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18 teams from 8 universities take part in 2nd UOWDUOWD
Software Development Trade Show Dubai, May 6, 2008: Some of the brightest software wizards from ten UAE universities displayed their software projects at the 2nd Software Development Trade Show (SDTS 2008) organised by UOWDUOWD's College of Informatics and Computer Sciences and hosted by Dubai Knowledge VillageDubai Knowledge Village recently. Eighteen teams from eight universities took part in the competition held at the Knowledge VillageKnowledge Village auditorium. There was a large turn-out of IT enthusiasts, industry experts, members of community and students interested in software development.
A team from American University of Sharjah bagged the top prize for its project 'Infopods', mobile Zigbee devices for real-time monitoring of XML-based Internet, which allow receiving updates without PC or mobile phone. The solution provides tiny, low-cost mobile devices using Zigbee wireless technology. The AUS team, comprising Ahmed Wasy and Mustafa Jabbar, worked under the mentorship of Dr. Imraj A. Zualkernan and Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Ali.
The second prize was won by Mahe Manipal University for its project 'Virtual Classroom" which creates an audio based interactive classroom over the network for the benefit of students who are remotely placed. Virtual Class uses technology like VoIP for direct conversation, audio broadcast and other features required by teacher to communicate with students. It was developed by the team of Usman Zafar, Nikhil Dayal and Saransh Yadav, under the guidance of Suman Patgar.
The project of 'Innovative File Search Engine' from a team from Bits-Pilani bagged the third prize. This online application searches for files on the Internet, rather than web-pages, reducing the need to browse several web-pages or find dead or wrongly placed links. The project was developed by Shoaib Khan under the mentorship of Dr. S. Vadevel.
The Academic Prize was won by Shayma W. Al Rawi of Ajman University for Personal Pharmacy Application (PPA), a mobile-based application designed for organising the intake of medicines by people on a daily basis, by recording and alerting them on usage and expiry dates. PPA uses primary database operations and regular checking to retrieve information. Shayma worked under the guidance of Prof. Mahir Subhi Ali.
Earlier, inaugurating the event, Mr. Ibrahim Jamel, Director, Business Development, Knowledge VillageKnowledge Village and DIAC, described the UOWDUOWD as one of their key partners and complimented it on the unique initiative. He said DIAC was pleased to support activities that promote innovation and advances in information technology.
Speaking on occasion, Mr. David Rome, President of UOWDUOWD, said STDS provided an excellent platform for showcasing software projects in a competitive environment, raising the participating students' profile, and providing incentive and encouraging to bright students.
The projects were judged by a panel comprising Steven Gill from Herriot-Watt University, Dr. Saad Ali Amin, dean, Faculty of Information Technology, the British University in DubaiBritish University in Dubai, Mark Walker, Platform Strategy Manager, Microsoft Gulf and Naima Shaikh, Executive Director, Dubai Holding. The projects were evaluated on the basis of four main criteria: innovation & research, real world applicability, integration of new technology and benefit to the community.
The participating universities were Bits-Pilani University, American University of Sharjah, Khalifa University, Mahe Manipal University, University of Dubai, Ajman University, University of Wollongong in Dubai and Higher College of Technology Men's.
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About University of Wollongong Dubai
Established in 1993, UOWDUOWD was the first Australian university in Dubai to be licensed by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research. Located at Knowledge VillageKnowledge Village, it boasts 2500 students from 80 different nationalities. It is part of one of Australia's best performing research institutions, the University of Wollongong Australia (UOW) which is recognised as one of the top Australian universities for excellence in teaching performance. UOW was included in the Times Higher Education Supplement's list of the World's Top 200 Universities in 2007.
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