Software Developer - GenAI @Heroic Design | Prev. Research Intern @Augmented Human Lab | UBC Computer Engineering
I'm excited to share that I've won in three competitions this past month: 🥈 2nd place and Honorable mention in the Devpost Hackswift 2024, earning a cash prize of $200 and $1061.88 in sponsor benefits per team on March 23, 2024. 🥈 2nd place in the Sports Innovation Student Challenge with a prize of $3750 per team on March 20, 2024. 🥉 3rd place in the Creative Coding Student Challenge with a prize of $3000 per team on February 28, 2024. To provide context, I have participated in 10 competitions this year and a total of 17 throughout my life. While I have previously been selected in the top 5 on a few competitions, I had never secured a spot in the top 3 or won a prize in any competitions before. Therefore, I am immensely proud of this recent achievement and have learned the importance of not giving up despite setbacks. I have to admit there were many times when I felt disheartened by not winning in competitions and even shed tears for it. However, I took each failure as an learning opportunity for growth for next time. I am also grateful for the friends I have made throughout these competitions and proud of the projects we have built together. Moving forward, I am eager to continue this journey and embrace the challenges I face along the way. Here are the log of the competitions I have participated in so far: 2021: April: iQmetrix Hackathon (https://lnkd.in/g6imR7N6) (selected for Top-5) May: Circular Economy for Sustainable Future Student Challenge (https://lnkd.in/gJ546fcR ) , Hack4Health Hackathon (https://lnkd.in/gEJ889Xe) , August: OPPOHack Competition, 2023: October : IEEE Xtreme Competition , November : Ubc Biztech x Deloitte ThinkTech Competition , Technation Ocean Tech Student Challenge (https://lnkd.in/ggeRAjAe) (selected for Top-5) 2024: January : Innovation Onboard Competition , Microsoft Imagine Cup (Got into Microsoft for Startup Founders Hub) , February: Technation Health Care for Aging Canadians (https://lnkd.in/gGzMzeAW) , FLUI Design Hackathon (https://lnkd.in/gDeS3SjW) , Technation Creative Coding Challenge (3rd spot) March: SFU MISA Breakthrough Case Competition (https://lnkd.in/gq7Z-haC) , LEAP24 AI Hackathon, cmd-f hackathon (https://lnkd.in/gkTPZynY) , Technation Sports Innovation Student Challenge (2nd spot) , Devpost HackSwift 2024 (https://lnkd.in/gyg2YRMM) (2nd spot)
Congratulations Sijan, way to go!! It was a great experience to be a part of your team in iQmetrix Hackathon
Software Developer - GenAI @Heroic Design | Prev. Research Intern @Augmented Human Lab | UBC Computer Engineering
6moPrize for Creative Coding Student Challenge