Press Release
HKBU identifies future AI talent with AI x HK OpenCup to address global sustainable development challenges
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) successfully organised the inaugural “AI x HK OpenCup” competition this year with the Hong Kong Society of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. The contest encouraged youngsters to address sustainability challenges in Hong Kong with innovative ideas and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The award presentation ceremony was held on 25 November.
The competition was well received by students in Hong Kong, and 69 teams joined its Secondary Students Category, while a further 152 teams signed up for the Tertiary Students Category. A total of about 920 students participated in the tournament.
A team from Diocesan Girls’ School with their project “Art In Anxiety Out”, which developed an art therapy mobile application, and a team from St. Louis School with their project “Medical Intelligent Aid”, which aimed to create a robot to help older people, were crowned the co-champions in the Secondary Students Category.
A team from City University of Hong Kong won the championship in the Tertiary Students Category with their project “MediMind”, which is a classification and training model for students with special educational needs.
Please refer to the attachment for the full list of award recipients.
The OpenCup is an original and innovative competition scheme which provides an excellent platform for talented, up-and-coming young people. The contest enables them to ideate innovative AI solutions to address real-world problems under the four chosen Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, namely good health and well-being, quality education, sustainable cities and communities, and climate action, in the Hong Kong context with their innovative minds, AI technologies, and collaborative efforts.
Professor Liu Jiming, Associate Vice-President (Research Development) and Dean of Science at HKBU, said: “Innovation and technology continue to foster global and social development. The OpenCup engenders an innovation-enriched platform that enables young talent to envision the future of AI technologies for tackling global challenges and adding new value to the community.”
The competition kicked off with an opening-cum-briefing session conducted in hybrid mode on 24 September. On 19 November, 20 shortlisted teams in the two competition categories participated in the Final Pitch contest. With the support of the judging panel, which comprised professionals from academia and industry partners, the award recipients of the OpenCup were selected.
Appendix:
The winning teams of the AI x HK OpenCup 2022
Secondary Students Category
Award | Project Name | Name of School |
Champion | Art In Anxiety Out | Diocesan Girls’ School |
Medical Intelligent Aid (M.I.A.) | St. Louis School | |
Second Runner-up | INNO-BEEHIVE | Po Leung Kuk Lee Shing Pik College |
Best Innovation Award | INNO-BEEHIVE | Po Leung Kuk Lee Shing Pik College |
Best Social Impact Award | Medical Intelligent Aid (M.I.A.) | St. Louis School |
Future Star of AI Award | iRacer | Heep Yunn School |
Tertiary Students Category
Award | Project Name | Name of Institution(s) |
Champion | MediMind | City University of Hong Kong |
First Runner-up | AICAS | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
Second Runner-up | Virtual Speech Therapist for Children facing Difficulties in Pronunciation | City University of Hong Kong & The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Best Innovation Award | MediMind | City University of Hong Kong |
Best Social Impact Award | Big Data Analysis and Rapid Diagnosis System for Trees | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
Best AI Implementation Award | A Multi-Sensor Interface to Improve the Education Quality in the Arc Welding Teaching Tasks | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
