The Athena Effect: the blueprint in action.
Case Studies
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Shiv Kampani
School
Dhirubhai Ambani International School
Final College Acceptances
Columbia (ED)
Intended Major
Computer Science
Areas of Interest
Computer science, NLP, Robotics, Entrepreneurship
How Athena Combined Their Interests
Shiv founded Scatter Innovations, a successful business venture. He built and programmed three versions of SENSAFE, a patent-pending IoT-enabled gas leak detector. He also programmed FireEscape and illustrated safety guide and developed FireEscape, an educational video game that raised awareness among students from 200+ schools. His Pipe Cleaner robot that could address manual scavenging earned him first prize (~$1700) at the India Innovation Challenge.
Social Impact
Shiv founded HelpOut to support education, healthcare, and water supply of Ladiwali (village). Programmed an online LMS for students from Deepalaya (NGO)
Research
Under Prof. Carlotta Berry, he built and programmed sensor-equipped robots able to communicate and locate survivors during search-and-rescue operations
Scholar Projects
Because passion without output is just a hobby
Parth Bhardwaj
University of Cambridge '28 | Singapore
Parth designed an adaptive, rewarding rapid-fire math quiz game app, QuickDigits, to foster arithmetic interest in students, encouraging them to practice through competitive game-play. He partnered with READ India and hosted a 2-day championship with 30 participants. The app currently has 100+ downloads.
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