HKUST Engineering Students and Alumni Won 17 Awards at Hong Kong Techathon+ 2025

Fifteen teams comprising HKUST School of Engineering students and alumni received 17 awards at the Hong Kong Techathon+ 2025, including the top honor. The event was co-organized by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation and 13 local higher education institutions.

The competition concluded on January 19, 2025, with record participation of over 1,800 local and international I&T talents forming over 380 teams. Awards were classified into four categories: Trusted AI & Data Science, Sustainability & ESG, Digital Economy, and Smart Cities.

Top Award Winner

Team "Eleuto" won both the New Innovation Award (top honor) and the Gold Award in Sustainability & ESG (Student Group). The team comprised Aryan Agarwal (BEng Aerospace Engineering) and Shivansh Anand (BEng Computer Engineering), plus other HKUST students. Their project created a communication solution for paralyzed individuals unable to speak or type.

Award Winners

Best Presentation Award

AIVOICE LIMITED — Wong Wing-Him and Chiu Shing-Hei (both BEng Electronic Engineering)

Digital Economy

Gold Award (Student): AIVOICE LIMITED — Wong Wing-Him and Chiu Shing-Hei (both BEng Electronic Engineering)

Merit (Student): LLM Anime characters HIKARI — Yeung Miu-Wan (BEng Computer Science); Wonderland — Wong Chik-On (BEng Computer Science)

Trusted AI & Data Science

Silver Award (Student): Petscast — Yip Chi-Kit, Yu Yui-Cheung, Chan Chun-Yat (all BEng Computer Engineering)

Silver Award (Open): CardioQuest VR — Ren Junhao (MSc Electronic Engineering), Chen Xingze (MSc Aeronautical Engineering)

Merit Award (Open): Sign Language Translation AI — Dr. Liu Hao (PhD Computer Science), Aaliya Raza (BEng Decision Analytics)

Sustainability & ESG

Gold Award (Student): Eleuto (top honor winner)

Bronze Award (Open): Microalgae CO2 Capture — Travis Tong Ka-Hin (MSc Chemical and Energy Engineering)

Merit (Student): Pulp N Nourish — Sawarni Thapa (BEng Electronic Engineering); RiceFort — Cheng Leong (Dual Degree Technology and Management)

Merit (Open): Visionary — Jacky Yeung Kok-Hay (BEng Computer Engineering graduate)

Smart Cities

Silver Award (Student): BotBloc — Choong Shing-Yuk (BEng Industrial Engineering), Yeung Sin-Chun (BEng Computer Science)

Merit (Student): Lucida — Yash Kataria (BEng Computer Science)

Merit (Open): SafeSteps — Fang Sile (MPhil Mechanical Engineering), Ye Wenhao (PhD Electronic and Computer Engineering), Huang Haolun (MPhil Electronic and Computer Engineering); Swayscooter — Li Lok-Fu (BEng Industrial Engineering graduate)

This was the ninth year of Hong Kong Techathon+, which aims to build a global platform connecting I&T talents and start-ups.