RM10k prize for APU’s 5G solution

Award-winning: (front row, from second left) Sarim, Loke, Chung, Arvin and Ng posing for the camera with (far left) Credit student Ravivarma Sivathasan, and (back row, from left) Vinesh, SoE head Assoc Prof Dr Siva Kumar Sivanesan, Narendran, Assoc Prof Dr Sathish Kumar and tutor Krishna Ravinchandra.

PROVING they have what it takes to pioneer 5G-enabled solutions, five students and their lecturer at Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) recently won recognition at a national hackathon.

They were the only finalist team made up of students and academics that triumphed over two competitors from industry at the grand final.