Roopam Sharma Explained

Roopam Sharma
Birth Name:Roopam Sharma
Birth Date:24 May 1995
Birth Place:Faridabad, Haryana, India
Alma Mater:Manav Rachna College of Engineering, Faridabad
Singularity University
Occupation:Innovator, researcher
Years Active:2014–present
Awards:Gifted Citizen Prize 2016,[1] MIT TR35 by Technology Review, Nominet Trust 100,[2]
Microsoft's Imagine Cup 2015 and CFC 2015, Yahoo Accenture Innovation Jockeys Seasons 3,4,5.

Roopam Sharma (born 24 May 1995) is an Indian scientist. He is best known for his work on Manovue, a technology which enables the visually impaired to read printed text. His research interests include Wearable Computing, Mobile Application Development, Human Centered Design, Computer Vision, AI and Cognitive Science. Sharma was recently awarded the Gifted Citizen Prize 2016[3] and has been listed as one of the top 8 Innovators Under 35 by the MIT Technology Review for the year 2016 in India.[4] [5] [6] In 2018, he was honoured as part of Asia's 21 Young Leaders Initiative in Manila.

Early life, education and research

Sharma was born on May 24, 1995, in Faridabad, Haryana, India to Nirmal and Krishna Dutt Sharma. He has a brother Rahul and a sister Priyanka. He is an alumnus of Ryan International School, Faridabad and Modern Vidya Niketan, Faridabad and went on to study Bachelors of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering at Manav Rachna University in Faridabad, Haryana. Sharma began his research during his sophomore year of undergraduate school at Manav Rachna University.

Inventions

Sharma's project Manovue, developed by Eyeluminati, is the world's first intelligent personal assisting system for the visually impaired.[7] [8] [9] The technology has three main functions: to enable the user to read printed text by simply pointing over the text; to help the user to navigate freely outside well known environment through haptic feedback; and to use a completely voice-controlled mobile phone application.

Manovue was awarded as the winner of the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2015[10] and Yahoo Accenture Innovation Jockeys season 4.[11] [12] [13] He was listed on the MIT Tech Review 35 under 35 list in 2016.[14]

Awards and achievements

Sharma was recently awarded the Gifted Citizen Prize 2016.[15] He has also been listed as an innovator under 35 in 2016 by the Technology Review. Sharma was also named as a judge for the Living Talent Masterpiece 2017[16] [17] [18] and Accenture Innovation Jockeys Season 6.[19]

The following is the list of notable awards and achievements received:

Year Name Awarding organisation
2017National Youth Award[20] [21] [22] Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
2016SE100 Inspiring Social Enablers List[23] SE100 Inspiring Social Enablers Programme[24]
2016Nominet Trust 100 List[25] Social Tech Guide By Nominet Trust[26]
2016Gifted Citizen Prize 2016[27] Ciudad de las Ideas
2016MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35[28] [29] [30] Technology Review
2016Infymakers Award[31] [32] Infosys
2016Presidents Award[33] Manav Rachna University
2015Winner: Microsoft YouthSpark Challenge for Change[34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] Microsoft
2015Grand Winner: Microsoft Imagine Cup India[45] Microsoft
2016Torchbearer Award Manav Rachna College of Engineering, Faridabad
2016Yahoo Accenture Innovation Jockeys Season 5Yahoo Accenture
2015Yahoo Accenture Innovation Jockeys Season 4[46]
2014Yahoo Accenture Innovation Jockeys Season 3[47] [48] Yahoo Accenture

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Ciudad de las Ideas. www.ciudaddelasideas.com.
  2. Web site: Manovue — Social Tech Guide. Social Tech Guide.
  3. Web site: Manav Rachna International University. www.facebook.com.
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FLjLApGFns Innovators Under 35
  5. http://www.dnaindia.com/locality/faridabad/btech-student-faridabad-becomes-youngest-ever-person-win-prestigious-%E2%80%98innovators-under-35%E2%80%99-award-87748 Youngest person ever to win MIT TR 35 under 35
  6. http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/I2NPKHkEiYYDVVr2bQu1WP/Indias-Top-Innovators-under-35.html 2016 Innovators Under 35: Roopam Sharma,20
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB_XUiDUvZg Manovue: World's first intelligent personal assisting system for the Visually Impaired
  8. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/523750/making-visually-impaired-see-through.html Making visually impaired 'see' through technology
  9. http://www.bhaskar.com/news/HAR-FAR-OMC-new-innovation-by-faridabad-scientist-news-hindi-5396258-PHO.html Glove that helps visually impaired to read printed text
  10. https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/dxindia/2015/04/30/the-2015-imagine-cup-india-national-finals Imagine Cup India National Finals
  11. http://inspiration.innovationjockeys.net/post/145366728802/its-time-to-replace-braille It’s time to replace Braille
  12. Web site: Manav Rachna make it big at Accenture Innovation Jockeys.
  13. https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/microsoftimagine/2015/06/03/meet-the-2015-imagine-cup-world-finalists/ 2015 Imagine Cup World Finalists
  14. http://www.ptinews.com/pressrelease/17856_press-subMint-and-MIT-Technology-Review-Brought-Together-EmTech-India-and-Innovators-Under-35---India-Edition MIT TR Innovators under 35
  15. http://www.ciudaddelasideas.com/giftedcitizen/comunidad.php?id=152 Gifted Citizen Prize 2016
  16. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/living-talent-presents-masterpiece-2017---the-worlds-first-multi-genre-intercontinental-talent-hunt-660496223.html Living Talent Presents Masterpiece 2017 - The World's First Multi-genre Intercontinental Talent Hunt
  17. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/living-talent-presents-masterpiece-2017---the-worlds-first-multi-genre-intercontinental-talent-hunt-660496223.html Living Talent announces Masterpiece 2017 a global talent hunt in Dubai
  18. http://buisnessnewstrends.blogspot.com/2017/11/living-talent-presents-masterpiece-2017.html Living Talent Presents Masterpiece 2017
  19. https://newsroom.accenture.com/news/accenture-announces-winners-of-first-accenture-innovation-challenge.htm Accenture Announces Winners of First ‘Accenture Innovation Challenge
  20. https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/punjab-and-haryana/faridabad/rupam-sharma-got-national-youth-award/articleshow/62196081.cms Roopam Sharma got National Youth Award
  21. http://www.ignitingminds.in/igniting-minds/roopam-sharma-national-awardee-and-citizen-prize-2016 Roopam Sharma - National Awardee And Citizen Prize 2016
  22. http://manavrachna.edu.in/latest/national-youth-award/ Manav Rachna Alumnus Receives National Youth Award
  23. http://socialenablers.co/se100/ SE100 Inspiring Social Enablers
  24. Web site: SE100. 6 December 2016.
  25. http://www.socialtech.org.uk/projects/manovue/ Nominet Trust 100
  26. Web site: Social Tech Guide. Social Tech Guide.
  27. https://www.facebook.com/MRIUFaridabad/posts/1482371915109012:0 Roopam strikes it big with Gifted Citizen Award 2016
  28. http://www.newsvoir.com/release/roopam-sharma-student-of-manav-rachna-educational-institutions-has-been-awarded-the-prestigious-mit-tech-reviews-innovators-under-35-award--6356.html Roopam is the only student to ever qualify for the MIT Innovator Under 35 award
  29. http://www.ptinews.com/pressrelease/17856_press-subMint-and-MIT-Technology-Review-Brought-Together-EmTech-India-and-Innovators-Under-35---India-Edition Mint and MIT Technology Review Brought Together EmTech India and Innovators Under 35 - India Edition
  30. http://manavrachna.edu.in/press-mriu/roopam-sharma-student-of-manav-rachna-educational-institutions-has-been-awarded-the-prestigious-mit-tech-reviews-innovators-under-35-award/ Roopam Sharma, Student of Manav Rachna Educational Institutions has been awarded the prestigious MIT Tech Review’s ‘Innovators Under 35’ Award
  31. https://www.infosys.com/newsroom/press-releases/Pages/infymaker-awards-winners-india.aspx Infosys Announces the Winners of Infy Maker Awards in India
  32. http://www.infymakers.com/india/winners.html Winners In Health Category
  33. https://www.facebook.com/MRUFaridabad/posts/624292601080801 MRU Recognises Excellence among Student Achievers
  34. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/482533/these-youngsters-won-microsofts-challenge.html These youngsters won Microsoft's challenge
  35. http://educationtechnology.in/2015/05/28/two-indian-students-win-at-microsoft-youthspark-challenge-for-change-contest/ Two Indian Students Win at Microsoft YouthSpark Challenge for Change Contest
  36. http://www.educationworld.in/magazine/more/4603-roopam-sharma Young Achievers
  37. https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2015/may/29/faridabad-boys-project-on-dementia-awarded-by-microsoft-767203.html Faridabad Boy's Project on Dementia Awarded by Microsoft
  38. https://www.microsoft.com/about/philanthropies/youthspark/youthsparkhub/programs/challengeforchange/?page=viewentry.cfm&id=1825 Emancipator Assisting the people suffering from Dementia and related disorders
  39. Web site: Heartache and hope inspire Microsoft Challenge for Change winners to make a difference - News Center.
  40. https://web.archive.org/web/20170822174521/http://kalvimalar.dinamalar.com/news-details.asp?id=16501&cat=1 Two Indian students win at Microsoft contest
  41. https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/microsoft_citizenship_asia_pacific/2015/05/28/youthspark-challenge-for-change-meet-the-winners/ Meet the Winners
  42. https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/microsoft_citizenship_asia_pacific/2015/12/15/challenge-for-change-in-conversation-with-the-asian-winners/ Challenge for Change: In Conversation with the Asian Winners
  43. http://origin-www.amarujala.com/delhi-ncr/youth-from-faridabad-won-microsoft-youth-spark-challenge-award-hindi-news Youth of Faridabad Got Awarded By MIcrosoft
  44. https://archive.org/stream/22mar25/22mar25_djvu.txt Roopam Sharma making headlines the world over
  45. https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/dxindia/2015/04/30/the-2015-imagine-cup-india-national-finals/ The 2015 Imagine Cup India National Finals
  46. http://inspiration.innovationjockeys.net/post/145366728802/its-time-to-replace-braille It’s time to replace Braille
  47. http://inspiration.innovationjockeys.net/post/145364771952/girls-feel-safe-thanks-to-these-it-visionaries Girls feel safe thanks to these IT visionaries
  48. http://inspiration.innovationjockeys.net/post/145365304417/government-officials-can-talk-to-the-public-easily Government officials can talk to the public easily thanks to these young visionaries

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