Young Coders bring glory to Singapore at the MIT App Inventor Summit 2019, USA
As an international coding school with a global presence, Coding Lab strongly believes in and actively sources for opportunities and exposure for our students both locally and internationally. We would like to congratulate to our award winners — Adam, Anthony, Joshua and Aaron — for their outstanding global performance at the MIT App Inventor Summit 2019!
Best Poster Award, 2nd Prize (Adam, 12, Anthony, 12, Joshua, 10)
Hackathon, Beginner Category, 2nd Prize (Adam, 12)
Hackathon, Beginner Category, 3rd Prize (Anthony, 12, Aaron, 13)
Hackathon, Advanced Category, 2nd Prize (Joshua, 10)
It all started with their poster being selected for presentation, out of a global pool of applicants. Looking at the high volume of ride-hailing trips globally, the boys thought of an app that would allow ride-hailing companies to objectively measure their drivers' performance and safety profile. "Roadsafe - A Better Driving Initiative" was a novel idea conceived out of the need for improving passenger safety. Under the guidance of their tutors, the team set about working judiciously on their app and poster for the conference, which utilised Data Analytics to build a mathematical model to rate drivers' performance using data collected from mobile phone sensors.
Adam, Joshua and Aaron at Coding Lab's App Inventor class in Singapore
Anthony attending a lesson at Coding Lab Singapore
Our tutors then flew together with them all the way to the MIT campus in USA where they clinched Top 3 awards in BOTH Beginner and Advanced Categories, a FIRST for Singapore! To top it off, these boys were also one of the youngest participants at the events — talk about talent. They have truly flown the Singapore flag high and have done us SO proud!
Anthony, Adam, and Joshua presenting their poster which won the 2nd prize at the competition
Poster Set-up at MIT Media Lab, overlooking the Charles River
Joshua presenting his app onstage
Joshua collecting his certificate for 2nd prize, Advanced Category
Anthony and Adam sharing their projects excitedly with other participants at the MIT App Inventor Summit, USA
Aaron and Anthony on stage to collect their certificates
Adam, Anthony and Joshua receiving their award certificates from Mark Friedman, one of the original developers of MIT App Inventor
Tutor Mona with her protégés
The ecstatic boys having won the 2nd prize for Best Poster Award
With Nature, Environmental Issues and Human Ecology as the hackathon theme, clinching 2nd place for the Advanced category was Joshua’s recycling app which informs what’s recyclable and what’s not.
Coming in 2nd and 3rd place for the Beginner category was Adam’s utility app which calculates shower water usage based on water pressure, and Anthony and Aaron’s informative app which educates users on landfills and composting.
As outstanding graduates of our App Inventor and Advanced Computer Scientists courses, It's that spirit of innovation that makes them second to none. Time and again, our students have shown their mettle and these students have indeed allowed their passion for programming to shine through on the global stage, doing Singapore proud. Keep up the impressive work, boys!