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Etihad Aviation Group announces winners of Innovation Week Hackathon

 

 

 

 

 

 

aTP-  Arab tourism portal News- The Hackathon, which took place at Etihad Airways’ state-of-the-art Innovation Centre, saw more than 20 computer science and engineering students from leading Abu Dhabi based universities compete over -----three days to create innovative travel and aviation applications using IBM Watson’s cognitive technology.

 

A team comprising four female students from the Higher Colleges of Technology won for developing an app that gives reminders on when to hydrate, exercise and rest - helping passengers to prevent and recover from jet-lag.

 

A second team of five students from New York University Abu Dhabi won for developing a door-to-door travel concierge app allowing passengers to get in touch with flight attendants in-flight.

 

Each member of the winning teams was awarded an Etihad Airways Business Class round-trip ticket to New York to visit IBM Watson’s headquarters at Astor Place, and a New York City sightseeing tour.