Carnegie Mellon University

Show and Tell 27 will take place at the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship on Thursday, April 11, 2024, 4:00-6:00pm.

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You can watch a recording of Show and Tell 26 (2023) below, and see more information about the people and companies that presented.

2024 Presenters

Kit Needham

Kit Needham
Director of Project Olympus and Assistant Dean for Entrepreneurial Initiatives


Kit is Director of Project Olympus and CMU's Assistant Dean for Entrepreneurial Initiatives. She provides start-up advice, business strategy planning, connections to industry experts, advisors and the business community to student and faculty startups. She is a member and technical advisor to BlueTree Allied Angels and serves on the Screening Committee. She also provides consulting services to promote economic growth to Chambers of Commerce, individual entrepreneurs and non-profit organizations.

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Rui Cheng
Novraysen Inc.
NSF I-Corps, Innovation Commercialization Fellow


Rui received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Hong Kong and was awarded Graduate with Distinction (2015, M.S) and Top-10 Outstanding Research Postgraduate Students (2020, Ph.D.). He holds a B.E in New Energy Science and Technology from Zhejiang University. He has a wide research background in nanomaterials, photovoltaics, electrochemistry, and thermal dynamics.

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Di Hu
moss robotics, inc.
Customer Discovery Kickstart, SPARK Grant 


Di is the co-founder of moss robotics, inc. moss is specializing in small, autonomous ground robots that can fit into narrow rows of tree nurseries and navigate itself autonomously. Based on what assistance you need on the farm, our moss robots can work day and night to accomplish harmful, tedious farm tasks such as herbicide spraying, inventory counting & grading, etc.

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Damola Idowu, Wole Idowu
Toyz Electronics
NSF I-Corps, SPARK Grant recipient


Upskilling and providing tangible pathways and resources to diverse students enhanced by AI to support them to college or the workforce.  Students get Experiential and Practical Knowledge for College Students with AI to match to Mentors and College Alumni and gamified workforce simulations. Students Resumes are gamified as a trading card that updates in real-time as you earn credentials and badges.

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Cara Jones
Marinus Analytics
NSF I-Corps


Marinus Analytics' AI solutions equip frontline workers to protect the vulnerable and end systemic exploitation. They deploy purpose-built tools to disrupt human trafficking, child abuse, and cyber fraud.

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Thomas Kanz
Velroi


Create course catalog platform for universities that incorporates semantic search course retrieval, generative AI natural language results summarization, and an excellent user interface experience. In exchange for a yearly subscription, the course catalog platform will be fully managed by Velroi.

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Tess Lojacono
BabyBots
Customer Discovery Kickstart


BABYbot is designed to reduce anxiety in people struggling with Alzheimer's Disease and advanced dementias, simultaneously offering a moment of respite for their care-partners.

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Jay Maier
Latent Robotics, Inc.
NSF I-Corps, Innovation Commercialization Fellow


Latent Robotics is a Carnegie Mellon University spinoff, leveraging its deep experience in artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous robotics to develop e-waste solutions of the future.

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Logan Nye, MD
Galen Health
Swartz Fellow


Galen Health is at the forefront of an AI-driven healthcare revolution, focusing on early disease detection and treatment, with a specialized focus on pancreatic cancer. By integrating AI with deep medical expertise, Galen Health is poised to address critical challenges in healthcare.

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Maximillian Obasiolu
Lead-In Record Co.
SPARK Grant Recipient


Maximillian is a dual Masters Degree holder in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Engineering & Technology Innovation Management from Carnegie Mellon University. His interests are at the intersection of electrical hardware engineering (digital circuit design, analog electronics, signal processing, embedded software) and entrepreneurship. Maximillian is the founder of Lead-In Record Co., whose mission is to provide reliable and accessible record manufacturing for independent artists.

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Taylor Pool
Aquatonomy
NSF I-Corps


Aquatonomy uses autonomous robotics technologies to bring underwater intelligence to your fingertips.  

 

Saffiyah Scott
Ali Mustafa Games
Customer Discovery Kickstart, SPARK Grant


Safiyyah is the founder of Ali Mustafa Games. At Ali Mustafa, they design, develop, and bring to market a transformational, educational tabletop game that fosters and appreciation for diverse Islamic cultures.

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Shawn Kelly
Precision Neuroscopics
CMU Faculty


Shawn is an electrical and biomedical engineer with over 20 years of experience developing implantable medical devices, in particular a retinal prosthesis for the blind and EEG systems for non-invasively measuring brain signal. He is the founder of Precision Neuroscopics, a company that is dedicated to developing medical technologies with a focus on equity and inclusion. Their team invents products with the end user, their families, and medical staff in mind to increase access while decreasing costs, time and error.

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Ali Mustafa Games


Design, develop, and bring to market a transformational, educational tabletop game that fosters and appreciation for diverse Islamic cultures.
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Aquatonomy


Aquatonomy uses autonomous robotics technololgies to bring underwater intelligence to your fingertrips.

CitizenConnect


CitizenConnect is a platform that would modernize the way we participate in today's democracies. Legislators and citizens would be able to connect and directly communicate with one another through an app, enabling citizens to easily stay up to date on what ou representatives are doing.

Compos Mentis


Compos Mentis is an application designed to reduce the number of hours paralegals spend on non-billable work by leveraging a simple user interface and powerful engine to take the pain out of large-scale document review, organization of supporting documentation, and other high-time, low-value work.

FAMbots


FAMbot Learning combines social robotics with creativity and social skills to provide the perfect STEAM opportunity—very effective for both challenged and typically developing learners of all ages; from 2  to 12 years of age.  And, FAM is designing new programming for children ages 0 to 18 months!

Firefly


Firefly is a profiler that unobtrusively tracks the energy consumption of your code at a high level of granularity (as well as a suite of optimization tools to help automatically improve it).

Galen Health


We are dedicated to revolutionizing the early detection of pancreatic cancer through our cutting-edge AI platform, OncoSight. By leveraging advanced algorithms and the vast potential of electronic health records (EHR), we aim to set new benchmarks in precision medicine and patient care.

Lead-In Record Co.


At Lead-In, our mission is reliable and accessible record manufacturing for independent artists.

Marinus Analytics


Our AI solutions equip frontline workers to protect the vulnerable and end systemic exploitation. We deploy purpose-built tools to disrupt human trafficking, child abuse, and cyber fraud.

MecSimCalc


A web platform to effortlessly create Python web apps in minutes for free, on a mission to be the simplest way to build and share computational tools.

Noteful


The free Noteful app provides you with a few minutes of daily practice in note reading, ear training, and music theory so you can understand all those dots on the page and have a better ear for the music you listen to and play.  Our FRESH Theory approach divides topics into short, easy-to-understand lessons--a lot like playing a game--so you can make progress while having fun.  The app is free to download and requires no subscription.  

Novraysen


Novraysen has developed a robust, low-cost, and scalable fabrication method for nanostructured films and is currently exploring its applications in energy-related technologies. For thermal interface materials, a paper-like composite nanostructured film was strategically designed with an ultra-high thermal conductivity like metal, which is promising to efficiently dissipate heat and boost-up the performance of electronic devices. For battery, supercapacitor and photo/electro-catalysis related applications, the tunable nanostructure provides large surface area and extra current flow paths that are favorable for improving the energy conversion performances.  

noVRel


noVRel is developing an attachment for the Microsoft Hololens 2 to condense current pieces of surgical equipment into one device. The three key features of the device include a high-zoom stereoscopic camera, high-lumen headlights, and fluorescent microscopy functionality.

Oakland Neuro


An electromyography wearable that can detect normal and abnormal movement patterns and alert individuals and healthcare professionals to potential concerns.

Perflect AI


Mobile AI tennis/golf coaching from your play videos: offers quick, personalized feedback to tennis/golf enthusiasts. Users simply record their play, upload the video, and within minutes, receive a visual comparison against professional techniques and short instructions on how to improve. This eliminates the wait, hustle, and inconsistency of traditional coaching, providing clear, immediate insights for improvement.

Precision Neuroscopics


Precision Neuroscopics is dedicated to developing medical technologies with a focus on equity and inclusion. Our team invents products with the end user, their families, and medical staff in mind to increase access while decreasing costs, time and error.

Remotide


Connecting American and European companies to African professionals for remote permanent jobs.

Sitewiz


Improve conversion rates on landing pages by "automagically" ab testing the copy and graphics using generative AI and finding which one is best.

Speak Y'all


Speak Y’all exists to help you build long-term confidence through committed speaking practice, expert feedback, and accountability. By working together, you will recognize the expert you are and communicate your insights to your community, your company, and the collective good - no matter your native language. You have the power inside to change how you lead. Let’s unlock that power together, once and for y’all.

Toyz Electronics


Upskilling and providing tangible pathways and resources to diverse students enhanced by AI to support them to college or the workforce.  Students get Experiential and Practical Knowledge for College Students with AI to match to Mentors and College Alumni and gamified workforce simulations. Students Resumes are gamified as a trading card that updates in real-time as you earn credentials and badges.

Vault Uno


VaultUno is an investment platform where people take ideas and turn them into rules-based investment strategies through simple conversation. At a high level, we are using LLMs to interface between investing tools, data and the end user.

Velroi


Create course catalog platform for universities that incorporates semantic search course retrieval, generative AI natural language results summarization, and an excellent user interface experience. In exchange for a yearly subscription, the course catalog platform will be fully managed by Velroi.

Writ Large Projects


Used and new bookstore, coffee shop, and literary community center. An accompanying online curated bookstore of independent press titles and a network for justice-oriented independent presses, booksellers and librarians.

Xprod.ai


XProd is an AI platform that empowers B2B software product leaders to consistently choose the right features to build. By analyzing customer feedback, company objectives, and internal data, it identifies the highest-impact initiatives that will delight users and drive business metrics. With XProd, product teams can double their hit rate, building winning products that customers love while avoiding costly misses.

Project Olympus Show & Tells are hugely popular venues for providing a window into the many exciting developments on campus and for connecting students and faculty with the wider business and entrepreneurial community. Since June 2007, there have been 24 Show & Tell events!

Show & Tell Archive

Show & Tell 1: June 7, 2007
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Show & Tell 2: September 25, 2007
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Show & Tell 4: March 26, 2008
poster [pdf] | slideshow [pdf]

Show & Tell 5: April 23, 2008
poster [pdf] | slideshow [pdf]

Show & Tell 6: October 22, 2008
poster [pdf] | slideshow [pdf]

Show & Tell 7: January 21, 2009
poster [pdf] | slideshow [pdf]

Show & Tell 8: March 18, 2009
poster [pdf] | slideshow [pdf]


Show & Tell 9: February 24, 2010
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Show & Tell 10: October 5, 2010
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Show & Tell 11: February 22, 2011
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Show & Tell 12: April 14, 2011
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Show & Tell 14: November 14, 2011
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Show & Tell 15: April 19, 2012
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Show & Tell 16: October 4, 2012
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Show & Tell 17: April 18, 2013
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Show & Tell 18: April 10, 2014
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Show & Tell 19: April 16, 2015
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Show & Tell 20: April 14, 2016
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Show & Tell 21: April 20, 2017
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Show & Tell 22: April 19, 2018
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Show & Tell 23: April 11, 2019
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Show & Tell 24: April 15, 2021
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Show & Tell 25: April 7, 2022
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Show & Tell 26: April 13, 2023
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