Question: Team Members Full Names:
Answer: Bogdan Stefan POPESCU | Andrei STANCOVICI | Valentin STANGACIU | Cristina CERTEJAN

Question: Mentor:
Answer: Marius MARCU

Question: Title of Project:
Answer: Intelligent wireless distributed system for power consumption monitoring and analysis

Question: Project Overview:
Answer: This project addresses the problem of energy wastes through irresponsible usage of computers or mobile devices, as well as wastes encouraged by companies or firms that do not implement any kind of power awareness plans. It is meant to help increase the power usage efficiency in the locations it is installed, by completing an extensive survey of power usage patterns over a short period, and then presenting clear expressive power consumption results of the monitored location, together with recommendations of action plans that would save energy if applied.

Question: Technology/Software Used:
Answer: Windows Embedded CE 6.0 | Windows Communication Foundation | ASP.NET MVC | XBee Networking

Question: Inspiration: What inspired your team to enter the Microsoft Imagine Cup and why did you choose the Embedded Development competition?
Answer: Last year's experience made us eager to try harder this year. We chose embedded development from all the competitions, because this domain interests us the most.

Question: Team History: How did your team meet?
Answer: All members are students at the same faculty and share the same interests in embedded development.

Question: Team Experience: What experience did your team have with Embedded Development before competing in the Imagine Cup?
Answer: We had the experience of the participation in last year's contest, where we made it through to the semi-finals. Plus, each member developed other projects that involved or consisted of embedded development elements.

Question: Highlights: What has been the best part of the Imagine Cup competition to date?
Answer: Seeing our skills and knowledge put to practice. The satisfaction of seeing good results after all the effort we put into the solution. Receiving the eBox.

Question: Inspiration: How did your team come up with your submission? Include which Millennium Development Goal inspired your solution.
Answer: The solution addresses the seventh Millennium Development Goal proposed by UNESCO, namely target 7A which concentrates on implementing environment sustainability principles and reversing the loss of natural resources. By limiting the waste of energy in household, industrial and commercial users, we believe a step towards lower carbon emissions is taken. Also this limiting allows for a more efficient power usage, even if the consume of electrical energy world-wide does not decreases, at least more is accomplished using the same amount of energy.

Question: Challenges: What personal or technological challenges did your team face while developing your submission?
Answer: Learning to use new technologies correctly and efficiently.

Question: Future Plans: What does your team plan on doing after the Worldwide Finals in Cairo, Egypt? Do you plan to use your project to launch a new business?
Answer: We plan to use the gathered experience in completing other projects. We could launch a business based on our solution, if the opportunity presents itself.

Question: Links to more information (i.e. website, blog):
Answer: No additional information.