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May 10, 2005

Winners of the BCNET's Coolest Applications Contest

For the 2nd year, BCNET has looked for the most interesting and unique online applications using advanced networks.
BCNET solicited graduate students from member institutes to participate in the contest, competing for large cash prizes and the opportunity to showcase their work at the fifth Annual Advanced Networks Conference.
 
This year, BCNET was astounded by the quality of submissions. A wide range of participants submitted unique proposals for the coolest applications. After reviewing the submissions, BCNET and a panel of experts selected ten contestants to present their applications before a judging panel. From the presentations, the panel selected the winners.

Thanks to our sponsors, the winners received cool cash prizes from a total grand prize pool of $9,000. Here are the winners!
 

Congratulations to the Winners!
 
Best Application
Maggie Cheang, a Ph.D student at UBC's Department of Pathology, has designed, built and implemented a searchable digital image database for tissue microarrays to facilitate cancer research.
Read more about this project
(550K pdf)
 
1st Runner Up
Perseus Missirlis, and Carri-Lyn Mead of BCCA Genome Sciences Centre designed and developed the Satellog project a central database of human genetic sequence repeat information.  As part of this project, an interface was developed that enables regional, national, and international researchers to query the Satellog database using a web-enabled interface: http://satellog.bcgsc.ca.
Read more about this project (570K pdf)

2nd Runner Up
Andrei Missine, a graduate student at the SFU School of Interactive Arts & Technology, designed and built Geometryware, an online interactive learning tool for teaching students about 3D geometry. Students complete online assignments by downloading geometry problems to learn how to solve them.
Read more about this project (520K pdf)

People's Choice Awards for the Coolest Application
At the BCNET Advanced Networks Conference, we asked our conference participants to vote on their favorite application.
 

Winner of the People's Choice Award
Amber Zutz, a graduate student at the School of Kinseology, SFU, designed and built a webservices that delivers cardiac rehabilitation at a distance. The overall aim of the program is to improve access and reduce barriers to participation in cardiac rehabilitation programs for patients with coronary artery disease in BC.
Read more about this project

BCNET's Coolest Applications Contest Sponsors
BCNET would like to thank our sponsors for their generous support in this year's coolest applications contest.