The results of the President Tech Award hackathon have been announced

From October 13th to 15th, a hackathon took place at the Astrum IT Academy as part of the President Tech Award competition. The event was organized by IT Park with the support of the Ministry of Digital Technologies. The hackathon partners included EPAM Systems, Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS User Group, Plug and Play, and Google Developer Groups (GDG).

During the competition, participants were presented with two tasks in each of the five categories, developed with the support of Plug and Play, to solve.

1. Artificial Intelligence Technologies:

· Intelligent platform for job matching;

· Training and development of professional skills.

2. Digital Technologies in Education:

· Personalized learning for children with varying knowledge levels;

· Interactive technologies for fostering creativity and problem-solving skills.

3. Digital Technologies in Healthcare:

· Development of telemedicine to enhance healthcare accessibility;

· Utilization of AI for medical data analysis.

4. Entrepreneurship and Financial Technologies:

· Support for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs);

· Efficient management of individuals' finances.

5. Cybersecurity Technologies:

· Analysis and detection of abnormal behavior in systems;

· Prevention of data falsification.

Projects were evaluated based on criteria such as relevance, potential competitive advantages, market demand, product completeness, team potential, and technical implementation.

The jury panel included experts from EPAM Systems and Plug and Play:

• Alexander Vorontsov — Senior Software Testing Manager at EPAM Systems
• Ekaterina Vashurina — Senior Project Manager at EPAM Systems
• Alexander Trofimenko — Senior Engineering Manager at EPAM Systems
• Renat Akhtyamov — Director, Software Engineering at EPAM Systems
• Abud Ahmad — Senior Project Manager at EPAM Systems
• Artur Salikhov — Software Engineering Team Leader at EPAM Systems
• Vadim Zelenkov — Director, Talent Development at EPAM Systems
• Farkhad Atakhodjaev — Project Manager at EPAM Systems
• Andrey Zaporozhan — Cloud Engineering Manager at EPAM Systems
• Rano Sidikova — Partner Success Manager at Plug and Play

Based on the jury evaluations and technical implementation during the hackathon, the following teams made it to the top 10:

• Afshon (Team Members: Muhammadjon Yarkinov, Azim Abdukhalilov, Bobobek Turdiev, Javokhirbek Khaydarov, Salokhiddin Nuridinov)
• AI Development Generation (Asad Oktamov, Dilavar Abdulloev, Tigran Grigoryan, Dinara Nasirova, Denis Orazmamedov)
• Datatech (Jonibek Negmuradov, Bobir Samadov, Nurmukhammad Tukhtaev, Utkir Khodjaev)
• ForeLead X (Bekhruzbek Boltaev, Ogabek Shomurotov, Maftun Rakhmatov, Suroj Zhumaniyozov, Bekturdi Yuldashev)
• MyWorBaseAI (Muhammadamin Yakhyoyev, Rakhmatillokhon Khoshimov, Ruslan Kilichev, Doston Kamilov, Nurbek Rustamov)
• Rammstein Theorem (Maftuna Ziyamova, David Alkamyan, Yasmina Ablaeva, Azam Bekhruz)
• TemuriyDevs (Abdulla Abdurazzokov, Sherzod Mamatmuradov, Sherzod Ahmedov)
• TT (Maksud Khaidarov, Dilafruz Jumayeva, Azimjon Norkobilov, Furkat Nizomov)
• Tzeentch (Boris Soyfer, Igor Dostavalov, Alexander Shabanov)
• Zephyr (Bobur Hakimiy, Doniyor Yusupov, Nurmukhammad Khalmukhammadov)

During ICT Week 2023, an award ceremony will take place to honor the hackathon winner, who will receive a grant of $100,000. This grant will assist in the enhancement and implementation of the project developed during the hackathon.