Kyungsung University Hosts Domestic Selection for 'Global Capstone Design Competition'

The LINC 3.0 Project Group at Kyungsung University held the 1st Global Capstone Design Contest (ASCC 2023, Asian Student Capstone Design Contest) domestic selection competition.

The ASCC 2023 domestic selection competition, held on the 21st at the Paradise Hotel in Busan, was hosted by the National Research Foundation of Korea and jointly organized by the LINC 3.0 Project Groups of Kyungsung University, Kyungil University, Gwangju University, Kookmin University, Andong National University, and Woosuk University.

In addition, about 10 other universities including Gyeongnam University and Dongmyung University participated, with around 100 students and professors presenting and evaluating capstone design projects.

The themes of the projects included topics proposed by participating companies and areas related to the 4th Industrial Revolution, showcasing innovative ideas and creative technologies.

Students who were selected in the domestic preliminary round of the "Global Capstone Design Competition" are taking a group commemorative photo.

To hold the Global Capstone Design Contest, 13 universities from 7 Asian countries formed the ASCC Organizing Committee through mutual consultations starting in May.

The domestic member universities are Kyungsung University, Kyungil University, Gwangju University, Kookmin University, Andong National University, and Woosuk University. The Asian member universities include Miyazaki National College of Technology and Tokai Gakuen University in Japan; Shenyang University in China; King Mongkut's Institute of Technology in Thailand; Telkom University in Indonesia; BHELOR Institute of Technology in India; and Kelantan University in Malaysia.

In this domestic selection, the ‘Alice’ team from Kyungsung University, which presented the ‘Mobile Game Scenario for Preventing Juvenile Sexual Crimes,’ along with 4 other teams; the ‘Seungjin’ team from Kookmin University, which developed the ‘Emotion Information Guidance System for the Visually Impaired,’ along with 1 other team; and the ‘Sirius’ team from Gwangju University, which developed the ‘AI Vision System Using Drones to Prevent Falls in Industrial Sites,’ were selected.

Additionally, the ‘Assister’ team from Woosuk University, which developed the ‘Handle Brake Safety Device for Wheelchair Users,’ along with 1 other team; the ‘Bluechip’ team from Kyungil University, which developed the ‘Automatic Disabled Parking Control System Using AI Object Detection,’ along with 1 other team; and the ‘Yujeonjang’ team from Andong National University, which presented the ‘Real-time Web Chat Service Based on Google Accounts,’ were selected, with a total of 13 teams out of 35 advancing to the finals.

The finalist teams will compete in the evaluation contest with university students from Asia at the 1st Global Capstone Design Contest (ASCC 2023), held on September 8 at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology in Bangkok, Thailand.

In the finals, students from about 10 Asian countries including Japan, China, Thailand, Malaysia, India, and Indonesia will participate, creating a platform for sharing achievements and exchanges.

The six universities, including Kyungsung University, confirmed for the finals, held an immediate MOU signing ceremony on site to strengthen mutual cooperation for the successful hosting of the 1st Global Capstone Design Contest (ASCC 2023).

Seong Yeolmun, head of the LINC 3.0 Project Group at Kyungsung University and inaugural chairperson of the ASCC 2023 Organizing Committee, said, “ASCC 2023, which is approaching next month, is expected to promote sharing, collaboration, and dissemination of achievements between domestic and Asian universities, contributing to the international recognition and network expansion of participating universities.”

He added, “We will continue to provide opportunities and environments to make this a venue for interdisciplinary convergence knowledge and broad information exchange beyond academic boundaries, together with domestic and international universities and industry stakeholders.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.