2025H
Grand Prize ($2,500)
HERO (Hybrid Emergency Route Optimizer)
Microsoft Fabric FabCon Global Hack
A real-time ambulance routing engine on Microsoft Fabric: dispatch events landing in a mirrored Azure SQL database trigger a notebook via Activator, which combines the Google Routes API with an ML model predicting the speed advantage of siren privilege, surfaced to control rooms on a Power BI map. Built by an Italian developer.
2025S
Best AI Application ($1,500)
Smart Waste Management for Dallas
Microsoft Fabric FabCon Global Hack
An AI system that makes city waste collection smarter: it monitors bin fill levels, predicts when they will overflow, and dynamically reshuffles collection routes. Built by a Kenyan team with Fabric Data Agents, Copilot Studio and Azure OpenAI.