Three winners of Swift Student Challenge 2024
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Apple has listed three “outstanding winners” of the 2024 Swift Student Challenge with apps dedicated to grooming, extreme sports and breathing exercises.
Apple launched the Swift Student Challenge 2024 in February and selected 350 winners in March. Of the 350 winners, 50 are recognized by Apple as honorary winners for their outstanding work.
350 winners received prizes including AirPods Max, a certificate and a free one-year developer membership. Those deemed outstanding winners were invited to a three-day in-person visit to Apple Park, including custom programming at WWDC.
Profiles of the three winners on May 1 revealed the motivations of some of the participants and what they hope to do in the future.
“This year's winning Swift Student Challenge entries once again demonstrate the breadth and depth of what's possible when talented young people use coding to make their mark on the world,” said Apple's Vice President of Worldwide Developer Relations Susan Prescott.
She continued: “We're also incredibly proud to welcome more outstanding student developers to Apple Park than ever before so they can connect with our teams and each other as they continue to create apps.” which will undoubtedly change our future for the better.”
Family inspiration
The trio of profiles begins with Canadian student Elena Galluzzo, who spent time at home with her maternal grandparents to create the Care Capsule app.”My grandmother is in the late stages of Alzheimer's disease and needs constant care,” Galluzzo explains. “It's also hard for my grandfather because he can be quite lonely – although he lives with his children and grandchildren, many older people don't.”
“Canada has an aging population, so I think it's important to continue to look for ways to help people in this area, and programming is one way I can contribute.”
Care Capsule is a universal assistant for seniors that creates a chatbot to analyze user interactions for signs of depression. It also tracks medications and helps users remember positive memories.
After graduating with a business degree, Galluzzo plans to publish Care Capsule on the App Store.
Michigan's Desmond Blair relied on his mountain biking experience, as well as the support of his family, to maintain his grades. “They spent a lot of their lives trying to make sure I didn't have to struggle like they did, and that's where my inspiration and my passion come from,” he explains.
After attending Apple's Detroit Developer Academy and learning Swift, he created the MTB Extreme app, which gives users a 360-degree view of the trails from a mountain bike's perspective.
Jawaher Shaman began to stutter when her grandfather died at the age of five. With the help of her father, she overcame this problem and is now studying at the Apple Developer Academy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Her My Child app uses stories and breathing exercises to teach users how to speak without stuttering.
“My father never made me feel different, and I hope my app will do the same for any child or young person who stutters,” says Shaman. “I don't want them to ever feel like stuttering is an obstacle they can't overcome.”
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