Completed DIF Projects

Virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation Project proposes a novel virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) protocol that uses a unique initial virtual PR assessment (VPRA) that is designed to address the needs for successful implementation of PR for chronic respiratory diseases patients at home. The Project was founded by Dr. Omid Pourshahid, Assistant Professor of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery and Medical Director of Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

DIF Role

Prototype and implement a VPRA system that evaluates patients eligibility for a Pulmonary rehab and then use trackers to re-assess eligibility on a regular basis.

Project Founders

DIF Consultant

Manoj Chacko managed this project for DIF

The Embodied Intelligence project involves a comparison and effects of AI avatars on the efficacy of hospitality interactions. Lu Lu, Associate Professor, School of Sports Tourism and Hospitality Management and Wangoo Lee, Graduate Fellow are exploring the role of AI avatars in hospitality.

DIF Role

Prototype and implement a mobile friendly platform, that will allow participants to initiate and complete an ordering task by interacting with an Interactive AI Agent.

Project Founders

DIF Consultant

Manoj Chacko managed this project for DIF

The Movision Pro digital platform for physical and occupational therapists, and chiropractors enables providers to create personalized home exercise programs for patients. The Augmented Reality app that applies AI will also provide real-time feedback to patients at home. Cole Hagen, a PhD student in Neuromotor Science is leading the project.

DIF Role

Prototype and implement real-time feedback for patients using live camera feeds. This approach creates accountability, leading to more effective and successful treatment options.

Project Founders

DIF Consultant

DIF Awards

Movision Pro, Recipient of the 2023 Digital Innovation Award
Yuval Shimoni, Recipient of the Fall 2024 Niraj & Cara Patel Endowed Scholarship

Impact

“The project has strengthened my technical skills, allowed me to learn new technologies, and also express my passion for health and fitness.” Yuval Shimoni

“DIF has been instrumental in creating a structure and team to push Movision forward. We now have a roadmap to make the vision a reality.” Cole Hagen

Manoj Chacko managed this project for DIF

The Fanalli platform ensures that genuine fans can access concert tickets at fair prices. Rhea Mohite, Management student, recognized that ticket bots inflate prices, depriving fans of fair prices: “Fanalli unlocks the power of fandom to create an enjoyable concert ticket buying experience.”

DIF Role

Prototype a mobile platform, that combines real-time user data from music platforms like Spotify and creating a loyalty based ticket buying experience.

Project Founders

DIF Consultant

DIF Awards

Ayush Gupta, Recipient of the Fall 2024 Fadem Endowed Scholarship

Impact

“The project has allowed me to refine the skills I acquired as a Management Information Systems (MIS) major including building an application and starting a business.” Cole Roberts

“I enjoy learning new programming languages and getting a glimpse into the dynamics of working in industry and startups.” Ayush Gupta

Manoj Chacko managed this project for DIF

Kuaay is a digital C2C car sales tool designed to facilitate transactions between private-party used car buyers and sellers. Founded by Yousif Memon (CST ’17), whose passion for cars has transformed into an innovative app, Kuaay is revolutionizing peer-to-peer automobile purchasing. Along with Keenan Hawekotte, Yousif won a competition for their pitch, which evolved into Kuaay – a platform that simplifies the car buying process for individuals.

DIF Role

Improve the UX design of the platform, implement E-notary services, and use APIs to integrate with shipping platforms.

Project Founders

DIF Consultant

Impact

“DIF support and platform architecture guidance has been invaluable in helping us move forward.” Yousif Memon

“Learning how a mobile app works and contributing to the app’s development improved my confidence. I was able to obtain a wide breadth of knowledge in software development and architecting a solution.” Stephen Hullender

Manoj Chacko managed this project for DIF