Dongmyung University SW-Centered University Project Group Co-hosts 'ICT Convergence Hackathon'

The SW-Centered University Project Group of Dongmyung University jointly held the "8th ICT Convergence Hackathon" with the SW-Centered University Project Group of Dongseo University on the 9th and 10th at the Sangui Hall of the Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The competition featured 20 teams with a total of 80 participants: 9 teams with 36 members in the general division and 11 teams with 44 members in the high school division. Among them, 3 teams from the general division and 3 teams from the high school division were honored as the final awardees.

In the general division, the grand prize was awarded to the "Chajabom" team, which developed a real-time news feed service based on Auto-GPT. The excellence award went to the "CEiF" team, which developed a motion recognition controller. Additionally, the "Sline" team, which developed an optimal route algorithm to save time and labor, received the merit award.

In the high school division, the grand prize was awarded to the "Mayeongryang-ui Noye-deul" team, which developed an app that easily explains or summarizes text captured by a camera from books. The "3.14159" team, which developed an AI-based navigation app for walking paths for the disabled, and the "Freecircle" team, which developed a smart IoT street trash can, received merit awards.

The 8th ICT Convergence Hackathon Competition.

Jo Mikyung, head of the SW-Centered University Project Group at Dongmyung University, said, "I hope that the 2023 ICT Convergence Hackathon will be an opportunity for our students to grow into experts of the future society and become talents who can contribute socially." She added, "I also hope that future ICT Convergence Hackathon competitions will lead the spread of SW values."

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