BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Dhaka BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20380119T091407 TZOFFSETFROM:+0600 TZOFFSETTO:+0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=3TU;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:+06 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20091231T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0700 TZOFFSETTO:+0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1TH;BYMONTH=12 TZNAME:+06 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251231T113708Z UID:C7C9A4D2-ED46-49CF-9409-2744AC0B97A1 DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dhaka:20251228T080000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dhaka:20251229T220000 DESCRIPTION:The IEEE NSU Student Branch successfully hosted the “Future B uilders: AI-Driven Cognitive Innovation Hackathon” on December 28\, 2025 \, Powered by Tanvir Constructions Ltd.\, with TCL Informatix Ltd. as the Technology Partner. The intense Round 02 on-site hackathon of the event fe atured the top 20 teams from Round 01 competing in an 8-hour marathon for a coveted spot in the final round.\n\nThe event commenced with a participa nt breakfast at 8:00 AM\, which helped set an energetic tone for the day. By 8:30 AM\, the competition officially began following a comprehensive br iefing on the rules. The main problem statements were revealed\, marking t he official beginning of the challenge. Throughout the day\, essential bre aks\, including a coffee break and a lunch break from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM\, provided teams with opportunities to recharge and refocus. The intense de velopment phase reached its peak with a code freeze at 4:30 PM\, after whi ch the judging process started.\n\nThe evaluation process used both online expertise and in-person visits. A panel of judges\, including Shaikh Tari qul Islam from the Bangladesh Cyber Institute\, Umnoon Binta Ali from Asth a.IT and Shahrukh Ikhtear from Optimizely carefully reviewed the submissio ns online. To support this assessment\, Saif Ahmed\, an Adjunct Lecturer a t North South University\, visited each team in person. He had detailed di scussions with them\, focusing on their technical designs and the real-wor ld effects of their AI-driven solutions. After the evaluations\, the annou ncement was made regarding the Top 5 Winning Teams that will move on to Ro und 03\, which were NerdHerd\, IUT_CGPA_Doesn’t_Matter\, NSU_MissionX\, NSU-Zazabores\, and NSU_BUET_AIUB.exe. These teams will present their refi ned projects at the grand finale during SPAC 25\, one of the university's flagship events\, to which all hackathon participants were invited.\n\nOn the second day of the competition\, the top five winning teams competed fo r the championship title and a share of the 100\,000 BDT prize pool. First \, NSU_MissionX presented their app\, Shastho Bondhu\, followed by IUT_CGP A_Doesn’t_Matter with their app\, HealthX\, and NSU-Zazabores\, which sh owcased their Health Assistant app. Lastly\, NerdHerd and NSU_BUET_AIUB al so presented their apps.\n\nAfter each presentation\, the judges asked que stions. The respected judges of the final round were Mohammad Shafayet Hos sain\, Lecturer of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering a t North South University\, and Co-advisor of the IEEE NSU Power and Energy Society Student Branch Chapter\; Shaikh Tariqul Islam\, Founder & CEO of Bangladesh Cyber Institute\, and Cyber Security Specialist & Trainer\; Umn oon Binta Ali\, AI Engineer III at Astha.IT.\n\nAfter careful evaluation\, NSU_MissionX claimed first place\, IUT_CGPA_Doesn’t_Matter secured the first runner-up position\, and NerdHerd took home the second runner-up awa rd. The event concluded with a group photo of all the winning teams. The c ompetition served the purpose of showcasing student innovation and AI-driv en problem-solving skills while fostering collaboration and real-world app lication.\n\n[]\n\nPlot #15\, Bashundhara RA\, North South University\, Dh aka\, Dhaka\, Bangladesh\, 1229 LOCATION:Plot #15\, Bashundhara RA\, North South University\, Dhaka\, Dhaka \, Bangladesh\, 1229 ORGANIZER:sb-nsu@ieee.org SEQUENCE:7 SUMMARY:Future Builders: AI-Driven Cognitive Innovation Hackathon URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/525610 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><div class="xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs" style="text-align: justify\;">\n<p dir="ltr">The IEEE NSU Student Branch successfully hosted the &ldquo\;Future Builders: AI-Driven Cogniti ve Innovation Hackathon&rdquo\; on December 28\, 2025\, Powered by Tanvir Constructions Ltd.\, with TCL Informatix Ltd. as the Technology Partner. T he intense Round 02 on-site hackathon of the event featured the top 20 tea ms from Round 01 competing in an 8-hour marathon for a coveted spot in the final round.</p>\n<strong><br></strong>\n<p dir="ltr">The event commenced with a participant breakfast at 8:00 AM\, which helped set an energetic t one for the day. By 8:30 AM\, the competition officially began following a comprehensive briefing on the rules. The main problem statements were rev ealed\, marking the official beginning of the challenge. Throughout the da y\, essential breaks\, including a coffee break and a lunch break from 1:0 0 PM to 2:00 PM\, provided teams with opportunities to recharge and refocu s. The intense development phase reached its peak with a code freeze at 4: 30 PM\, after which the judging process started.</p>\n<strong><br></strong >\n<p dir="ltr">The evaluation process used both online expertise and in-p erson visits. A panel of judges\, including Shaikh Tariqul Islam from the Bangladesh Cyber Institute\, Umnoon Binta Ali from Astha.IT and Shahrukh I khtear from Optimizely carefully reviewed the submissions online. To suppo rt this assessment\, Saif Ahmed\, an Adjunct Lecturer at North South Unive rsity\, visited each team in person. He had detailed discussions with them \, focusing on their technical designs and the real-world effects of their AI-driven solutions. After the evaluations\, the announcement was made re garding the Top 5 Winning Teams that will move on to Round 03\, which were NerdHerd\, IUT_CGPA_Doesn&rsquo\;t_Matter\, NSU_MissionX\, NSU-Zazabores\ , and NSU_BUET_AIUB.exe. These teams will present their refined projects a t the grand finale during SPAC 25\, one of the university's flagship event s\, to which all hackathon participants were invited.</p>\n<strong><br></s trong>\n<p dir="ltr">On the second day of the competition\, the top five w inning teams competed for the championship title and a share of the 100\,0 00 BDT prize pool. First\, NSU_MissionX presented their app\, Shastho Bond hu\, followed by IUT_CGPA_Doesn&rsquo\;t_Matter with their app\, HealthX\, and NSU-Zazabores\, which showcased their Health Assistant app. Lastly\, NerdHerd and NSU_BUET_AIUB also presented their apps.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p dir=" ltr">After each presentation\, the judges asked questions. The respected j udges of the final round were &nbsp\;Mohammad Shafayet Hossain\, Lecturer of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North South Un iversity\, and Co-advisor of the IEEE NSU Power and Energy Society Student Branch Chapter\; Shaikh Tariqul Islam\, Founder &amp\; CEO of Bangladesh Cyber Institute\, and Cyber Security Specialist &amp\; Trainer\; Umnoon Bi nta Ali\, AI Engineer III at Astha.IT.&nbsp\;</p>\n<strong><br></strong>\n <p dir="ltr">After careful evaluation\, NSU_MissionX claimed first place\, IUT_CGPA_Doesn&rsquo\;t_Matter secured the first runner-up position\, and NerdHerd took home the second runner-up award. The event concluded with a group photo of all the winning teams. The competition served the purpose of showcasing student innovation and AI-driven problem-solving skills whil e fostering collaboration and real-world application.</p>\n<strong id="doc s-internal-guid-996c4340-7fff-296d-c160-3f82d1a4cdd3"></strong></div>\n<di v class="x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="text-align: just ify\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n<div class="x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s " style="text-align: justify\;"><img src="https://scontent.fdac138-1.fna.f bcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/595259633_1188021003423858_7424748774792747999_n.jp g?_nc_cat=107&amp\;ccb=1-7&amp\;_nc_sid=75d36f&amp\;_nc_eui2=AeH5B5a8BYDmu z7P69UYFsNViId50pXhkWiIh3nSleGRaIMdlwBx3SVVJ3cf5S011XhfFuxWC3rSb2IHRzE4iCK a&amp\;_nc_ohc=xuEo0blwGkIQ7kNvwGEUEgk&amp\;_nc_oc=AdnJqdxQYR3y64Rhi9FK2pK DtGvhfP1gJSi7f_B4CMDlgAYYu_P1CGrs4CCYqor5tDw&amp\;_nc_zt=23&amp\;_nc_ht=sc ontent.fdac138-1.fna&amp\;_nc_gid=oAvpH182yeDf8G_diA023g&amp\;oh=00_AfmFbC Cc3Zy17sAdOh6LsipOQpjnYL_T3IcOvdhZkF2gRw&amp\;oe=6951E820" alt="" width="1 026"></div> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR