This year's ASSETS Conference hosted its fifth Microsoft Student Research Competition (SRC) event. The SRC allows students from diverse ACM areas to present their work and get recognised for achievement. The competition had both Undergraduate and Graduate categories, with the following students winning in their respective categories.

Undergraduate Category

1. AudioWiz: Nearly Real-time Audio Transcriptions
   Samuel White, University of Rochester, USA
2. Utterance-Based Systems: Organization and Design of AAC Interfaces
   Timothy Walsh, The University of Delaware, USA
3. LocalEyes: Accessible GPS and Points of Interest
   Jason Behmer and Stillman Knox, University of Washington, USA

Graduate Category

1. GoBraille: Enhancing Independence and Safety for Blind and Deaf-Blind Public Transit Riders
   Shiri Azenkot and Emily Fortuna, The University of Washington, USA
2. Investigating Meaning in Uses of Assistive Devices: Implications of Social and Professional Contexts
   Kristen Shinohara, University of Washington, USA
3. Accessible Indoor Navigation
   Kyle Montague, University of Dundee, UK

Labels: ASSETS, Awards, Student Research Competition