Vanderbilt University
Team members: Akos Ledeczi, George Wittemyer
Illegal wildlife trafficking is leading to the extirpation of numerous species. WIPER is a novel wireless, low-power, acoustic shot detector that can be integrated into existing location tracking collars commonly used with elephants and other mammals across Africa. WIPER can disrupt poaching by automatically notifying authorities when shots are fired.
Meet the Winners
2017 Winner PathVis Sona Shah Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University 
2017 Winner PathVis Tamara Kinzer-Ursem Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University -
2017 Winner WIPER Akos Ledeczi Professor of Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University -
2017 Winner WIPER George Wittemyer Associate Professor of Biology, Colorado State University 
2017 Winner DreamSave Wes Wasson CEO and Co-Founder, Dream Start Labs 
2017 Winner DreamSave Sarah Emerson Global Director, Women Empowered Initiative, PCI
From Wired to Wireless
The story behind the Vodafone Wireless Innovation Project winners’ trophy
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