Roopam Sharma (born 24 May 1995) is an Indian scientist. He is best known for his work on Manovue, a technology which enables the visually impaired to read printed text. His research interests include

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, AI and Cognitive Science. Sharma was recently awarded the Gifted Citizen Prize 2016 and has been listed as one of the top 8 Innovators Under 35 by the

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for the year 2016 in India. In 2018, he was honoured as part of Asia's 21 Young Leaders Initiative in Manila.

Early life, education and research

Sharma was born on May 24, 1995, in

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to Nirmal and Krishna Dutt Sharma. He has a brother Rahul and a sister Priyanka. He is an alumnus of

Ryan International School Ryan International Schools'' are a group of private educational institutions in India and other countries. It was founded in 1976 by Dr. Augustine Francis Pinto. The Ryan Group started its first school in Mumbai in 1976 and currently has more ...

, Faridabad and

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, Faridabad and went on to study Bachelors of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering at

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. Sharma began his research during his sophomore year of undergraduate school at

Inventions

Sharma's project Manovue, developed by

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, is the world's first intelligent personal assisting system for the visually impaired. The technology has three main functions: to enable the user to read printed text by simply pointing over the text; to help the user to navigate freely outside well known environment through haptic feedback; and to use a completely voice-controlled mobile phone application. Manovue was awarded as the winner of the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2015 and Yahoo Accenture Innovation Jockeys season 4. He was listed on the MIT Tech Review 35 under 35 list in 2016.

Awards and achievements

Sharma Receiving the Gifted Citizen Prize

Sharma was recently awarded the Gifted Citizen Prize 2016. He has also been listed as an innovator under 35 in 2016 by the

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. Sharma was also named as a judge for the Living Talent Masterpiece 2017 and Accenture Innovation Jockeys Season 6.Accenture Announces Winners of First ‘Accenture Innovation Challenge
Accenture Retrieved on 2017-12-05 The following is the list of notable awards and achievements received:

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