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SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 23 May 2023 - Samsung Electronics Singapore announced the sixth edition Solve for Tomorrow competition winners, with teams SHMID.CO from ITE College Central and Hearable from Nanyang Technological University took home top honours for the Post-secondary and University categories respectively. Launched in October 2022, Solve for Tomorrow encourages youths to take a proactive approach to address Singapore's key challenges by providing them with a platform to ideate and apply their knowledge and skills across multiple disciplines, including Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), to make a meaningful impact in our community. "I'm encouraged to see that youths in Singapore are passionate about solving real-world challenges and equipped with the ideas and knowledge to make tangible, positive changes in our communities. We will continue motivating youths by providing the resources and platform they need to unleash their creativity and elevate their digital technology skills, supporting them on their journey to become the true architects of our future," said Dennis Jang, President of Samsung Electronics Singapore. Dennis was one of the three judges that evaluated the students' submissions in the final round of the competition. The other judges were Timothy Low, Chief Operating Officer, Halogen Foundation Singapore and Tham Jierong, Assistant CEO and Head Venture Building of Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise (raiSE). Winners of the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2022 competition The winning teams were selected from over 90 groups comprising more than 270 students in Singapore. The top team from each category walked away with $12,000 worth of Samsung products and a $5,000 cash prize. More details of the winning teams are as followed:

Categories	Prizes	Teams	Submissions
Post-secondary category	1st	SHMID.CO	Battery monitoring, fire prevention device powered by IOT
	2nd	Kiasu Hawker	All-in-one digitalised hawker platform
	3rd	Mute	Development of natural and sustainable acoustic materials for sound absorption
	People's Choice Awards[1]	PaperHouse	Smart interactive soft toy for child patients
University category	1st	Hearable	Communication aid for hard-of-hearing individuals, powered by AR and AI
	2nd	Wave	Communication device for individuals with cerebral palsy powered by AR
	3rd	HarmonySG	Inpatient physiotherapy management system with gamification features
	People's Choice Awards	HarmonySG

Post-secondary category winner: SHMID.CO fromITE College Central Team SHMID.CO^[2] developed a low-cost and functional monitoring device that allows users to monitor and remotely turn off charging batteries due to overheating. The sensor can be used with most household charging devices, such as mobile phones, personal mobility devices (PMDs) and any other electrical appliances. Users will be alerted by an alarm through a buzzer and receive an SMS alert on their mobile phones if the charging device is detected to be overheating. The sensor also turns off the charger automatically when the battery is fully charged. This helps to prevent overcharging of batteries, avoid fire hazards and saves electricity which supports the reduction of carbon emissions while keeping in line with Singapore's Green Plan 2030. "We are grateful to have the chance to participate in Samsung's Solve for Tomorrow Competition. It allowed us to bring our ideas to life and motivated us to create a feasible system that can be implemented across all households. Through our invention, we hope to improve fire safety at home for Singapore residents, while enabling families to significantly reduce their energy usage and carbon emissions," said Shing Foo Chuan Zheng, Team Leader, SHMID.CO, School of Engineering, Aerospace Avionics, ITE College Central. University category winner: Hearable from Nanyang Technological University Team Hearable^[3] developed a two-part solution that enables hard-of-hearing individuals to communicate using a pair of AR glasses that can transcribe speech in real-time by leveraging AI. The mobile application also allows users to turn type-written speech into spoken words. "Solve for Tomorrow is an excellent proving ground for our team to test and refine our idea. We are excited and humbled to win this competition, and we hope our solution can help enrich the lives of hard-of-hearing individuals. As digital technology plays a vital role in shaping our lives, we will...