from College of Engineering, Trivandrum. The proposal was that of a software application for creating a web of knowledge. After the presentation of the proposal, the Q&A phase was initiated by the panel of judges.

After that, the next candidate came forward with the proposal. The fourth proposal was InterApp by Mr. Jayashankar Shyam from St. Joseph’s College of Engineering and Technology, Palai. The proposal was that of an interactive learning application based on artificial intelligence. Following the presentation of the proposal, the platform was opened for Q&A. In response to that, the panel of judges presented certain queries regarding the proposal in terms of its unique features and efficiency.

The final proposal was Automated Temperature Sensing and Vaccine Verification by Mr. Nidhin Naushad from Amrita School of Engineering, Amritapuri. The proposal was that of a system to verify temperature and vaccine completion using an RFID-based secure authentication system. After the presentation of the proposal, the Q&A phase was initiated by the panel of judges.

After the thorough valuation of these proposals, the final phase of the competition was officially adjourned. Based on the performance of the contestants, the first prize was awarded to Mr. Rizwan MS from the College of Engineering, Trivandrum. The second prize was awarded to Mr. Gautham Byju from Government Engineering College Thrissur and the third prize was awarded to Mr. Nidhin Naushad from Amrita School of Engineering, Amritapuri.