2024⁢ Precious Sangmyung Hackathon with AWS: Fostering Innovation in AI and Software Development

Sangmyung University’s SW-centered University Business Group, in collaboration ⁢with Inha University’s ‌SW-centered University Business Group⁢ and Amazon​ Web Services (AWS), successfully hosted the ‘2024 Precious ⁢Sangmyung Hackathon with AWS’ on the 6th.

The hackathon aimed to encourage the development of innovative‍ ideas and solutions utilizing cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) ⁢and big data technology. The event provided participating students with hands-on experience in AI⁤ utilization and software development.

About ​60 students from Sangmyung University ⁢and Inha University participated in the hackathon competition, divided into 14 teams. Prior⁣ to the event, participants received training from AWS and refined their projects through special⁣ lectures and meetings.

Following team-by-team idea meetings and mentoring, participants presented various software projects on topics such as technology-based campus, global, convergence, and lifelong ⁣learning. A‌ grand⁣ prize team, two best prize teams, and three⁢ excellent prize teams were selected based on the originality, completeness, technicality, structure, and presentation skills of the projects.

Jang Jun-ho, head of the SW Centered University Business Group at Sangmyung University, ⁣expressed his enthusiasm for the event, ⁤stating,⁣ “As the hackathon competition continues, I ⁤can feel ‍that the level ‌of students’ projects is getting higher and higher.” He added, “I hope that students’ software projects can be widely commercialized within a few years.”