Student team designed an energy-efficient, sustainable digital currency
CHICAGO — The inaugural Grainger Computing Innovation Prize culminated in a grand finale event, with the grand prize awarded to Team GiGi (Green lightnInG coIn) for its design of an energy-efficient and sustainable digital currency.
Illinois Tech student teams pitched their prototypes to a panel of esteemed judges, the Illinois Tech community, and invited guests as part of the finals of the Grainger Computing Innovation Prize, which calls on Illinois Tech students to discover creative technology solutions to some of the most pressing global challenges facing the world today: health disparities, climate change, and the need for sustainable smart infrastructure.