In 2002, the IIT Kanpur team consisting of three Junior Undergraduate students from the Department of Electrical Engineering won the Microsoft Innovation Award as an acknowledgement for its technical merit and imaginative thinking for their project, "Intelligent Intensive Care Unit".

The goal of the Third Annual Computer Society International Design Competition (CSIDC) was to advance excellence in education by having student teams design and implement computer-based solutions to real-world problems.

The team members were awarded a certificate, plaque and $5000 cash award.

The team members were:

Pulkit Grover,
Rajiv Agrawal, and
Mayank Bakshi

The team mentor was:

Dr. Ajit K. Chaturvedi

The teams project report and presentation at the World Finals can be downloaded below:

• Project Report
• Powerpoint Presentation

IIT Kanpur team in News:

›› IIT Kanpur wins Microsoft Innovation Award
    (07 June, 2002)
This year's CSIDC also includes the Microsoft Award for Innovation, which debuted at CSIDC 2001. The prize is given to the team that did not qualify for the final ten, but the judges felt deserved acknowledgement for its technical merit. This year's winner is the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (India), for their project, "Intelligent Intensive Care Unit". Their mentor and one team member will be invited to the World Finals to receive this prize.

›› IIT Kanpur Team during demonstration at CSIDC 2002 World Finals
    (29 June, 2002) (Photo Release)