As part of the celebration of National Student Day, which coincides with May 19, the University of Blida 1, in collaboration with its partner BOMARE, is organizing the 4th edition of the "ibtikar UP by BOMARE" event, to be held on May 17-18 and 19, 2022.
The aim of the competition is to identify projects that are likely to respond to real applied problems proposed by BOMARE, while spreading the practice of start-ups and entrepreneurship.
Important dates :
> May 12, 2022: closing date for project submissions
> Who can take part? Project leaders from national research establishments (research centers, universities, colleges, etc.) with a project that can help solve the problem set by BOMARE.
> How to take part? To take part in the competition, candidates and team members must register online via the following link:
> Closing date: May 12, 2022
Competition theme :
Issue 1: Optical particle inspection:
Issue and description
Industry sector
In the industrial field, it is important to inspect manufacturing defects in order to deliver a compliant product. In some cases, this is done visually, which is linked to the operator's performance, training, state of health, etc. Therefore, it is more than necessary to replace this with an optical and automatic system, in order to have a robust and reliable system that is not subject to disturbance.
In certain fields, for example, it's important to inspect liquid bottles or bags for particles, to ensure that the product is free from impurities. This project therefore consists in automating this task by building a system that detects particles and displays the result on a graphical interface, so as to be able to separate compliant bottles (or bags) from non-compliant ones.
Further information :
- The particles are of random shape, color and size
- The particles are in motion and in a liquid inside a transparent container (packaging)
- The execution time must be as short as possible
- If artificial intelligence algorithms are to be used: provide a training protocol that is easy to implement and quick to execute.
Problem 2: Monitoring electrical energy consumption
Problem and description
General electronics sector
Households and industries find it difficult to manage their electricity consumption and, above all, to monitor it regularly. It is sometimes difficult to determine which equipment (appliance), which zone (floor) and in which period consumption is excessive. Targeting and controlling this is very important for reducing electricity bills.
As a result, the project consists of creating a system that measures power consumption by zones (floors) on a continuous basis. This information will be collected and displayed to the user via a graphical interface on a PC and a mobile application. The statistics are to be displayed in hourly and daily monitoring graphs.
NB: This project can be considered for water consumption monitoring.
Problem 3: Sound noise detection system
General electronics
Problem and description
In audio systems, it's important to have optimum sound quality, free from noise (whether due to an anomaly in signal processing or mechanical failure). For this reason, every audio system manufactured undergoes tests to validate its quality, usually carried out by human beings, who as everyone knows have their differences (their appreciation, hearing, state of mind...etc.).
It would therefore make more sense to design an electronic system capable of detecting undesirable noise on manufactured audio systems and measuring its intensity. The system will then either be scrapped or deemed acceptable and can therefore be marketed.
> Competition procedure :
The competition will take place face-to-face over a three-day period, during which the teams will be coached and presented to the selection committee.
Pre-selection of projects : At the end of the registration period, candidates will be invited to present their solution in person.
> Selection criteria :
- Suitability of the project owner/project;
- State of the art of the project (innovation);
- Technical and economic feasibility of the project;
- Degree of maturity of the project
- Socio-economic impact of the project.
> What is the training concept?
The course offers shortlisted candidates the opportunity to take part in coaching sessions led by experts in entrepreneurship and innovation, enabling them to learn the language of entrepreneurial communication and transform their research project into a business model.
> Presentation and selection of projects :
May 17 and 18 will be devoted to project presentation. Each team will present its project to a panel of judges from different fields. Each team will have 5 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for questions and answers.
The committee rates and ranks projects according to two essential criteria: Techno-economic feasibility and the entrepreneurial profiles of the team members.
> Awards for the 3 winning projects :
The closing ceremony (May 19) will be devoted to the presentation of the 3 winning projects. Which will be rewarded by BOMARE COMPANY.
The prize for each winner is 200,000 DA, in addition to the possibility of recruitment within the company, or accompanying the project owner in the creation of a start-up within the Blida1 incubator.
