FTKEE Excels in the Altair AI Studio Challenge 2025
The Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology (FTKEE), Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), continues to achieve excellence as students from the BTS3493 Artificial Intelligence course successfully secured positions in the Top 5 of the Altair AI Studio Challenge held in conjunction with Innovation Month 2025.
The competition, organised by CAIDaS in collaboration with ORS Technologies, was held from 2 December 2025 until 20 December 2025 and was open to all UMPSA students, either individually or in groups (maximum of three members with one mentor), including participation from lecturers.
A total of 28 students from the FTKEE BTS3493 Artificial Intelligence class submitted 14 group entries under the guidance of Dr. Marlina Yakno, the course lecturer. Participation in the competition was also incorporated as part of the course project assessment, providing students with real-world exposure to the application of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies at both industry and international levels.
As a result of their dedication and commitment, four groups from the class successfully secured places in the Top 5 best teams, with the competition results officially verified by Altair US.
The prize presentation ceremony for the winners was held as follows:
📅 Date: 7 May 2026 (Thursday)
🕒 Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Venue: CAIDaS Lab, Block Z, UMPSA Gambang
The prizes were presented by the Executive Director of ORS Technologies, Mr. Yogeswaran.
🌟 List of FTKEE Winners
🥈 Second Place
💰 RM500 cash prize + certificate of participation + RM1500 CAIDaS training credits
- Muhammad Amirul Rasyad bin Hasbullah (TG23017)
- Nur Zureehan Izwani binti Zulhilmi (TG23022)
🥉 Third Place
💰 RM300 cash prize + certificate of participation + RM1000 CAIDaS training credits
- Steewart Aaron A/L Silvester (TG23091)
- Bavindran A/L Muthuraju (TG23088)
🏅 Fourth Place
🎁 Certificate of participation + RM500 CAIDaS training credits + souvenir
- Nur Ain binti Zulkifli (TG23012)
- Muhammad Hanif Hafizuddin (TG23014)
🏅 Fifth Place
🎁 Certificate of participation + RM500 CAIDaS training credits + souvenir
- Chong Hwa Yong (TG23032)
- Ng Ser Zrui (TG23031)
Congratulations to all students and lecturers involved for this outstanding achievement. May this success become a catalyst for greater excellence in the field of artificial intelligence while further strengthening the culture of innovation and research among the FTKEE community.
