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Jill Chheda, Winner of MIT COVID-19 Challenge

Jill Chheda, Winner of MIT COVID-19 Challenge
Saturday 11th of September 2021

Jill Chheda a student of UX Design secured top position at MIT COVID-19 Challenge, India: Turning the Tide challenge on August 28-30, 2020; a 48-hour virtual event aimed at addressing the most pressing issues arising from the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

This was seventh in a series of MIT-led hackathons designed to create solutions to address critical needs during the COVID-19 crisis in India.

She participated in Track I (Highlighting and Communicating COVID-19 information that is scientifically accurate) wherein her team (Vital Truth) designed an AI solution that can tell the user whether information is true or false.