๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐™๐š๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐š ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐จ๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฌ

Industrial Engineering students have once again demonstrated their prowess in innovation, clinching major awards at the ๐ข๐ƒ๐„๐˜๐€ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง during the ๐™๐€๐Œ๐๐€๐’๐”๐‹๐“๐€ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ž๐ฅ ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐ง ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—-๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ.

Representing the Industrial Engineering Department, three startup teams captivated the audience and impressed the panel of judges, securing two of the top spots and winning special awards among 17 competing teams. The winning projects emphasized critical areas such as pet care, disaster management, and mental health, each tackling unique challenges in innovative ways.

Taking home the ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ-๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ƒ๐„๐˜๐€ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง was ๐‘ท๐’†๐’•๐‘ด๐’‚๐’•๐’†, ๐š ๐ฆ๐จ๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ฐ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ, ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐๐ณ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ ๐Š๐š๐ฒ๐ž ๐. ๐‚๐š๐›๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ , ๐€๐ซ๐ฏ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ง ๐†. ๐๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐š, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐”๐ง๐ข ๐. ๐†๐š๐œ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š, ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ซ. ๐ˆ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐‹. ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐จ. PetMate is a user-centric app designed to streamline pet care for owners in Zamboanga City, connecting them with local veterinary clinics and service providers. Through the app, pet owners can easily book appointments, access essential services, and get immediate emergency support, making it a valuable tool for the cityโ€™s pet-loving community.

Another standout project, ๐‘จ๐’—๐’Š๐’”๐’ ๐‘ฏ๐’–๐’ƒ, ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ-๐”๐ฉ award, with its innovative approach to disaster management and real-time emergency response. ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Š๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ˆ. ๐€๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐‘๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐€. ๐€๐›๐จ-๐š๐›๐จ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ ๐Ž. ๐‘๐จ๐ฑ๐š๐ฌ, ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ซ. ๐€๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ž ๐‘. ๐ˆ๐ง๐ ๐ค๐จ๐ก, Aviso Hub equips users with geolocation-based alerts, SOS features, and a directory of hotlines, enabling people to stay informed and safe during emergencies. The app’s design also allows for offline communication through SMS, making it highly reliable in areas with limited connectivity.

Rounding out the accolades was ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’๐’…๐‘ท๐’‚๐’•๐’‰, a mental health app by the team Patfide, comprising ๐—๐ž๐ง๐ข๐š ๐‚. ๐‰๐š๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐š, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐€. ๐๐ฎ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‰๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐˜. ๐€๐ฅ๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง ๐‚. ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ง๐๐ž. MindPath addresses mental health challenges by providing a platform for booking online and onsite consultations with mental health professionals, along with resources like self-care tips and access to mental health hotlines. The appโ€™s primary goal is to reduce stigma and improve accessibility to mental health care in the region, making it a timely tool for promoting well-being in the community. MindPath received a ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ for its innovative and socially impactful design.

The ๐ข๐ƒ๐„๐˜๐€ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ, part of the broader ZAMBASULTA Business and Innovation Summit, was a gathering point for budding entrepreneurs, providing a space to showcase innovative ideas to elevate industries and address pressing issues. Competing against 14 other teams from different universities, these Industrial Engineering students highlighted their ability to bring creative solutions to complex problems, underscoring their role as leaders in innovation and expertise in idea generation.

The remarkable performances of these teams reflect the passion and talent within the Industrial Engineering Department, and their success is a testament to the Universityโ€™s commitment to nurturing future innovators. (LMP, PAO)

๐Ÿ“ท IE Department, Engr. Aylene R. Ingkoh