{"id":7917,"date":"2023-03-24T14:13:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T07:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/?p=7917"},"modified":"2023-11-28T02:20:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T19:20:49","slug":"sxsw-innovation-awards-finalist-showcase-unwrapped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/sxsw-innovation-awards-finalist-showcase-unwrapped\/","title":{"rendered":"SXSW: Innovation Awards Finalist Showcase, Unwrapped"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Marisela Perez Maita<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On March 11, 2023, 55 finalists across 14 categories presented their innovative projects at the JW Marriott Downtown conference rooms. These categories included health, design, tech, audio and AI. Here are five of the numerous stands that were present:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Musichealth<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Musichealth stand – Photos by Claudia Hinojos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Musichealth<\/em> is an AI that uses music therapy to help patients with dementia and their caregivers. The software \u2014called Vera\u2014 creates a playlist that brings nostalgia and reminiscence of the patient\u2019s past to their present. Once the patient starts listening to a song they enjoy and remember, their mood and behaviors change, relaxing the patient’s body and mind and making it much easier for caregivers to carry them through different activities. Combining neuroscience, technology and music, Musichealth<\/em> helps dementia patients reconnect with emotions and caring memories <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edubank<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Edubank stand – Photos by Claudia Hinojos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Founded in Brazil, Edubank<\/em> is a bank that provides credits to schools in Latin America. The founder, Daniel Costa, started this project after realizing how the lack of financial support retains Brazilian schools for improvement. Traditional banks don\u2019t like to give credit nor provide access to capital for education because “It\u2019s too complicated” according to Costa. For this reason, institutions have a hard time finding resources to improve their facilities and quality of education. Edubank<\/em> has helped over 400 schools in Brazilian states. They hope to reach 1 million students by 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chptr<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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How a profile looks like in Chptr \u2013 Photos courtesy of Claudia Hinojos<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Chptr<\/em> is an app for those who want to remember relatives and friends who have passed away. The way it works is very simple. People join a “profile” which is the space created for that person, and anyone invited to that profile can add a memory or a moment. A memory is either a video or audio where the user expresses their emotions or thoughts. A moment are pictures, videos, conversations or any media that shows how that person was for those who loved them. Chptr<\/em> embraces memory, grief and love through the timeless space of technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The app is completely free and can be downloaded from the App Store or Play Store. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neuralight<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Reporter Marisela Perez Maita testing Neuralight technology; The Neuralight stand and demonstration data – Photos courtesy of Claudia Hinojo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Neuralight<\/em> is an AI that, by capturing oculometric movements, diagnoses neuronal disorders, measures sickness progression, and allows doctors to find the best treatment for the patient. Neuralight presenters pointed out that neurological disorders are usually diagnosed at an advanced stage of the disease, nd many of them share similar symptoms, so the risk of being misdiagnosed is high. Some of the most common are Parkinson\u2019s Disease (PD), Alzheimer\u2019s Disease (AD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Huntington\u2019s Disease (HD), and Major Depressive Disorder (MD). Neuralight’s technology uses oculometric data to diagnose and predict these disorders accurately. Following a dot on a screen, gives information such as reaction time and many other complex neurological data that are useful for medical diagnosis.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shrimpbox<\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Shrimpbox stand – Photos courtesy of Claudia Hinojos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The company Atarraya presented Shrimpbox<\/em> \u2014<\/em>the first AI-powered aquaculture farm designed to allow the production of shrimp sustainably. Traditional shrimp production pollutes oceans, destroys habitats, and contributes to overfishing. For this reason, Atarraya built the technology to cultivate shrimps in a \u201cbox\u201d that replicates the breeding environment of the shrimps, be it in urban, hot or cold areas. The box can be built anywhere in the world, making it a sustainable farm that significantly decreases the environmental impact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the presented stands, Neuralight won in the category of Health and MedTech. The Finalists Showcase emboldens the importance of festivals like South by South West, where people with brilliant ideas get the opportunity to showcase their passions and innovations to others and inspire more ideas to come. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many projects and discussions have taken place at SXSW Festival 2023. Among them, ACCENT Reporter Marisela Perez Maita was able to cover the uprising innovation showcase that offered a glimpse into the transformative state of our future. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4103,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[1615,96,98,1612,1478,1617,1611,964,1609,1489,1610,1613,1618,1614,580,1616,588],"class_list":["post-7917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-audio-2","tag-austin","tag-chptr","tag-claudia-hinojos","tag-design","tag-edubank","tag-health","tag-innovation-awards","tag-marisela-perez-maita","tag-musichealth","tag-neuralight","tag-showcase","tag-shrimpbox","tag-sxsw","tag-tech","tag-technology-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4103"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7917\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}