KUCHING: The 2023 Future ICT Coders Workshop and Competition brought together over 100 students from five schools, namely SMK Sungai Tapang, SMK Sungai Maong, SMK (A) Tun Ahmad Zaidi, SMK Kuching High and Chung Hua Middle School No 1.
The event hosted by Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus involved three days of intensive learning and competition from Aug 28.
“It featured five exciting tracks such as Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Internet of Things (IoT) and Software Development,” Swinburne said in a statement.
“Students had the unique opportunity to delve into these cutting-edge fields through hands-on workshops, engaging presentations by industry experts and immersive activities.”
The event’s highlight was the closing ceremony, where winners and commendable winners in each track were elebrated for their outstanding accomplishments.
The winning team in the Artificial Intelligence track comprised Joshua Mugan Bunyau, Nathan Yap Jia De, Matheus Chin Yan Yu and Steven Cheng Yu Jay from SMK Sungai Maong whereas the winning team in the Cybersecurity track comprised Darren Fung Jin Hui and Jivin Voon Jin Jie from SMK Kuching High.
Eunice Tsai You Tong, Happy Wong Xuan Yat, Chew Zi Shun and Kam Ren Jie from SMK Sungai Tapang won in the Data Science track while Jonathan Camillus Lau and Brandon Chan Pei Yong from SMK Kuching High won in the Internet of Things track.
The winning team for the Software Development track was from SMK Sungai Tapang,consisting of Athena Sasuad, Esther Kho Xuan Ni, Nur Qhadijah Umairah and Chew Boon Choi.
“During the three-day workshop and competition, it was exciting to see the appetite that the participants have to learn more in the various fields on top of the prior knowledge that they have,” said Dr Kelvin Yong Sheng Chek, organising chairperson of the event.
“There is a need to instil such appetite and curiosity in the next generation so that they will be ready to be the inventors, innovators and users of these technologies. Here at Swinburne, we are committed to that,” he added.
