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AUT in the top three at Microsoft Imagine Cup

15 Jun 2009

Team Ahurei

Team Ahurei

Team Ahurei comprised of Aakash Polra, a 2008 graduate of the Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Computer Systems Engineering, Jingwen Xiong, currently in the Bachelor of Mathematical Science Honours in Computer Science, and Vin Xuan, a 2008 graduate of the Bachelor of Mathematical Science in Computer Science.

The team devised a Fire Early Warning System (FEWS) using remote sensors made up of cheap off-the-shelf components, a single base-station, and alerts sent via text to mobile phones.
The system was designed to be deployed in bush fire hit regions around the world, easily and at low cost.
AUT's computer system engineering and computer science students have consistently placed in the top three since the competition began.

Lincoln University’s Team Think took out first place with their solution to improve literacy rates using Microsoft TabletPC technology.
Microsoft Imagine Cup is in its third year, and was held at the University of Auckland Business School. This year’s field saw 88 teams take part, to devise solutions to global issues, utilising Microsoft products.

For more information please contact : Aimee Wilkins

Last updated: 15 Jun 2009 9:56am

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