Gwangju University and KEPCO KDN Win Excellence and Encouragement Awards at the S/W Project Competition

In the '2021 Bitgaram Energy Valley Software Project Competition' university division capstone design contest, the Excellence Award and Encouragement Award were received by (clockwise) Team Leader Lee Sang-min of 'Jjiritchirit!', Team Leader Lee Min-woo of 'Najejago Bame Ireonaneun Saram', Team Leader Ma Chan-ho of 'RUN', and Team Leader Lee Jae. Photo by Gwangju University

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] Gwangju University (President Kim Hyuk-jong) announced on the 1st that its computer engineering students won the Excellence Award and Encouragement Award in the university division capstone design contest of the '2021 Bitgaram Energy Valley Software Competition' hosted by KEPCO KDN.

The team "Jjiritchirit!" (Lee Sang-min, Kwon Hyung-taek, Ko Yoon-ho, Han Yu-ri, Shin Myung-jun), which won the Excellence Award in this competition, received high scores for their work titled "Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Smart Bus Stop."

Additionally, the team "Najejago Bame Ireonaneun Saram" (Lee Min-woo, Oh Won-jang, Yoon Tae-sik, Ahn Hyun-woo, Lim Yoo-seok) with the "Group Alarm App," the team "RUN" (Ma Chan-ho, Yang Hyun-ji, Seon Bo-hwa, Seo Chae-hyun, Lee Ji-min) with "Fire Prevention Smart Window Using AIoT," and the team "Salsinseongin" (Lee Jae-ji, Kang Woo-in, Jo Young-jun, Jo Hyun-sik, Song Seung-min) with "Electric Vehicle Automatic Fire Seat Using Springs and Sensors" each received Encouragement Awards.

Among 52 entries in the university division of this competition, 16 works advanced to the finals to compete.

Team leader Lee Sang-min (3rd year) of "Jjiritchirit!" said, "I hope piezoelectric energy harvesting technology advances to become a core technology in the future eco-friendly energy industry," adding, "I will use this award as an opportunity to engage in various activities and strive to grow into a talent who contributes to society through software."

Kim Hee-chul, capstone design advisor and professor of computer engineering at Gwangju University, said, "Although the time was short, the students’ relentless efforts bore good results," and added, "I will guide students to take an interest in IoT and eco-friendly energy fields, which are core technologies of the 4th Industrial Revolution."

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