Mistral Hackfest-22 concluded Successfully

BENGALURU, India - May 10, 2022 - PRLog -- Mistral Solutions, a leading embedded design and system engineering company, headquartered in Bangalore, successfully concluded the Mistral Hackfest-22; a hybrid event organised in collaboration with National Engineering College (NEC), Kovilpatti, from March to May 2022. The six-week-long event focused on providing an ambitious platform for students, getting them to solve challenging real-world problems faced by the industry and society. The event encompassed trending technologies in the field of the Internet of things, Wearable Electronics and Autonomous Navigation.

Over 424 teams consisting of 800 students from 50-plus engineering colleges across South India participated in the event. More than 400 concepts were submitted. Mistral conducted online reviews and shortlisted 70 teams from which 30 teams made it to the Grand Finale that was held at NEC on Saturday, 7th May 2022. Each team showcased their design and presented the concept to a jury lead by. Dr S. Christopher, Professor – IITM Electrical Department and former Chairman of DRDO and Mr Rajeev Ramachandra, CTO and Co-Founder, Mistral Solutions.

The team PLANCKPLAY from Kongu Engineering College, TN were declared Winners. The team came up with a commendable solution that addressed various challenges in the field of Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle. The first and second Runners-up of the competition were team ENIGMA and ARISING-HACKERS from Bangalore Institute of Technology, KA and KCG College of Technology, TN respectively. Two consolation prizes were also given to team UTKARSH and VISION from Bangalore Institute of Technology, KA and Sri Sairam Engineering College, TN respectively.

The winning team received a cash prize of Rs. 3,00,000/-; the 1^st Runner-up, 2^nd Runner-up and consolation prize winners collectively received a cash prize worth Rs. 5,50,000/- along with an offer for a paid internship at Mistral. In addition, Mistral has offered Embedded Development Boards based on the latest SoCs to Kongu Engineering College and also offered help to train and set up the team using these platforms.

"We were extremely impressed by the kind of enthusiasm and excitement demonstrated by the colleges and the students for the Hackfest. This is a uniquely designed event, that consisted not just of software programming, but involved Electronics and Mechanical design too. The results were impressive and provide an excellent example of what is possible when people with the right mix of skills come together and work towards a common goal. It provides a very positive vibe for the future of Embedded engineering in India," said Rajeev Ramachandra, Co-Founder and CTO of Mistral Solutions.

Mistral would like to congratulate all the participants for being part of the Mistral Hackfest-22 and making it a grand success.