bengaluru if you are an it professional and wellversed in software developing here is your chance to win rs 150 lakh and gain azure credits technical resources and mentoring sessions by microsoft subject matter expertsbangalore international airport limited bial has hosted a app developing challenge called the bial genie hackathon in association with microsoft india where professional developers data scientists data engineers and hacking enthusiasts can take part and design an innovative app that can improve the endtoend passenger experience at bengalurus kempegowda international airport kiathe hackathon challenge which kickstarted on october 27 2021 and ends on january 21 2022 is a chance for developers to leverage a wide array of microsoft azure services to improve passenger experience across different stages of their journey starting from planning the journey to boarding the flight to arriving at their destination airport as the final step into the hackathon participants will be given room to showcase their solutions and the shortlisted finalists must submit their prototypes with all supporting documents for the evaluation of a juryshortlisted candidates or teams will be granted azure credits technical resources and mentoring sessions by microsoft subject matter experts smes and the final winner who will be announced on january 24 2022 will receive a cash prize of rs 150 lakh the runnerup gets rs 1 lakhthe app developing initiative is an attempt by bial operators of bengaluru airport to bring out a superior customer friendly application that enables passengers to have a simple seamless and engaging travel experience when flying through the kempegowda international airport hereaccording to shivir chordia azure business group lead of microsoft india said genie hackathon is an opportunity for programmers and developers to use azures cloud computing technology and design a unique and comfortable passenger experience that will transform the travel experience for next generation travelersfor more details on the hackathon log on to the bengaluru airport official portal