Student Team from Dong-Eui University Wins Grand Prize at Korea Multimedia Society AI Capstone Design Competition

Dong-Eui University Robot & Automation Engineering & e-Business Major Joint Team Claims the Throne

The student team from Dong-Eui University who won the grand prize at the Korea Multimedia Society Spring Conference Capstone Design Competition.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The grand prize of the 2021 Spring Academic Conference Capstone Design Competition hosted by the Korea Multimedia Society was awarded to a student team from Dong-Eui University.

The Multimedia Society announced on the 27th that Dong-Eui University (President Han Su-hwan) e-Roun Vending Machine Team (Advisor Professor Ok Seung-ho) won the top prize at the undergraduate competition held on May 1st at the Daegu Inter-Burgo Hotel.

The Dong-Eui University team, consisting of Kim Su-bin, Lee I-rang, and Oh Jun-seok from the Department of Robotics and Automation Engineering, College of IT Convergence Components and Materials Engineering, and Yoon So-hyun from the Department of e-Business, College of Business Administration, formed their team through the "Python-based Artificial Intelligence Curriculum" conducted at the Dong-Eui University Artificial Intelligence Grand ICT Research Center in February.

They presented a paper titled "Implementation of a Voice Recognition Vending Machine Using the kNN Algorithm."

The paper describes the implementation of a voice recognition service based on gTTS (Google text-to-speech) and a beverage recommendation guidance service based on the kNN (k-nearest neighbor) algorithm, enabling visually impaired individuals to use vending machines independently.

Team leader Kim Su-bin said, "Through the AI curriculum conducted at the Artificial Intelligence Grand ICT Research Center, I was able to learn the basics and applications of artificial intelligence, and working on projects and interacting with students from other majors provided an opportunity to think about socially beneficial applications of AI."

Professor Ok Seung-ho, who supervised the Capstone Design Competition and is from the Department of Robotics and Automation Engineering at Dong-Eui University, evaluated, "The students' passion and the research environment and active support of the Artificial Intelligence Grand ICT Research Center are producing excellent results."

At this Korea Multimedia Society academic conference, various research topics were presented to positively utilize new technology trends such as artificial intelligence, networks, and big data technologies amid paradigm shifts in multimedia technology.

The event was organized by the Dong-Eui University Artificial Intelligence Grand ICT Research Center (Director Jeong Seok-chan) and hosted by the Korea Multimedia Society (President Lee Eung-joo).

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