​SMBU Students Achieve Excellence in National Integrated Circuit Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

Recently, the 9th National College Student Integrated Circuit Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition concluded in Lingang University Town, Shanghai. Guided by professional mentors from the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, a team of undergraduates from the Faculty of Engineering—Yun Han, Jie Dong, and Chengzhen Zhang—developed the project “Smart Sitting Posture Reminder and Correction System Based on AirBox and MaixCam.” The team won the National Third Prize as well as the Poster Popularity Award.

This year’s competition featured four tracks, 11 technical directions, and 25 sub-competitions, covering the entire integrated circuit industry chain. More than 7,400 teams from over 500 universities registered, involving over 20,000 students and faculty members. Following regional competitions across seven divisions—Southwest, North China, Northeast, Central China, East China, South China, and Northwest—662 teams from 161 universities advanced to the national finals. Researcher Jianbo Zheng of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, who guided the SMBU team, remarked: “The national final was extremely competitive. This award demonstrates the strong teaching and research capabilities of our institute in intelligent hardware system development.”

The National College Student Integrated Circuit Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition is designed to align with industry development needs and improve the quality of talent training in China’s integrated circuit sector. It serves as a collaborative innovation platform that integrates industry, academia, and research. By incorporating industry requirements into the teaching process, the competition enhances students’ practical innovation abilities, engineering skills, and teamwork, contributing to the healthy and rapid growth of China’s integrated circuit industry.

In their reflections, the SMBU student team shared: “We are deeply honored to receive the National Third Prize and Poster Popularity Award at the 9th National College Student Integrated Circuit Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition. This achievement belongs not only to our team but also to all the teachers who supported and guided us along the way. We sincerely thank the organizing committee for providing such a professional platform, which allowed us to learn and grow alongside outstanding peers from across the country. We are especially grateful to our mentors from the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute for their dedicated guidance and encouragement, as well as to the university for its strong research environment and resource support. Our project aims to explore the application of intelligent hardware in healthy human–computer interaction. This award is a recognition of both our design concept and our implementation capabilities, and it has strengthened our determination to continue advancing in the interdisciplinary field of artificial intelligence and integrated circuits. We will carry this honor forward, continuously refine our project, deepen our learning, and strive to deliver more valuable and impactful innovations in the future.”