Team wins 2nd prize in Tokyo Institute of Technology's Mobile App Contest "iPhone" app for business people

Mobile App Contest award

The Tokyo Institute of Technology sponsored a "Mobile App Contest" on February 24, 2011. The contest was open to any student wishing to propose applications for the popular "iPhone" mobile telephone terminal. Three students from the Semiconductor Technology Laboratory participated. We created a "candidate selection tool" that we called "Immediate Solutions When You are Confused." The app makes use of requirement analysis, "AsIsToBe" and other well-known approaches. It was unique for combining an "Analytic Hierarchy Process" (AHP) and a framework for use in business. While many student teams proposed games or other entertainment-oriented apps, we decided to go with a business app inspired by a survey of "iPhone" users. The top prize went to a team from the Tokyo Institute of Technology that produced an extremely refined board game. Our 2nd place prize has motivated the laboratory to take on new projects to create services that link smartphones, apps, and hardware. We hope those of you who are interested will join us!
Eiichiro Moritani (1st year doctoral course), Yasuhiro Miyake (2nd year doctoral course), Yutaka Yoshioka (2nd year masters course)