Every year, the Imagine Cup brings together the brightest student developers from across the globe to contend for the chance to win cash and prizes.Now in its 16thyear, student teams were challenged to bring forward ideas using Artificial Intelligence, Mixed Reality, and Big Data,among others.

We had many incredible competition entries this yearfrom the online finals,and weare thrilled to introduce this year's Online Imagine Cup Finals winners! These threeincredibly talentedteams will participate in the Imagine Cup World Finals at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington on July 23rd-25th.

Follow the World Finalist teamsas they compete for up to $100,000 in prizes, and the first-place champions will receive a mentoring session with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Three special$15,000prizes will also be awarded to the teams with the best solutions in AI, Big Data, and Mixed Reality. Join us in congratulating our Online Finals winners for alltheir hard work!

Meet the 2018 winners!

NextFEM

Project Title: NextFEMDesigner

Project Description: NextFEMDesigner is a brand newprogram for Finite Element Analysis and design of structures, such as buildings and bridges. It supports linear and non-linear static and dynamic analyses with various finite elements, such as beams, shells and solids.

School: Università di Trieste, Italy

GridCloudTeam

Project Title: The GridNet Cloud

Project Description: A retributed grid computing system that can offer a cheaper alternative to the cloud for offline calculus.

School: Università degliStudidi Genova, Italy

Corneagnosis

Project Title: Non-invasive Dyslipidemia Screening

Project Description: Corneagnosis is a mobile app aimed at detecting corneal arcus, a lipid deposit in cornea. The team established a statistical link between people having corneal arcus within ages 13-50 and the abnormal lipid metabolism, so that their app can analyze an image to detect estimated lipid levels.

School: Jubilee School, Jordan

Congratulations once again to the Online Finals winners! Check back in mid-June to see all oftheteamsfrom across the globewhowill advance to World Finals in Seattle. Be sure to save the date for July 25that9:00amPDT to see who the next Imagine Cup World Champion will be!

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