NTU «KhPI» took the first team place among higher education institutions in the final of the International Student Olympiad in Information Technology «IT-Universe-2024». Kharkiv Polytechnics became the champions of this tournament for the fifth time. 15 students from different departments of Kharkiv Polytechnic made it to the final of the tournament. In total, almost 200 students from 30 educational institutions participated in the final.
Thus, a team of students from the Department of Computer Engineering and Programming (CEP) of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Computer Science and Information Technologies of NTU «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute» won the first place in the Mobile Application Development competition of the International Student Olympiad in the field of information technology «IT-Universe-2024». The work «AR Multipl STOP» by Yelyzaveta Bondarenko and Georgiy Gryanyk was recognized as the best among all the works presented in the final.
It should be noted that this is the third year in a row that Georgiy Gryanyk has won this competition and the third time in general. He demonstrated the real functioning of his development at a high professional level and showed the best result, scoring the maximum five points. In addition, the tournament champion entered the top ten in the Linux Administration competition. For the victory, the students of NTU «KhPI» received diplomas and a prize from the sponsors – gift certificates in the amount of UAH 3000. The head of the winning team is Olena Chernykh, a professor at the Department of Computer Engineering and Programming of the NTU «KhPI».
The second place in the competition «Development of mobile applications» of «IT-Universe-2024» was also taken by a team of students from CЕP department of NTU «KhPI» consisting of Bohdan Yakilevsky and Andriy Kalashnikov. Their work «FurniCrush» scored three points out of five possible. The students received diplomas and a prize from the sponsors – gift certificates in the amount of UAH 1000. The team’s scientific adviser is Serhii Mezeritskyi, a senior lecturer at the CEP department.
Students of the Department of Computer Engineering and Programming of NTU «KhPI» Olga Ilchenko and Yaroslav Horlo took the 3rd place in the competition «Design of marketing materials for advertising a new business» of the International Student Olympiad in the field of information technology «IT-Universe-2024». In the finals, they presented their work «Design of marketing materials for the «Your Paws» store. The students received diplomas and a prize from the sponsors – gift certificates in the amount of UAH 500. The team leader is senior lecturer Serhii Mezeritskyi. Another development of the representatives of the KIP Department of Kharkiv Polytechnic Maxim Kolisnichenko and Yelyzaveta Bondarenko, «Company Logo», took 6th place. The project manager is Olena Chernykh, professor of the CEP department.
In the competition «Solving practical problems using artificial intelligence» «IT-Universe-2024» The 2nd place was won by a team of students from the Department of Computer Modeling of Processes and Systems of NTU «KhPI» and the Department of Mathematical Modeling and Intelligent Computing in Engineering of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Computer Modeling, Applied Physics and Mathematics of NTU «KhPI» consisting of Mark Gimonov and Ilya Govorukha, respectively. In the finals, they presented their work «Development of a system for detecting and classifying land explosive objects using machine learning (MineGuard)». The students received diplomas and a prize from the sponsors – gift certificates in the amount of UAH 1000. The project was supervised by Volodymyr Metelev, associate professor of the Department of Computer Modeling of Processes and Systems at NTU KhPI, and Oleksiy Vodka, head of the Department of Mathematical Modeling and Intelligent Computing in Engineering at NTU «KhPI».
Students of the Department of Software Engineering and Intelligent Management Technologies of NTU «KhPI» Daniel Dunay and Ruslan Kukuev and the Department of System Analysis and Information and Analytical Technologies of NTU «KhPI» Stephen Kimmel were also invited to the final of this competition to present their work «Emotion Recognition System». Another team of students from the Department of Computer Engineering and Programming of NTU «KhPI», Mykola Svishchev and Serhiy Ivashchuk, although they did not make it to the final of the Olympiad this year, are aiming for a successful performance at the tournament next year. They performed their work «Music Equalization System – AI music equalization system» under the guidance of senior lecturer Serhii Mezeritskyi.
In the competition «IT Project Management» of the International Student Olympiad in the field of information technology «IT-Universe-2024» 24 students from different educational institutions took part. Angelina Danilova, a student of the Department of Project Management in Information Technology at NTU «KhPI», took 2nd place with 94 points, lagging behind the winner by only 3 points. She received a diploma and a prize from the sponsors – a certificate in the amount of 2000 UAH. The academic advisor of the student winner is professor Maryna Hrynchenko, head of the Department of Project Management in Information Technology at NTU «KhPI».
The winner of the competition «Linux Administration» become Denys Bondar, a student of the Department of Computer Modeling of Processes and Systems of NTU «KhPI». He was awarded a diploma and a prize from the sponsors – a certificate in the amount of 5000 UAH. The champion’s scientific advisor is Oksana Tatarinova, associate professor of the Department of Computer Modeling of Processes and Systems of NTU «KhPI». The 3rd place was won by Yelyzaveta Bondarenko, a student of the Department of Computer Engineering and Programming of Kharkiv Polytechnic, who received a diploma and a certificate in the amount of UAH 1000. The coordinator and coach of the student-winner is Viktor Chelak, an assistant of the Department of Computer Engineering and Programming. Oleksandr Shalimov, a student of the Department of Automation and Control in Technical Systems of NTU «KhPI», also became one of the «seven» strongest competitors.
According to the results of the Olympiad «IT-Universe-2024», NTU «KhPI» won the first team place among the higher education institutions participating in the competition. The mentor and official responsible representative of the students of NTU «KhPI» was the senior lecturer of the Department of Computer Engineering and Programming Serhiy Mezeritsky, and his helper was the assistant of the same department Viktor Chelak.
It should be noted that for the entire period of participation in the International Student Olympiad in the field of information technology «IT-Universe», starting from 2014, Kharkiv Polytechnic has become the winner of this prestigious tournament in the team competition for the fifth time (2017, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2024), and the Department of Computer Engineering and Programming is the leader in the number of presented developments and prizes in the finals of the competition.