Congratulations to our team from Queen’s School of Computing, who won first place in the international Chengdu80 FinTech Hackathon, held at the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) in China!
Xiaomin Cheng, Adam Clarkes, Chloe Houvardas, Vinicius Porfirio Purgato, Nolan Ling, and Amr Zaki and their team the “Data Queens” travelled 30+ hours from Kingston to Chengdu to attend the competition, joined by Wendy Powley and Dr. Yuanzhu Chen.
The competing teams were asked to produce a prototype to solve problems arising from autonomous vehicles for a hypothesized insurance company. After 80 hours of design and development, Data Queens placed #1 and received the event’s Trailblazer’s Award and CN¥40,000 (about 7,800 CAD) of prize money.
Congratulations to all the winners, and special thank you to Yuanzhu Chen and Wendy Powley for supporting our team throughout the competition!
“Data Queens” was among the 8 invited teams of students from Canada, United States, Switzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong, and China Mainland, representing over 20 countries.
The teams were asked to produce a prototype to solve problems arising from autonomous vehicles for a hypothesized insurance company.
We thank the host university SWUFE for keeping the students engaged with various sightseeing and team-building activities throughout the week. Our students return with the trophy, new friendships, and unforgettable memories.
Welcome home, and Go Queen’s!