Team GreenJackpot (Group A) and the DS@UIT Multimodal Team (Group B) have officially emerged as the champions of the UIT Data Science Challenge 2023.
After over 2 months of competition, on the morning of November 11, the award ceremony for the UIT Data Science Challenge 2023 took place at Hall E, University of Information Technology, VNU-HCM. The competition was organized by the Faculty of Information Technology (FIT) - University of Information Technology, VNU-HCM, with the support of the FIT Student Union. Aimed at creating a large-scale and high-quality academic playground for students passionate about and researching in the field of Data Science, as well as those with ideas to apply achievements in Data Science to solve real-life problems, the competition attracted a significant participation of 19 universities, 155 teams, and over 550 participants.
The prize-giving ceremony was attended by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tan Tran Minh Khang - Vice Rector of the University of Information Technology, VNU-HCM, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Luu Thuy Ngan - Vice Rector of the University of Information Technology, VNU-HCM, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Gia Tuan Anh, Dean of FIT, representatives from participating universities, sponsors, judges, and the top 11 outstanding teams of this year's competition.
During the ceremony, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tan Tran Minh Khang - Vice Rector of the University of Information Technology, VNU-HCM, shared his thoughts: "These are the outstanding faces representing more than 550 participants and 55 teams from 19 universities. Together, we witness an event in the context of the modern world, where data is not just a resource but the key to unlocking the door to the future, where technology and innovation shape a civilized, sustainable, and prosperous society. This is not only an academic playground but also a forum for new ideas, where interaction occurs between outstanding students and researchers creating significant breakthroughs."
Having surpassed many outstanding participants in the UIT Data Science Challenge 2023, Team GreenJackpot and the DS@UIT Multimodal Team (University of Information Technology, VNU-HCM) officially became the champions of Group A and Group B, respectively.
At the same time, the organizers also awarded the runner-up prizes, third prizes, encouragement prizes, and the most popular product award for the participating teams.
It is worth noting that Group A was focused on products/applications based on Data Science to address issues or needs arising from the cultural and social life of the people in Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam in general. Group B of the competition aimed to be an academic competition on Data Science. In this group, the competition was organized similarly to other academic competitions worldwide such as VQA challenge, SemEval, or local academic competitions in Vietnam like VLSP Shared Tasks Challenge and AI HCM Challenge. The theme of this year's Data Science Challenge was "distinguishing real news from fake news on social media." The final round judges were experts in the field of Data Science/Artificial Intelligence from reputable universities and businesses.
"In today's ceremony, I would like to congratulate the teams that have won prizes at the Data Science Challenge 2023. After this competition, the organizing committee hopes that the teams will continue to develop projects from Group A into practical applications, actively contributing to the development of society based on the foundation of Data Science technology. The authentication models of information from Group B can be presented in the form of scientific papers published at scientific conferences/journals and can be developed into useful applications in Vietnam." - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Kiet - Deputy Head of the Faculty of Information Technology shared at the award ceremony.
News by: Ngoc Lan
Photos by: Tam Nhu
For more information, visit: https://tuyensinh.uit.edu.vn/quan-quan-cua-uit-data-science-challenge-2023-chinh-thuc-lo-dien
Written by: Hai Bang
Translated by: Ngoc Diem