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Innovation Impact Challenge
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OIC launched the Innovation Impact Challenge (IIC) with inaugural partner Hawaiian Electric Co. The multidisciplinary team of Kyle Hart (Institute for Astronomy), Peter Sadowski (Information and Computer Sciences) and Giuseppe Torri (School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology), was selected to develop a forecasting system to assist in predicting energy demand. The team recently received a recommendation to the NSF National I-Corps Team program, won PACE’s Breakthrough Innovation Challenge, and started a new company, Nimbus AI, based on the technology. Click here for more information on IIC. |
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Office of Indigenous Innovation
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Led by Director Kamuela Enos, the Office of Indigenous Innovation serves as a catalyst, convener, and pathway for UH and regional communities of practice to support and grow the contemporary application of ancestral knowledge and systems. OII focuses on: (1) responding to local and global challenges, and (2) building and scaling community-driven enterprises that strengthen social, economic, and environmental resilience. OII also serves as an intermediary between players in the system, capable of attracting, aggregating, and tracking resources to support these innovation and entrepreneurship efforts.
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OIC partnered with HTDC Innovate Hawaii to establish the UH + HTDC SBIR/STTR Pipeline Program. The program is focused on identifying and engaging the next-generation of Hawai`i entrepreneurs and startups to evolve into SBIR companies, providing information and resources on federal SBIR/STTR funding opportunities, and growing Hawaii's SBIR/STTR pipeline.
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National Security Innovation Network
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UH has joined the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) which supports collaboration between UH and various US Department of Defense agencies and will assign an University Program Director to UH and be based in OIC. Seven UH students participated in the NSIN X-Force fellows program, including PhD student, Lauren Ward partnered with a diverse team to develop a CTO 3D Mapping Object Detection and Integration prototype for the Army. In Spring 2021, Dean Brennon Morioka and the College of Engineering is piloting a NSIN Hacking 4 Defense program. |
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Hacking for Recovery - Hawai`i
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OIC, in partnership with MEDB STEMworks, mobilized to bring the community together in response to economic hardships COVID-19 has elicited. Hacking 4 Recovery - Hawai`i (H4R) was a 5-day bootcamp aimed to help Hawai`i's existing businesses recover and inspire new ones to start. With the help of more than 50 mentors and volunteers, over 90 participants throughout Hawai`i conducted more than 1000 interviews and made H4R a success. Click the logo below for information and the final report.
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Digital Innovations for the New Normal
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OIC Interim Director Steve Auerbach moderated an inspiring Panel on Digital Innovations, an Ocean-Side Chat with Steve Blank, "Creating New Businesses and reinventing Existing Ones", and the Setting the Stage Keynote with Guy Kawasaki, "How to be a Remarkable Entrepreneur" and joined local and global leaders for the UH’s virtual conference, Innovations for the New Normal, highlighting UH’s efforts in the areas of resilient food systems, health care and digital infrastructure - vital areas for the state in its recovery and economic diversification efforts.
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OIC partnered with the Navy/NavalX, the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport Detachment Pacific on Ford Island (NUWC), and the Hawaii Technology Development Corp. (HTDC) to launch Hawaii Tech Bridge. With Executive Director Neal Miyake, Hawaii Tech Bridge will link state and local government, industry and UH to assist in solving Navy problems. Areas identified for this effort are: command and control; communications; computers/networking; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; cyber defense; space systems and resilience, particularly energy resilience. |
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Leading and navigating UH innovators on the path from innovation to impact
 Journey Together: Ride the canoe (wa‘a) with OIC. With OIC’s assistance, navigate to the next destination, goal or discovery.
Moving Forward: The sails point to the right, representing moving forward with innovation and making a difference for the future.
Guiding Light: Like the stars, OIC’s knowledge can provide direction on your journey.
Protection: The circular shape represents protection, reflecting OIC’s role in protecting UH intellectual property.
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Building relationships and connecting UH, the community, and the world
 UH Ventures: The first set of curved lines resemble ‘aha cord and represent UH Ventures and UH.
Hawaii + the World: The second set of curved lines represents the local community and the rest of the world.
Moving Forward: The right arrows represent moving forward with partnerships, innovation, and making a difference for the future.
Connection: The curved lines join together representing pilina - strong pilina allows for achieving amazing results together.
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A Big Mahalo to Barron Guss and the Marketing Team at Altres!
Thank you for taking the time to get to know our office and creating our logos. You perfectly captured who we are and what we do.
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2020 was a difficult and challenging year, but thanks to our partners and collaborators we got through it! Mahalo for your support!
We look forward to continuing the journey together and collaborating on new adventures in 2021!
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