Microsoft India and Bangalore airport launch hackathon

Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has partnered with Microsoft India for the ‘BIAL Genie Hackathon’ to develop an app using Microsoft Azure. The hackathon invites professional developers, data scientists, data engineers, and hackathon enthusiasts to participate in this challenge and design innovative solutions that will improve the end-to-end passenger experience at BLR Airport.

The hackathon started on October 27 and will end on January 21, 2022, will allow developers to use a Microsoft Azure services to improve a passenger’s experience across different stages of their journey.

Following the hackathon, developers will showcase their solutions and shortlisted participants will submit their prototypes with all supporting documents which will be evaluated by the jury.

“We are excited to partner with Microsoft to conduct the BIAL Genie Hackathon which will help us in developing new solutions that deliver seamless passenger experiences,” George Fanthome, chief information officer, BIAL, said.

Shortlisted teams will be provided Azure credits, technical resources, and mentoring sessions by Microsoft subject matter experts (SMEs). The winning teams will be announced on January 24, 2022, while the winner and runner up being awarded cash rewards of Rs.1.5 lakhs and Rs.1 lakh respectively.

This initiative comes after BIAL’s efforts to develop a customer service that allows passengers to have a simple, seamless, and engaging travel.