iTradeNetwork Accelerates Food Traceability Innovation at LA Hacks 2019

DUBLIN, Calif., April 3, 2019 -- As part of its continuing partnerships with higher education and research institutions, iTradeNetwork sponsored LA Hacks 2019, a hackathon hosted at UCLA with over 1,000 students in attendance on March 29-31. This is the second such event iTrade has sponsored in 2019--after Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo’s SLOHacks--under the auspices of an iTrade University initiative meant to attract young talent in computer science and other STEM fields to food traceability and the perishables supply chain.

With only 36 hours toinnovate, teams of students worked nonstop to deliver solutions to currentchallenges in food traceability, food waste and produce shelf life. Incorporatingtools such as machine learning, predictive analytics, and advanced imagerecognition into their hacks, the enthusiasm with which these studentsdeveloped ideas centered on food safety and industry profitability was self-evident.However, it also made judging the best hack a difficult task. Ultimately, thewinning entry for the iTrade Challenge atLA Hacks was a highly novel approachto predicting and validating the anticipated expiration of a commodity.

While some students relishedthe “simple joy of getting code to work after 15 hours of errors,” iTrade seesevents like these as valuable opportunities to inject new thinking andperspective into technologies for the perishables supply chain. “As a globalleader in perishables supply chain software, it is our responsibility to fosterinnovation in this space. Partnering with universities, whether throughhackathons or other means, helps us do that and also get the next generationexcited about our industry,” adds Rene Cardenas, Head of Marketing andStrategic Planning at iTrade.

Tolearn more about iTradeNetwork, upcoming hackathons in which it willparticipate, as well as its most recent string of innovations--including iTradeBlockchain—visit www.itradenetwork.com

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