Dell innovateFest 2024
1st Runner-Up Project
At
Dell InnovateFest 2024, held on 26
September at the National Gallery of
Singapore, Team SocialPilots from
Singapore Polytechnic secured the
First Runner-Up position in the
Hackathon, winning $6,000. This
competition included teams from both
polytechnics and universities across
Singapore, with a focus on
empowering persons with intellectual
disabilities (PWIDs) to foster
healthy interactions and appropriate
social etiquette in the workplace.
Team SocialPilots,
consisting of Year 2 students Soon
Jing Yi, Lo Jia Yi, Johnson Pay
Chong Jun (Diploma in Applied AI and
Analytics), Sathivada Chandan
Akshaj, and Leroy Hong Jae Yang
(Diploma in Computer Engineering),
developed Bloom, a cloud-native web
app with an intuitive AI assistant.
Bloom helps PWIDs navigate
workplace challenges by providing
solutions, emotion-management
videos, and enhancing essential
skills like independence and
emotional regulation. Its gamified
feature allows users to grow a
virtual plant as they interact with
the app, symbolising their progress
and development. Just like a flower
in full bloom, users can grow,
thrive, and confidently embrace the
world around them.
Team SocialPilots hopes to plant the seeds of independence, inclusion, and growth, watching them blossom into something incredible.
