Hackathon

SCSE Computing Challenge 2021

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From 11 December 2020 to 9 January 2020, IRS Machine Learning & Competitive Programming competed in the Nanyang Technological University School of Computer Science & Engineering Computing Challenge 2021. Congratulations to the team comprising Wang Yiqin, Chen Zerui, Alistair Cheong, Tan Yikai and Jiang Zhiheng for winning Overall Champions with their RetinaNet object detection model, Sliding CNN+LSTM model, and stellar presentation. Thank you to NTU for the amazing learning opportunity, and thank you to HCI for giving us the opportunity to participate in this competition!

Hackathon

AWS Build On Singapore 2020

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From June to September 2020, HCIRS took part in the Amazon Web Services Build On Singapore 2020 hackathon. After months of grueling preparation, our team comprising Alistair Cheong, Chen Zerui, Wang Yiqin and Wu Jiayang, have emerged as Joint Champions of the Junior Category with their Learning Management System catered to volunteer tuition groups. We would like to thank AWS for organising this competition, as well as the school for giving us the opportunity to embark on this unique learning experience!

Cyber Security

Brainhack 2020

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Last week, HCIRS participated in Brainhack 2020 organised by DSTA, which comprised the CDDC and TIL competition, and achieved these outstanding results: CDDC ChampionSherman Chann Zhi Shen, Teo Kai Xiang, Wu Jiayang, Zhang Yao William 1st Runners’ UpBeh Chuen Yang, Choo Zheng Jun, Tan Teong Seng, Zhao Zhongqi 8th PlaceZhou Taidi, Luo Hongxun 14th PlaceBryan Shan Guanrong, Guan Yangchen, Lien Cai Ting, Lim See Min TIL 1st Runner-UpChen Zerui, Huang Junwei, Jiang Zhiheng, Li Yuanfei, Wang Yiqin, Zhang Yining Congratulations to all teams! Huge thanks to the team at DSTA for organizing the event and providing us with this excellent opportunity to learn!

Hackathon

Hack & Roll 2018

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On 27 to 28 January, HCIRS participated in NUS Hack & Roll 2018. Within 24 hours, members have to create a “hack” to present to the judges and other participants. This year HCIRS had a hacking good time producing 4 projects: BW – Optical Localisation Plus Robotics Cheap and Simple Indoor Localisation for Collaborative Robotics Instead of having bots in a play field to act autonomously, a central server with a god view of the play field controls them by dispatching commands to each of the bots. This greatly reduces the cost and complexity of the set up, as each bot no longer needs to be fitted with a wide array of expensive sensors, and the server only requires a camera. The god view is attained by having unique AR markers indicating landmarks in the play field, such as the […]