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GE Announces Winners of 1st 'Industrial Internet Quests' Challenge [Health & Beauty Close - Up](Health & Beauty Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) GE and partners announced the winners of the first "Industrial Internet Quests," an open innovation challenge to create new algorithms to reduce air travel delays and design applications to improve the healthcare experience. In a release, GE noted: Launched in November 2012 in collaboration with Kaggle, a platform in solving data science challenges, and with Alaska Airlines and Ochsner Health System, the Quests invited data scientists and designers to use analytics and design to find ways to increase efficiency for airlines, travelers, hospitals and patients. The Quests are part of a broader effort to create an open platform, cultivate a community, and develop Industrial Internet solutions. Developers and data scientists representing 58 countries submitted more than 3,000 combined ideas. A total prize pool of $600,000 in cash awards will be distributed among the winners of both Quests. Kaggle's live leaderboard scored the Flight Quest algorithms, determining the most accurate predictive models compared to the industry benchmark. A panel of five judges from GE, Ochsner Health System and Kaggle scored the Hospital Quest entries. Bill Ruh, vice president of GE's Software and Analytics Center said, "Developers and data scientists everywhere answered our challenge to transform the aviation and healthcare industries and have embraced our goal of open collaboration. The winners have shown that an open platform, such as these Quests, does spur innovation and new ideas, and we are excited about continuing to work with them to integrate their innovations into GE solutions." Anthony Goldbloom, chief executive officer at Kaggle said, "The level of ingenuity and creativity among the participants of the Industrial Internet Quests is amazing - each competitor has dramatically raised the bar for innovation in their relevant industries. Engagement for the Quests exceeded any previous contest we've executed. GE challenged data scientists and developers, and the resulting solutions, once implemented, will quickly have an impact on air travel and the patient experience." 1st Prize - Gxav &: Xavier Conort, Cao Hong, Clifton Phua, Ghim- Eng Yap and Kenny Chua (Singapore) 2nd Prize - As High as Honor: Jonti Peters (Preston, UK) and Pawe - Jankiewicz (Warsaw, Poland) 3rd Prize - Taki: Gabor Takacs (Gyor, Hungary) 4th Prize - Sun: Sergey Kozub (Russia) 5th Prize - Jacques Kvam: Jacques Kvam (USA) Gary Beck, Alaska Airlines' vice president of flight operations said, "Predicting arrival times more accurately offers several benefits. Improved accuracy can help us avoid gate congestion, minimizing delays for passengers and crews. It means less wait time and better efficiency for ground crews. And, ultimately, it means more efficient use of our aircraft, which saves fuel and helps us offer low fares. GE is continually pushing innovation and we look forward to continuing our partnership with GE in Flight Quest II to help pilots make smarter in-flight decisions." Pawel Jankiewicz, a winner of the Flight Quest said, "The latest advancements in real-time big data analytics are already changing the course of flight, and the results of the Flight Quest prove that. It's a thrill to know that something my team developed will have a profound effect on the aviation industry and save millions of dollars. Ultimately, we're excited to see our, and the other contestants', work implemented and for future collaboration with GE." More Information: http://www.gereports.com/touch-down/ ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2013 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |