Teams of up to 6 students—with at least equal or more female students on the team and a female team leader—are invited to participate in the Keysight Innovation Challenge 2022. To enter, students must submit details about an IoT innovation that provides carbon neutrality corporate site monitoring, multi-site monitoring, or community monitoring. The device must communicate wirelessly, be easy to deploy by a non-expert in a secure fashion and must handle sensitive data. Students must submit a detailed, written plan and a short video showcasing their innovation is strongly recommended. Designs will be judged on sensor effectiveness, AI capabilities, and cybersecurity resilience, with device prototypes evaluated by Keysight’s IoT Security Assessment software.
Contest entries will be accepted from April 4, 2022 through June 6, 2022. Popular voting of entries is encouraged and will make up 10% of the judging score in Round 1. The top five finalists will be announced in June and will receive a $2,500 (USD) stipend to develop their IoT device prototypes. These five finalist teams will participate in a live, virtual competition in September.
The first place team will win a $30,000 (USD) cash prize. The second place team will win a $25,000 (USD) cash prize, and the third place team will win a $20,000 (USD) cash prize. All three winning teams will receive $10,000 (USD) worth of Keysight equipment for their school. All students in the top three teams will also receive informational interviews with Keysight for potential internships and job opportunities.
Judging Criteria
Round 1
Criteria:
Innovation [20%]
What makes the design novel? Does the design represent an important advance over current state of the art? Does it hold the potential to make an impact on sustainability measures?
Real-World Application [20%]
Does the innovation effectively address carbon neutrality corporate site monitoring, multi-site monitoring, or community monitoring?
Sensor Effectiveness [20%]
Are sensor insights provided? What is the coverage area? What is the cost effectiveness to implement the solution?
AI Capabilities [15%]
What are the number of parameter and decisions the IoT device can process without connectivity?
Cybersecurity Resilience [15%]
How easy is it for this prototype to be deployed in a secure fashion by a non-expert? Does the device handle sensitive data? Are there measures in place to protect the data? Is a password required for login? If so, how is it set? Does the device store data? What measures are you considering for preventing sensitive data from being hacked? What data is sent, and how is it encrypted?
The final 10% of the score will be determined by the ‘People’s Choice’ - how many votes each entry receives online.
Round 2
Criteria:
Innovation [20%]
What makes the design novel? Does the design represent an important advance over current state of the art? Does it hold the potential to make an impact on sustainability measures?
Real-World Application [20%]
Does the innovation effectively address carbon neutrality corporate site monitoring, multi-site monitoring, or community monitoring?
Sensor Effectiveness [20%]
Are sensor insights provided? What is the coverage area? What is the cost effectiveness to implement the solution?
AI Capabilities [20%]
What are the number of parameter and decisions the IoT device can process without connectivity?
Cybersecurity Resilience [20%]
How did the device perform when tested against Keysight’s IoT Security Assessment Tool? How easy is it for this prototype to be deployed in a secure fashion by a non-expert?
