The results of the second phase of Code Samurai-2024 Hackathon organized jointly by Dhaka University (DU) Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and Bangladesh Japan Information Technology Limited (BJIT) have been published. 46 teams have been selected from 91 teams. They will compete in the final round.
On Wednesday (April 24) in the afternoon in the auditorium of the CSE department, the convener of Code Samurai 2024 and the professor of the department. Upma Kabir declared the result officially. Other members of the organizing committee were present at this time.
Code Samurai-2024 hackathon has a total prize of Tk 10 lakh for the winning teams with a cash prize of Tk 3 lakh for the champion team. There are also internship opportunities in the Japanese IT industry for participating teams.
During the presentation of the results, Professor Dr. Upma Kabir said that a total of 407 teams from 76 universities across the country had registered to participate in Code Samurai-2024 Hackathon. Among them, a total of 91 teams were selected in the first phase through a series of competitions. Now 46 teams have been selected in the second phase.
He also said that the selected 46 teams will participate in the two-day final phase competition at the computer science and engineering department of Dhaka University on May 10 to 11 after participating in the boot camp on May 3 and 4.
At this time, every team participating in the final phase will have to prepare a complete and software-based technical solution to a real-world problem, he said.
Code Samurai is a software-problem-solving competition where participants come up with a software-based solution to any problem. CSE department and BJIT have been organizing it for the last two years.
In this event, importance is being given to the practical solution of software according to the needs of the industry, Prof. Dr. Upma Kabir said, “Our industry complains that graduates are well educated but they remain a distance away from the kind of software solutions that the industry wants. That’s why this year’s event is completely different from the last two times. Now we are thinking of providing a software based real problem solution exactly like the solution given in the industry.
Our main objective is to provide a solution when the industry needs it, he said. To see how well suited our students are to providing such solutions; It remains to be seen whether they can address all the components of a complete software development. This will make the students suitable for the industry.
