A final year student of Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, has won Google backing for her mobile app, also recognised by PM Narendra Modi's 'Digital India' initiative. Bhavita Lalwani of the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, is also selected for the 'Google Summer of the Code' project, under which she will develop a regional language keypad for smartphones. "This project will develop intelligent layouts which will be scalable to majority of Indian languages. It will also have next word predictions and auto correct and will be developed in ILIT," said Bhavita.
Her app, the Aadhaar Authenticator App which verifies an individual's real Aadhaar data through a one-time password and biometrics and fingerprints, is considered by the Digital India Research. She said it would even enable wireless payment module that would facilitate customers to pay bills, send money to another person with Aadhaar authentication. Bhavita has reportedly also received a $5,500 stipend from Google.
