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The School of Information 2019 graduation ceremony celebrated outstanding MIMS and MIDS capstone projects and distinguished faculty and students.

Chen Award-winning MIMS projects, respectively, attempt to improve the enrollment process for public schools in San Francisco, and create an AI-powered search and discovery platform that enables users to find skincare and cosmetic products that are compatible with their skin

The Varian Award-winning MIDS project is a sound-based fall detection system that uses a neural network model trained from simulated human falls along with millions of open source sounds, to provide effective, low-cost, unintrusive, and privacy-sensitive peace of mind for the elderly and their loved ones.

I School alumnus Thejo Kote, MIMS ’11, recently launched Airbase after raising $7 million of Series A venture capital funding. The startup is the first all-in-one spend management platform and already boasts an impressive portfolio of customers. Kote’s first startup, Automatic, was acquired by SiriusXM for over $100 million in 2017.

“As a founder who has to do a lot of varied things, the I School gave me an appreciation for many different disciplines. I think it made me a better creator of products, and in turn, helped the companies I started to be more successful.”