- Spatiotemporal Information Science team from Doshisha University emerges as 
winners 

- Doshisha Daigaku Senshingijyutukaihatsu from Doshisha University and Kindai 
Data Miningers from Kindai University emerges as runners-up

    QuEST Global(https://www.quest-global.com), the pioneering engineering 
services provider, has concluded the Japan chapter of QuEST Ingenium, a global 
initiative aimed at fostering innovation among engineering students. Striving 
towards building enthusiasm and passion for engineering among the academic 
community, the annual applied engineering contest encourages students to come 
up with innovations that help solve real-world engineering problems across the 
globe. The grand finale of this one-of-a-kind of event was held at Tokyo where 
the Spatiotemporal Information Science team from Doshisha University emerged as 
winners.

    The first edition of QuEST Ingenium in Japan, received registrations from 
students across various engineering colleges in the country. The project ideas 
submitted by students were around solutions based on data engineering and 
Industry 4.0. The winning project 'Human Evolution Simulation' was the 
brain-child of Kishimoto Toshifumi, Osawa Ryoya and Okubo Takaaki from Doshisha 
University. It demonstrated an innovative way to evaluate cultural changes 
during the transition from the Jomon period to the Yayoi period in Japanese 
history. The team used anthropogenesis simulation and data analysis to solve 
the problem. The runners-up from Doshisha University and Kindai University 
showcased projects on heat transfer in the space using magnetic fluid and an 
idea to visualize the risk of side effects of medicine using big data.

    Through this global engineering innovation contest, QuEST was able to 
identify the engineering acumen and problem solving abilities of the students 
in the country. The winners of Ingenium have been rewarded with exciting prizes 
that include a visit to the QuEST's global delivery centers in India, prize 
money of a whopping JPY 100,000 and an opportunity to work with QuEST.

    Kentaro Takagi, General Manager, Thermal Power Service Business Unit, 
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, said, "The product engineering 
ecosystem is undergoing significant shifts due to digital disruptions. As a 
pioneer in the engineering services space, QuEST has been leading innovation 
and disruption for the benefit of end consumers. Global platforms like Ingenium 
are an outstanding initiative that will help solve some of the complex 
challenges in the product engineering ecosystem. It will also encourage 
students to innovate and offer engineering solutions that will transform and 
nurture the engineering ecosystem in the country."

    "Our global engineering innovation contest was introduced in Japan after we 
had successfully concluded eight editions of the event in India. By bringing 
Ingenium to Japan,  we were able to encourage engineering students in the 
country to think from our customers' perspective and solve some of the problems 
faced by them. This event also provides us the perfect platform to recognize 
and nurture the best engineering talent in Japan. Ingenium is one among the 
several global initiatives wherein we work with the academia to make the next 
generation of engineers 'future-ready'," said Harpreet Wasan, Business Head - 
APAC, QuEST Global.

    About QuEST Global

    QuEST Global (https://www.quest-global.com) is a trusted engineering 
services and solutions partner to many of the world's most recognized Fortune 
500 brands in aero engines, aerospace & defense, automotive, medical devices, 
oil & gas, power, hi-tech, industrial and rail with 10,000+ associates. For 
more than 20 years, QuEST has been a trusted partner providing comprehensive 
support across the complete engineering lifecycle to help our customers improve 
efficiency, increase quality, create new products and open new markets. Through 
a collaborative and customized approach, QuEST enables its customers to manage 
traditional engineering requirements as well as convergence of digital and 
mechanical technology to help them create safe, dependable and high quality 
products and services.

    Source: QuEST Global