We are excited to announce that two talented COMP undergraduate students, CHEN Rubing (Year 4, BSc in Computing) and FU Guanhe (Year 2, BSc in Computer Science), have achieved exceptional success by securing second prize in the national finals of the 4th China Mobile “Wutong Cup” Big Data Innovation Competition on 12 December. Their team has already earned the second prize in the “Data Application Track” of the Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan Division on 25 November.
The team members included:
- CHEN Rubing (Department of Computing)
- FU Guanhe (Department of Computing)
- HE Linxi (Department of Applied Mathematics)
- ZHAO Qingsen (Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology)
The supervisor of the awarded PolyU team was Dr LI Bo, our Assistant Professor.
Their innovative project leverages big data technology to analyse the behaviours, characteristics, and preferences of Hong Kong travellers visiting the mainland. This analysis empowers businesses to accurately target their customers and deliver personalised services.
This year, the "Data Application Track" of the competition attracted 949 teams from 371 universities. After participating in the preliminary and final rounds at provincial competitions, 18 of the most outstanding teams were selected to advance to the national finals. The competition aims to discover university students’ research and innovative practices in various fields, including data application, artificial intelligence, and data security, while promoting the integration of big data applications across different industries.
