Umbrella Case Predicts Weather... Pukyong National University Student Wins Excellent Paper Award at International Next-Generation Convergence Technology Conference

Students from Pukyong National University who received the Excellent Thesis Award and their advisor Professor Kim Taeguk (right) are taking a commemorative photo after the award ceremony.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Dooyul] A student team consisting of Kwon Junhyuk, Moon Junghoon, and Peng Bo, fourth-year Computer Engineering majors at Pukyong National University, won the Excellence Paper Award at the '2022 International Next-Generation Convergence Technology Society Convergence Academic Presentation Conference and Undergraduate Thesis Competition.'

The students were recognized for their outstanding research achievement with the paper titled "Implementation of a Smart Umbrella Stand" at this national competition recently held at Pukyong National University.

The International Next-Generation Convergence Technology Society holds a nationwide undergraduate thesis competition to help students develop theoretical and practical skills and foster creativity to develop new ideas.

In their award-winning paper, the Pukyong National University students proposed adding smart functions to the existing umbrella stand, notifying users to take an umbrella based on weather forecasts, and suggested an umbrella drying function using a Peltier element, a cooling semiconductor, which received favorable evaluations from the judges.

Advisor Professor Kim Taeguk said, "It seems the students achieved good results by applying the computer engineering knowledge they learned as undergraduates to design a product that can be used in daily life and implementing both hardware and software themselves."

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