A team of 36 students from Alliance University participated in the IEEE Mysore ORGANIZED TECH-AVISHKAR 24-Hours Hackathon at ATME College of Engineering. A total of 43 working project models were presented at the Hackathon, which had nearly 172 participants from 26 colleges across Karnataka State.

As part of the IEEE Tech-Avishkar Hackathon, Alliance University students won the second prize for the project, ‘Smart Gas Booking and Leakage Detection System’. The team was led by Sheshadri K, B.Tech. student of College of Engineering and Design at Alliance University. Members of the team included other students; Mandeep M, Shankar J, G. Narayana Swamy, and Basavaraj under the guidance of Dr. Aireddy of College of Engineering and Design.

According to Dr. Harinath Aireddy, Associate Professor at Alliance College of Engineering and Design who was the mentor of the winning project states that technology has advanced rapidly in recent years, easing human life in many ways. This reflects in some of the utility usages that affect us in our day-to-day lives also. One such example is the use of LPG cylinders in households.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas or LPG is a necessity for everyone and is widely used for cooking. During its use, some of the common problems encountered are; the cylinder running out of gas during peak cooking hours, forgetting to check the level of gas in the container, and not predicting the working days of the LPG cylinder. These factors do not hinder the use but make day-to-day use, refill dates and leakage issues unpredictable and inconvenient.

As a solution to these problems, students from Alliance College of Engineering and Design of Alliance University proposed the ‘Smart Gas Booking and Leakage Detection System’ project at the event. This project is aimed at developing a smart device with a mobile app that provides a safer, more convenient, and cheaper way for LPG users to order their gas, monitor gas levels and detect gas leakages.