In May 2025, the Collaborative Global Student Challenge, hosted by Babson College, concluded successfully. The competition attracted 3,530 students from 30 member institutions in 22 countries. It is completed in two phases: a local university-based competition, followed by a global competition among the top-placing team(s) from each institution. After months of preliminary and regional rounds, one ShanghaiTech team stood out among over 970 global teams, advancing to the semifinals (top 40 worldwide).
The first place in ShanghaiTech local competition: Wardrobe Wizard
The Wardrobe Wizard project aligns with the United Nations sustainable development goals, addressing environmental challenges in the fast-fashion industry. By integrating artificial intelligence algorithms and user behavior data analysis, it creates an intelligent wardrobe management and personalized styling system. This solution guides consumers to optimize clothing choices, reducing idle garments and waste, thereby alleviating the environmental strain of fast fashion. The team leveraged luxury fashion industry resources to gain insights into design philosophy, consumer trends, and supply chain structures, enhancing the project’s user experience and commercial viability. Additionally, Wardrobe Wizard collaborates with fashion brands to explore green supply chains powered by big data and traceability technology, transitioning the industry from “disposable consumption” to a “smart circular utilization” model. The project drives changes in consumption through technology, offering an innovative pathway and practical model for a low-carbon, intelligent, and sustainable fashion industry.
Team members:
School of Entrepreneurship and Management: Feng Zhisheng, Wang Yuanqing, Huang Zhejing, Sui Yuan
Institute of Mathematical Sciences: Zhao Ziqi
School of Creativity and Art: Shi Wenjun
Other winning teams in ShanghaiTech local competition
The second place: Eclovus
Eclovus is a health incubation system integrating multiple sensors and AI technology. By collecting data on users’ daily environments and behaviors, it generates a personalized virtual life form, providing visualized health feedback. The system maps users’ lifestyle habits in real-time using parameters like temperature, humidity, sound, and vibration, showing dynamic changes of the virtual life and motivating users to adopt healthier behaviors. Users can access personalized data and progress achievements via an app or web platform to get their self-directed health management. Each virtual life is inspired by endangered species, blending education with entertainment and integrating health guidance with ecological awareness.
Team members:
School of Creativity and Art: Zhu Yanxin, Zhong Yueyang, Chen Lijun
Advisors: Qu Xinyi, Liang Junrui
Third place: Lucky Land
The “Lucky Land” project is a cross-border brand innovation that blends Eastern cultural essence with modern intelligent manufacturing. It designs Chinese-inspired fashion accessories with cultural aesthetics and personalized customization for North American and global markets. Using AI algorithms to analyze user data, it generates culturally meaningful customization suggestions and creates wish-themed bracelets imbued with Eastern philosophy and emotional resonance with the combination of 3D printing and digital craftsmanship. Targeting Gen Z female consumers, the project emphasizes a “technology + culture + design” fusion, meeting emotional and aesthetic needs while promoting traditional cultural symbols in global fashion. The Lucky Land is currently building an international cultural consumption brand system integrating product development, brand operations, and cross-border e-commerce.
Team members:
School of Creativity and Art: Shen Nuoqing, Li Ruiyi, Zhang Yile
Advisor: Yang Jidong