County and Pace University Launch Westchester Smart Mobile App Development Contest

Students from more than 40 area high schools and colleges are slated to compete in the Westchester Smart Mobile App Development Bowl, a contest designed to create an app to assist with “the management and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.”

The contest is being sponsored by Westchester County, Pace University’s Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems, and the David and Minnie Berk Foundation. Co-sponsors are IBM, Burke Rehabilitation and Research, The Bristal Assisted Living and Liberty Lines. Winners of the two-month contest will receive cash prizes and/or paid internships.

“There is no limit on the creativity that students can apply to the apps,” said Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino in a statement. “This is a chance for students to showcase their talents.”

Organizers of the contest are holding a kick-off event Friday afternoon at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. Students from the following schools are expected to attend: Byram Hills, Blind Brook, Fox Lane, Tappan Zee, Hendrick Hudson, Rye, Ossining, Scarsdale and New Rochelle high schools as well as St. Francis Prep in Queens, Fordham University in the Bronx, Greenwich High School in Connecticut, New York University, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, Pace University, Manhattanville College and Suffolk County Community College.

Click here for more information about the competition.

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