Slides from GDSC TU Berlin Info session where we will introduce solution challenge, invite speakers who participated in solution challenge in the past and won globally. At the end we will have a collaborative brainstorm activity together in groups.

2. Solution
Challenge
Start 18:15
GDSC - TU Berlin

3. Quick GDSC TU Berlin Intro
Agenda
The End
Brainstorm activity
Maria & Almo from MUC

4. Quick GDSC Intro
TU Berlin

5. Who are we?.

6. What is GDSC?.

7. Community
University-based
Peer-to-peer
New
Speaker Session
Hackathons
Workshops
Connect
Learn
Grow
Events Benefits

8. Join our club
to get notified about
future events
Our GDSC web page
Instagram
@gdsc_tuberlin

9. Maria & Almo from MUC
TU Berlin

10. Solution Challenge 2023
Info Session
Maria
Pospelova
Almo
Sutedjo

11. Solution Challenge 2023 Intro
Agenda
Q&A
What we learned
Our projects from 2020 & 2021

12. What is Solution Challenge?
An annual contest that invites students from GDSC
communities to develop solutions for one or more
of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) using Google technologies.

13. January April
Top 10 teams
announced!
February March
Announcement
of Solution
Challenge!
May June
Learn & Build Phase
March 15
Submissions
Open!
March 31
Submissions
Deadline!
July
Mentorship Phase
Top 100 global
teams are
announced!
Final
Solution
Submission
Solution
Challenge
Demo Day
Top 3
Winners
Announced!
Road to 2023 Solution Challenge
Evaluation #1 Evaluation #2
August

14. 2022 Solution Challenge: Info Session
All participants receive a Google Developers digital
profile badge and an official certificate.
Prizes
Top 100 teams
Mentorship from
Googlers and experts|
T-Shirt
Certificate
Top 10 finalists
Additional mentorship
Swag box
Demo Day showcase on
YouTube
Contest Finalists
Swag box
Cash Prize for each
student from Top7
( Winnings for each
qualifying team will not
exceed $4,000 )
Top 3 winners
Swag box
Cash Prize for each
student
Feature on the Google
Developers Blog
( Winnings for each
qualifying team will not
exceed $12,000 )

15. 2022 Solution Challenge: Info Session
IMPACT - 60 POINTS
1. Does the entry establish a clear challenge focused
on one or more of the United Nations 17 Sustainable
Development Goals? Is it explained in a clear
manner with specific Sustainable Development Goal
targets they are looking to solve for? [10]
2. How effectively does the solution address the
challenge identified by the team? [20]
3. Is there evidence of a next step? Does the team
display a plan for future extension if they were to
continue? [10]
4. Is there evidence that the solution has been
thoroughly tested with real users? [10]
5. Is there evidence that the solution was iterated upon
based on user feedback? [10]
TECHNOLOGY - 40 POINTS
1. Does the solution implement all the technical
components needed to solve the challenge? [10]
2. Has the team clearly explained what Google
technology they used, why and included guidance on
how to run their code? [10]
3. Does the video demonstration show the working
solution and how a user will interact with the
solution? Does the demonstration highlight how the
Google technologies are implemented and also
mention the value the technology provides the
users? [10]
4. Has the team made effective product and technical
decisions for their solution? [10]
Judging criteria

16. Freespeak

17. Freespeak…
…is a virtual AI coach that evaluates and analyzes most
important aspects of the user’s presentation and
provides the user with tips and advices for
improvement.

19. Frontend Backend
Speech to Text
Natural
Language API
Emotion
Detection
Gesture
Tracking
Audio analysis
Video analysis
Tips & Advices for
improvement

20. SimplAR

21. SimplAR…
…an AR app for functionally illiterate people that can
translate text of any form into plain language!

22. Proprietary + Confidential
https://youtu.be/
p5ooaNzTInE

23. Frontend Backend
pre-processing
post-processing
API call
Simplified text
AR overlay of simplified
text

24. What we learned

25. Brainstorming is important
● A good brainstorming session is necessary
● Gain valuable input from experts
● Interview stakeholders
● There are a lot of unsolved problems that we usually don’t see

26. figma.com
Designing is important

27. Tips / Advices
Talk to experts before
finalizing your idea
Try out new technologies
Have fun
Ask for feedback and
improve
Be very specific with the idea and make
sure your product is actually needed
Focus on important
problems

28. Brainstorm Activity
TU Berlin

30. 1. Form groups of ~4 people.
2. Find a problem you all have.
3. Check in which UN Goal it fits.
4. Brainstorm a solution together.
5. Present your solution!
6. Feedback from Maria & Almo

31. 1. Scan the QR code
2. Submit your opinions!
Give us Feedback
Your voice counts!
If you haven’t done before