Ventureprise Launch NSF I-Corps Fall 2020 Virtual Cohort Alumni

advance Integrated Systems

Advance Integrated Systems (AIS) designs and builds commercial solutions integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning. The convergence of IOT (internet of things) with machine learning provides a growing market for commercial solutions to optimize and improve existing commercial requirements. Ultimately AIS aims to address verticals with dedicated and specialized software/hardware solutions.The team consists of undergraduates and graduate students at UNCC along with alumni specializing in a wide range of experience from information technology to engineering to business. Our initial project is targeted at optimizing campus shuttle bus systems. We plan to provide cost effective data collection systems and analytical software to optimize shuttle systems. We expect substantial savings. Benefits will include providing a basis for early autonomous shuttles on trunk routes and improvement in campus wide security systems by providing on-demand access emergency services .

Team Members:

Academic Lead, Dr. Vijay Patel

Entrepreneurial Leads:

Nimit Patel

Nehaal Patel

Shakshi Shukla

Minh Le

Belk College of Business

civcams

Using a zoom like software CivCams will serve as the equivalent of a body cam for civilians. It will allow the interaction between the officer and the driver to occur before anyone has to step outside of their car. This will deplete the initial insecurity of safety for both parties to create a united environment.

Team Members:

Entrepreneurial Lead, Ryan Braithwaite

Belk College of Business

enterprise portfolio

To addresses challenges faced by both public and private sectors organizations to plan and successfully execute business change projects, our team is proposing to develop a project screening tool which will help an organization to realistically evaluate the probability of a proposed project achieving its intended project outcomes – essentially assessing the probability that a project will be successful. The project screening tool will generate a Project Success Score for each proposed project based on the answers provided to a series of questions about the proposed initiative. The Project Success Score will be based on research into project success factors such as organizational readiness, team readiness and project management readiness and how an organization’s readiness in these areas will prepare it for achieving project success. For purposes of our work, we will define project success very broadly to include organizational success (for example product fit for purpose, achievement of stated business objectives, attainment of business benefits) project management success (on-time, on-budget) and stakeholder success (end-user and other stakeholder satisfaction with the outcome). In addition to generating a specific Project Success Score, the screening tool will also identify an initial set of project risks and recommend potential risk mitigation strategies and provide an assessment tool for an organization to use in terms of assigning the project manager and project champions/business leads in terms of technical skills, soft skills and cultural fit with the organization.

Team Members:

Academic Lead, Dr. Zitian Chen

Entrepreneurial Lead, Robert Cooney

Belk College of Business

SolCooking

SolCooking strives to improve respiratory health outcomes and reduce the carbon footprint of homeless populations through the production of solar cookers.

Team Members:

Entrepreneurial Leads:

Allison File, William States Lee College of Engineering

Amogh Bandekar, Belk College of Business and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Orrann Dillard, Belk College of Business