The Inventors Challenge 2024

The Inventors Challenge - 2024
....Nurturing tech innovation

Background

Since 2022, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the Ministry of Education in India, Arm Education and STMicroelectronics have been organizing an annual contest in support of the government’s goal to expand and enrich India’s rapidly growing electronics manufacturing and innovation ecosystem.

'The Inventors Challenge 2024' aims to enrich the mission to grow the semiconductor talent pool and nurture innovation across faculty and students.

Eligibility

The competition is open to all faculty and students at engineering colleges in India, who are pursuing or teaching undergraduate and postgraduate studies. 

Entry Requirements

This is a team event, and each team should have one faculty and up to four students. The entry idea must be submitted only by the faculty member on behalf of the team and each institute can submit maximum of three ideas with three distinct teams respectively.

Semi-finalist will be invited to demonstrate their prototype at the venue, details of the venue will be intimated closer to the date for more clarity. (One faculty and minimum of two students required)

The idea include Smart Mobility and AI component, and are based on the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (https://sdgs.un.org/goals):

• Good Health and Well-Being
• Affordable and Clean Energy
• Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
• Sustainable Cities and Communities
• Artificial Intelligence at the Edge
• Smart Mobility

Good Health and Well-Being:

The goal focuses on ensuring healthy lives and promotion of well-being every individual at all ages. The aim is to achieve universal health coverage and provide access to safe and affordable medicines and vaccines across globe. The goal seeks to end epidemics, infectious and non-infectious diseases through prevention and treatment.

Reference link: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/health/

Affordable and Clean Energy:

Our everyday life depends on reliable and affordable energy, and fossil fuels such as coal, oil or gas have been major sources of electricity production. The consumption of energy is the dominant contributor to climate change and this goal focuses on ensuring clean energy sources such as solar, wind and thermal by upgrading technologies to provide clean sustainable environment.

Reference link: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/energy/

Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure:

The goal seeks to build quality, reliable and resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation which will play a vital role in introducing and promoting new technologies, facilitating trade, and enabling the efficient use of resources that generate employment and income leading to economic and human development.

Reference link: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/infrastructure-industrialization/

Sustainable Cities and Communities:

The goal focuses on making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe and resilient. The focus is to provide sustainable urban development by implementing policies and practices that prioritize access to basic services, affordable housing, efficient transportation, and green spaces for all human beings. It also strengthens efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage.

Reference link: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/cities/

Artificial Intelligence at the Edge:

Artificial intelligence is the science of making machines that can think like humans. It can do things that are considered smart and has an ability to judge like humans. It enables data-driven insights, optimization techniques, and offer personalized solutions. AI helps to tackle complex challenges, promote resource efficiency, and drive innovation and provides valuable insights and support evidence-based decision-making for various development initiatives.

Reference link: https://www.arm.com/markets/artificial-intelligence https://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/about/innovation---technology/artificial-intelligence-at-the-edge.html

Smart Mobility:       

Mobility is the ability to move freely which is now entering a new age of innovation which includes technologies and services that enable people and goods to move around more freely by constantly developing new technologies and transportation options. New age mobility aims to provide universal access by promoting technologies and services to all, focuses on safety and promotes green mobility by using environmentally friendly modes of transportation.

From self-driving vehicles, ridesharing, new charging and battery technologies the automotive industry has brought in innovative business models and digital tools that are transforming mobility.

Reference link: https://www.st.com/resource/en/brochure/st12684_brautoms1118_ep_web.pdf

https://www.st.com/en/applications/electro-mobility.html

https://www.st.com/en/applications/mobility-services.html

Blogs: https://community.arm.com/arm-community-blogs/b/embedded-blog/posts/delivering-future-autonomous-systems

https://community.arm.com/arm-community-blogs/b/embedded-blog/posts/evolution-is-humanising-the-future-of-mobility

Only one idea per team is allowed. The participating teams should consult the evaluation criteria before submitting the idea.

Timelines for the Challenge

Important Notes

• Participation certificates are only given for the prototype demonstration, as mentioned in the guidelines.
• Download the authorization letter here: Authorization Letter - The Inventors Challenge 2024.docx
• Tools for Prototyping: Tools for Prototyping_The Inventors Challenge 2024_Ver1.1.pdf

Idea Submission Form 
Evaluation Criteria for Idea Submission

Previous years competitions

2022 competition 2023 competition