IBZ is proud to celebrate the completion of Hack the World: Analyze & Design—a transformative, seven-week bootcamp-style incubation program!
The Innovation Boost Zone is proud to celebrate the completion of Hack the World: Analyze & Design—a transformative, seven-week bootcamp-style incubation program designed to help TMU students turn their visionary ideas into tangible, world-changing solutions.
This initiative marks the second phase of Hack the World, following the successful kickoff of Hack the World: Explore in Fall 2024. That week-long hackathon challenged students to tackle global challenges through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Students formed multidisciplinary teams, ideated bold solutions, and generated 87 original concepts to reverse the damaging impacts of decades of unsustainable development.
Hack the World: Analyze & Design took those initial concepts a step further. Three standout teams were selected to join this intensive incubation phase, where they worked closely with expert mentors and advisors from TMU’s STEM and impact-driven Zones: Innovation Boost Zone (external link) , Science Discovery Zone, Clean Energy Zone, Design Fabrication Zone, and Social Ventures Zone.
Throughout the program, these student innovators developed working prototypes to secure partnerships with real-world beta testers and organizations. Each team tackled a unique facet of sustainable development, from equitable healthcare to smart infrastructure to inclusive recreation.
Members: Tenzin Dhonyoe, Justin Allen, Omar Ali Yare, Raphael Mancini, Gleb Levashov
GlucoSense empowers people with prediabetes through a non-invasive wearable that encourages lifestyle changes before diabetes becomes irreversible. GlucoSense is looking for clinicians and health economists to help bring this device to people who need it most.
Members: Swaraj Bhowmick, Jimmy Tang
RecAbility aims to make sport and recreation more accessible for those with disabilities by creating everyday recreational products. By creating a whole new market, RecAbility is bringing a world of possibilities to the disability community worldwide. RecAbility invites engineers, manufacturers, and partners to help make our vision a reality.
Members: Amir Keshavarz Fard, Ali Ghobadzadeh
CityOptima tracks, models, and optimizes municipal asset management. Leveraging GIS-centric data analysis and AI-driven insights, the platform empowers city managers to drive better budget decisions and enhance the citizen experience. CityOptima invites municipal planners and infrastructure managers to test the product and help refine its offering.
“Hack the World is built for students who are frustrated by the slow global response to sustainable development or who believe their communities should be more inclusive and equitable,” says Tabitha Grant, Manager of the Centre for Engineering, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship. “The challenge ahead requires teams to be incredibly resilient and adaptable—qualities we wish to foster in TMU students.”
Ashu Syal, Director of IBZ
