US Ignite Announced Winners of Intelligent Infrastructure Application of the Year Award
Topio are delighted to announced the winner of the Intelligent Infrastructure Application Award 2023. The award recognizes excellence in applications for intelligent infrastructure, and after an open application process, 10 finalists were selected to showcase at the Intelligent Infrastructure conference on June 6th & 7th in Austin, Texas, and competed through Pitches in front of the judges and live audience, with the Award Winner announced in the final session of the conference on June 7th.
The 2023 Intelligent Infrastructure Application of the Year Award pitch finalists included:
- David Lu – Co-Founder & CEO, Clarity
- Steven Sheffield – Director of Business Development, United States, Seoul Robotics
- Tyler Houston – Senior Solutions Engineer, NoTraffic
- Tim Sylvester – Founder & CEO, Integrated Roadways
- Mike Landau – CEO, ParkMyFleet
- Mike Dunbar – Chief Revenue Officer, Rekor Systems
- Brian Garrett – Director of Sales, North America Smart Infrastructure, Ouster
- Kyle Compton – Technical Program Manager, US Ignite
- Ody De La Paz – Co-Founder and CEO, Sensytec
- Cedric Hutchings – Co-Founder & CEO, Outsight
The Judging Panel of the 2023 Intelligent Infrastructure Application of Year Award included:
- Philippe Cases, Founder & CEO, Topio Networks
- Patricia Baumhart, Chief Connection Officer, Autonomy Institute
- Prachi Vakharia – Venture Partner, Mobility Fund
Topio is excited to announce that the Inclement Weather Decision Support application presented by USIgnite was announced winner of the 2023 Intelligent Infrastructure Application of the Year Award.
“The Finalists of the Intelligent Infrastructure Application of the Year Award 2023 presented the Judges with a very tough decision, given the quality of the applications presented in the pitches.” said Philippe Cases, Chairman of the Judging Panel “However, we were delighted to select the Inclement Weather Decision Support application from USIgnite as very worthy first winner of the Award, based on the readiness & utility of the application, its contribution to public health and safety, and its readiness and portability to be delivered on various infrastructure platforms”.
Kyle Compton, Technical Program Manager, US Ignite added: “US Ignite’s team and collaborators are honored to see the Inclement Weather Decision Support app earn this recognition. Given the infrastructure issues and weather anomalies seen across the country today, increasing roadway safety for commuters is of utmost importance. We’re proud to have built the IWDS app to deliver a new approach that balances commuter safety and the urgency of ongoing operations and can see it being used across military installations, municipalities, and school districts.”