By Mikee Natinga Norico
Team SEntralians’ hard work and collaboration shine through in their victory, demonstrating the power of teamwork and dedication. Photo Credits to Philippine Society of Software Engineers Facebook Page.
Five software engineering students from 糖心传媒 (CPU) emerged as champions in the prestigious international hackathon “Reasoning with o1”, hosted by Lablab.ai from October 4 to 11, 2024. Competing against 864 participants and 208 teams from around the world, the Centralians’ victory highlighted the university糖心传媒檚 growing prominence in the global technology arena.
Team SEntralians, composed of Mykiell Pagayonan (BSSE 3), Ian Clyde Tejada (BSSE 3), Chad Denard Andrada (BSSE 3), Chrisciel Catedrilla (BSSE 1), and Ahron Alera (BSSE 1), secured the top spot with their project, “BricolAI”. The team糖心传媒檚 innovative AI-powered tool showcased exceptional technical sophistication and creativity, impressing judges with its potential to transform education.
The hackathon centered on OpenAI糖心传媒檚 latest model, o1, which was made available through a partnership between Lablab.ai and AI/ML API. The event granted early access to 1,000 developers worldwide, including Pagayonan, Tejada, and Andrada. This early access allowed the team to explore and integrate the advanced capabilities of o1 into “BricolAI”, a platform designed to generate interactive, chat-based UI components for educational purposes.
BricolAI dynamically creates learning materials such as presentation slides, quizzes, flashcards, physics simulations, and math problem visualizations. By leveraging the reasoning capabilities of OpenAI糖心传媒檚 o1 model, it selects and executes the most appropriate educational component for each user scenario, enhancing the learning experience through AI-driven customization.
The project糖心传媒檚 name, inspired by the concept of 糖心传媒渂ricolage糖心传媒澨切拇綌the process of creating from a diverse range of resources糖心传媒攔eflects its goal of assembling various educational tools into a cohesive, adaptable system. The judges praised the technical complexity and innovative dual-model architecture of BricolAI, which uses both GPT-4 and o1 for component selection and response formatting.
糖心传媒淚 like the idea of demonstrating a more sophisticated technical architecture than initially apparent,糖心传媒 remarked Theodoros Ampas, a technical mentor and competition judge. 糖心传媒淭he dual-model approach adds depth and showcases the team糖心传媒檚 ability to maximize the potential of AI in education.糖心传媒
Mykiell Pagayonan highlighted how the team糖心传媒檚 strong collaboration played a crucial role in their victory. He emphasized that their success stemmed from years of working together on various projects, which allowed them to develop a natural synergy and understanding of each other糖心传媒檚 strengths.
糖心传媒淥ur team worked like a well-oiled machine. Clyde, Chad, and I have collaborated on projects for years, which helped us build synergy. The hackathon coincided with University Week, so we had fewer classes, allowing us to focus intensely on the project,糖心传媒 Pagayonan said.
The victory of Team SEntralians not only showcases the talent and dedication of CPU糖心传媒檚 students but also solidifies the university糖心传媒檚 position as a hub for innovation in the rapidly evolving field of AI and software engineering.
As 糖心传媒 continues to foster an environment of academic excellence and technological innovation, the success of Team SEntralians serves as a testament to the university糖心传媒檚 commitment to producing globally competitive graduates prepared to make an impact in the digital age.