Vietnamese Student Honored at the 2024 Intel® AI Global Impact Festival for Disaster Relief Innovation
Intel officially announced the results of its annual AI Global Impact Festival, which included participation from universities in 25 countries worldwide. Among the recognized projects, students from the Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology (Vietnam) were honored for their innovative solution to aid disaster relief efforts.
The Intel® AI Global Impact Festival celebrates AI projects that creatively use Intel technology to address community issues and align with the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. Under the theme “Bringing AI Everywhere to Everyone,” this fourth Intel AI competition promotes the comprehensive, equitable, and accessible advancement of AI technology.
The event supports Intel’s RISE goals, focusing on Responsibility, Inclusivity, Sustainability, and Empowerment, and reflects Intel’s commitment to using technology for social good. This was also the first year that Vietnamese student teams participated in Intel’s AI competition.
The Vietnamese student team’s project, titled “Aero ResQ: A Wi-Fi and AI-Based UAV System for Disaster Search and Rescue,” stood out for its practicality in addressing natural disaster scenarios. The project explores AI applications to enhance search and rescue operations as the frequency of global disasters like earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, fires, and landslides rises, leading to people becoming trapped or going missing. In such emergencies, search and rescue work demands speed, accuracy, and efficiency.
The students proposed a method using Wi-Fi signal detection frameworks and machine learning to increase search capabilities in challenging terrain. By equipping drones with Wi-Fi detection technology, the rescue team can pinpoint and locate victims through signals from personal devices, such as smartphones. The project is expected to accelerate rescue efforts and improve survival chances during natural disasters.
Mr. Dawn Jones, Vice President of Intel’s Corporate Social Impact Group and President of the Intel Foundation, commented: “The practical development and application of AI hold immense potential for creating solutions that promote accessibility, diversity, and sustainability to improve lives worldwide. I am truly impressed by these young technology scientists who understand and utilize AI to explore new opportunities for a better world. With these brilliant minds, the future of AI research and development to harness this technology’s full potential for good is limitless.”
This year’s competition also introduced new modules tailored for students, covering AI Applications in Sports, AI Applications in Space Science, and AI for Entrepreneurship. Students will receive Intel certification upon completing these courses. Additionally, they have access to existing courses such as ‘Introduction to GenAI,’ ‘Introduction to Responsible AI Skills,’ and a course on the Intel® Tiber™ AI Cloud and OpenVINO™ toolkit.
Intel’s open ecosystem offers developers and creators flexibility to maximize the value in their solutions through best-in-class AI development tools. By fostering a multi-platform, standards-based ecosystem that provides a consistent experience across hardware and software, Intel has minimized barriers to AI-driven innovations.
Intel is committed to bringing AI skills to everyone, regardless of ethnicity, age, gender, or background, through digital readiness programs aimed at reaching 30 million people across 30,000 organizations in 30 countries by 2030. Currently, Intel has trained AI skills to over 7 million people worldwide, partnering with 29 national governments and 27,000 organizations.
To learn more about the competition and winning projects, please visit the official website before October 25, 2024.