UNIST Successfully Hosts National University Disaster Safety Data Hackathon

Two Days Without Sleep: Exploring Scientific Management Strategies Using AI and Disaster Safety Data

UNIST (President Lee Yonghoon) successfully hosted the "2024 National University Disaster Safety Data Hackathon" at the Industry-Academia Cooperation Building for two days and one night without sleep from the 11th to the 12th.

This event, co-hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, UNIST, and the Seoul National University Regional Talent Development Project Group, was held to discover ideas and service models for solving disaster safety issues using artificial intelligence technology and data, with university (and graduate) students from across the country participating.

The hackathon saw fierce competition among 48 participants from 12 universities nationwide, including UNIST, Seoul National University, Korea University, Sogang University, Konkuk University, Chungnam National University, Gyeongsang National University, and Pukyong National University. Participants formed teams and engaged in overnight discussions and presentations for two days and one night, proposing concrete scientific disaster safety management solutions through expert mentoring.

As a result of the judging, a total of five teams were awarded honors.

The Grand Prize went to the Warureu Mansion team, who proposed the idea of "Clustering of Building Collapse and Road Fire Risks." This team received a prize of 5 million KRW and the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award. The Excellence Award was given to the Altbeat team, who participated with the theme "User Location-Based Rainy Season Disaster Response Measures." They received a prize of 2 million KRW and the UNIST President’s Award.

In addition, three teams were selected for the Encouragement Award, each receiving a prize of 1 million KRW and the Director of the National Disaster Management Research Institute Award. The proposed ideas included "Prevention of Missing Elderly Using Artificial Intelligence," "SNS-Based Customized Disaster Evacuation Manual," and "Marine Disaster Prevention Platform."

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to actively utilize the ideas and service models discovered at this hackathon to improve disaster safety management, and to expand public-private collaboration to establish a digital disaster management system using artificial intelligence technology and data.

Lee Seyoung, Director of the Disaster Safety Information Center at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, stated, "Through the Disaster Safety Data Hackathon, we will seek new ideas and solutions in the field of disaster safety together with university students," and added, "We will realize scientific disaster management focused on prediction and prevention by utilizing disaster safety data in various fields."

Kwon Sunyong, Director of the UNIST Industry-Academia Cooperation Group, who organized the event, said, "Through the Disaster Safety Data Hackathon, we will solve social disaster and safety issues with the creative ideas of university students and actively support excellent ideas so that they can lead to startups."

UNIST has successfully concluded the '2024 National University Disaster Safety Data Hackathon' and is taking a commemorative photo.

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