AI, Automation, Videogames, and More: Entrepreneurial Project for Innovation Engineering
Dean Ikhlaq Sidhu’s Innovation Engineering book inspired the design process.
First-year Bachelor in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence students launched over twenty personal project ideas for the Innovation Engineering elective course that range from exploring AI capabilities in detecting plagiarism and building customer service chatbots to leveraging automation, developing websites and creating video games.
The Innovation Engineering elective course spans the first three years of the Bachelor in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. During the first year, students choose a scientific entrepreneurial project, define their idea, and outline future steps and a monthly roadmap for the next two years.
The book “Innovation Engineering”, written by IE School of Science and Technology dean Ikhlaq Sidhu, inspired the methodology of the course, which explores the entrepreneurial mindset and outlines steps to develop something new, following 12 innovation principles developed at UC Berkeley.
“The course benefits students in two main ways,” said Federico Castanedo, Academic Director for Undergraduate Programs at the IE School of Science and Technology, “First, it creates a dedicated space for students to conceive, nurture, and develop their personal projects, guided by an experienced mentor. Moreover, it allows students to brainstorm and explore possible areas of interest and ideas beyond their formal studies.”
One of the students, George Vashakidze, designed a project to develop Active Noise Cancelling in any environment. Two other students, Hiba Yaseen and Cayetana Hinostroza, presented PyGram, a tool designed for kids to learn how to code by making programming fun.
IE School of Science and Technology continues to break silos between the scientific and entrepreneurial spheres by offering its students opportunities to develop an entrepreneurial mindset through elective courses and complementary initiatives. Its Impact Xcelerator program provides initiatives such as the Tech Venture Bootcamp to further acquaint its students with the entrepreneurial world.