ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2023
United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. 44,000+ student leaders from 3,300+ campuses across 170+ nations applied to join the Class of 2023. 260+ campuses worldwide (just 9%) in 38 countries were selected to host 4,000+ Millennium Fellows for the Class of 2023.
UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT HARSH MISHRA, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2023.
Plaksha University | Mohali, India | Advancing SDG 9 & UNAI 6 | Emerging Technologist
Millennium Fellowship Project: Viso
Created an AI based mobile app for assisting visually impaired individuals with multiple use cases such as learning tool for kids, object detection at supermarket and many more. Capable of detecting 500+ regularly used objects, currency and more. This mobile app uses AI and ML with object detection to help in act as eyes for visually impaired individuals. This system using object detection with computer vision algorithm to analyse the name of the object and store it as text. Next, it converts text to speech so that visually impaired person can hear and understand what that object is.
About the Millennium Fellow
Harsh Mishra, hailing from a modest village in Uttar Pradesh, is a diligent B.Tech student at Plaksha University Mohali. His journey from Vidyagyan School Bulandshahr, supported by the Shiv Nadar Foundation, has shaped his leadership as the captain of both school and university volleyball teams. Beyond sports, he's the visionary force behind Teaching Outstanding Youth, Go Green Campaign, and Kapda Kranthi, embodying a commitment to impactful action over mere words.
