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KUALA LUMPUR – Two teams representing the Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) have emerged as the biggest winners in the recently concluded Data Mining Cup 2022, beating 77 teams from 23 countries.
It is an international student competition to find the best solution to a data mining problem.
The APU teams bagged first and third place as well as cash prizes of €2,000 (RM9,100) and €500, respectively.
Mentored by the School of Computing lecturer Mafas Raheem, Team 1, made up of Data Analytics bachelor’s degree students – Ngo Zhuo Xiu, Khoo Xin-Yi and Pang Hong Shen took first place for developing the best solution model for cyclically demanded products in the online store.
The third place was won by Md Nowshad Ul Alam, APU’s international student from Bangladesh.
The rest of the top 10 winning teams are from the University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, Germany; Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Brazil; The Army Institute of Management Kolkata, India; the Chinese University of Hong Kong; Perm National Research Polytechnic University, Russia; University of Mannheim, Germany; and Grand View University, the US.
Organised by prudsys AG – a leading provider of agile AI technologies for omnichannel retail based in Germany – the annual competition is aimed at intelligent data analysis students.
This year, the virtual competition started on April 12 with the submission deadline on June 28. Students had 11 weeks to submit a solution model. The award ceremony eventually took place virtually on July 14. – The Vibes, August 10, 2022
